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Satan is not complicated. There is a simple reason why you feel that you can't beat a sin, or why you feel stuck, or why you don't feel like being a Saint at all. He has one "play", and he runs it on everyone.
Join us and Fr. John Riccardo today as we discuss the one trick Satan pulls on every man and how to beat it.
Fr. Riccardo is a priest in the Diocese of Detroit for 30 years and is the Executive Director of Acts XXIX which equip sand mobilizes leaders to rescue, renew and transform the human family into the family of God.
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More and more men today are are successful, handsome, good people, but they don't feel like men. They feel that something is missing. They work harder and harder, chasing wealth, success, women; the list goes on. Still, they feel like failures.

Join us today as we discuss the 4 stages of manhood and how to silence the boy inside you who wants you to quit at the sign of difficulty.

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Submission. A word that is a instant red flag to many modern women. It sounds like a rule to be enforced, and a way a husband can get his way no matter what. But, t's so much more than that. Today we are joined by Dr. Mary Stanford, a theology professor from Christendom College, a wife of 26 years, a mother of 7, and the author of "The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage". Today we discuss what the Church really asks of wives and husbands and wives, why obedience and freedom are not opposites, and what a husband has to give before his leadership can be received. 👉 Mary Stanford book on submission: The Obedience Paradox https://www.amazon.com/dp/1681926954?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback 🟢 Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness: ⁠ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com⁠ 👉 Devin Schadt's new book The Marriage Gap: ⁠ https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-marriage-gap/?srsltid=AU7gw4XQRKty0esiDRfuPozEP0GiG8kHzXemqCBBJYD62q9U62o-C7ef COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20 Video Producer – Joe Haggard

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Every parent wants their children to succeed. Catholic parents want their child to be successful but also Saints and we know that parents play a huge role this. But how do you do it?
Today we talk about about the framework that will give your children a better chance at being successful. We discuss how the way you react to suffering and joys deeply affect the lives of your children, the importance of resilience and work ethic, and a 7 things your child must see in you to be successful.

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Every man has struggled with the vice of lust. Most men believe it is sheer willpower that will bring them to chastity and that if they are continuing to fail then they must not be trying hard enough. This loop can be broken, and it is not by willpower alone. Today we give you a 5 step plan to help you defeat the sin of lust. We explore how sexual attraction is good and how repression can make the problem worse. We also discuss the importance of having a plan of attack and how you cannot do this alone.

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Instead of communicating when he needs are not met, many husbands will assume their wife will read their mind and "get it" eventually. However, many wives don't know the needs of their husbands, but it is not their fault, husbands struggle to name them too. Today we discuss the 4 core needs of ever husband and give husbands the tools to communicate them effectively. We dig into what effect these have on men and how they can ultimately save your marriage. 4 Core Needs of a Wife Episode - https://youtu.be/0gJi8_fG-WU

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In 1949, Fulton Sheen foresaw that men were starting to live lives of indifference. He was right. Today we discuss the choice of indifference, how it will ultimately lead you into a life of sin, and how anxiety and restlessness are a result of this lifestyle. Today we are joined by Fulton Sheen expert Al Smith who has spent the last 17 years studying Fulton Sheen. He offers great insight into the words of Fulton Sheen and how Sheen saw into the hearts of men and knew what they needed. 0:00 The Dangerous Path of Indifference 0:42 A Conversation with Al Smith 2:10 Falling in Love with Jesus 3:59 A God-Incidence Story 10:05 Man's Flight from Silence 21:07 Why We Are Time-Conscious Creatures 35:29 The First Remedy: Confession 42:28 The Power of the Holy Hour 🟢 Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness: ⁠ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com⁠ 👉 Devin Schadt's new book The Rule: ⁠ https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-rule/⁠ COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20 Video Producer – Joe Haggard ______________________ -- FOLLOW THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN – ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/catholicgentleman ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/TheCatholicGentleman ➡️ https://x.com/catholicgent 🔴 PLEASE HELP US GROW THIS CHANNEL 🔴 1. Don’t miss a Youtube Catholic Gentleman Video: Please click SUBSCRIBE, then Click the "Notification Bell" = 🔔 and select “ALL”. This will make sure that you are notified when any new video is released. 2. Please "Like" this video. 👍 3. Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the SHARE button. Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, AND SHARE

