

The Catholic Man Show
The Catholic Man Show
Promoting the virtuous life.
Adam and David have been best friends for 30 years and love being Catholic, husbands, and fathers. They enjoy whisky, beer, bacon, flamethrowers, St. Thomas Aquinas, virtue, true leisure, and authentic friendship.
The show is typically broken down into 3 segments - A drink, a gear, and a topic.
We are on the Lord's team. The winning side. So raise your glass. #CheerstoJesus
You can support our show by going to www.patreon.com/thecatholicmanshow
Adam and David have been best friends for 30 years and love being Catholic, husbands, and fathers. They enjoy whisky, beer, bacon, flamethrowers, St. Thomas Aquinas, virtue, true leisure, and authentic friendship.
The show is typically broken down into 3 segments - A drink, a gear, and a topic.
We are on the Lord's team. The winning side. So raise your glass. #CheerstoJesus
You can support our show by going to www.patreon.com/thecatholicmanshow
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Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 11min
Preparing you and your family for Holy Mass
Easy like Sunday morning? I don't think so. This week we discuss ways to better prepare you and your family for Holy Mass.Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcriptCheck out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hatsENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.Become a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show!Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. We have been helping pilgrims put their feet in the places their faith began for over 30 years. We want to help YOU experience the fun and faith-enriching power of pilgrimage. Click hereAbout our drink:Caribou CrossingCaribou Crossing holds the distinction of being the world’s first single barrel Canadian whisky. Made from the finest sampling of our master collection of 200,000 barrels of whisky and designed to reinvent the Canadian whisky category.About our gear:Drop clothsA drop cloth is a sheet of material used by painters to protect floors and furniture from the drips and drabs that can trickle down from above. If you have a paintbrush in one hand and a paint can in the other, there should always be a drop cloth underneath you. That’s one of the cardinal rules of painting. But you can do more with a drop cloth than just prevent paint from getting everywhere - let's discuss.About the Topic:How to prepare you and your family for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass:1. Arrive earlya. If you aren’t early, you’re lateb. Sundays can be stressful, you need time to decompress2. Silencea. Must be practiced for children and adultsb. Especially the minutes before Massc. If you want to take your preparation to the next level then try to adopt a mantra of silence beginning when you rise on Sunday until after Holy Mass i. “The person who talks constantly grows empty, and his emptiness is not only momentary… Only the word that emerges from silence is substantial and powerful.” Romano Guardini – Meditations Before Mass3. Composurea. Silence (at least interior) is a prerequisite for composure, but composure is one step beyond silence i. Silence overcomes noise, composure overcomes distractions ii. Composure is a silence that penetrates our interior iii. Composure is what allows us to be present1. “Once composure has been established, the liturgy is possible. Not before.” b. This is why we need to arrive early, so we have time to compose ourselves i. When you arrive honestly confront your restlessness, distractions, and disorder4. Prepare your gifts for the altara. Our tithe should not be given as if we are paying a billb. “When we place the money in the basket, let it be with reverence to God and with charity to all.” RGc. Our gift should be a true sacrifice5. Know the readingsa. Can help overcome distractions during Mass: kidsb. Meditate on them before Mass.c. Read the readings every day. Gives deeper perspective and insight into the narrative 6. Have a prayer intention for the Massa. Helps me invest myself emotionally into the liturgyb. A Mass without an intention is a wasted oportunityCONGRATULATIONS TO The Catholic Woodworker FOR OPENING UP A NEW OFFICE BUILDING! WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS:Use promo code TCMS10 for 10% off all purchases.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdIeQvW5Fzc?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent]TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes.Want to help The Catholic Man Show?By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show.Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click HereLooking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out.Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE:If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.

Jul 22, 2021 • 49min
Holy Communion, Public Office, and Abortion with Bishop David Konderla
Bishop Konderla from the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma joins us to talk about his letter regarding people in Public Office who support abortion and the reception of Holy Communion.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript
Check out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hats
ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.
Become a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show!
Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. We have been helping pilgrims put their feet in the places their faith began for over 30 years. We want to help YOU experience the fun and faith-enriching power of pilgrimage. Click here
About our drink:
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About our gear:
Please read the full letter from Bishop Konderla and make sure he knows he has your support.
About the Topic:
On July 16th, 2021, Bishop David A. Konderla wrote a letter entitled, "Lord, I am not worthy", discussing the problems with people in public office who support abortion who receive Holy Communion.
CONGRATULATIONS TO The Catholic Woodworker FOR OPENING UP A NEW OFFICE BUILDING! WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS:
Use promo code TCMS10 for 10% off all purchases.
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TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes.
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Jul 16, 2021 • 1h 4min
Fruits of Prayer

Jul 9, 2021 • 48min
Bonus week: THE JUAN POSADA
THE JUAN POSADA joins Adam to announce new winners of TCMS Father's Day Giveaway, Give away a hardback set of the Summa, a TCMS hat, and talk about some of his memories on TCMS.Imagine winning the Ultimate Fathers Day Giveaway AND THEN NOT CLAIMING THE PRIZE!?That's exactly what happened. So we had to announce a new winner.Congrats to Judy Sizemore for winning the Yeti cooler including $500 worth of Catholic dad stuff. Please claim your prize by email us. We are trying to reach out to you!Plus, Kim McNamee, who already claimed her prize, won a flight board handmade by The Catholic Woodworker, and 4 TCMS glencairn glasses.Sit back and enjoy a conversation with Adam and Juan as Juan answers questions about the show, their friendship, and how he started helping on the show.Like the show? Become a Patron!https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.jsInterviews, master classes, and cool thank you gifts for all patrons.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc6np6L-FhU]

Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 12min
Martyrdom and the Moral Imagination with Andrew Pudewa
We have our good friend, Andrew Pudewa, join us to talk about the moral imagination, martyrdom, and fear.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript
Check out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hats
ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.
Become a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show!
Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. We have been helping pilgrims put their feet in the places their faith began for over 30 years. We want to help YOU experience the fun and faith-enriching power of pilgrimage. Click here
About our drink:
Corner Creek 10 Year
Corner Creek has quietly been around as a “modern” brand since the late 1980’s. During this time the brand has passed hands among various organizations, including Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (aka Willett), and currently being owned by Corner Creek Distillery Co. located in Crestwood, Kentucky. One thing has been consistent throughout the brand’s life, it has never been disclosed where the bourbon is sourced from. For the majority of the brand’s life, it has only sold as a no age statement (NAS) bourbon. This changed with the introduction of the non-chill filtered Corner Creek 10 Year.
About our gear:
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About the Topic:
We are going to talk with Andrew Pudewa about death, fear, martyrdom, and the moral imagination.
About the Guest:
Andrew Pudewa is the founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a father of seven. Traveling and speaking around the world, he addresses issues related to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills.
Visit IEW.com
Other episodes with Andrew Pudewa:
https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/improv-homeschooling-with-andrew-pudewa/
https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/7liberalarts/
https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/movies/
https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/andrewpudewa/
CONGRATULATIONS TO The Catholic Woodworker FOR OPENING UP A NEW OFFICE BUILDING! WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS:
Use promo code TCMS10 for 10% off all purchases.
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TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes.
Want to help The Catholic Man Show?
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Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 5min
Honoring the Priesthood

Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 30min
What should you look for in a Catholic Community?

