The BeatiDudes

Joe Condit is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Catholic Speakers Organization (CSO). Since its inception in 2006, the company has become the largest Catholic-focused speakers bureau in the world - spreading the Word of God by promoting and representing professional speakers of Faith that do it best. The Catholic Speakers Organization represents and books 400+ diocesan approved Catholic speakers all over the world for any type of event or public appearance enriching communities everywhere. In addition, Joe is also the producer, director and chairman of the National Catholic Men’s Conference, an annual event held in Cincinnati, Ohio to help men of all ages and faiths grow closer in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Joe gets vulnerable on this episode sharing the details of his childhood and his ongoing battle with Lyme Disease. He goes on to encourage men to stop putting on a mask and to be real about whatever life stage they are experiencing. The more we address our problems, the more likely we are to find solutions through community and authentic fraternity. Joe’s message – You are not in this alone.On Blessed are the Joke Makers, Bonus Edition, the Dudes must each portray a different persona to address the prompt, “The best pilgrimages offer ____ to its pilgrims.” Connect with the Catholic Speakers OrganizationOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Joe Condit is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of the Catholic Speakers Organization (CSO). Since its inception in 2006, the company has become the largest Catholic-focused speakers bureau in the world - spreading the Word of God by promoting and representing professional speakers of Faith that do it best. The Catholic Speakers Organization represents and books 400+ diocesan approved Catholic speakers all over the world for any type of event or public appearance enriching communities everywhere. In addition, Joe is also the producer, director and chairman of the National Catholic Men’s Conference, an annual event held in Cincinnati, Ohio to help men of all ages and faiths grow closer in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Joe shares the moments that launched his ministry from representing his sister as a Catholic speaker to landing Fr. John Corapi as an early client. Joe also told the story of the 2023 National Men’s Conference, where he and his team set up an incredibly touching moment and had Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen, surprise an assembly of elementary students the day before his talk on the big stage. The night before filming this episode of The BeatiDudes, Joe joined Jim Caviezel, the actor who plays Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, for the NCAA Football Championship game and witnessed the greatest moment he has ever seen in sports. Tune in to find out what it was. On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a recently engaged person to address the prompt, “What is talked about at the pub?” The TBD Question of the Day is “Tell us about your proposal.”And don’t miss Reverse Simpsons designed by Jeff where the Nick and Paul must stuff their mouth with six marshmallows before trying to get Joe to guess a series of 3 secret words each. Connect with the Catholic Speakers OrganizationOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Philip Ryall is the founder of Harvest Journeys and an incredible BeatiDudes guest from down under. On this bonus show, Philip shares the journey of his childhood, including the time at 13 years old when he had a profound encounter with Christ during a horseback riding camp. That experience led Philip to become a young writer sharing his love of God with classmates. While he didn’t have a vocation to the priesthood, he clearly knew that he had a calling to share the Gospel through all his gifts, especially through pilgrimage. For over 30 years, Harvest Journeys has been singularly devoted to faith-based travel. They are 100% dedicated to Catholic pilgrimage and providing every traveler with the greatest opportunities to reap the abundant fruit that pilgrimage provides. Every pilgrim group is accompanied by a Catholic who helps to connect the external physical journey with the interior faith journey by providing opportunities for spiritual guidance, scripture, prayer, and reflection at holy sites and access to the Sacraments.On Blessed are the Joke Makers Bonus Edition, each of the Dudes must take on a different persona to address the prompt, “I am guilty of ______.” #pilgrimage #Catholic #Beatitude #AussieCatholic #HarvestJourneys Connect with Harvest JourneysOur Partners:Sock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Philip Ryall is the founder of Harvest Journeys and the second Australian BeatiDudes guest. For over 30 years, Harvest Journeys has been singularly devoted to faith-based travel. They are 100% dedicated to Catholic pilgrimage and providing every traveler with the greatest opportunities to reap the abundant fruit that pilgrimage provides. Every pilgrim group is accompanied by a Catholic who helps to connect the external physical journey with the interior faith journey by providing opportunities for spiritual guidance, scripture, prayer, and reflection at holy sites and access to the Sacraments.As a young man, Philip joined his father on a series of road trips throughout Australia that helped to set his career in motion as he found his love for planning the journey and exploring God’s beauty. He realized over the years that pilgrimage is not just about information, it’s about transformation. Join the show as Philip shares hilarious stories of moments where an Australian concept gets lost in translation for American audiences. He then goes on to share stories of miraculous healing in Lourdes and reconciliation in the Holy Land that are only made possible through the encounter moments of pilgrimage. On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a Broadcast News or Sports Anchor to address the prompt, “There will be ______ in eternity.”The Question of the Day is to reflect on your sleep habits and the memories you have of your dreams, or lack thereof. On Reverse Simpsons, Philip presents the Dudes, each with their own Akubra (Australian hats and Aussie tradition). #pilgrimage #Catholic #Beatitude #AussieCatholic #HarvestJourneys Connect with Harvest JourneysOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Joel Stepanek is the Chief Operating Officer for the National Eucharistic Congress and an avid fan of great music. After stumbling across the band Black-Eyed Peas in 2001, Joel created a website about the group and their upbeat, positive style of hip-hop music. His work was noticed early on by the band, and they soon reached out to Joel to offer him news, updates, and backstage passes for his fan site. As high school progressed, Joel stopped updating the site just a bit before the Black-Eyed Peas became a worldwide phenomenon.However, the lessons of Joel’s connection to the band did not end with the website. Instead, Joel realized that his love for music and its ability to transform the people who hear it paled in comparison to the similar impact that ministry could have on the world and that is why he dropped his other career pursuits to focus on the sharing the greatest thing of all, the Gospel. Joel is also an author with several books under his belt, covering many topics, including humility, authentic masculinity, and discernment. He explains that discernment is the ability to listen and respond to the interior movements of the Holy Spirit in our heart, and it requires a spiritual “affective”ness and an emotional “affective”ness. Joel’s closing message to men to close out the show concludes with three questions to ask each day: What are you creating? What are you cultivating? What are you protecting? Buy Joel’s Bookshttps://www.avemariapress.com/authors/joel-stepanekhttps://shop.lifeteen.com/products/true-northConnect with the Eucharistic CongressOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

