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He believed that the Catholic Church was run by Satan, the whore of Babylon, and that the anti-christ would come directly from the papacy. Our guest today, Jeremy Robinson, fought against Catholics and evangelized to win souls to Christ. However, one day while reading the Scripture verse, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have," he was struck and realized he could not answer this question to atheists or agnostics. It was the beginning of his journey to become Catholic.He is now on-fire to bring everyone to the Catholic Faith while running a full-service video production company that makes videos for Mercedes, Google, IBM, Canon, Gillette, Marriott, American Airlines, and many more. This is a story of passion, fear, loss of friends, pain, and Grace.Cardboard Spaceship - https://cardboard-spaceship.com/🔴 🔴 Help Support Our Need for Professional Studio Equipment and get 3 Months of Free Access to CG+ - https://catholicgentleman.com/supportA thank you to SENT Ventures for bringing us together. 🔴 Catholic Gentleman+ is Now Live - https://catholicgentlemanplus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Forming Your Children’s Conscience

Catholic men have a moral obligation to be involved in the political and civil life of their cities. However, with so much media noise, character defamation attacks, and confusing rhetoric it can often seem overwhelming. My guest today, Mark Cronenwett, argues that it does not have to be this way. As a devout Catholic father of 7, a lawyer, and a man actively running for city council, he has already brought change to his city and is on the campaign trail to bring more.We discuss:<ul>
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Catholic Man's Obligation to Civic Life (w/ Mark Cronenwett)

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Guarding the Intellect from Isaiah the Solitary

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In Defense of Modern Art?! with Fr. Bonaventure Chapman

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss something that affects everyone today, either personally within yourself or with someone that you know and love. We draw from personal experience, professional experience, and the timeless wisdom of the Church to better handle anxiety and depression in the lives of men and what can be done to help.In this episode we discuss;<ul>
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Dealing with Anxiety and Depression as a Catholic Man

We are joined by a former white supremacist and now a devout Catholic man of letters, Joseph Pearce. We discuss his conversion to Catholicism from a life of hatred, G.K. Chesterton, and why men must read poetry. Joseph shares with us the intimate tie between poetry and prayer, he clarifies our thoughts on truth and beauty, and drives home how poetry identifies and assists in the completion of an authentic man. Please join us in this conversation."True perception comes with virtue, specifically the virtue of humility,it is humility that gives us a sense of gratitude,it is gratitude that opens the eyes to wonder,and it is only when the eyes are open to wonder that we are moved to contemplation,and it is only when we are moved to contemplation that the mind is open to dilation,and it is dilation which is the full opening of the mind to reality." - Joseph Pearce on The Catholic GentlemanJoseph Pearce is a premier literary biographer and author of our time, especially in reviewing the depths of the Catholic literary tradition. He is the author of acclaimed biographies of G.K. Chesterton, Oscar Wilde, Hilaire Belloc, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and books on English poetry and literature.He has hosted two 13-part television series about Shakespeare on EWTN, and has also written and presented documentaries on EWTN on the Catholicism of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His verse drama, Death Comes for the War Poets, was performed off-Broadway to critical acclaim.Website - https://jpearce.coNew Book - Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith - https://tanbooks.com/products/books/spiritual-warfare/virtue-vice/benedict-xvi-defender-of-the-faith-- SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN --https://www.patreon.com/catholicgentleman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

White-Supremacist Converts to Catholicism Speaks on Truth and Beauty

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Venial Sin is a Worse Evil than any Physical Evil

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The Cross of Leadership

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Teachers need to be taught

<h2 class="p1">Acquired and Infused Virtues: What are they? Did Christ have them? How do you grow in them?</h2>
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Acquired: Virtue that we cultivate by our own efforts. Acquired virtues can be strengthened progressively over time. Aquinas holds that acquired virtue can be a life of continuous growth and progress.

Infused: Given by God alone. Habitual grace is the accidental form that modifies the essence of the soul so as to give the human person a participation in the divine nature. Infused virtues can also grow over time.

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The strengthening of a habit enables one to perform greater acts in accordance with that virtue the 1. Promptness 2. Pleasure 3. Ease.

Acquired virtues are both generated and increased by gradual strengthening of reason’s imprint on the appetitive powers through human acts, but “our acts are not the active causes of the increase of charity and the other infused virtues,” just as our actions are not the active causes of infused virtues’ coming to be in the first place. The increase of the infused virtues is due to God’s action, just as their initial infusion is God’s gift.

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Acquired and Infused Virtues

Today we'll take a look at what Thomas Aquinas has to say about John 3:30: "He must increase, but I must decrease." Please help us out by subscribing and hitting that bell Litany of Humility https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/litany-of-humility-245 GIVING Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd">https://www.patreon.com/mattfradd</a> This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer coproducer of the show. LINKS Website: <a href="https://pintswithaquinas.com/">https://pintswithaquinas.com/</a> Merch: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd">https://teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd</a> FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: https://www.strive21.com/ SOCIAL Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd">https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattfradd">https://twitter.com/mattfradd</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pints_w_aqu...">https://www.instagram.com/pints_w_aqu...</a> MY BOOKS Does God Exist: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist...">https://www.amazon.com/Does-God-Exist...</a> Marian Consecration With Aquinas: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecr...">https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Consecr...</a> The Porn Myth: <a href="https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myt..">https://www.ignatius.com/The-Porn-Myt..</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease | Bible Study With Aquinas

Men underestimate the war being waged against them. The Devil doesn’t just tempt from a distance; he enters your home, seeking to pull you off your vocation as a husband and father, drown out the voice of God, and divide your marriage. Scripture, the saints, and even modern exorcists confirm it: this is how the enemy works. Yet the vast majority of men are unarmed and frankly unaware. 
 
Only 5–10% of Catholic men are even praying daily. Is it any wonder the family is crumbling? In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt break open The Rule to expose three subtle but devastating ways demons attack men. We’ll name what’s really happening, why it matters for husbands and fathers, and how you can resist. 
 
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Demons in the Home - How Evil Spirits Attack Us

Both are necessary, just not always at the same time.
***We are taking a short summer break and decided to play some of our favorite episodes. New episodes will resume in a couple of weeks, and we hope you enjoy these reminders in the meantime. God bless – Pat and Chris
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Hosts Pat Lencioni and Chris Stefanick give a daily reflection for Christians in the workplace.

Vertical and Horizontal

Inquire more than you are advocating.
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Hosts Pat Lencioni and Chris Stefanick give a daily reflection for Christians in the workplace.

Seek to Understand

In this week&#39;s episode of Catholic ReCon, testimonies from reverts and converts, guest David Fisher goes from being Protestant to Satanist to Buddhist to Catholic. My brothers and sisters, this is as real and vulnerable as it gets. 
 
Do not miss this story - all the way to the end! And please do the favor of sharing this testimony with others. 
 
#Catholic #Protestant #Satanist #Buddhist #Testimony #Drugs #Conversion #Christian #Habit #Eucharist #CatholicChurch #Vigil #VirginMary
 
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Wherever you are on the journey, God bless you. 
 
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How a Former Satanist saw Christ in the Eucharist

Mistakes uniquely qualify you.
&hellip; Hosts Pat Lencioni and Chris Stefanick give a daily reflection for Christians in the workplace.

