St. Francis de Sales gives 18 rules to life in his book The Secret to Sanctity. We discuss them while sipping on Compass Box's Peat Monster. Some of the rules you could guess others might be a little harder. We discuss these secrets of St. Francis de Sales in this week's episode.

Rules of Life

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This week we welcome Dr. Alan Harrelson into the studio to talk about pipes, tobacco, and his conversion.
In this episode we discuss:

 	The Pipe Cottage - Check out his website
 	Pipe Cottage Social
 	The different tobaccos
 	How pipe smoking leads to contemplation
 	His journey into the Catholic faith
 	Importance of Catholic community and much more


 

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Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place
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“I love this book. It provides wise counsel with beautiful simplicity. So, if you are looking to safeguard your family life from the wiles of the enemy and encourage your spouse and children to become the saints God is calling them to be, this is a book for you.” – Fr Gregory Pine

Home life can be difficult and busy, and it’s easy to get distracted from the point of it all: raising a family of saints.

In Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place, two married couples share what has helped them make their homes a place of encounter with God–a place where saints are being made.
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The Pipe Cottage and Conversion with Dr. Alan Harrelson


Adam and David talk about what they wish they would have known 10 years ago about the virtuous and ordered life.
In this episode we discuss:

 	Beginning with God each day
 	Virtue of Decorum
 	Resting in Christ
 	Avoiding Idleness
 	Courage
 	Suffering in Silence
 	Asking for Forgiveness
 	Reading Good Books


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“I love this book. It provides wise counsel with beautiful simplicity. So, if you are looking to safeguard your family life from the wiles of the enemy and encourage your spouse and children to become the saints God is calling them to be, this is a book for you.” – Fr Gregory Pine

Home life can be difficult and busy, and it’s easy to get distracted from the point of it all: raising a family of saints.

In Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place, two married couples share what has helped them make their homes a place of encounter with God–a place where saints are being made.
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I Wish Someone Told Me This 10 Years Ago: A Guide to an Ordered Life


Fr. Sean O'Brien joins us in studio to talk about evangelizing, Catholic culture, and encounter.
In this episode we discuss:

 	The importance of prayer in evangelization
 	Involving the community in small towns
 	Tips on evangelization
 	The importance of listening in evangelization


You can check out Fr. Sean's podcast here.
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Select International Tours in the best in the business. We are planning on a 2024 pilgrimage. Click here so you won’t miss it.
Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place
Our new book is available for pre-order from Ascension Press!

“I love this book. It provides wise counsel with beautiful simplicity. So, if you are looking to safeguard your family life from the wiles of the enemy and encourage your spouse and children to become the saints God is calling them to be, this is a book for you.” – Fr Gregory Pine

Home life can be difficult and busy, and it’s easy to get distracted from the point of it all: raising a family of saints.

In Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place, two married couples share what has helped them make their homes a place of encounter with God–a place where saints are being made.
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Transcript:

Try that in a small town

Fr. Sean O'Brien: [00:00:00] [00:01:00] The Catholic Man Show contains high levels of manliness. If you think you may be too weak to withstand the manliness...

Try that in a Small Town with Fr. Sean O’Brien


Adam and David reflect on what some of the Church Fathers and early Christian saints said about Jesus in the Agony of the Garden.
In this episode we discuss:

 	The meaning of the location of the garden
 	Was Jesus fearful of death?
 	The meaning behind Jesus 3 times telling the apostles to pray in the garden
 	Christ's prayers in the garden


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Select International Tours in the best in the business. We are planning on a 2024 pilgrimage. Click here so you won’t miss it.
Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place
Our new book is available for pre-order from Ascension Press!

“I love this book. It provides wise counsel with beautiful simplicity. So, if you are looking to safeguard your family life from the wiles of the enemy and encourage your spouse and children to become the saints God is calling them to be, this is a book for you.” – Fr Gregory Pine

Home life can be difficult and busy, and it’s easy to get distracted from the point of it all: raising a family of saints.

In Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place, two married couples share what has helped them make their homes a place of encounter with God–a place where saints are being made.
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Agony In The Garden

David Niles: [00:00:00] Warning. The Catholic Man Show contains high levels of manliness. If you think you may be too weak to withstand the manliness represented in the following program, please do yourself a favor and stop listening now. If you choose to continue in spite of this warning, If at any time...

Was Jesus Fearful of Death? What Early Christian Said about the Agony in the Garden


Adam and David discuss George of Cappadocia's new book, Chivalry: An Ideal Whose Time Has Come Again
In this episode we discuss:

 	What is chivalry?
 	Prowess
 	Courtesy
 	Honor
 	Generosity
 	Loyalty
 	Faith


 

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Select International Tours in the best in the business. We are planning on a 2024 pilgrimage. Click here so you won’t miss it.
Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place
Our new book is available for pre-order from Ascension Press!

“I love this book. It provides wise counsel with beautiful simplicity. So, if you are looking to safeguard your family life from the wiles of the enemy and encourage your spouse and children to become the saints God is calling them to be, this is a book for you.” – Fr Gregory Pine

Home life can be difficult and busy, and it’s easy to get distracted from the point of it all: raising a family of saints.

In Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place, two married couples share what has helped them make their homes a place of encounter with God–a place where saints are being made.
Want to help The Catholic Man Show?
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