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I am SO excited to share this episode with your guys today! We’re bringing back Fr. Robert Spitzer, a Catholic priest, scientist and author to talk about the soul. How do we know it exists? Is it just some concept Christianity made up? How do we know the soul exists?
Fr. Robert and I dig into how Plato and Aristotle and even cultures BEFORE the ancient Greeks knew that a soul exists, why monkeys and other animals don’t have souls, and how the fascinating data on near-death experiences ties in perfectly with Catholic theology.
This is such an interesting episode and it’s always wonderful talking to Fr. Robert. Learn more about his work at the Magis Center: www.magiscenter.com/
Get Fr. Robert’s book, Science at the Doorstep of God: https://ignatius.com/science-at-the-doorstep-to-god-sdgp/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwt-OwBhBnEiwAgwzrUh8Pjock1_XoJlPadI-O9Lf80CH21Ssrq9SvPgcWUHkC_BXwVA8NABoCn8oQAvD_BwE
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I can’t wait to introduce you to our guest this week! Dom Raso is a Navy SEAL and member of SEAL Team Six. He is a literal HERO and an expert in dealing with fear. Do you think Navy SEALs ever get scared? Of course they do! But they have undergone extensive training to overcome their fears and use that energy and adrenaline to literally save lives.
Dom and I talk about five concrete tips to get you started on your journey to overcoming your fears. As Dom says, you are anything but a victim in this life. You are a VICTOR, and God is calling you to amazing things!
Speaking of amazing things, have you seen Dom Roso's company? https://crusheverything.com/
This episode is taken from Fearless, a course that teaches you exactly what you need to do to conquer your fear and start living life to the full. Watch Fearless on our NEW streaming platform over on our website: https://coaching.reallifecatholic.com...
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Happy Easter, guys! He is risen, just as He said—ALLELUIA! If there are three words that change everything, it’s these: He is risen. Today, we’re going through Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, and how it affects your life 2,000 years later. We’ll talk about why we still experience death and what it actually means to say that Jesus “conquered death.”
I’ll share a passage from this fantastic ancient homily from Holy Saturday and how the homilist reflected on Jesus meeting Adam and Eve face to face after his death. Finally, I’ll share some video I took when I visited the empty tomb of Jesus, one of the most holy places on Earth.
You guys, God literally makes dead people alive. Imagine what he can do in your life. Let’s truly celebrate Christ’s victory this Easter season!
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Happy Holy Week, guys! This week before we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter is a special time in the Church. So often, we get distracted by holiday plans and preparation that we let the week go by without reflecting on the magnitude of what really happened 2,000+ years ago. So that’s what I’m going to focus on over the next two weeks—the passion, death and resurrection of our God.
I’m going to be honest, this was a tough talk for me to write, and it might be tough for you to hear. But that’s what this week is all about. Sit in those feelings and let the events that took place have that impact on you.
Be there with Jesus this Holy Week in the garden, in the praetorium, on the cross, and in the tomb. Let yourself be moved and affected by the story of our Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection. And remember, He is with you in your trials and suffering, and He did this all out of love for YOU. No matter your past, your present, your triumphs, your failings, your wounds—Jesus loves you so much that He died for YOU.
Thanks to Bishop Barron for the insight about all the world’s evils converging on Jesus, and to Fr. Benedict Groeschel for the insight about Jesus feeling abandoned so we wouldn’t have to feel that way alone.
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Get ready, guys, and maybe get a box of Kleenex for this episode! We’re talking with one of the most profound men I have ever met, Dr. Bob Schuchts. After spending more than 30 years as a therapist, Dr. Bob founded the John Paul II Center for Healing, where his team leads a number of healing retreats for individuals and couples who want to encounter the healing love of Jesus Christ.
We go through the actual marriage vows said in the Catholic sacrament of matrimony and talk about what they mean, and Dr. Bob reflects on his own marriage with his wife Margie, who died six years ago.
Think this episode is only for married people? Think again! You may have heard me say before that sometimes you think in life without thinking about WHAT you’re thinking. Follow me? Dr. Bob also talks about how we identify the “false vows” we have been living out of (whether consciously or unconsciously) and how to renounce those vows and take every thought captive for Christ!
This is such a beautiful conversation and I am so excited for you guys to see it. Share it with your friends and family who are single, engaged, newly married, or who have been married 50+ years! It’s THAT good! ❤️
Links from today’s episode: John Paul II Healing Center: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/
Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus In Your Life: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product...
Be Devoted: Restoring Friendship, Passion, and Communion in Your Marriage: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product...
Healing the Whole Person Online Retreat:
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The “Woke Movement” and “wokeism” are terms that seem to be thrown around EVERYWHERE on the internet these days. On one side, you have people wondering why their friends and family are suddenly hating the values they grew up with. On the other side, people who have a genuine concern for justice and the marginalized are trying to help THEIR friends and family see their concerns and side of the story. Where does it all leave us?