Acknowledging Our Mistakes

I have the privilege of speaking with Fr. Roger Landry, who embarked on an extraordinary 1,200-mile plus Eucharistic pilgrimage across the United States while carrying Christ. We explore the profound impact of bringing Jesus in the Eucharist to tens of thousands of people, where even the most indifferent hearts were moved. Fr. Landry shares stories of people stopping their cars, stepping onto the scalding asphalt to kneel in reverence, and experiencing conversions of heart amidst a world often filled with loneliness and apathy. He even had the opportunity to offer a procession in a prison yard, leading something that has likely never happened before in the United States of America. Despite facing some insults, the journey was marked by overwhelming love and transformation. Join us as we delve into these powerful moments of faith and devotion.<h2>Links Discussed on the Show:</h2>Seton Pilgrimage Chronicled by Fr. Roger Landry and his team - https://www.setonpilgrimage.orgFr. Roger Landry's Additional Material - https://catholicpreaching.com🔴 Fr. Donald Calloway joins CG+ to discuss what men need to be doing to live in society today. You can get this, dozens of talks, sessions, and books inside of CatholicGentlemanPlus.com - Join Us Today!﻿✅ If you have any questions that we can answer on the show, please, send your questions to us at podcast@catholicgentleman.com. If you record yourself on your phone and send us the audio clip we will play it on air.15 Sessions Now Available - Weekly Extended Episodes - Exclusive Monthly Guest Experts - Daily Saint Quotes and MoreHelp Support the Catholic Gentleman by either signing up for CG+ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com or https://catholicgentleman.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Man Who Walked 1200 Miles Holding Christ

Praise God today and everyday.
&hellip; Hosts Pat Lencioni and Chris Stefanick give a daily reflection for Christians in the workplace.

Easter

Stay focused on your why not how.
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Hosts Pat Lencioni and Chris Stefanick give a daily reflection for Christians in the workplace.

Choosing the Better Part

In this episode replay of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John unpack the tremendously rich patrimony the desert fathers have given the world but are lost in the west. We are joined by the knowledgable and experienced director, Fr. David Abernethy (An Oratorian), to go back to the roots of this spiritual tradition that is unmatched in its ability to overcome temptations and grow in unity with Christ. Learn how to actually strengthen your will, unite your heart and mind, and how a life not working on frequent asceticism can never fully achieve the unity with God that is possible before death.In this episode we discuss;<ul>
<li>How even Catholic conversations online add to the noise of the world</li>
<li>How ascetical practices are greater than mere reparation for sins</li>
<li>How Eastern Spirituality must be renewed in study and practice</li>
<li>And More</li>
</ul> Fr. David Abernethy was born in Johnstown PA and is a Father of The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in Pittsburgh. Father David converted to Catholicism as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his Bachelors Degree. He also holds Masters Degrees in Sacred Theology and Divinity and has spent many years as a priest studying clinical counseling and Psychoanalysis at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center where he is an academic candidate. In 1987 the Philokalia was given to Father David as a gift; this gift sparked a love for the Desert Fathers and Eastern Spirituality that Father David has developed for over thirty years. He has a particular interest in the works of Saint John Cassian, Saint John Climacus and Saint Isaac the Syrian. Father David was ordained to the Priesthood 1994.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How to Become a Better Man with the Desert Fathers (w/ Fr. David Abernethy)

Become active guardians of your thoughts and mind.
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Spiritual Battles

Dr. Matt Breuninger joins Matt to take questions from our Locals Supscribers. \ "UH HUNDRED percent Dewd!" 💯 Support on Locals (before YouTube bans us): <a href="https://mattfradd.locals.com">https://mattfradd.locals.com</a> Dr. Breuninger's links: Pilgrimage: https://versoministries.com/drb Book: <a href="https://amzn.to/3DhCXKL">https://amzn.to/3DhCXKL</a> Instagram and YouTube: <a class="mention-chip ytcp-social-suggestion-input" href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC9MwJyySI7a8wrAUDCyfqRA"> @AskaCatholicTherapist </a> Ruah Woods: <a href="https://www.ruahwoodsinstitute.org">https://www.ruahwoodsinstitute.org</a> Book Recommendations in this Episode: Male, Female, Other? by Jason Evert: <a href="https://shop.chastity.com/products/male-female-other">https://shop.chastity.com/products/male-female-other</a> The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel: <a href="https://amzn.to/2L5b8fg">https://amzn.to/2L5b8fg</a> No Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel: https://amzn.to/3iNdYYz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>