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Men don’t understand women. It’s a refrain that has been heard for centuries. Many men feel that no matter what they do, no matter how much they try to love their wives, she still does not feel secure or appreciated. This lack of understanding can end marriages, and we want to prevent that. Pulling from Devin and Kim Schadt’s new book, The Marriage Gap, today we discuss the 4 core needs of every woman. We dig into what truly makes them feel loved, secure, and appreciated. We will explain the right and wrong ways to men should answer the needs of their wives.

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Joined by former Muslim, Oxford PhD recipient, and university founder, Dr. Jacob Imam, today we passionately discuss why the contempt for working with your hands is not just modern, but pagan. We explore how the current education system leaves men in a world that cannot tell them who they are or what they are for. We also get into how the idea that Catholicism has “gone soft” is a false rhetoric and how Islam offers a false sense of strength.

From Andrew Tate, to converting from Islam, to what our young men need to be successful as a person in 2026, Jacob provides us with fuel and direction.

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0:00 The Crisis of Modern Manhood
1:39 A Journey from Jerusalem to Oxford
3:43 Roots in the Holy Land
7:00 The Legacy of Clerical History
10:41 Finding the Face of Christ
16:05 The Allure of Modern Islam
31:55 Reclaiming the Dignity of Work
1:02:15 Building a New Future

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There is always the temptation to keep score. Every little disagreement becomes a legal discussion, and you try so hard to win the case and walk away victorious. But it costs you. 74% of divorced people say their spouse should have worked harder. 73% say they themselves had already done enough. Both cannot be true.

Today we discuss the importance of not making your marriage a constant battle to win and how wanting to win can cost you your marriage. We learn to listen to our spouse's heart, not just their words, and to recognize that our needs are God-given. Devin and Kim Schadt have been married thirty years, through cancer, poverty, miscarriage, and a daughter's brain injury. In their new book The Marriage Gap, they lay out the three things every thriving marriage does.

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A man decides he is serious about his faith, and somewhere along the way that becomes the reason he stops trying. His work is sloppy, his day is unstructured, and his wife carries the house while he tells himself he is just not attached to worldly things. He is not being humble, he's using God as cover, and the men around him can see it even when he cannot.

Today we sit down with JJ Sanford, a father of nine and the president of the University of Dallas, to talk about the excuse Catholic men keep reaching for. We discuss why magnanimity and humility are sister virtues rather than opposites, why St. Joseph was not spending his Saturdays on the couch while Our Lady did the work, what it means to live your whole day as a prayer instead of fencing your faith into a morning offering and a Sunday Mass, and why outsourcing your thinking to a machine leaves you unable to answer the one question that actually matters: what is God calling you to do with what He gave you.

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Most men have only an idea of Mary, but not a relationship. Today we discuss how Marian devotion is the best way to grow closer to Christ. We explore how Mary is the perfect example of uniformity with God’s will, Love of God, and the great power of her intercession.

Gabriel Castillo is a professional videographer whose videos on Mary have over 17 million views. He’s a husband and father of four. He is the owner of the YouTube channel Gabi after Hours. He also previously served as the Director of Youth Ministry at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Texas.

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Men today struggle in two extremes. They believe that their worth is tied to what they accomplish and not who they are, or they are unchallenged and remain immature boys with no direction.

Father Edwin Leonard has seen it all. As the former director of vocations for the Dioceses of Dallas and the current pastor of a parish that brings in 9,000 people every Sunday, he has helped hundreds of men with their struggles. Today we discuss how we got here, how prayer and the Gospel are the solution, and 2 things men can do today to fix this.

