The Catholic Men's Podcast

The children of Nome, Alaska were dying off from an epidemic of diphtheria: where the throat closes off and you die of suffocation. Everything was frozen up in that January of 1925 and the only way to get the diphtheria antitoxin to them was by sled dog. The 20-pound cylinder of serum was passed to the first of twenty mushers and more than 100 dogs who relayed the package 674 miles from Nenana to...

Today’s episode is going to be covering a hot button issue in today’s news which is toxic masculinity. It’s an article from the Return to Order website: http://www.returntoorder.org/2019/02/why-chivalry-is-the-catholic-solution-to-toxic-masculinity/ And here is the other podcast I help with: https://soundcloud.com/rto_podcast But before we get into that, there was a listener request for me to read...

In our time more than ever before we need to have the certainty that the Catholic Chruch will prevail through all of its troubles. If you want to make a difference in this fight and gain confidence, then St. John Bosco's dream about the Two Columns and a great sea battle is hand- tailored for you. Secondly, there is another dream that he had on how the Rosary can combat impurity and overcome all m...

The horror genre of fiction is extremely popular in today’s world. Some of the horror stories that are being pushed in library reading programs today are many times gory or outright satanic. Question: is there a place for scary works of literature in a Catholic’s library? Well many ghost stories are probably already there, like a Christmas Carol. In Charles Dickens’ time, every big fictional autho...

Episode 37: How to Take Suffering This is a Sermon by St. John Vianney on how to suffer. It’s amazing advice for people in our modern world, because I know that the filth around today is much greater than back when St. John Vianney lived. Today, the good are so much more persecuted and it seems like everything is against us. But this sermon teaches us how to suffer like champions and the best part...

I’m only gonna be reading what is for me, the best part of the book, which is when Marley visits Scrooge. If you want to see what happens in the end, you should read the rest for yourself. This story is a classic that every young man should read anyway, especially around Christmas time. Charles Dickens was a writer genius. He makes a scene about a ghost, something that should be pretty scary, into...

Did you ever wonder where the west got their Christmas traditions like having a Christmas Tree in the living room, putting up a nativity scene in the front lawn, or singing Silent Night? Well, they’re all Catholic traditions and in this episode I explain how they came about. My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile....

“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.” - Quote from Saint Augustine I would categorize today’s tale as “stories that every young man should know about history. Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin is an excellent book about counterfeiters, the secret service, and a weird plot to steal a certain American President’s body. It’s a really immersive story that I know you'll enjoy. My web...

I believe that every Catholic is called to be militant, whether it’s fighting vice or fighting an enemy foe for your country. I think you'll agree when you hear stories of the two patron saints of soldiers: St. Sebastian and St. Martin of Tours. My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838 Check o...

This is something I wrote for the boarding school that I graduated from: St. Louis de Montfort Academy. I’m only doing my own story because someone requested it, otherwise I really wouldn't do it. It's about the Hungarian Freedom Fighters who resisted the brutal Communist takeover and covers the attempts to rescue Cardinal Mindzenty from prison where he was being cruelly tortured to support the US...

A short time ago I was reading about some Eucharistic miracles that blew my mind and wanted to share them with you. We'll learn how to sit calmly in the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and tell him about all of our problems. We'll also learn, that if people don't respect his presence, there may be something rather unpleasant coming for us- lightning, rabid dogs, or maybe just simply...

This week’s story is about a daring mission done by the British Special Operations Executive to take down a Nazi criminal who was exterminating Czechs by the thousands. It’s from a book called The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton which is the best spy book I've read, but Beware! This book does have parts that needs to be edited out for young Catholic readers. Why am I reading this...

We tell the story of the Miracle of Theophilus in which a priest sells his soul to the Devil and is forsaken by all except Our Lady. Here's the article that I got the story from: https://www.americaneedsfatima.org/Angels-Demons/theophilus-the-prelate-who-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil.html My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

“The Rosary is the Weapon for these times” - St. Padre Pio. I can’t believe I haven’t talked about the Rosary on this podcast yet. However, I can assure you that once you finish this show you’ll understand the great importance that the Rosary has in a Catholic’s daily life. Also, can you pray it during mass? Let’s find out... Music by Alvaro Zapata My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-...

People fleeing from Venezuela? That sounds like when people fled Cuba back when Fidel took over and it turned socialist/communist. The story that I found last night left me speechless at seeing what people go through to escape Commie Cuba. I say, "go through," because people are still escaping from there. The story is from a book called “True Stories of Great Escapes,” compiled by Readers Digest....

When you're felling low from fighting in our impure world, this show will help you press the attack! This week, we're reading stories from "The Catechist" by Canon G.E. Howe. They show the dangers of not obeying the sixth and ninth commandments and also the joy of staying pure and clean of heart. I know all can benefit from these beautiful stories and with them, we can make a counter culture again...

Meditation is hard: I'm not going to sugar coat it. But it's recommended by many wise saints in the Catholic Church. This show will explain different ways of meditating and how beneficial it is for your spiritual life. Music by Alvaro Zapata My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838 Check out t...

Part 2 of 2: Marine Sniper Story "Stalking the General." Is this sniper mission even possible? My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838 Attributions: Lithium by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Source: http:...

Part 1 of 2. What real man doesn't like a good sniper story? The best one I've ever heard has to be from the book, "Marine Sniper" by Charles Henderson. It shows the mud crawling, ghillied up, shoot 'em up exploits of the Marine Corps sniper legend, Carlos Hathcock. He laid the ground for all modern snipers today. If you're thinking of buying the book, be sure to have it edited for foul language b...

This is the Story of St. Christopher as you've never heard it before straight out of the "Golden Legend" by Jacobus de Voraigne. As it turns out, St. Christopher was also a martyr and hearing how he knocks over pagan idols right and left is incredible. My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838...

This week's podcast is a lesson in the art of storytelling. We read the King of the Foxes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Wait awaits Wat Danbury at the end of the line? Tally Ho! My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838 Check out the YouTube channel, if you want: https://www.youtube.com/@catholicm...

In this show, we tell a a series of stories that emphasize the beauty of a repentant Catholic's death. L Listen to find out how one can die a peaceful death in Christ. My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838 Attributions: Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons...

At the time I'm recording this it's Memorial Day which is why we're reading the stories of two Medal of Honor recipients in WWI: Sgt. Dan Daly and Sgt. Alvin York. It's from the book, American Gun by Chris Kyle, the heroic Navy Seal Sniper. "Marines Hymn" song by Alvaro Zapata My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profil...

To skip to the first battle, just go to minute 20:35, it's all action from there. I found a version of the story of Beowulf by Stafford Riggs that is super easy to understand as opposed to other tongue twister translations. This story shows many aspects of bravery and chivalry which would've been lost had they not been preserved through the ages by the medieval monks. By the time you finish hearin...

This week's podcast is totally different. It's the performance of a play that I wrote based on the book, "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest." It's about Fr. John Gerard, S.J. who did apostolate in England during their persecution of Catholics in 1588. Some parts, like his interrogation scene, are word for word what Fr. Gerrard wrote in his autobiography. Other parts are a little dramatized but...