What if leisure isn't an escape from reality, but a deeper entrance into it? In this session, Jimmy Mitchell explores leisure as an antidote to busyness, workaholism, entertainment, and the noise that keeps us from receiving the world as it really is. Drawing on his experiences as a missionary in Honduras, the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, and the philosophy of Joseph Pieper, he explores aesthetic, philosophical, social, and religious forms of leisure and their power to restore wonder and contemplation. Ultimately, leisure teaches us to remember that we are human beings before we are human doings—and that our work itself should ultimately lead us toward prayer, rest, and God.

What happens when a culture becomes isolated, relativistic, and overwhelmed by noise? In this introduction to his new book Let Beauty Speak, Jimmy Mitchell examines the cultural landscape of a post-Christian world and argues that authentic renewal must begin with personal renewal. Drawing on C.S. Lewis, Pope Benedict XVI, St. Thomas Aquinas, and others, he explores beauty as an objective reality that elevates the soul, awakens desire, integrates the head and heart, and ultimately leads us toward an encounter with Christ. The session sets the stage for the ten principles of Let Beauty Speak and the conviction that beauty can help Christians reclaim what it means to be fully human and evangelize the culture from the inside out.

What does it look like for Catholic men to live without fear in a world increasingly confused about manhood and holiness? In this 2022 Steubenville Lonestar men’s session, Jimmy Mitchell explores the role of brotherhood in helping men endure suffering, overcome self-reliance, and live courageously as beloved sons of God. Drawing on his own experiences of family loss, friendship, missionary work, and Catholic education, he challenges men to reject the false idea that they must save themselves and instead become partners with Christ in His work of redemption. Ultimately, the talk calls men to recover their identity, embrace authentic brotherhood, and live for something greater than worldly success: conversion, holiness, and the salvation of souls.

What does it actually mean to live fearlessly? In this 2022 Steubenville Lone Star talk, Jimmy Mitchell distinguishes true courage from recklessness and explores the Christian call to live with holy boldness in the midst of fear, suffering, and uncertainty. Drawing on the witness of St. José Sánchez del Río, the conversion of young people he encountered in Catholic education, and the extraordinary faith of his friend Rosie, Jimmy reflects on the Holy Spirit’s power to transform ordinary people into courageous witnesses. Ultimately, fearlessness means entrusting ourselves to God’s providence, getting out of our own way, and becoming willing instruments in His work of bringing souls home.

As a society, we often reduce our idea of culture to cuisine, language, entertainment, or politics. Or we associate it solely with high culture, like art and literature. But in its most fundamental expression, culture is how we share life together. When Christians do this well, Christ becomes the integrating principle of not only our lives but also of our culture at large. In this FINAL EPISODE of the Love Good Podcast, Jimmy breaks down our tenth principle of CULTURE and gives us a sneak peak of everything in the pipeline for Love Good patrons in the months ahead. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy unpacks our ninth principle in the art of being human: MISSION. Each of us has a unique and unrepeatable calling in this life to spread the love of God to the ends of the earth (even if that simply means climbing down our own chimney and loving the people right in front of us). In fact, this call to mission is as universal as the call to holiness. How do you go about discerning your part to play in Christ's great mission of redemption? Why is every vocation a calling from God to help Him save souls? All this and more on this week's episode of the Love Good podcast! If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy dives into our eighth principle in the art of being human: SUFFERING. Suffering is never beautiful by itself, but when embraced with faith it becomes something powerful and redemptive. This principle is all about uniting our suffering with the Cross and standing in solidarity with those who are suffering around us. If you're not yet a patron (and want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy unpacks our seventh principle in the art of being human: COMMUNITY. No man is an island. We depend on our neighborhoods, workplaces, families, and churches to give us a sense of belonging and membership in life. Community builds off our previous principle of friendship and takes it to a whole new level. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

On today's episode, Jimmy explains our sixth principle in the art of being human: WORK. To paraphrase St. John Henry Newman, God has committed some work to you which He has not committed to another. This principle is all about being faithful to your work so that it not only sustains you but sanctifies you. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, we're taking a deep dive into LEISURE, our fifth principle in the art of being human. It's not laziness or loafing or even just how we spend our free time. It's the deep interior stillness necessary for embracing reality rather than escaping it. In the words of Michael Naughton, “Leisure is an attitude of mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to receive the reality of the world.” If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book!), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com