In this episode of “Matters of Soul Importance,” we revisit the question that gained attention through conservative political commentator Matt Walsh’s “What is a woman?” documentary, tweaking it a bit to ask, “What is a man?”

Rob Marco has been asking this question since his teenage years as a boy growing up in a loving but mostly unchurched home in Pennsylvania. Rob began to sense God’s unrelenting wooing as a teen, prompting him to spend time in the wilderness alone, and, for a time, live in a converted school bus with dreams of the consecrated life as a monk dancing in his head.

Eventually, God drew him instead into the domesticated life of husband and father. In this episode, you’ll learn how a street-smart kid from Philly discovered the ancient Church as the surest pathway to peace, and about his zealous thirst for drawing other souls to Christ.

More:

• Rob’s book, “Wisdom and Folly: Essays on Faith, Life and Everything In Between”: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Folly-Essays-Everything-Between/dp/1957206217
• Article by Roxane, “Everyday Thoughts by an Ordinary Catholic” reviewing “Wisdom and Folly” on CatholicMom.com: https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/wisdom-and-folly-everyday-thoughts-of-an-ordinary-catholic
• Article by Patti Armstrong on the National Catholic Register referenced by Rob, “What is a man? What is a good man? What is a hero?”: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-is-a-man-what-is-a-good-man