Can you be a good American and a good Catholic?  This question is at the heart of the heresy of Americanism.  Most of us however aren’t even aware that such a heresy exists and was condemned by Pope Leo XIII.  Join us for this episode of the podcast where Tim and Rob employ the Jaws of Life to pry authentic Catholicism from the teeth of Americanism.

People pay good money and spend a great deal of time learning how to speak and write, but often invest little in learning how to listen—without good listening skills communication, that is an event in which both parties are clearly understood never happens.  Join us for today’s episode of the podcast where Rob stops talking long enough to  truly listen to what Tim has to say about listening and they get the jaws of life buzzing to ransom genuine communication from side by side monologues.

We hear so much about “the poor”, “the poverty line” and “the war on poverty,”  but reflect little on what this term–poverty–actually means.  In this episode of the podcast, Rob and Tim unleash the Jaws of Life on poverty to liberate its meaning from politics and misuse.

Two guys talking about chick-flicks—this should be good.  While Tim and Rob have been subjected to our fair share of romcoms, however unwillingly, we have seen enough to know how they operate and how damaging they can be to our culture’s view of authentic love.  Join us for today’s episode of the Podcast when Rob and Tim seize the jaws of life and rescue authentic attraction from false sensuality and sentimentality.

We all say stupid things sometimes, especially when we are in uncomfortable and awkward situations.  But what happens when these stupid things are codified and turned into cliches?  Well, then, Tim and Rob do an episode about it.  Join us for today’s episode of the podcast where Tim and Rob look at some Christian cliches and rip them apart with the Jaws of Life, separating the banal from the truly comforting.

There is nothing more inspiring to us as lay people than when our bishops exercise their moral muscles and teach on issues where our faith and politics intersect—but this can also be a source of confusion when clarity is lacking or they veer into distinctly secular lanes.  Join us for today’s episode where Tim and Rob fire up the jaws of life and extricate clarity from the inevitable collision between the sacred and the secular.

Look at the roots of any tree and you will know how healthy the tree is.  Likewise our spiritual health and happiness is often directly affected by our own roots–our family of origin.  We often overlook just how formative this can be in the way in which we, in Tim’s terms, view real reality.  Join us for today’s episode of the podcast where Tim and Rob apply the Jaws of Life to pry happiness out of the clutches of our past.

Jesus fasted from food and water for 40 days…our fathers in the faith ate only a single meal each day throughout the 40 days of Lent.  We, well we gave up chocolate.  How can we generously respond to Our Lord’s invitation to prayer, fasting and almsgiving to  capture some of the many graces He has packed the season of Lent with?  Join us for today’s episode of the Jaws of Life when Tim and I wind up the jaws of life to open up our Friday cans of tuna and discuss how we can make Lent a fruitful practice in our modern world of plenty.

There was a time not too long ago where tattoos were considered taboo—signs of being a fringe dweller in society.  But in recent times they have gone mainstream with some estimates of 1 in 5 Americans having one.  Why is there such mass appeal and, more importantly, are there any moral implications to having tattoos?  Join us for today’s episode when Tim and Rob roll up their sleeves, harness the Jaws of Life and delicately treat the subject of tattoos.

Our Lord was quite insistent in His encounters with His followers that they should “be not afraid.”   He knows what an obstacle fear can be in our lives, especially as we grow nearer to Him.  Join us for today’s episode of the podcast where Tim and Rob fearlessly employ the Jaws of Life to rescue an authentically happy life from the grips of fear.