The BeatiDudes

Matthew Marsden is the first BeatiDudes guest known to have triple citizenship – British, American, and Maltese. He is also the first major Hollywood actor to join the BeatiDudes at the Tiny Table for tea, scones, and real talk about Jesus and Hollywood.Matthew is an accomplished American actor seen in films such as Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen, Rambo, Resident Evil: Extinction, Bounty Killer, and the film adaptation of the classic novel Atlas Shrugged.As a young actor, Matthew quickly rose to prominence in the popular UK television series Coronation Street in his role as Chris Collins. Marsden won the "Most Popular Newcomer Award" at the National Television Awards (1997) for his performance in the series.In 1998, Matthew released his first single, "The Heart's Lone Desire," which peaked at number 13 in the UK charts. His follow-up hit was a cover of the Hall and Oates classic "She's Gone," a collaboration with Beyonce and the girls of Destiny's Child.Returning to acting, Marsden was soon cast in lead roles in several television movies and feature films, including Shiner (opposite Michael Caine), Madso's War, Helen of Troy, and Anacondas: The Hunt for The Blood Orchid. Marsden also has extensive television credits, including roles on NCIS, CSI Miami, The Ghost Whisperer, Nikita, Castle, and Two and A Half Men.Born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, Marsden is an avid writer, reader and athlete. He learned to race motorbikes from former world champion Ron Haslam and trained to box by former WBC super-middleweight world champion Richie Woodhall. He is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, holds a PADI Dive Master certification, and actively supports the United States Military.Follow Matthew Marsden Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Mike Murray is a Christian leader in the workplace and in his home. He and his wife are blessed with five wonderful children. The Murray family has navigated some difficult health throughout their journey together. When they welcomed their first child, Mariana, they soon realized she was autistic and would require a great deal of care throughout her life. Fast forward many years, and their fourth child, Caroline, was diagnosed with cancer and immediately put through surgeries and radiation at the time. With a strong faith background and an incredible Catholic community, Mike and his family persevered the tough times and continued to grow in faith, love, and holiness. Mike’s pro tips for surviving the tough stuff:• Invest in community building from the start.• Have sympathy for others, even when they react wildly to the hardships in their life.• Let people help you. It’s good for you and for them. • Pray Mike was raised in Dallas and attended Jesuit College Prep before heading to Washington, D.C., to attend the Catholic University of America. After college, Mike coached and served as the admissions officer at Jesuit before attending SMU Law School. After over a decade in law, Mike entered the Dallas nonprofit scene and played major roles in many of the leading pro-life and service organizations. Today, Mike serves as the President of Heroic Media. Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Mike Murray loves to get involved and throughout his life discovered that his desire to serve naturally led to positions of leadership. Mike was raised in Dallas and attended Jesuit College Prep before heading to Washington D.C. to attend the Catholic University of America. After college, Mike coached and served the admissions officer at Jesuit before attending SMU law school. After over a decade in law, Mike entered the Dallas nonprofit scene and played major roles in many of the leading prolife and service organizations. Today, Mike serves as the President of Heroic Media. Mike is a community builder who played a critical role in connecting young Catholics who are on fire and well formed throughout North Texas. With an office just around the corner from The BeatiDudes studio at Lucid Private Office dot com, Mike is a cornerstone of the Vatican Valley (aka the business epicenter for faith, business, and philanthropy in the Diocese of Dallas). Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Bill Kula loves baseball and, more importantly, is loyal to his hometown team, the Texas Rangers. In 2016, Bill and his wife were recognized as the Texas Rangers Fans of the Year. The award brought Bill into an even deeper relationship with the team so you can imagine his excitement when the Rangers made it to the World Series in 2023.As the series began, Bill began hearing his father's voice, who had passed just a few years earlier, telling him, “Enjoy the game.” The message didn’t mean anything specific to Bill until Game 3 arrived. That day, Bill received an unsolicited direct message from Major League Baseball offering him two free tickets to the game that evening. After realizing the messages were not a hoax, Bill and his wife made their way to the stadium. Upon finding their seats, he heard his father again say, “Enjoy the game.”Bill’s father used their shared love and respect for the game of baseball to connect with him from beyond the grave. As Bill sat in his seat, still in disbelief, he realized that day was the three-year anniversary of his father’s death. He thanked his earthly father and his heavenly Father, and then enjoyed the game as the Rangers made their first-ever run to become World Series Champions. Bill is a public relations and communications executive passionate about service, faith, and lifelong learning. Presently, he serves as the Director of Communications for the Catholic Foundation in Dallas, Texas. Bill and his wife, Wendy, are the proud parents of two daughters, one set to be married in 2025 and the other completing her senior year at the University of Oklahoma. Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

