The BeatiDudes

Fr. Fergal leads a discussion on the call to vocation andthe role each of us plays in recognizing and encouraging men to consider thepriesthood.  He reflects on the idea thatGod uses ordinary means for extraordinary purposes.The show starts with a reflection on family and therecent ordination to the priesthood of Paul’s brother, Fr. Kevin Kolker. On Blessed are the Joke Makers, Bonus Edition, the Dudesmust each take on a different persona to address the prompt, “On the 8thday, God created __________.” Follow Regnum Christi and the Legionaries of ChristOur 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. Fergal O’Duill is an Irish-born priest with a deep love for Jesus. Throughout his discernment journey, Fr. Fergal was continuously shown that God’s plan was always better than his own. Fr. Fergal starts us off episode two with a reflection on his childhood as the youngest of 8 kids growing up in Ireland. Fr. Fergal was raised by a fervent Catholic father who modeled a love for the Lord and a deep friendship with Jesus. During college, he came to realize that God loved him and had a plan for his life, setting him on a journey of evangelization that led to the priesthood. On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a die-hard conservative to address the prompt, “The newest Catholic podcast talks entirely about ___________.”For the TBD Question of the day, each Dude is asked to reflect on a gift they have each been given by the Holy Spirit. The show concludes with a traditional Irish blessing to send you on your way. Follow Regnum Christi and the Legionaries of ChristOur 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 BeatiDudes is a religiously funny talk show that takes a holy and humorous approach to being a Christian man in the modern world. This Catholic show combines prayer, wit, wisdom, and everything in between.Season One wraps up as the BeatiDudes honor their wives and each other with a rollercoaster of Catholic comedy and prayer. Watch Paul Kolker crush it in a special game of Blessed are the Joke Makers in which he takes on many personas to address the prompt, “Mea culpa, Father, I couldn’t make it to mass because _____” while Nick and Jeff guess as many as possible. Then the pinnacle moment of Season One occurs when the BeatiDudes dedicate the show and all of its work to the protection and intercession of St. Maximilian Kolbe. You can pray along with The BeatiDudes by using this link to download the prayer. Our 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

Christopher, aka the man in the comments, aka BeatiDude Superfan and Official BeatiNerd, joins the show for a season one recap and final point tally announcement. Give yourself a big dose of Vitamin C (for Christopher) by soaking in the greatness of this extra special bonus show that we are squeezing in between episodes #049 and #050.Our 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 BeatiDudes is a religiously funny talk show that takes a holy and humorous approach to being a Christian man in the modern world. This Catholic show combines prayer, wit, wisdom, and everything in between as the BeatiDudes interview guests each week.This week includes two special episodes featuring the BeatiDudes only as they reflect on the first season of the show, highlighting the funniest and most formative moments along the way.Special thanks to all the Season One guests - - Fr. Edwin Leonard, Dr. Jonathan Sanford, Dave Moore, Edmund Mitchell, Fr. Ken Geraci, Giancarlo Bernini, Scott Williams, John Cannon, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Anthony D’Ambrosio, Todd Storch, Chris McMahon, Jeremy Robinson, Matt Reynolds, Brett Attebery, John Heinen, Peter Blute, Steve Kass, Steve LaMure, Alex Trevino, Mike Neri, Jason Deuterman, David Colletti, and Jason Shanks. For this special Reverse Simpsons, The BeatiDudes tell a “very exciting story,” during which Paul directs each person to start and stop talking as the story unfolds. The cards that were selected as prompts for this story include “a fed-up waiter from TGI Fridays” and the “newest hit hymn to hit the church is ________.”Did it turn out to be a very exciting story? Let us know in the comments. www.TheBeatiDudes.com Jeff’s “Work Hard, Pray Hard” ShirtThat One SheepOur 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

Jason Shanks is a Catholic father, leader, and innovator. Over the last two decades, Jason’s work has primarily focused on creating and renewing Catholic apostolates and organizations, infusing in them a new passion and growth mindset necessary to lead more people to Christ and His Church. Jason holds a BA in education from Miami University of Ohio, an MA in Theology from the Pontifical College Josephinum with an emphasis in the New Evangelization, and an MA in nonprofit administration from Mendoza College of Business of the University of Notre Dame. He also holds a certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.The Dudes start this show with a bonus edition of Blessed are the Joke Makers, where each takes on a different persona to address the prompt, “The youth minister has a tattoo of ___________.”Then Jason reflects on the thousands of Catholic innovation ideas that he and his team reviewed during the three-year run of the OSV Innovation Challenge. They were surprised to learn that the most common problem that the innovators were trying to solve was loneliness. Follow JasonOur 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

