The Warrior Priest Podcast

Donavon Riley reads and discusses Sean Fagen's meditation on fear, "The Only Thing That Scares Me Is A Complete Lack Of Fear." What is your relationship with fear? Do you allow it to control you? Or do you use it to your advantage? https://www.instagram.com/seanfagan/ https://www.instagram.com/themuaythaiguy/

Donavon Riley continues to read and discuss Sebastian Junger's book, Tribe. What would you risk dying for? What conversations and activities are necessary for the healthy functioning of a society? What is the beauty and the tragedy of the modern world? https://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

Donavon Riley reads and discusses a meditation from osulifestyle. What happens when we see resentment and hatred as a virus? Why do we not see forgiveness as real strength? What happens when we understand that forgiveness is a weapon that liberates us from resentment and hatred? https://www.instagram.com/osulifestyle/ https://linktr.ee/osulifestyle

Donavon Riley continues to read and discuss Sebastian Junger's book, Tribe. This episode, why do mental health issues, such as depression, increase as wealth grows? What are the social and psychological causes of suicide? https://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

Donavon Riley reads and discusses Sebastian Junger's book, Tribe. How do we become adults in a society that doesn't ask for sacrifice? How do we become men and women in a world that doesn't require courage? https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381

Donavon Riley reads and discusses "Selflessness" from Steven Pressfield's book, The Warrior Ethos. What is the difference between living for one's self and living for a group? How can a selfless life benefit us, and more than that, how does it provide us with real wealth?

In this episode, Donavon Riley reads and reflects in Scoti Domeij's article, The Gifts of Brokeness. This week, it's all about digging down to the roots of Christmas and finding joy in pain. https://havokjournal.com/culture/family/the-gifts-of-brokenness/

Donavon Riley continues to read and discuss Steven Pressfield's book, The Warrior Ethos. This week, more thoughts about tribes, gangs, and terrorists. What happens when we choose an enemy that we wouldn't consider worthy of our friendship given different circumstances? Why does adhering to a warrior ethic matter in our daily lives? How does compromising our morals (in order to combat the enemy) af...

Donavon Riley reads and discusses Steven Pressfield's book, The Warrior Ethos. This week, it's' all about tribes, gangs, and terrorists. What defines a tribe? Are we hardwired to think and behave tribally? What happens when "shadow tribalism" occurs within a tribe?

Donavon Riley reads and discusses Ryan Holiday's book, The Obstacle Is The Way. This episode, what does it mean to practice objectivity, and why is it so important for us to distinguish between observations and perceptions? 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley discuss defeat, injuries, and what can be learned from losing a fight after Donavon's second major competition, and we catch up on Bill's physical therapy following injury and surgery.

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss Miyamoto Musashi's "The Way of Walking Alone." At the end of his life, having hung up his swords and embraced pacifism, Musashi wrote down a summary of all his wisdom and experience in Dokkodo, The Way of Walking Alone. In theses 1-6, Winter and Riley discuss acceptance, desire, self-control, jealousy, and regret.  https://anchor.fm/dashboard/epi...

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley wrap up their reading and discussion of Beowulf. This episode, Beowulf is an old man, but only he has the courage to fight the dragon. So, of course, we talk about courage but also mortality and what our choice of heroes say about us.

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their reading and discussion of Beowulf. This episode, Beowulf helps us think about what happens when we get too comfortable and need to be rescued from our prosperity and from true evil. 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their reading of Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney. This week, we meet Grendel and Beowulf. When times are good and evil attacks who will defend us? 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read Seamus Heaney's translation of the epic poem, Beowulf. This week, they get sidetracked talking about Shield Sheafson, examples worth following, and the problem with weak piety. Beowulf translated and read by Seamus Heaney:  https://youtu.be/AaB0trCztM0 https://youtu.be/Zsxxg5P-DnY

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley wrap up their reading of James B. Stockdale's lecture on The Stoic Warrior's Triad. This week, they discuss good and evil, helping others, and why we can only be a victim of ourselves.  The Stoic Warrior's Triad: https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/stoicism1.pdf

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their discussion of The Stoic Warrior's Triad, by James B. Stockdale. This week, good and evil, fear and guilt, and the example of Pigeye. The Stoic Warrior's Triad: https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/stoicism1.pdf

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their discussion of The Stoic Warrior's Triad, by James B. Stockdale. This week, good and evil, what's beyond our power, and our tragic addiction to external things. The Stoic Warrior's Triad: https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/stoicism1.pdf

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their discussion of The Stoic Warrior's Triad, by James B. Stockdale. This week, we dive deep into why Stoic philosophy just works, what happens when Stoic philosophy and Christian theology are mixed together, and why the Stoics may have become so popular amongst moderns.  The Stoic Warrior's Triad: https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/stoicism1....

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss Jame's B. Stockdale's paper, The Stoic Warrior's Triad. In episode one, Stockdale begins his discussion about how Stoicism helped him survive as a prisoner of war for seven and one-half years. The Stoic Warrior's Triad: https://www.usna.edu/Ethics/_files/documents/stoicism1.pdf

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley discuss fear, honor, and shame after Donavon's first major competition and Bill's first week back on the mats. 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley read and discuss Inazo Nitobe's, "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." This episode, they talk about self control, discipline, and Riley goes on and on (again) about the Stoics. 

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their reading of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, by Inazo Nitobe. This week, they discuss honor, shame, and spend a lot of time on the Stoic understanding of moral dialogue.

Bill Winter and Donavon Riley continue their discussion of Inazo Nitobe's "Bushido: The Soul of Japan." This week, what's the worth of courage in a society that doesn't consider it of much value? Also, what are the consequences for an individual and society when courage is used as a cover to justify evil?