Seeking Excellence with Nathan Crankfield

Only 30% of Catholics believe in the True Presence of the Eucharist.  Only 24% of Catholics go to mass every Sunday.  98% of Catholics use contraception.  How many consider themselves pro-choice? How many support cohabitation? How many are regularly viewing porn?  Sadly, this was our "normal" for Catholics before the pandemic. Maybe it's time we really reconsider whether we wan...

Fr. Chase and Nathan have a very real, honest conversation about sexuality, i.e. sex before marriage, masturbation, homosexuality, pornography, etc. These topics are not easy to discuss and the Church's stance on them has often been muddied or distorted. In this series of conversations, they attempt to lay out the truth regarding the goodness of sexuality and human intimacy, while addressing commo...

Catholics often talk about the need to honor the body through chastity, which is undoubtedly of the utmost importance. But honoring our bodies, the very temples of the Holy Spirit, is not just about what we ABSTAIN from doing, it's also about what we actively choose to do.  Fitness, nutrition, and rest are critical to being a good steward of the body God has blessed you with. As a former prof...

Adrienne and Nathan have a great conversation about our need for good friends, how to develop virtuous friendships, and how to be a good friend to others! Both men share their journey with negative, draining friendships and how they got close to the men who they now consider their closest friends.  This is part of a two part series!! The other will be an episode about romantic relationships o...

Many people spent this last year of their lives living in fear and isolation, but we know that the human heart was made for adventure. In Wild at Heart, author John Eldredge explains the spiritual reality that the male and female soul both yearn for an adventure to live. We are made to experience new things, make memories with those we love, and explore this earth! Even as this pandemic comes to a...

It's time to get back to the basics.  Every time I get into a funk in my life, I know that it is time to assess how I'm doing in the basics of living a life of excellence. We consistently share three key habits to living a well-rounded and fulfilling life.  Take this as a challenge to try and do these three things consistently to see the transformation that takes place in your life with...

Kevin and Nathan discuss some of the absolute basics of personal finances. *Neither Nathan nor Kevin are financial advisors* but they have learned some very important lessons that they have applied and that have proven successful in their own lives.  Kevin runs @thefinancialarena on Instagram where he shares content to help inspire and equip people to make sound financial decisions!  To...

In this episode, Nathan and Anna Lulis tackle some of the toughest questions people in the Pro-Life movement get confronted with by those who are pro-choice/pro-abortion. We hope that this equips you to be better prepared to answer those questions or helps bring clarity to your own position on this most controversial of topics! Anna Lulis grew up in Broad Run, Virginia and grad...

This is part two of the story of Nathan and Emily's relationship!  Follow Emily @emily.marie.glorify and Nathan @ncrank23  Follow Seeking Excellence @seeking365  Check out more at thosewhoseek.org 

Have you ever wondered why people dislike Socialism? Well, look no further! Here is a real take on the current rise of Socialistic/Communist views in the United States, how they impact the faithful in our country, and why we should vehemently oppose them!  Be sure to check out our other episode with both Seth and Nathan titled "The one with the guy from the intro" for more! Follow us @seeking...

Damon Owens, an international speaker and evangelist for over 20 years, is the founder and executive director of joy tob . Following four-years as the first executive director of the Theology of the Body Institute in Philadelphia, he served as Chairman of the 2016 International Theology of the Body Congress. In 2002 after 16 years in the technology sector, he sold out of his firm and founded Joy-F...

Here is another great episode from Josie Kuhlman! Josie gets vulnerable and shares her experience of coming out of a season of dryness in her spiritual life into a time of blessings! It can be difficult to receive God's love/providence through the gifts he provides for us, but we ought to receive whatever the Lord gives us with joy and gratitude! Learn more about Josie's insights on how to do that...

It went down in the DMs!!  Nathan and Emily recently got engaged! Their story is an interesting one, including Instagram messages, several mutual friends, long distance dating, and the natural conflict and difficulties of any dating relationship.  In this two part series, they break down the ups and the downs of their story and how they got to the point of engagement. It is our hope and...