Jun 18, 2021 • 1h 20min
Mike Hernon on Raising Boys
Mike Hernon, from Messy Family Project, joins us to talk about raising boys and the importance of a rite of passageScroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcriptCheck out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hatsENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.Become a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show!Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. We have been helping pilgrims put their feet in the places their faith began for over 30 years. We want to help YOU experience the fun and faith-enriching power of pilgrimage. Click hereAbout our drink:N/AAbout our gear:Important books for boys to readAbout the Topic:Raising a son has always been tough, but boys are under attack today more than ever. The ordinary struggles, challenges, and perils that comes with raising boys are magnified by a multi-billion-dollar industry targeting our sons for porn addiction, a media that demeans and undermines the Catholic faith, and educators and culture leaders who treat masculinity as a disease or a psychosis. And too many dads feel frustrated, ill-equipped, or just unsure about stepping into their role of parenting pre-teen sons.We talk about it in depth with Mike in this week's episode.Sign up for his course hereCheck out our limited release episode with Pat Flynn for our patrons on Fitness and Virtue: The Catholic Woodworker:Check out The Catholic Woodworker’s home altars. USE PROMO CODE “TCMS” for 10% off and so they know we sent you!Volume Discounts (15% off 3, 20% off 5, 30% off 10)Home AltarPrayer Card[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j73L3WG-iLU]TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes.Want to help The Catholic Man Show?By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show.Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click HereLooking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out.Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE:If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.

Jun 10, 2021 • 49min
Examining Life Decisions at EWTN

Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 15min
Problem of Evil and PSR with Pat Flynn
Problem of Evil, Principle of Sufficient Reason, and Cosmological ArgumentScroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcriptCheck out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hats ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.Become a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show!Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. We have been helping pilgrims put their feet in the places their faith began for over 30 years. We want to help YOU experience the fun and faith-enriching power of pilgrimage. Click hereAbout our drink:ARDBEG SCORCH COMMITTEE RELEASEThe celebration of Ardbeg Day is held annually on the final Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt and stands as a celebration of all things Ardbeg. This year the celebration is set to be entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the second year the festival has been virtual.“This year will be my first Ardbeg Day ever: a baptism of fire! It’s a shame we Ardbeggians can’t enjoy it together in person, but the online event is shaping up to be tremendous fun,” Ardbeg’s Distillery Manager Colin Gordon said. “With a whole virtual world to explore, including fantasy inns, campfire tales, medieval feasts and live tastings, there’s plenty for people to be excited about this year.”The Committee Release of Ardbeg Scorch will be available to buy from Ardbeg Embassies, whisky specialists, online retailers and from the Distillery Visitor Center on May 1 for $139. The General Release will be available on June 1 at a price point of around $120. Official tasting notes can be found below.Color – Bright brushed goldNose – On the nose, frighteningly intense aromas of soot and smoke lie in wait. Hints of aniseed and fragrant patchouli interlace with bold notes of quenched steel and saddle soap. With a drop of water, herbal top notes of briarwood, sage and pine wisp their way to the fore.Taste – Take a sip and experience layer upon layer of flavor. An oily mouthfeel grips the senses. Billowy clouds of sweet smoke and dragon charred oak permeate the palate, while grilled fare and black licorice weave between notes of medicinal lozenge.Finish – A long and heroic finale, with a subtle tarry aftertaste. A finish that will drag on, well into its happily ever after.About our gear:N/AAbout the Topic:Our good friend, Pat Flynn, joins us to talk about the problem of evil, PSR, and the cosmological argument.The problem of evil is one of the strongest arguments against the existence of God. But the problem of evil is only a problem if the principle of sufficient reason is true because the problem of evil claims that evil doesn’t make sense – namely, is inexplicable (brute!) – given the existence of God. So, if the problem of evil is to be posed as a problem then the PSR is assumed and gives us the existence of God, from which we can infer evil has an explanation even if we cannot see what that explanation is, and so the PoE is dissolved.Check out our limited release episode with Pat Flynn for our patrons on Fitness and Virtue:https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/fitness-and-virtue-with-pat-flynn/Here's another episode we did with Pat:https://thecatholicmanshow.com/captivate-podcast/virtues-and-vices-of-fitness-with-pat-flynn/ The Catholic Woodworker:Check out The Catholic Woodworker’s home altars. USE PROMO CODE “TCMS” for 10% off and so they know we sent you!Volume Discounts (15% off 3, 20% off 5, 30% off 10)Home AltarPrayer CardTIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes.Want to help The Catholic Man Show?By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show.Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click HereLooking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out.Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE:If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.