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No marriage ends in a single moment. It's like going down a ladder, one rung at a time, and most men do not notice until they are near the bottom.

Today we sit down to name the 7 tactics the devil uses to pull a marriage apart, and the 5 steps you can take today to prevent the devil from winning. We discuss how the disorder in marriage does not come from the nature of man and woman, but from sin, and how resentment is one of the hardest things to overcome.

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Work will take everything you give it. Give it enough and it will be the black hole that swallows your prayer, peace, and your marriage.

Today we discuss Ora et Labora, the ancient rhythm of prayer and work that St. Benedict modeled his life after. We explain why work can feel like a curse, the difference between your occupation and your vocation, why good men get addicted to the office, and what St. Gregory the Great named as the hardest labor of all.

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Men are facing many problems: 80% of suicides in this country are men, 1 in 5 struggle with severe loneliness, marriage rates for men 35 and older have dropped from 90% to under 60% — and the list goes on.

We can feel it, but we struggle to name what is really causing all of this. You cannot beat an enemy you cannot name. So in this episode, we name four of them.

Today we explore the answers to these questions — and how to avoid the answers the world wants to give you. We get into four specific threats and four very concrete responses, what it actually means for a man to consecrate himself to our Blessed Mother, and why spending time with the Love of the universe changes everything.

Special thanks to Al Smith of Bishop Sheen Today for helping us build this episode. Click below for 40 of Sheen's books, including Treasure in Clay and Soul of the Disciple.

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Jackie Angel on Modesty in the Real World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKACACmlW3U

Leah Darrow on Modest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ84oSJcrFE

While reading the comments from a previous video, we came across this one:

"Please make a video giving husbands tips on how to help their wives dress more modestly, or help those women that struggle with modesty."

We read every one, and this time, we didn't just reply. We built an entire episode around it. It doesn't start with policing her wardrobe. A woman dresses from how she's been convinced to see herself and the culture has spent decades doing the convincing.

In this episode, we address: What modesty actually is according to St. Thomas Aquinas and why clothing is further down the list than you think. We explain the four real reasons women dress the way they do, why men feel they can't say anything, why women feel they can't be told, and we provide five practical actions a Catholic man can take that don't involve a single word about her outfit.

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The Culture of Death is not random. Today we discuss the intelligence behind it and how your home is the first target. We dive deep into why you are so busy it hurts, and why you try so hard to “keep work at work” without realizing this is hurting your family. Feeling as if you are being pulled in a hundred different directions and looking for one simple solution is not the answer. The devil slowly seeps into the ordinary life of a family’s home, and we want to show how to prevent it.

We are joined by Dr. John Cuddeback, a professor of philosophy at Christendom College and the author of The Intentional Household: Living as If People Matter.

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We hand our identity to the things we own. The house, the car, the title in the email signature, the number in the account. We see a man who is thirty seven and retired and decide he must have life figured out, and we measure ourselves against a pile we know nothing about. Underneath a lot of it is fear, the fear of losing what we have and the fear of who we would be without it. Devin and I sat down to talk about money, and we ended up talking about that fear, and about a truth we work hard to dodge: none of it belongs to us. Our bodies, our homes, every part of our lives, all of it on loan.

Today we dig into the four pillars of stewardship from the USCCB, the parable of the talents, and a framework for giving that works at any income level. We tell the story of Conrad Hilton, a man who lost nearly everything in the Depression, who gave away 97% of his fortune and why his son eventually did the same.

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The world is stripping three things away from every Catholic man. Not in ways you'd recognize as an attack but disguised as a busy evening, a competing priority, or a reasonable excuse. Then one day you wake up and realize something essential is gone.

In this episode, we sit down to name three things the world, the flesh, and the devil are working together to take from you: your role as Kustos, what it means to be the guardian and protector of your family, and why the enemy targets this first. Why original sin was an assault on fatherhood itself, and what it looks like to choose your children the way God the Father chooses you.

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