Today, I’m sitting down with Noelle Mering, author of Awake, Not Woke to discuss what the woke movement even is, where it comes from, where it’s misguided, and what we can do about it in our everyday lives. I know this sounds like a super political episode, but we really stress the importance of seeing the PEOPLE on both sides of the woke argument with the love and dignity they deserve as children of God.
My challenge to you this week is to share this with someone who disagrees with you on this topic, so that you may engage in a loving, fruitful conversation and see the GOOD in each other ❤️
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Awake, Not Woke: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/a...
Theology of Home Series: https://theologyofhome.com/collection...
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NOTE: This episode discusses sensitive topics. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, I’ve shared some pretty intimate parts of my life, between sitting down with my wife and I for a marriage counseling session, to sharing my wife’s journey of healing from sexual abuse. I am so grateful for all of your support! Get ready to go even further into my story today.
I’m excited to share with you a talk I gave at The Napa Institute conference about my own journey of healing, how I walked with my wife through her healing journey, and how I found my true self in the Lord’s healing love. I love you guys and can’t wait to share how the Lord has worked in my own life!
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Get out your tin hats, today we’re talking conspiracy theories!
JUST KIDDING, no tin hats required! But we are talking not about conspiracy theories themselves, but how to survive in a world where sometimes, the line between the truth and the conspiracy is…a bit murky. Or is it?!
I’m so blessed to have Dr. Peter Malinoski back on the show to chat about this. We chat about some fascinating questions,, such as how do we tell the difference between the truth and a conspiracy? Does it really matter, meaning, is it on us to figure out what's going on behind the scenes? How do we not fall into the sin of trying to be omniscient? Is doomsday prepping good, or can people take it too far? Is Christianity a conspiracy theory?!
And finally, how do we talk to and love friends and family who have taken the whole conspiracy thing a little too seriously?
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I hear all the time from parents whose children have drifted away from their Catholic faith either as teenagers or adults. These parents have done everything they can and pray for their children every day.
There is hope for you. There is hope for your kids! Dr. Michael Sirilla is LIVING PROOF of this.
Dr. Sirilla is a very dear friend of mine who grew up in a Catholic family and abandoned all of that as a young man to travel the country doing drugs and following the Grateful Dead. He had a massive reversion to Catholicism and is now a professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Guys, if you want to see what God can do in a person’s life, look no further than this episode!
One more thing—if there’s someone you know who is struggling in this area, whether they’ve drifted so far away from God that they don’t know how to come back, or a parent whose child has left the faith, can you share this episode with them? I want them to know that God DELIGHTS in His children and is always waiting to bring them back with open arms.
Mentioned in this week's episode: Archbishop Aquila's Pastoral Letter on Recreational Marijuana, "That They Might Have Life:" https://archden.org/that-they-might-h... Alex Berenson's book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence: https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Your-Chil...
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Are you ready for a behind-the-scenes look at what marriage counseling is REALLY like? We're taking the "Real Life" in Real Life Catholic to the next level. My wife, Natalie, and I are getting real, raw and vulnerable today.
We’re sitting down with our friend, Dr. Jim Langley, to show you what a typical marriage counseling session looks like. So many people are afraid to go to marriage counseling or they feel like going to counseling means their marriage is doomed, but it can be a super edifying experience!
A major theme in this episode is being comfortable being vulnerable with your spouse and overcoming fears. It is by overcoming these fears that you can communicate better with your spouse, have the freedom to work through past or present issues, and ultimately lead each other to Heaven. We hope that by sharing our session with Dr. Jim, couples who are maybe afraid or on the fence about counseling will feel empowered to take the step in their marriage journey.
Just remember: be real with yourself, be real with each other, and WORK AT IT!
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Religion and….science? Yep, you read that right! So many people think that religion and science are incompatible, but this could not be further from the Truth.
Pope John Paul II said in his encyclical Fides et Ratio that “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.”
Enter Fr. Robert Spitzer, an insanely smart priest, author, and president of the Magis Center. We talk today all about how science and religion are not only compatible, but also how both are essential in the order of the Universe created by God. We also talk about refuting common objections to the existence of God, the time he debated Stephen Hawking, and whether or not he believes aliens exist.
Get Fr. Spitzer’s book, Science at the Doorstep to God: Science and Reason in Support of God, the Soul, and Life after Death: https://ignatius.com/science-at-the-doorstep-to-god-sdgp/
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Shame. It’s a feeling so universal that it goes back to our first parents, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The enemy actually uses shame to make us feel like we’re the only person dealing with a certain problem to keep us disconnected and hidden from our communities and from God.
Today, I’m sitting down with Carrie Schuchts Daunt to talk about all types of shame, what it does to us, and the antidote to it. Carrie is an author and presenter for the John Paul II Healing Center’s Undone and Unveiled retreats, where she leads women in healing from past wounds and shame. I can’t wait for you guys to dive in!
Get Carrie’s book, Undone: Freeing your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/product/undone-carrie-schuchts-daunt/
Learn more about the JPII Healing Center: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/Forgive, my program on forgiveness inspired by my experience with Fr. Geraci: https://reallifecatholic.com/forgive/
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How can something that seems so simple be so HARD? Yep, we’re talking about forgiveness with Fr. Ken Geraci, CPM, an EXPERT on the subject. This guy, in opposition to political protesters at a conference we attended together, led people in prayer! But he is the first to say that forgiveness is a virtue to be practiced and cultivated over time.