Seth and Tori have some biggg life changes coming up! In this episode, they break down some of the best lessons they've learned from dealing with transition in the past and what they are currently doing to deal with change.  Be sure to follow them @untilifiguresomethingelseout and check out their other episodes!  Be your best.

My dear friend and our VP here at Seeking Excellence, Leeanne Leary, wrote an incredible blog that ties in both her life and an inspiring story from the life of St. Louis de Montfort. St. Louis experienced an incredible disappointment caused by his enemies, but instead of lashing out in anger as he normally would, he chose to simply show patience and love for God in the moment.  Leeanne is cu...

Have you ever wondered about the beginning stages of Seeking Excellence? Do you ever feel yourself regressing after Lent is over? Do you find yourself struggling to reach your goals? Then this one is for you!  On Friday, April 16th, it will have been a year since our first Holy Happy Hour which was a part of our Life After Lent series in 2020. We created that series because we believe that ex...

We often like to talk about the need for rest and relaxation. We have all become so busy that we rarely make time for ourselves. As "self-care" becomes more and more popular, there is an accompanying need to discuss what actual, positive rest looks like. How should we, as Catholics, rest? What is the difference between rest and sloth? Between rest and laziness? Learn all this and more in this epis...

Brian Walsh is the author of Beyond the Mask: How My Tragedy Sparked an Incredible Life: Lessons I Might Never Have Learned. He wrote this book to lay out his life story, which took an unbelievable turn one day when he responded to a neighborhood fire as a 17-year-old volunteer fire fighter outside Philadelphia.  Brian's memory of the incident and all that followed is exceptionally clear. In...

In this episode, Taylor Fielder joins the podcast to tell us about her life story, her social media ministry, her recent ventures with online Catholic speed dating, and her thoughts on relativism and the way it plagues our Church and country.  Taylor is a football loving Texas girl who boldly shares her faith with relatability and passion. Go follow her on instagram @candidcommunion and check...

Good men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create bad times. Bad times create good men.  And so it goes. Based on our recent podcasts on spiritual warfare, you know that we are in some bad times. This means we have had some generations of weak men before us that have created this mess. We can trust that, as the cycle states, it's time for good men to rise up. How can we...

We've been on a roll with spiritual warfare lately!! Lent is a great time to dive head first into this topic, as Jesus modeled 40 days of intense spiritual warfare in the desert. As He was face to face with Satan, Jesus leaned in to Scripture and prayer as He stood His ground firmly.  In today's episode, Josie walks through the tools we have to fight the good fight in the spiritual realm.&nbs...

This one is for the boys!! This is a flashback to a talk I gave back in October for an event with men. My talk was second out of three. We followed the Army's model of "Be, Know, Do" for leadership. The talk was given with two other Army officers. Share this one with the men in your life!! Ps This was supposed to be posted on 3/19, the feast day of St. Joseph, but life happens! To learn more, go t...

We've all been there. Being many miles apart from someone can pose some serious challenges to a relationship, especially a romantic one. Seth and Tori successfully navigated over a year of long distance dating which lasted even through part of their engagement. Check out this episode to learn some tips and insights on how you can remain intentional in relationships despite the distance that separa...

In this episode, Nathan is joined by one of his best friends, Bob Dougherty, as the two discuss conversion, evangelization, true virtuous friendship, accountability, and more.  Bob is from a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Princeton University in 2015 and was shortly after commissioned an Infantry Officer in the US Army. Bob went on to deploy with the 82nd Airborne D...

Between January 2020 and January 2021, the Trump Administration executed 13 inmates on death row. This drew a ton of national attention as the death toll outnumbered the previous 57 years combined. This, as usual, was an opportunity for people to use emotionally charged arguments to push their agenda.  The common claim was this: if you aren't anti-death penalty, you ain't pro-life. Is this tr...