After a series of unfortunate events, Bill Kula’s life was held in the balance as he underwent an eight-day battle in the ICU. While intubated and alone, Bill received a grace from God that allowed his vision to move past the hospital room to see heaven and hell and to witness the moments of prayer coming from family and friends. You must hear about Bill’s miraculous experience and how his faith-filled visions were later confirmed when he returned home from the hospital. Bill is a public relations and communications executive passionate about service, faith, and lifelong learning. Presently, he serves as the Director of Communications for the Catholic Foundation in Dallas, Texas. Bill and his wife, Wendy, are the proud parents of two daughters, one set to be married in 2025 and the other completing her senior year at the University of Oklahoma. Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

John Kunz is the most stylish man to join The BeatiDudes at the Tiny Table over the first four seasons. After the loss of his son in 2001 and a subsequent miscarriage, John opened a pathway to healing partially by exploring his creative side. He and his wife love to make their clothing or add creative alterations to the items they already have.This fun-loving episode will leave you feeling (and looking) good.Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Witty, intelligent, sharp-dressed, and fun-loving…Vulnerable, faithful, heart-wrenching, and inspirational….Meet John Kunz, a devoted husband and father who is doing his best to form his family in the faith. In 2021, John and his wife received the diagnosis during their 5th pregnancy that their baby boy had Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) - - a rare congenital heart defect that prevents the left side of the heart from developing properly during pregnancy. Jack was born in November of 2021 and passed three weeks later. Listening to John speak about the emotional and physically challenging journey of welcoming Jack and then saying goodbye to him soon after is an experience you won’t want to miss. John’s love for family and trust in God serves as a witness to the love that can only be experienced through Christ. John and his wife were blessed to conceive two more children after Jack’s passing; the first passed in the womb, and the second is a spry toddler, bringing light and life to the family daily. This episode is truly special. Hanging out with John and The BeatiDudes provides a true sense of levity and friendship throughout the first half of the show, followed by a podcast experience that will tug at your heart and move you to action. Our Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Reg Platt is back for a fascinating bonus episode complete with wild necklaces, mustaches, and an outward pouring of faith and love for the communion of saints to which we all belong. This is a great episode on all platforms, but do yourself a favor and check out the video version of the show to get a glimpse of the chains Reg wears on the outside of his shirt. The chains contain dozens of icons and crucifixes, each one storing a memory of a friend or a time in Reg’s life. Find a retreat and/or follow Reg.https://www.projectjosephdallas.org/https://www.racheldallas.org/https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/reg-plattOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Reg Platt has a checkered past, a blessed present, and a hopeful future. Reg shares his abortion story and the damage it caused his life. He is passionate about raising awareness of the hidden victims of abortion: the fathers of the children lost to it. Reg returned to the church and found forgiveness from his abortion stories at two incredible healing retreats, Rachel’s Vineyard and Project Joseph. Reg currently works as a men’s after-abortion advocate and pro-life speaker. He is also the coordinator and main facilitator for Project Joseph, a ministry designed to help men deal with the guilt, shame, and grief of abortion loss. Reg is also the founder of The Friends of Joseph, educating the families and friends of those men to understand their dilemma. As a man of past poor choices, he knows how the mercy of God is free to all but accepted by so few.Find a retreat and/or follow Reg.Project JosephRachel's VineyardReg Platt on Catholic SpeakersOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

The Shroud of Turin is the most studied archeological object in human history, and Fr. Andrew Dalton joins the BeatiDudes for a journey into Shroud science that will move you regardless of where you are in your own faith walk. This is a throwback repost from Season Two and a tribute to one of our favorite episodes of all time. What the Gospels do not record, Shroud science does. But what does it reveal about the physical sufferings of the man? Are signs of Resurrection traced on the Shroud? How was this enigmatic image, which acts as a photonegative and encodes three-dimensional information, formed in the first place? Do these linen fibers contain the blood that was shed for our salvation?Fr. Andrew Dalton is a Catholic priest of the Legionaries of Christ and professor of theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He teaches the Synoptic Gospels and Biblical Greek and Hebrew. Fr. Dalton obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Shroud Studies in 2011 and became a board member of Othonia, an international center of investigation on the Shroud, in 2017. In 2018, he worked with Shroud experts worldwide to bring university-level studies to the English-speaking world. He also teaches the Biblical Theology of the Passion of the Christ for the Science and Faith Institute, which collaborates with the International Centre of Shroud Studies in Turin and the Giulio Ricci Diocesan Centre of Shroud Studies in Rome. Shroud StudiesOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Solidarity HealthShareAquinas Wealth AdvisorsLucid Private OfficeSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau