The Catholic Gentleman

In the heady days of liturgical revolution in the 1960s and 70s, the Traditional Latin Mass was considered dead and buried. But then, something unexpected and miraculous happened: It came back from the seeming dead and it is now spreading like wildfire, especially among the younger generations. Some within the Church hate this fact, while others celebrate it.

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, one of the foremost liturgical experts, about the liturgy and its relevance today. We discuss:

How the liturgical revolution happened

Why the traditional Mass is the best catechesis

What the liturgical future of the Church looks like

How the Latin Mass inspires authentic Catholic culture

Why the liturgical revolution failed

And much more...

Show Notes

https://www.peterkwasniewski.com/ (Dr. Kwasniewski's website)

https://angelicopress.org/product/reclaiming-our-roman-catholic-birthright/ (His new book: Reclaiming our Roman Catholic Birthright)

How can the Blessed Virgin Mary help us be better men? We are prone to look for masculine models to imitate, and yet the constant chorus of the saints through the ages has been that the Blessed Mother is indispensable to a man's spiritual life. Dr. Mark Miravalle will help illuminate how the Virgin Mary can help us grow in holiness and be the men we need to be for our families, the church, and the world.

Dr. Mark Miravalle earned his Sacred Theological Doctorate at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He holds the Saint John Paul II Chair of Mariology at https://franciscan.edu/ (Franciscan University of Steubenville), where he has been teaching since 1986.

Dr. Miravalle is the founder and senior editor of https://eccematertua.com/ (Ecce Mater Tua), an international journal of Mariology research. He is also president of the https://internationalmarian.com/ (International Marian Association), comprised of more than 130 theologians, bishops, clergy, and laity worldwide who seek to promote Marian devotion and doctrine.

In this episode we discuss:

What Mary can form us in the interior life

How Mary can help us grow in purity

How St. Joseph relates to Marian devotion

The Fifth Marian Dogma and why we need it now

The power of the rosary in forming us spiritually

Why Mary was chosen to crush satan's head, and how we can help her

Why emphasis on Mary has increased in recent centuries

and more...

Show Notes

Dr. Miravalle's website: https://www.markmiravalle.com

Mother of all peoples: https://motherofallpeoples.com

Dr. Miravalle's Amazon author page: https://amzn.to/3c2MiFv

Consecration to Mary: https://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/how-to-make-your-consecration-to-mary

What does it mean to be a man? How does a boy become a man? These questions are relevant to every man today.

In this episode, I'm joined by Jason Craig, a farmer, author, men's leader, and convert to Catholicism who writes frequently about the transition from boyhood to manhood. Jason is the author of "Leaving Boyhood Behind, " and he lives and works on his dairy farm in rural North Carolina with his wife and children.

In this episode we discuss:

Whether or not manhood is a biological reality

How becoming a man is a little like dying

Marks of successful transition to manhood

The importance of initiation rituals

What to do if you never had initiation rituals in your life

How to push your sons without wounding them

How to help your sons transition to manhood

And more...

Notes:

https://amzn.to/3cjtmTC (Leaving Boyhood Behind Book)

https://www.leavingboyhoodbehind.com (Leaving Boyhood Behind Course)

https://fraternus.net (Fraternus)

https://www.stjosephsfarm.com (St. Joseph's Farm)

In this episode, I speak with Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP, promoter general of the Holy Rosary for the Dominican Order. Fr. Lew is a convert to the Catholic faith, and one time he was skeptical of all things Marian. Now, he travels the world preaching and teaching others to love the Blessed Mother and to pray the Holy Rosary.

In this episode, we discuss:

Whether or not the rosary was miraculously revealed

The images of the rosary as a weapon and crown

The importance of beauty in our moral and spiritual development

The importance of the rosary in times of crisis

Whether or not we should pray the Luminous mysteries

The requirements of the confraternity of the Rosary

And more

* Republished due to audio error in original*

In this episode, I'm joined by the best selling author, speaker, and professor, Dr. Scott Hahn. For decades, Dr. Hahn has been one of the foremost teachers of the Catholic faith to those both inside and outside the church. A convert to the Catholic faith, Dr. Hahn has shared his conversion story with hundreds of thousands around the globe. His story of discovering the Catholic faith has been influential in the conversion of countless individuals, including me and my wife.

Scott Hahn holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and he is the founder and president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the bestselling author of numerous books, including Reasons to Believe, and Rome Sweet Home (coauthored with his wife, Kimberly), and is editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible and Letter and Spirit: A Journal of Catholic Biblical Theology. Some of his most recent books are Many Are Called, Consuming the Word, The Catholic Bible Dictionary, and Signs of Life. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.

In this episode we cover:

The crisis of Eucharistic faith and what we can do about it

How the Bible is a Catholic book

How reading scripture can strengthen us

The meaning of marriage

The difference between anxious and confident fatherhood

The virtues we learn from being fathers

How every man is meant to be a father

And more

Show Notes

https://stpaulcenter.com/ (St. Paul Center)

https://stpaulcenter.com/free-stream/ (FREE Eucharist in Scripture Study)

https://stpaulcenter.com/studies-tools/journey-through-scripture/ (More Scripture Studies)

https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001H6MRHU?_encoding=UTF8andnode=283155andoffset=0andpageSize=12andsearchAlias=stripbooksandsort=author-pages-popularity-rankandpage=1andlangFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader (Scott Hahn's Books)

In this episode, I'm joined by the best selling author, speaker, and professor, Dr. Scott Hahn. For decades, Dr. Hahn has been one of the foremost teachers of the Catholic faith to those both inside and outside the church. A convert to the Catholic faith, Dr. Hahn has shared his conversion story with hundreds of thousands around the globe. His story of discovering the Catholic faith has been influential in the conversion of countless individuals, including me and my wife.

Scott Hahn holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and he is the founder and president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. In 2005, he was appointed as the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is also the bestselling author of numerous books, including Reasons to Believe, and Rome Sweet Home (coauthored with his wife, Kimberly), and is editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible and Letter & Spirit: A Journal of Catholic Biblical Theology. Some of his most recent books are Many Are Called, Consuming the Word, The Catholic Bible Dictionary, and Signs of Life. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.

In this episode we cover:

The crisis of Eucharistic faith and what we can do about it

How the Bible is a Catholic book

How reading scripture can strengthen us

The meaning of marriage

The difference between anxious and confident fatherhood

The virtues we learn from being fathers

How every man is meant to be a father

And more

Show Notes

St. Paul Center (https://stpaulcenter.com)

FREE Eucharist in Scripture Study (https://stpaulcenter.com/free-stream/)

More Scripture Studies (https://stpaulcenter.com/studies-tools/journey-through-scripture/)

Scott Hahn's Books (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001H6MRHU?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-pages-popularity-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader)

Our culture faces a crisis of fatherhood. The Church, too, has been wounded by scandals that have marred the name of father. In such times, how can we grow in holiness and become better men and better fathers?

In this episode, I talk with Fr. Donald Calloway, creator and promoter of the new 33 day consecration to St. Joseph, patterned after St. Louis de Montfort's 33 day consecration to the Virgin Mary.

This powerful spiritual retreat is one of the most comprehensive treatments of the theology of St. Joseph. It prepares you to surrender yourself to the leadership of Jesus' earthly father and your spiritual father. Entrusted to St. Joseph's care, you will learn to grow in holiness and discover the truth that every man is called to be a father, regardless of their state in life.

In the show we discuss...

What consecration means

The theological basis for consecration to St. Joseph

What the mystics tell us about St. Joseph's life

Why many images of St. Joseph get it wrong

How St. Joseph helps us be better men

And more

https://my.captivate.fm/patreon.com/catholicgentleman (Support the show on Patreon)

Show Notes

https://www.consecrationtostjoseph.org (Consecration website)

https://www.shopmercy.org/consecration-to-st-joseph-the-wonders-of-our-spiritual-father.html?source=ctsj (Hardcopy version)

https://amzn.to/331VTK1 (Kindle Version)

What does it mean to be a man? Even more fundamentally, what does it mean to be human?

In this Episode, I discuss these questions and more with Dr. John Cuddeback, a professor of philosophy and author with deep insights into how live a more human life filled with the joy of community, real work, and a connection to the natural world. A few of the topics we cover include:

What ancient philosophers can teach modern men

What it means to be human

How philosophy is meant to be a deeply practical way of life

How we can fight back against the dehumanizing force of the culture

What it means to be a man

What management of the household has to do with manhood

Show Notes

Dr. Cuddeback's Website: https://life-craft.org

Man of the Household Course: https://life-craft.org/mofh-course/

Pornography addiction is an uncomfortable topic, and many would rather ignore its prevalence. But in a world where over half of men regularly look at pornography at least once per week, ignoring it would be foolish. It is causing real harm to individuals, marriages, and families and crippling men's ability to lead as they desire to.

In this episode, I sit down with https://www.peterkleponis.com (Dr. Peter Kleponis) to discuss the problem of porn and ways men can heal.

Dr. Kleponis has over 20 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, families, and organizations. He specializes in marriage and family therapy, pastoral counseling, resolving anger, men’s issues, and pornography addiction recovery.

Among the issues we discussed are:

The prevalence of pornography addiction

What makes porn so attractive to men

What porn does to your brain and body

The dangers of early exposure

The 5 reasons porn is incredibly addictive

The role of emotions in pornography use

The number one key to beating pornography

How to talk to your wife about your pornography use