In times such as these, we should come together as Christians to build our own ecosystem and find the opportunities in each of the hurdles presented by the modern world. Chris Faddis joins the Dudes in an exploratory conversation on how each of us can be in the world but not of the world.

Chris Faddis is surprised on the show with the ultimate BeatiGift, a remake of the BeatiDudes logo complete with Chris Faddis’ cartoon face appearing as the fourth BeatiDude.

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Chris is the co-founder of Solidarity Healthshare. He lives in Arizona with his wife, Jennifer, and their five beautiful children.

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On Easter Sunday, 2011, Chris Faddis’ late wife Angela was admitted to the hospital after an emergency room visit revealed a large mass in her colon and multiple masses in her liver. The diagnosis was stage IV metastatic colon cancer, with no chance of a cure. Upon doctors informing the couple of the news, Angela’s words to Chris were, “Jesus still rose, so we will trust.”

Her witness in death inspired Chris and his friend Dr. John Oertle to launch Solidarity HealthShare, a national not-for-profit ministry that provides an affordable and ethical alternative to fund healthcare costs while protecting and practicing Catholic beliefs. Chris shares the ups and downs of getting Solidarity off the ground and enjoys many laughs and some singalongs with the BeatiDudes throughout it all.

Chris is married to Jennifer, and they have five beautiful children.

On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of the world’s greatest salesperson to address the prompt, “Jesus specialized in ______ before his public ministry.” Paul delivers a mic-drop moment for the ages.

The TBD Question of the day - “What is a time in your life that you wish you could do over?”

The show concludes in true Reverse Simpsons fashion when Chris and the Dudes go head-to-head in a grip-strength competition.

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While discerning consecrated life and desiring to become a “start-up Monk,” Nathan Pinto built a dating app that he tested for himself. When his friend Mariana ranked the highest out of 300 women on the spreadsheet, Nathan asked her on a date, and then he knew she was the one. Nathan and his wife are now happily married and expecting a baby girl soon.

On Blessed are the Joke Makers, Bonus Edition, each of the Dudes takes on a different persona to address the prompt, “You’ll find this in Heaven.”

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At nineteen years old, Nathan Pinto dropped to his knees and asked God to prove that He was a loving and caring God by addressing a series of 10 questions. If God was able to address these questions, Nathan promised to commit the rest of his life to God. As Nathan recalls, the answers came, and Nathan found himself slowly becoming less wild and more holy.

Halfway through college, Nathan jokingly prayed during the last rivalry football game between Texas A&M and the University of Texas that he would finish his education at whichever school won the game. Texas A&M lost on a last-second field goal, and Nathan soon transferred. He is known to be intense.

That intensity thread continues throughout Nathan’s rollercoaster journey of discernment and entrepreneurship that you must hear to believe. Nathan’s story includes launching a startup with his students while teaching at a Jesuit prep school, creating a retail marketplace for goat meat, taking on the payday loan issues, and eventually launching the company that consumes a large part of his current focus, a financial tech company called Credit Mountain.

On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the dudes must take on the persona of a legendary rock star to address the prompt, “Love is patient, love is kind, love is _______.”

The TBD Question on the day – When was a time that you misjudged a situation, and then when you learned more, your perspective shifted entirely?

The show closes with a reverse Simpsons, during which the Dudes try to impress Nathan with new business names and taglines.

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Fr. Fergal leads a discussion on the call to vocation and

the role each of us plays in recognizing and encouraging men to consider the

priesthood.  He reflects on the idea that

God uses ordinary means for extraordinary purposes.

The show starts with a reflection on family and the

recent ordination to the priesthood of Paul’s brother, Fr. Kevin Kolker.

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must each take on a different persona to address the prompt, “On the 8th

day, God created __________.”

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Fr. Fergal O’Duill is an Irish-born priest with a deep love for Jesus. Throughout his discernment journey, Fr. Fergal was continuously shown that God’s plan was always better than his own.

Fr. Fergal starts us off episode two with a reflection on his childhood as the youngest of 8 kids growing up in Ireland. Fr. Fergal was raised by a fervent Catholic father who modeled a love for the Lord and a deep friendship with Jesus. During college, he came to realize that God loved him and had a plan for his life, setting him on a journey of evangelization that led to the priesthood.

On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a die-hard conservative to address the prompt, “The newest Catholic podcast talks entirely about ___________.”

For the TBD Question of the day, each Dude is asked to reflect on a gift they have each been given by the Holy Spirit.

The show concludes with a traditional Irish blessing to send you on your way.

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The BeatiDudes is a religiously funny talk show that takes a holy and humorous approach to being a Christian man in the modern world. This Catholic show combines prayer, wit, wisdom, and everything in between.

Season One wraps up as the BeatiDudes honor their wives and each other with a rollercoaster of Catholic comedy and prayer.

Watch Paul Kolker crush it in a special game of Blessed are the Joke Makers in which he takes on many personas to address the prompt, “Mea culpa, Father, I couldn’t make it to mass because _____” while Nick and Jeff guess as many as possible.

Then the pinnacle moment of Season One occurs when the BeatiDudes dedicate the show and all of its work to the protection and intercession of St. Maximilian Kolbe. You can pray along with The BeatiDudes by using this link to download the prayer.

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Christopher, aka the man in the comments, aka BeatiDude Superfan and Official BeatiNerd, joins the show for a season one recap and final point tally announcement.

Give yourself a big dose of Vitamin C (for Christopher) by soaking in the greatness of this extra special bonus show that we are squeezing in between episodes #049 and #050.

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The BeatiDudes is a religiously funny talk show that takes a holy and humorous approach to being a Christian man in the modern world. This Catholic show combines prayer, wit, wisdom, and everything in between as the BeatiDudes interview guests each week.

This week includes two special episodes featuring the BeatiDudes only as they reflect on the first season of the show, highlighting the funniest and most formative moments along the way.

Special thanks to all the Season One guests - - Fr. Edwin Leonard, Dr. Jonathan Sanford, Dave Moore, Edmund Mitchell, Fr. Ken Geraci, Giancarlo Bernini, Scott Williams, John Cannon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Anthony D’Ambrosio, Todd Storch, Chris McMahon, Jeremy Robinson, Matt Reynolds, Brett Attebery, John Heinen, Peter Blute, Steve Kass, Steve LaMure, Alex Trevino, Mike Neri, Jason Deuterman, David Colletti, and Jason Shanks.

For this special Reverse Simpsons, The BeatiDudes tell a “very exciting story,” during which Paul directs each person to start and stop talking as the story unfolds. The cards that were selected as prompts for this story include “a fed-up waiter from TGI Fridays” and the “newest hit hymn to hit the church is ________.”

Did it turn out to be a very exciting story? Let us know in the comments.

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Jason Shanks is a Catholic father, leader, and innovator.

Over the last two decades, Jason’s work has primarily focused on creating and renewing Catholic apostolates and organizations, infusing in them a new passion and growth mindset necessary to lead more people to Christ and His Church. Jason holds a BA in education from Miami University of Ohio, an MA in Theology from the Pontifical College Josephinum with an emphasis in the New Evangelization, and an MA in nonprofit administration from Mendoza College of Business of the University of Notre Dame. He also holds a certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

The Dudes start this show with a bonus edition of Blessed are the Joke Makers, where each takes on a different persona to address the prompt, “The youth minister has a tattoo of ___________.”

Then Jason reflects on the thousands of Catholic innovation ideas that he and his team reviewed during the three-year run of the OSV Innovation Challenge. They were surprised to learn that the most common problem that the innovators were trying to solve was loneliness.

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