The Catholic Gentleman
John Heinen, Devin Schadt
The Catholic Gentleman is a show for Catholic Men on topics related to living your best life in the modern world. Featuring conversations on all aspects of masculinity, as well as interviews with experts, the show seeks to provide practical insights for men of all ages. There are great Catholic men who are intentionally committed to the difficult work of actual life. Join us and be one of them.
Hosts include John Heinen and Devin Schadt.
Episodes are released weekly.
Be a Man. Be a Saint.
View and Listen to Previous Episodes - https://catholicgentleman.com/all-episodes
Hosts include John Heinen and Devin Schadt.
Episodes are released weekly.
Be a Man. Be a Saint.
View and Listen to Previous Episodes - https://catholicgentleman.com/all-episodes
Episodes
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Oct 1, 2026 • 1h 9min
Defeating Lust: The Proven 5 Step Plan for When You're Tempted
A practical Catholic approach to overcoming lust without relying on willpower alone. The discussion explores healthy attraction, the dangers of repression, recognizing emotional triggers, and seeing women with dignity rather than objectification. It presents a five-part battle plan built around spiritual preparation, awareness, prayer, accountability, and perseverance.
Sep 24, 2026 • 1h 18min
What Wives Don’t Understand About Husbands
Why do husbands struggle to say what they need? This conversation explores four often-unspoken needs: respect, beauty, physical intimacy, and partnership in a shared mission. It also examines resentment, failure, trust, vulnerable communication, and the habits that can either deepen connection or quietly widen the gap between spouses.
Sep 17, 2026 • 1h 13min
Fulton Sheen’s SHOCKING Prophecy That Came True (w/ Al Smith)
Al Smith, a Catholic author, speaker, publisher, and Fulton Sheen scholar, explores Sheen’s startling warning about spiritual indifference. They discuss drifting toward sin, anxiety, distraction, silence, and the fear of eternity. The conversation also examines confession, Eucharistic adoration, Mary, surrendering the future, and the cross as pathways to deeper discipleship.
Sep 10, 2026 • 1h 7min
4 Things Your Wife Needs From You (But Won't Say)
Marriage thrives on more than good intentions. This conversation explores four often-unspoken needs wives long for: security, strength, closeness, and spiritual leadership. It examines sacrificial love, trust, emotional presence, daily acts of service, shared prayer, and the challenge of turning faith into joyful family life.
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Sep 3, 2026 • 1h 7min
Former Muslim and Oxford PhD: Why Your Education Failed You
Dr. Jacob Imam, a former Muslim, Oxford-trained scholar, and founder of the College of St. Joseph the Worker, explores the crisis of modern manhood. He discusses Islam’s appeal, Catholicism’s balance of law and love, and why education must reunite intellectual formation with skilled trades. The conversation also examines the dignity of physical work, disciplined living, and building stronger communities.
Aug 27, 2026 • 1h 7min
3 Requirements to a Successful Catholic Marriage
Devin Schadt, author and speaker on marriage and family who draws on 30 years of personal experience, discusses why modern marriage feels broken. He explores cultural blind spots, the danger of treating marriage like a competition, and the blind spot of assuming spouses are the same. Practical themes: listening for the heart, naming God-given needs, and creatively meeting each other’s needs.
Aug 20, 2026 • 59min
Why "Holy" Men Make Lazy Husbands (A Father of 9 Explains)
J.J. Sanford, philosopher, University of Dallas president, and father of nine. He discusses why piety can mask laziness. He defends liberal arts and classical formation. He warns against outsourcing thought to AI and urges reclaiming attention. He explains magnanimity paired with humility and offers practical challenges for living faith through daily action.
Aug 13, 2026 • 1h 6min
The Shortest Road to Christ: Stop Ignoring Her (w/ Gabe Castillo)
Gabriel Castillo, filmmaker and father of four known for Marian devotion videos, shares why Mary is the shortest road to Christ. He explores Mary as the model of conformity to God’s will. He explains her biblical role, powerful intercession, practical consecration steps, and simple ways to make Mary present in daily life.
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Aug 6, 2026 • 1h 4min
Why Most Men Never Grow Up (A Priest Explains)
Father Edwin Leonard, pastor of a 9,000‑strong Dallas parish and former vocations director, talks men's formation and parish renewal. He describes making a huge parish feel personal. He outlines practical formation: men's summits, small groups, controlled adversity, spiritual habits, and simple daily practices to root identity in being beloved by God.
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Aug 3, 2026 • 1h 16min
The 7 Tactics the Devil Uses to Bring Your Spouse to Hell
They name seven tactics that quietly pull a marriage apart and trace how sin and selfishness distort marital life. Personal stories reveal slow declines like entitlement, resentment, comparison, and public detraction. Practical spiritual steps are offered to repair relationships, including prayer, confession, listening, sacrifice, and a weekly challenge to rebuild intimacy.
