The BeatiDudes

Wayne Parkins returns to the Tiny Table with a simple but challenging invitation for the Dudes. Do not let life become routine, especially when it comes to faith, work, and the people right in front of you. Wayne reflects on how joy is often hiding in plain sight and how paying attention can turn ordinary moments into unexpected encounters with grace. This episode leans into what it looks like to...

Wayne Parkins joins the BeatiDudes for a refreshingly grounded conversation about joy, not the fleeting dopamine hit kind, but the deep, lasting joy that anchors a man’s life. Wayne challenges Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein to slow down and notice the God-given things that already bring joy close to home, rather than endlessly chasing happiness elsewhere. His simple yet powerful m...

Father Jason Huynh returns to the Tiny Table for a powerful and joy-filled conversation about consecration, spiritual authority, fraternity, and living a fully Christ-centered mission in business, family, and daily life with Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein. The Dudes revisit the recent consecration of Undivided Life to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including a 40-month desert journey...

Fr. Jason Huynh, LC, joins the BeatiDudes at the Tiny Table to share how God has slowly formed him from a kid in Atlanta into a missionary priest who has lived and studied in Georgia, New Hampshire, Mexico, Spain, and Rome. He unpacks what “formation” really means, from novitiate boot camp with one pen and real penance, to a 13-year path to ordination that taught him how to be a priest who can be...

conversion to the Catholic faith and how St. John Henry Newman changed his life. Raised Southern Baptist and steeped in Scripture, Ryan’s love for history, truth, and beauty led him into the writings of Newman, the life of the early Church, and finally into the sacraments of the Catholic Church. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein talk with Ryan about false summits in the spiritual lif...

Dr. Ryan Womack joins the BeatiDudes at the Tiny Table for a rich and surprisingly hilarious conversation about women’s health, fertility, science, theology, and the deep human longing for wholeness. Ryan walks through his unique background in literature and theology, his conversion to the Catholic faith, and how his intellectual journey prepared him to help launch Pearl Health in Dallas. This res...

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When nationally renowned Catholic music artist Lauren Moore returned to the stage after a harrowing battle for her life and miraculous recovery, she and her husband, Dave, knew it would be a night of celebration, praise, and memorable moments. The theme of the night was set – The Moore We Are. The entire evening turned out better than anyone could have predicted, as thousands gathered to join Dave...

The BeatiDudes welcome back Raffaele D’Apolito for an extended, wildly entertaining, and surprisingly profound conversation that stretches from the Vatican Valley to the virtual cockpit. Building on Monday’s episode, this deeper dive explores Raffaele’s early fascination with flight, his time at an Italian military school, and the heartbreaking moment when his lifelong dream of becoming a military...

Raffaele D’Apolito joins the BeatiDudes for arguably the most wheels-off episode of Season 6. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein welcome an energetic Italian guest straight from Rome, turning the Tiny Table into a cultural exchange that somehow includes pronunciation coaching, a debate over what counts as “Italian” food in America, and a running gag that peaks when Olive Garden become...

Michael Acaldo, CEO of the National Office of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, is back at the Tiny Table with Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein to talk about humility. Michael frames humility as a clear recognition that God is in control, that any “wins” in ministry are really Christ working through the gifts He has given, and that perseverance is still a win even when outcome...

Michael Acaldo, a Baton Rouge native and national leader with the Society of St Vincent de Paul, joins Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein for an incredibly powerful conversation. The conversation opens with Jeff sharing a deeply personal story about attending the funeral of a five-year-old child, the overwhelming grief and unexpected joy he witnessed in a vibrant, faith-filled parish...

Manny Gonzalez is back with Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein for a vulnerable conversation aimed at helping fathers when approaching tough topics. Building on his powerful Monday testimony, Manny shares how his own parents walked with him through his experience of being sexually attracted to men and how they held together Catholic teaching, real human tenderness, and a long-term rel...