But sometimes, you don’t want to forgive. Or, you only want to forgive about 95%, and you need to go a little further to forgive that last 5%. This is where the “dirty work” of forgiveness begins and where the Lord is ready to meet us with his healing grace.
Today, we talk about all of that, plus how to forgive when someone really did something terrible to you, how to forgive things that maybe even happened before you were born, and more. I can’t wait for you guys to dive in with us!
Forgive, my program on forgiveness inspired by my experience with Fr. Geraci: https://reallifecatholic.com/forgive/
Get Fr. Geraci's book, Spiritual Warfare and Divine Mercy, The Weapon for Our Times: https://bit.ly/3OcXi9e
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This was quite possibly one of the most profound and impactful conversations I’ve had in my entire life! Truly, Kim Zember is a presence of the outpouring of God’s love.
So often, people within the church tend to pick two sides of the LGBTQ issue. They ignore the person feeling these attractions, or they condone and celebrate the lifestyle. The problem with these options are, neither one views the whole person as a child of God.
Kim and I talk about her journey, how she realized she was attracted to women, when she realized that the LGBTQ community was hurting her more than helping her, and the people who loved her along the way. She also gives practical tips for how to walk with someone on this journey and amazing resources and ministries if you experience same-sex attraction and want to live according to Jesus’ plan for your life.
Guys, the Lord loves you SO much. He doesn’t care what you have done or what struggles you have. He knows all of that and still found you worth dying for and loves you STILL. I can’t wait for you to watch, and please consider sharing this video with a friend who would benefit from hearing Kim’s testimony.
Links from today's episode:
Rainbow Revival: https://rainbowrevival.org/
Overcome: https://overcomemin.com/
Unforgotten Faces: https://www.unforgottenfaces.org/
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NOTE: This episode discusses sensitive topics. Viewer discretion is advised.
Today I want to introduce you to my hero, my wife: Natalie. Here, she shares her story of healing, conversion, and our love story. I can’t wait for you to hear her powerful testimony!
Guys, the cracks in your heart are precisely where God enters to heal and use for His greater glory!
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Merry Christmas, guys!
Today, I’m bringing you with me to where it all began—The Holy Land. I mentioned in last week’s episode in Nazareth at the Basilica of the Annunciation there is a sign that says “The Word Was Made Flesh Here.” Cue the chills!
If you’ve never been to the Holy Land, it is a completely transforming experience, and I want to take you along on my 2018 trip so that you can experience what it’s really like where Jesus lived and walked and died and ROSE from the dead. I can’t wait to dive in with you!
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Merry Christmas, guys!
This Christmas Week, I want to talk to you about amazement. Do we see the wonder in God the same way Anna and Simeon did when Our Lord was presented in the Temple? If we were at the manger scene, would we have been amazed?
G.K. Chesterton once said, ““The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.” There are so many amazing things in this world, and we are unfazed and accustomed to so many of them.
This Christmas season, let us bask in the wonder and majesty of the God of the Universe, who willingly chose to come to us as a tiny baby. Let the Word Made Flesh dwell among us!
Stick around to the end for my friend Sarah Kroger sharing some beautiful Christmas music! And join Sarah, Fr. Joe Krupp and I for a pilgrimage in September 2024 to follow the steps of St. Paul in Greece. Learn more and reserve your spot for this amazing opportunity: https://www.ctscentral.net/travel-tours/the-journey-of-st.-paul-by-land-&-sea
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The Catholic Church was and remains the LARGEST social service in HISTORY.
If you don’t love the poor, you will go to Hell (sorry, don’t shoot the messenger!).
That’s a lot to sit with, but sit through this episode, and you’ll be convinced. First, I’m sharing my time ministering to the homeless in the Denver cold. Meeting these beautiful souls and sharing God’s love with them is always an unforgettable experience.
Next, I sat down with my new friend, Jacob Livengood, who was once himself homeless. Jacob’s story is an inspirational one, and I am so grateful he was willing to share it with us.
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I hope your Advent is a great time of preparation, renewal, and JOY! We’re continuing our Advent series with my friend Fr. Michael O’Loughlin. Fr. Michael is the pastor at the Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary in Los Angeles.
Our topic today is Evangelization—wait, isn’t that something missionaries do? No, my friend, you can evangelize TODAY in your corporate job! I talk with Fr. Michael about what it looks like when he goes to a bar (literally), what it means to call others to the Lord, and practical tips you can use to evangelize in everyday life.
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Happy Advent! We’re going to spend the next few weeks just like John the Baptist: preparing the way for the Lord! This episode is a little different in that I won’t have any guests, but I’ll be talking straight to you guys to share practical tips to prepare your hearts for Jesus’ birth at Christmas.
First up, we’re talking about prayer. What does it look like to pray? How do I pray well? What do I do with my hands?! I walk you through it all. Let’s dive in together.
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