The Vital Masculinity Podcast

In this episode, Brian muses about virtue in politics:

Show Highlights:

• What level of importance should politics have in our lives?
• How can we act virtuously in regards to politics?
• Why don't we have more virtuous candidates? How can we get them?

What do you think? Do you agree with Brian's assessment? Send us your thoughts.

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In this episode, the gents kick back and discuss a whole range of topics:

Show Highlights:

• What's next with the podcast?
• Dealing with news and social media overload.
• The need for silence and reflection.
• Will there ever be a return to normalcy?

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In this episode, the gents discuss storge, or affection, the first love in the C.S. Lewis/Ancient Greek hierarchy of love. 

Show Highlights:

• What is storge?
• Examples of affection.
• How does affection "color" the other loves?
• Storge does not discriminate and is the humblest love.
• Need-Love and Gift-Love in affection.
• Distortions of Storge.
• Why you need a reason to rightly order your affections.

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In this episode, the gents dive into different ways we approach "love" of different things, including nature, environmentalism, and patriotism.

Show Highlights: 

• Clarification on a few points in prior episode. 
• The Four Loves vs. the theological virtue Charity. 
• Gift-love vs. Need-love. 
• The differences and similarities between Love of Persons and Love of Things 
• Pleasures vs. Loves. 
• Different aspects of love of nature. 
• What is patriotism? 
• Healthy vs. unhealthy patriotism. 
• Distortions of these loves. 

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In this episodes, the gents simultaneously kick off two new series: one larger one on the Theological Virtues and one subset one on Love, by utilizing C.S. Lewis' book The Four Loves. 

Show Highlights:

• Why should men talk about love?
• Modern misconceptions of love.
• How is love understood today?
• Is love a feeling?
• Do you choose to fall in love?
• An introduction to need-love and gift-love

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In this episode, the gents continue their analysis of the advice given by King St. Louis to his son and proscribe more ways we can learn to be men from this noble monarch.

Show Highlights:

• Why gratitude is important.
• How should you handle those who gossip or incite others to sin?
• Living a noble life - what does this mean?
• True justice, in all its forms.
• Facilitating peace among those in your family and community.
• Your relationship with the Church.
• The notion of a "just war" and its relationship with men nowadays.
• Consuming in moderation - the advent of anti-consumerism?
• The core of St. Louis' message: Jesus Christ.

Resources:

Letter from St. Louis IX to his Son.

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In this episode, the gents invite Josh Hatcher, Founder of Manlihood.com, on to the show to discuss his project, journey, what it means to be a man, and so much more.

Show Highlights:

• An introduction to the Josh Hatcher.
• Why did Josh create Manlihood.com?
• The importance of father figures.
• Why is humor so important in communicating with men?
• Being a good brother and mentor to other men.
• Dealing with struggles in relationships.
• Dealing with personal struggles.
• How Josh overcame his own personal struggles
• Love and marriage - how we grow more and more in love with our wives.
• Pornography addiction and how it has affected us.

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About Manlihood.com

Becoming a man is a journey. We're all at different places. Manlihood is about personal development for men.  No matter your place in that journey, we all want to be better husbands, fathers, leaders — better men.

Josh Hatcher helps you cut through the mess in a funny, insightful and heartfelt way. Using wisdom and personal experience, he helps you become a better man - wherever you currently are on your journey.

Keep in Touch with Josh:

Website

Podcast

Twitter: @Manlihooddotcom

Facebook: Manlihood.com

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In this episode, the gents turn back the clock to the 13th century to discuss and reflect on the advice from King St. Louis IX in his letters to his son. This is part I of what will likely be a two-part series.

Show Highlights:

• Why St. Louis' advice matters today.
• The importance of fatherly advice.
• How can advice from a king benefit a modern man?
• Why do good men need God?
• Shunning sin and evil with all your effort.
• Surrounding yourself with good men who will call you out on your faults.
• Being grateful for the good AND the bad.
• Why do good men need upright associates and families? How do we get to that?

Resources:

Letter from St. Louis IX to his Son.

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In this episode, the gents kick back and discuss a whole host of topics:

Show Highlights:

• What's next with the podcast?
• Our Exodus 90 journey.
• A shallow dive into current events and why we need men.
• Why our faith is central to us and it's future role in this project.

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Do the Coronavirus lockdowns have you feeling down? Do you feel a bit lazier, despondent or discouraged right now? You'll find a lot of common ground with the guys in this episode. 

In this episode, the gents give you a step-by-step breakdown with wisdom from saints and philosophers (and themselves!) to help you overcome acedia and all its ill fruits.

Show Highlights:

• The relationship between acedia and Escapism.
• Why we need prudent reflection and a daily examen in order to overcome acedia.
• The powers of "reverse scheduling."
• Why humility and gratitude are the chief responses of a saintly man to acedia.
• The importance of prayer and work - "ora et labora."
• What is contradiction and why is it useful in overcoming acedia?
• Memento Mori - how the remembrance of death can help you beat this demon.
• How to cultivate manly perseverance and why it's important in your battle to be free of acedia.
• How and why should you learn to be uncomfortable?

Resources:

• The Noonday Devil by Dom Jean-Charles Nault
• The Eight Evil Thoughts by Evagrius of Pontus
• Interview with Kathleen Norris
• Death by Stephen M. Sloyer, The Vital Masculinity Journal

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