Joel Stepanek is the Chief Operating Officer for the National Eucharistic Congress taking place in Indianapolis in July of 2024. The attendees will be united, formed, healed, and sent out as evangelists. This is the first event of its kind since the 1940s. Prior to the Congress, four separate Eucharistic processions will cross America and converge in Indianapolis. Joel leads the BeatiDudes in a review of all the ways in which we can participate in the Congress, starting with the fundamental question of “how are we allowing God to work in us and through us?”On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a Drill Sergeant to address the prompt, “Lord, I need _____.” The TBD question of the day is where would you go in the United States if someone gifted you and your spouse with an all expense paid trip for the week? On Reverse Simpsons, Joel plays a game of “Password” with Nick and Paul, orchestrated by Jeff. Points are given, and points are taken away. Connect with the Eucharistic CongressOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

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 and has become a leading international voice on the Shroud of Turin. On this Bonus episode of The BeatiDudes, Fr. Dalton reflects on his journey to the priesthood, which includes an incredible college chapter during which he served as the Georgia Tech Mascot “Buzz” and powerful Holy Spirit nudges from a friend who ended up on a reality TV show on MTV.On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a Drunk Uncle to address the prompt, “_________, a near occasion of sin.” Shroud StudiesOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke 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. 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)Spoke Street MediaDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

As a devoted husband, father of nine, and President and Founder of CatholicVote, Brian Burch provides a leading voice of faith and reason for the modern world and a witness to the beauty of big families. CatholicVote is an advocacy organization that inspires lay Catholics in America to live out the truths of our faith in public life. The episode starts with Brian sharing incredible details about his large family (nine kids) and the surprise set of twins that his wife delivered at the conclusion of their first pregnancy. Brian reflects on the sanctifying grace of parenthood as he also prepares to become a grandfather in the months ahead. Brian talks about the work of Arthur Brooks and his book From Strength to Strength as he reflects on the second half of life, where wisdom and experience allow you to be a mentor to others. Brian also highlights that kids who grow up in homes where fathers go to church are dramatically more likely to stay active in their faith as adults. In his parting advice to men, Brian encourages men to rediscover their role as men by owning our involvement in supporting our children and wives as we live out the complementarity of our marriage. He also encourages us to keep laughing and modeling joy as we journey through life. On Blessed are the Joke Makers bonus edition, each of the Dudes takes on a different persona to address the prompt, “The newest Catholic podcast talks about _______.”Follow CatholicVote and Subscribe to The LoopOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau

As a devoted husband, father of nine, and President and Founder of CatholicVote, Brian Burch provides a leading voice of faith and reason for the modern world. CatholicVote is an advocacy organization that inspires lay Catholics in America to live out the truths of our faith in public life. Knowing that the current culture and politics can be daunting and frustrating, Brian lives by the mantra, “The greater the challenge, the greater the adventure.” Brian encourages all Mass-attending Catholics to focus more on getting their fellow parishioners to vote in each election than to worry about converting a longtime holdout. Brian also shares his reflections on the liberation that comes from following the guidance of nature, the Bible, and over 2,000 years of wisdom from the smartest people who came before us. On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a person stuck in the decade of your choice to address the prompt, “Things Jesus never spoke about.” The TBD question for this episode is “Describe 2023 in two words. Expand on those words after your answer.” On Reverse Simpsons, Brian and the Dudes give their New Year’s resolutions for 2024. Follow CatholicVote and Sign Up for The LoopOur Partners:Solidarity HealthShareSock Religious (10% Discount)Aquinas Wealth AdvisorsSpoke Street MediaThe Catholic Card GameDivine ComedyUndivided LifeFollow The BeatiDudes:BeatiDudes WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramTwitterJeff Schiefelbein on LinkedInBeatiDudes Theme Song and Music ByThe Pencil Bureau