Manly Catholic: Igniting Men to Light the World on Fire

Go woke, you go broke.Woke culture is a phrase we hear often if we have listened to any sort of political or social commentary. You probably have heard how sports or businesses or people have "gone woke."But what does that actually mean? What does it mean to "be woke?" How can we, as Catholics, respond to this woke culture?That is exactly what Father Dom and James discuss on this weeks episode. Be sure to join us LIVE on our one-year anniversary episode! Father Dom and James will be shooting their first-ever live episode at 8 PM EST. Don't miss it! Be sure to hit the subscribe button on the YouTube page to join us tonight. Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:A Christian Response to Wokeness YouTube videoAwake, Not Woke by Noelle Mering Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Clarence Thomas BiographyDr. Ben Carson Biography Send us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Hey everyone I just wanted to jump on real quick with you to let you know the LIVE Episode is happening tonight between 8-8:30 PM EST.We are going live on YouTube and Instagram. Click on those links to make sure you hit the bell so you don't miss when we go live. Do not miss the live as we have some special announcements that we do not want you to miss. Plus we will be talking about the hot topic for the day...abortion. Can't wait to see you guys then!Send us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

In this episode, James is joined by Ryan Young, founder of Camp Veritas, a Catholic Summer Camp for teens 12-18. Ryan is a man who has lived many lives, as he puts it. From briefly meeting his future spouse at a college meet-and-greet and knowing he was going to marry her to working as a Physician's Assistant in New York, Ryan is a doer. Husband and father to 8-children, Ryan's life is so busy he had to cut the interview short due to a little one needing stitches!During their discussion, Ryan and James speak about the four greatest challenges men face in this day and age, the biggest threats to boys becoming men, and how God rewards the proactive. Ryan is a man who believes there are no accidents and it is evident by the way he speaks about his faith and the Church. “There is nothing more delusional in the universe to think your opinion actually matters.” Ryan YoungLike what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:Camp Veritas website Facebook page for Camp Veritas Climbing Veritas Mountain: One Man's Journey with the Lord by Ryan Young book linkSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Part 2 has arrived! No Avicii references this time around...I promise. In this episode, James and Ryan continue their discussion and dive into the various levels of prayer, including touching on some mystical levels we don't really know a heck of a lot about. We can dare to become like one of these mystics and enter the inner depths of the soul to reach these levels of mastery in prayer. Here is how you do Mental Prayer:Prepare: Place yourself in God's presence and pray for the grace to meditateBegin the meditationReflect on particular subject, some truth of God or the Faith (more on this later)Examine yourself in relation to this truthThink of how you can improve in this aspectAffections like sorrow for sin, hope in God, and love arise in your heart from considering the subject of your meditationOffer petitions in your heart to God: for people in your life, for yourself, your family, your enemies, for the Church, and so onResolve to conquer your main vice or grow in a needed virtueConclusion: Thank God for the graces He gave youRyan's Challenge: Evaluate your current level, and level up to the next one. Click on resource 1 or 2 below to read more bout the levels and decide where you are at currently in your prayer life. Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:Nine Levels of PrayerNew Advent Levels of PrayerSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Okay...full disclosure. James and Ryan will be discussing the Levels of Prayer in an epic 2-part series starting today! Am I the only one that instantly thought of Avicii's Levels when you think of that? Yes? Crickets.....okay then :(. For those of you who want to enjoy it, here's a link.Back to the meat and potatoes, James and Ryan do a deeeep dive into the different levels of prayer. In Part 1, they give you an overview of the 3-different "ways" of prayer as well as all nine levels before teasing you with only levels 1-2. They also discuss Ryan's checklist for mental prayer, which you can find here: Here is how you do Mental Prayer:Prepare: Place yourself in God's presence and pray for the grace to meditateBegin the meditationReflect on particular subject, some truth of God or the Faith (more on this later)Examine yourself in relation to this truthThink of how you can improve in this aspectAffections like sorrow for sin, hope in God, and love arise in your heart from considering the subject of your meditationOffer petitions in your heart to God: for people in your life, for yourself, your family, your enemies, for the Church, and so onResolve to conquer your main vice or grow in a needed virtueConclusion: Thank God for the graces He gave youLike what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:Nine Levels of PrayerSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Ever wonder what those voices in your head mean? No, you aren't crazy (or are you?). We all go through doubt, peace, anger, joy, etc. and figuring out "WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!" Men, you are not alone.Join James and Ryan, the newly dubbed "scorn of the thorn" as they discuss the ever-popular discernment of spirits. Made famous by the great St. Ignatius of Loyola, James and Ryan discuss the basis of the discernment of spirits, great resources to become a spiritual master, and personal examples from both James and Ryan on how it has helped them. Plus so much more! James' Challenge: Take 10 minutes a day and sit with the Gospel reading. Try not to think too hard about it. Reflect on one word or one line and just allow God to meet you in the Gospel. Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:The Discernment of Spirits by Fr. Gallagher Ignatian Spirituality A dummies guide to the discernment of spirits Introduction to the discernment of spirits Feed the right wolfSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Check out James' interview he did with Dallas Dagampat on the "Modern Catholic Life" podcast. James and Dallas discussed a variety of topics including getting married in the Catholic Church from a Protestant perspective, why open relationships do not and cannot work, and so much more!Be sure to follow Dallas on Instagram, YouTube, and check out his podcast as well! Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Ever wondered how Satan organizes demons? Did you even think there was an organization to all the chaos? To know your enemy, you must study him. Thankfully, there are plenty of resources, like this podcast! (hint hint), that can help you stop that lion from prowling into your home and devouring your soul.Join James and Ryan Flahery (back for round 2!) as they talk about Satan's top demons and why the United States is firmly under their control.  Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:Father Ripperger's talk on Spiritual Warfare where he references the 5 generals  Father Chad Ripperger --> I think we have at least one mention of Fr. Ripperger per episode. We are becoming his official fan. Fr. Ripperger's Dominion --> everything you could ever want to know about Angels & Demons. Be careful...it is not for the faint of heart. Fr. Ripperger's Deliverance Prayers for Use By the Laity --> I use this book every day and highly recommend to any serious Catholic Jesse Romero --> another rockstar Catholic I am becoming a huge fan of. Listen to his talks on spiritual warfare on Youtube. Michael Knowles' SpeecSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Ohhhhh boy! You have been waiting for the day and here it is! Father Dom and James had the privilege and honor of interviewing the one and only Jesse Romero on the podcast and boy, did he not disappoint! For those of you who don't know Jesse, I am just going to drop a quote from his website: “If your parish suffers from low energy, call me, I can jump start it. I’m a full Gospel, Bible Believing, Born Again, Spirit Filled, Evangelical, Orthodox Catholic Christian, washed and empowered by the blood of Jesus.  With a Bible in one hand, with a rosary in my other hand and with Jesus in my heart, you will hear the fullness of the Catholic faith in an evangelical style with devil destroying theology.”To say Jesse is energetic and passionate is an understatement. He brought the fire and hammer down during the podcast and you will not want to miss it. Be sure you check out the resources listed below to find out more about Jesse, ways to support the podcast, and other great content on our other social media platforms.  Like what you heard? Maybe you just enjoy reading James’s show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast here to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.  Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode: Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraph #407 --> So you know Jesse didn't make up the quote :) Jesse's website --> Be sure to book Jesse for your parish to bring it alive againVirgin Most Powerful Radio --> where you can hear Jesse's podcasts as well as other amazing content Send us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Whoa....an episode on Friday? You bet! Something special is coming next week. In this episode, James wraps up his discussion with Ryan Flaherty, a local from Ada, MI who attends St. Robert's of Newminster parish. Ryan is a husband and father of two and is passionate about all things spiritual warfare. He is basically a spokesperson for Fr. Chad Ripperger (we are also guilty as charged) and wants to help men yell with a battle-ax in one hand and the Rosary in the other hand. Or, give a good battle cry. Either one will work.Continue to listen to this finale episode (and extra special since it's on Friday) as James and Ryan discuss practical tips on how to prepare yourself to fight in the most epic and important fight we will ever enter into.  Like what you hear? Or maybe just like James's show notes? Please prayerfully consider supporting this apostolate here.  We greatly appreciate your support!Partners: Sword & Spade Magazine → We often talk about Fraternus, an incredible organization that strives to connect men with their children and get them outside! Subscribe to their magazine by using this link and help support them and our show! As always, please pray for us! We are men who are striving every day to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!  Get social with us:Follow us on the ‘gram.'Join our private FB group exclusively for our listeners.Tweet us here. Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Contact us directly:themanlycatholic@gmail.comResources mentioned in the episode:1. Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity by Father Chad Ripperger --> cannot recommend this book enough. I use this daily!2. That Man Is You --> great resource for parishes to start a men's group if they haven't already 3. Broken Things by Matthew West song4. Father Chad Ripperger's talk on angels and demons --> Father Ripperger is the man when it comes to spiritual warfare5. Jesse Romero talk (part 1) on spiritual warfare --> Jesse Romero is the man when it comes to spiritual warfare as aSend us a textSupport the showPlease prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page. to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Be sure to follow us on X for more great content. As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost! Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces Check out our website Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com