Jason Shanks is a Catholic father, leader, and innovator. Over the last two decades, Jason’s work has primarily focused on creating and renewing Catholic apostolates and organizations, infusing in them a new passion and growth mindset necessary to lead more people to Christ and His Church. Jason holds a BA in education from Miami University of Ohio, an MA in Theology from the Pontifical College Josephinum with an emphasis in the New Evangelization, and an MA in nonprofit administration from Mendoza College of Business of the University of Notre Dame. He also holds a certificate in Fundraising Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.Jason serves as a consultant on the Committee of Religious Liberty for the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops. He is also the Treasurer of the Board for the National Eucharistic Congress. He resides in Northern Indiana with his wife, Melissa, and their five children.The world needs to hear the story of Jason’s miraculous recovery.Jason recalls his near-death experience and the faithfulness of his family during a 45-day coma brought on by COVID. The messages embedded in this episode and the challenge and inspiration Jason presents are too profound to capture in words. This is a must-listen, must-share episode, and you will not be the same after hearing it. Follow JasonOur 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

David Colletti is a loving husband, father, and people-focused leader driving outsized impact through a culture of extraordinary teams built on character, magnanimity, authenticity, integrity, and purpose. Colletti is Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Mergers & Acquisitions for 7-Eleven, Inc. He is responsible for all store growth and integration in the U.S. and Canada, including new store builds, acquisitions and integration, store development in partnership with the Construction team, and managing the company’s extensive portfolio of physical assets to ensure they deliver maximum value to 7-Eleven. Colletti serves on the board of the DFW Retail Executives Association. He received a dual-degree Bachelor of Arts from The Catholic University of America and his Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.The show kicks off with Blessed are the Joke Makers Bonus Edition, in which each of the Dudes must take on a different persona to address the prompt, “Other things Abraham could have sacrificed.” Next, we learn about Colletti’s work on Lionheart, a brand that brings Catholic men together in masculinity and holiness. That leads to the story of Colletti meeting his wife on the set of the movie Bella. You won’t want to miss the tale of their courtship. Then Colletti shares the background details of Hope Supply, the number one charity that works behind the scenes to support all other charities that help the homeless population in Dallas. Be sure to check into Lionheart Catholic and Hope Supply.Lionheart CatholicHope SupplyOur 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

David Colletti is a loving husband, father, and people-focused leader driving outsized impact through a culture of extraordinary teams built on character, magnanimity, authenticity, integrity, and purpose. Colletti is Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Mergers & Acquisitions for 7-Eleven, Inc. He is responsible for all store growth and integration in the U.S. and Canada, including new store builds, acquisitions and integration, store development in partnership with the Construction team, and managing the company’s extensive portfolio of physical assets to ensure they deliver maximum value to 7-Eleven. Colletti serves on the board of the DFW Retail Executives Association. He received a dual-degree Bachelor of Arts from The Catholic University of America and his Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School.The show starts with the Dudes slurping up a 7-Eleven history lesson from David. Quickly, we learn that Colletti was drawn to his first job on 7-Eleven’s legal team because of the Jesus conversations he had when discussing servant leadership during his interviews. BIG MOMENT - On Blessed are the Joke Makers, the Dudes must take on the persona of a Brainiac Know-It-All to address the prompt “You know you’re Catholic when you love talking about ______.” But there is a twist - - this version of the game is worth 711 points, and the results may change the Season One scoreboard completely. On TBD, David and the Dudes answer the question of the day, “What is something that makes you mad.” And to wrap up the show with another Reverse Simpsons, the Dudes play a homegrown version of “Catch Phrase.” Nick and Paul take turns trying to get David to guess as many words or phrases as possible out of 10 possible during the one-minute and 33-second timer. Our 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

Steve LaMure is a BeatiDude through and through. He has a wonderful family and a successful commercial real estate company, Dominus Commercial, in Dallas, Texas. He also owns various other companies, including a new restaurant in Glen Rose, Texas, called Whisky Woods. The episode starts with Blessed are the Joke Makers Bonus edition, and each Dude must take on different personas to address the prompt, “In their spare time, priests think about ________.”Steve dives into a reflection on the vocation of the business leader and our obligation to always walk the ethical line. He shares examples of where others in his industry are drawn into unethical decisions. When Steve named his company back in 2000, he tried to find a Latin version of Servant Leadership and landed on the name Dominus, meaning Lord. We talked about the role of faith in the workplace and how to be a living witness to others while still accepting people of all backgrounds. Connect with SteveLinkedInDominus CommercialWhisky WoodsOur 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