

Every Catholic Man Podcast
Every Catholic Man
Learn more about how a man can grow in happiness at EveryCatholicMan.com, including daily Gospel devotions from the Mass for every day of the year. The EveryCatholicMan.com podcast can help a man draw closer to Jesus Christ, learn the Catholic faith and grow in happiness by becoming a better Catholic Son and Catholic Father. In every episode, a man can hear the Gospel reading from the Holy Catholic Mass, hear what Jesus is accomplishing, discover what can lead a man to be more awed by Jesus Christ, grow in happiness, learn from the Catechism, and take action to practice what Jesus and the Catholic Church is teaching in the Gospel. Matthew James Christoff is a Catholic convert and evangelist of Catholic men. Matthew's extensive work to help Catholic men draw closer to Jesus Christ and grow in happiness can be found at EveryCathoilcMan.com. At EveryCatholicMan.com can find daily Gospel devotions from the Mass for every day of the year and a comprehensive set of tools that can help a man grow in holiness and happiness. Matthew is a co-founder of the Catholic Men's Leadership Alliance and HeroicMen.com, the founder of the New Evangelization Project and CatholicManNight.com, and is featured in the Knights of Columbus Into the Breach Video Series. Matthew's professional career includes being a strategy consultant for Fortune 50 companies and a brand manager in a major consumer products company. Matthew has a Masters in Theology from the Augustine Institute, a Masters in Business and a Civil Engineering degree from Purdue University. Matthew is married to his childhood sweetheart, has four married adult children and grandchildren.
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Feb 15, 2024 • 8min
Episode 122 - Jesus reveals that He is the long-awaited Bridegroom and confirms the need for fasting - Friday after Ash Wednesday - February 16, 2024 - Mt 9:14-15
Jesus reveals that He is the long-awaited Bridegroom and confirms the need for fasting. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Temperance so he can conquer gluttony through fasting and by growing in the Virtue of Piety so he can frequently walk The Stations of the Cross.

Feb 14, 2024 • 8min
Episode 121 - Jesus shocks the Apostles by revealing that they must be willing to follow Him in Crucifixion - Thursday after Ash Wednesday - February 15, 2024 - Lk 9:22-25
Jesus shocks the Apostles by revealing that they must be willing to follow Him in Crucifixion. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Magnanimity so he can commit to the greatness of the Cross of Christ and by growing in the Virtue of Prayer so he can joyfully bear his own Cross.

Feb 5, 2024 • 9min
Episode 119 - Sunday February 11, 2024 - Jesus miraculously heals a leper - Mk 1:40-45
Jesus courageously touches and instantly heals a leper, forgiving him and restoring him to full social and religious life. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by continually seeking the Gifts of the Holy Spirit so he can grow in heroic virtue and by seeking the Gift of Knowledge so he can know when and how to bring the sick and dying to the Sacrament of Anointing.

Jan 29, 2024 • 9min
Episode 118 - Jesus miraculously heals Simon Peter's mother-in-law and many others - Sunday February 4, 2024 - Mk 1:29-39
Jesus miraculously heals Simon Peter's mother-in-law and many others, casting out demons and healing all illnesses and broadens His evangelization campaign in Galilee. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Prayer so he can build a daily discipline of prayer and by growing in the Virtue of Faith so he can always ask Jesus to heal the ill and injured.

Jan 24, 2024 • 3min
Special Announcement - the 2024 ECM Daily Lenten Gospel Devotional
Hello and welcome to the EveryCatholicMan.com, where a man can draw closer to Jesus Christ, learn the Catholic faith, and grow in happiness by becoming better Catholic Son and Catholic Father.This is a special announcement about the 2024 Every Catholic Man Daily Lenten Devotional. Each day during Lent, there will be a daily podcast to help draw closer to Jesus Christ. Lent (meaning “long days”) is the ancient 40-day liturgical pilgrimage beginning with Ash Wednesday (ashes reminding of unavoidable death) in preparation for Easter, and eternal life in Christ. Lent recalls Jesus’ 40 days of fasting and prayer in the desert in preparation for public ministry; every Catholic man is called to deep repentance and to prayer and fasting during Lent and to remember that a man’s life is short and he must do his best to serve God during the days he has been blessed to have. At Lent, every Catholic man is challenged to take on a strenuous Lenten vow as a personal Sacrifice so he heroically set aside his desires for comfort and self-indulgence and in a small way imitate Jesus Christ’s Supreme Sacrifice of the Cross and draw closer to Him. This Lent, consider sacrificing less than 15 minutes a day to draw closer to Jesus Christ and going deeper in the faith by listening to the Every Catholic Man Daily Lenten Gospel Devotional.If you are already familiar with the EveryCathoicMan.com Men Meet Jesus podcast which focuses on helping men prepare for the upcoming Sunday Mass, the daily Lenten Gospel Devotional will be familiar. Every day in Lent in the the Every Catholic Man Daily Lenten Gospel Devotional, the daily Gospel from the Mass is read, there is a short commentary to help a man get a deeper understanding of what is happening in the Gospel, several aspects about how a man can become more Awed by Jesus Christ are noted, and there are two reflections to help a man grow in happiness by reflecting upon the day’s Gospel passages, including extensive references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and action-focused prayers so a man can ask God for help and grow in happiness.Look for the EveryCatholicMan.com Daily Lenten Gospel Devotional starting on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2024. If you’d like to go even further in your faith, at EveryCatholicMan.com you can find an extensive library of materials which includes Gospel readings for every day of the Liturgical year and a complete set of tools to help you grow in holiness and happiness by becoming a Better Catholic Son and Catholic Father.Thanks for listening to the EveryCatholicMan.com podcast. Invite others to listen, it’s an easy way to help lead your family and friends to Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church.Until next time, always give God thanks He’s called you to the blessing and honor of being a Catholic man…and stay close to Jesus Christ.

Jan 22, 2024 • 9min
Episode 117 - Jesus casts out demons from a possessed man in the synagogue in Capernaum - Sunday January 28, 2024 - Mk 1:21-28
Jesus casts out demons from a possessed man in the synagogue in Capernaum. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Gift of Knowledge from the Holy Spirit so he always seeks God’s protection from Satan and by being deathly afraid of Hell and by seeking the Gift of the Fear of the Lord from the Holy Spirit so he can also fear ever being separated from Jesus.

Jan 15, 2024 • 9min
Episode 116 - Jesus launches His public ministry in Galilee and calls His first Apostles - Sunday January 21, 2024 - Mk 1:14-20
Jesus launches His public ministry in Galilee and calls His first Apostles. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Gift of Wisdom from the Holy Spirit so he can hear and accept Christ’s personal to to follow Him and by seeking the Gift of the Fear of the Lord from the Holy Spirit so he can be moved by the Spirit to continual conversion.

Jan 8, 2024 • 9min
Episode 115 - Jesus calls Simon Peter, Andrew and John to be His disciples - Sunday January 14, 2024 - Jn 1:35-42
Jesus calls Simon Peter, Andrew and John to be His disciples. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Gift of Understanding from the Holy Spirit so he can strive to know Jesus more every day and by building the Virtue of Magnanimity so he can fulfill his person vow to be a prophet who brings many to Jesus.

Jan 2, 2024 • 9min
Episode 114 - Jesus is baptized in the River Jordan by St. John the Baptist - Monday January 8, 2024 - Mk 1:7-11
Jesus is baptized in the river Jordan by St. John the Baptist and God the Almighty Father and the Holy Spirit reveal themselves to many eyewitnesses. Every Catholic man can grow in happiness by seeking the Gift of Wisdom from the Holy Spirit so he can more fully experience Jesus in the Sacraments and by seeking the Fruits of Faithfulness, Joy, Peace and Love so he can deeply ponder the blessings of his Baptism.

Jan 1, 2024 • 11min
Episode 113 - The astounding manifestation of Our Lord is celebrated in the great Feast of the Epiphany - Sunday January 7, 2024 - Mt 2:1-12
The astounding manifestation of Our Lord is celebrated in the great Feast of the Epiphany. Eery Catholic man can grow in happiness by building the Virtue of Magnanimity so he can commit to greatness as a man of Jesus Christ and by growing in the Virtue of Self-control so he can continually seek the holy excellence of sainthood.