The BeatiDudes, Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein, welcome Catholic speaker and evangelist Manny Gonzalez for a candid and heartfelt conversation about identity, suffering, and the mercy of God. Manny shares his powerful journey from early confusion and hidden shame surrounding same sex attraction to a dramatic encounter with the Lord that reshaped his life. His story includes years...

In this powerful episode, Sean Magennis takes the BeatiDudes deeper into the story behind his joy, warmth, and global perspective. He traces his roots back to South Africa, describing a childhood lived under apartheid with both privilege and painful awareness growing side by side. Sean shares the profound impact of Peter, the housekeeper who was legally treated as a second-class citizen, yet loved...

Global executive and Scouting America leader Sean Magennis joins the tiny table to share how a life of worldwide leadership, deep friendship, and renewed faith has led him right back to serving young people. Hosts Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein walk with Sean through his years activating communities around the globe through YPO and Tiger 21, his time living and worshiping in place...

Pierre Ferragu returns to the tiny table with Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein for a powerful time of stories, song, and Marian intercession. The conversation circles around Lourdes and Saint Bernadette, beginning with Paul's own pilgrimage during the 150th anniversary of the apparitions. Jeff then shares the deeply moving bond between his son Benny and a little boy named Steven, bo...

Wall Street analyst turned musical producer Pierre Ferragu joins Jeff Schiefelbein, Nick Bezner, and Paul Kolker at the tiny table to share the remarkable story behind Bernadette The Musical, a Broadway-level production about Saint Bernadette of Lourdes that is coming to the United States. Pierre explains how a French stage show rooted in a deeply Catholic story managed to win over a secular Frenc...

The BeatiDudes are back with round two from Keith Mack, and this conversation is equal parts wild wordplay and serious spiritual challenge. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein invite Keith to unpack how his family lives the faith in different seasons of life, what drew him into daily Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours, and why he believes every man can take one concrete step closer to t...

Keith Mack is a man of courage and charity. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein meet Keith at the intersection of grit and grace as he shares his journey from Northwestern ROTC to flying the EA-6B Prowler, then into a vocation of fatherhood, parish service at St. Ann in Coppell, and board leadership with For Us the pro-life nonprofit that places ultrasound machines and now connects cen...

Martin Watjen returns for a focused Friday deep dive about hearing God through images, living as protectors who trust the true provider, and slowing down to notice what the Lord is already growing along our path. With Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein, Martin shares vivid prayer images, from a narrow mountain trail with fertile soil underfoot to stepping off the moving walkway of rou...

Before the sun’s up and the coffee’s even finished brewing, Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein break the “donut seal” for the first-ever BeatiDudes breakfast episode — and welcome a man whose ministry is anything but half-baked. Guest Martin Watjen, founder of Elevated Parish Missions, joins the table from Steubenville, Ohio, bringing humor, humility, and holy conviction about what it...

BeatiDudes Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein welcome back Dr. Rob McKenna to keep exploring trust, formation, and the quirky on-ramps God uses to shape leaders. Rob shares the origin of the WiLD Leaders washer symbol and a powerful “generational loop” story that began with his parents and found unexpected completion through his trips to India. The Dudes trade formative childhood mome...

This week, The BeatiDudes welcome Dr. Rob McKenna, psychologist and founder of WiLD Leaders, for a fast-moving conversation about trust, leadership, and the kind of vulnerability that builds thriving organizations. Dr. Rob shares how growing up in a very public ministry home shaped his view of leadership, why Psalm 13 is a masterclass in honest prayer, and how “the little i” in WiLD points to whol...

The BeatiDudes are back at the Tiny Table with Patrick Thornton from Catholic. Store and Tiny Saints. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein start the episode with playful banter about names, shirts, and biceps, before Patrick shares a heartfelt family story that changed his life. Not too long ago, Patrick’s oldest son survived a serious car accident, spent weeks recovering, and then stoo...