Become Who You Are
By: Jack
Language: en-us
Categories: Religion, Spirituality, Christianity, Kids, Family, Parenting, Society
What’s the meaning and purpose of my life? What is my true identity? Why were we created male and female? How do I find happiness, joy and peace? How do I find love that lasts, forever? These are the timeless questions of the human heart. Join Jack Rigert and his guests for lively insights, reading the signs of our times through the lens of Catholic Teaching and the insights of Saint John Paul ll to guide us. Saint Catherine of Siena said "Become who you are and you would set the world on fire".
Episodes
#696 The Multi-Headed Hydra: It's Faith or Chaos "I Have Overcome the Evil One"
Jan 09, 2026Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The year feels heavy, and not just because the headlines won’t let up. We name what so many feel but can’t quite articulate: mercy has been generous, but justice is near, and the gap between those two realities exposes where our hearts stand. From a controversial shooting to deeper cultural rifts, we trace how sin breeds lawlessness, how lawlessness fractures families and cities, and why banding together around truth and charity is the only path through the noise.
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#695 Minnesota’s Welfare Fraud is a Sign of the States Darker and Deeper Moral Decay
Jan 06, 2026Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the biggest leak in our public safety net isn’t a lack of funding, but a lack of scrutiny? We sit down with investigator and journalist Tom Hampson to unpack the alleged Minnesota welfare fraud and use it as a lens for a deeper look at how bloated programs, weak oversight, and political incentives can turn help for the vulnerable into a marketplace for grift.
At its core this is a battle of good versus evil.
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Duration: 00:45:43#694 2026: The Year of the Great Harvest
Jan 02, 2026Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The air feels heavier this year, like we’ve reached a hinge in history. We name that tension and call it what it is: a harvest moment. Not a date prediction, but a sober read on where the seeds of our culture have grown—especially around life in the womb and the meaning of marriage. We trace how those two pillars reveal everything else: when a society can’t say a child is a gift or that a mother and father are best for that child, the compass is...
Duration: 00:27:29#693 Faith, Borders, and Reality: Addressing Immigration with your Liberal Neighbors and Pastor
Dec 30, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
This conversation delves into the complex issues surrounding immigration, particularly through the lens of Christian teachings and historical context.
Tom and Jack discuss the misuse of the Holy Family as a symbol for open borders, the implications of immigration policies on society, and the challenges posed by human trafficking and exploitation. They emphasize the need for prudence, order, and a balanced approach to immigration that considers both compassion and the rule of law.
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Duration: 00:45:26#692 Inside The Hunger Industrial Complex: How America Manufactured a Food Insecurity Crisis
Dec 23, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
In this conversation, Jack and Tom Hampson discuss the paradox of food insecurity in America, despite its wealth. They explore the evolution of food banks into a multi-billion dollar industry that manages poverty rather than alleviating it. The discussion highlights the bureaucratic inefficiencies, the role of corporate donations, and the need for local, community-based solutions to effectively address hunger. They argue that the current system is failing the very people it aims to help and call for a reevaluation of how food assistance is structured and delivered.
#691 A Simple Nativity Scene and the War for the Family
Dec 20, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Recently, while walking through my neighborhood and looking at Christmas decorations, I came upon a simple Nativity scene. Nothing extravagant. Just Mary. Joseph. A child lying in straw.
And it stopped me.
Because that scene reveals something our culture is trying desperately to erase:
God chose to enter the world through a family.
Not through a system.
Not through a state program.
Not through a technological utopia.
—and why the family remain...
Duration: 00:38:15#690 Blessed Is The Day We "Got It Wrong": Marriage and Love With Costanza Miriano
Dec 16, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Love isn’t a mood that lasts forever; it’s a mission that matures.
We trace the arc from infatuation to mature love, explaining what happens when the early hormone rush fades and why that moment is the invitation to choose each other anew. Costanza reframes “submission” as surrendering the urge to fix your spouse and learning to love the person you actually married. We talk about original loneliness, the deep hunger for God at the center of every human heart, and the tough truth that marriage...
Duration: 00:39:07#689 The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Finding Hope and Light In An Unhinged World
Dec 12, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A late recording on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe turns into a fierce meditation on a world that feels unhinged and the mother who leads us to her Son. We trace a throughline from John’s Gospel and the order of creation to Juan Diego’s roses in winter and the tilma that sparked eight million conversions, then ask what those signs say about today’s battles over life, meaning, and the human person.
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Duration: 00:39:47#688 Merry Christmas is Back! Thank You President Trump
Dec 09, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Advent sharpens our memory and our courage, and that’s where we start: gratitude for the return of public faith and a renewed freedom to say Merry Christmas without apology. From there we move straight into the central question young people are asking in a noisy, anxious age: What is the truth, and how do I live it? We lay out the Claymore battle plan—recover your heart, restore marriage and family, and then rebuild culture—so purpose moves from an idea to a daily practice that changes li...
Duration: 00:46:37#687 The Decline of Western Civilization: Young Men Take Heart, You Were Born For This Battle!!
Dec 05, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Jack discusses the decline of Western civilization, emphasizing the importance of faith, family, and cultural identity. He highlights the spiritual battle against ideologies that threaten individual identity and moral values.
He then calls for action through the Claymore Battle Plan, urging individuals to take responsibility and engage in the fight for truth, goodness and beauty! There is no plan B!
The Claymore battle plan is a practical map for spiritual formation and cultural rebuilding. The goal isn’t outrage...
Duration: 00:32:08#686 The Myth of “Gender-Affirming Care”: The HHS Just Exposed the Medical Scandal Against Our Children
Dec 02, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Tom Hampson is with Jack to dig into the newly released HHS review of youth gender medicine and what it asserts about puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery for minors. You’ll hear why many countries are recalibrating toward psychotherapy and mental health support, what “gold standard science” should look like in pediatric care, and how long-term risks and informed consent must be handled with moral seriousness. Along the way, we examine how schools, media, and even churches helped normalize contested claims, and why silence from trusted institutio...
Duration: 00:38:31#685 Electing Socialist Majors Across America Will Not Solve the Abuses of Unconstrained Capitalism: "The Third Way"
Nov 28, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Feeling pressured to pick between Socialism and Capitalism? We challenge that trap and make a case for a third way that takes human dignity seriously, starts in the heart, and rebuilds culture from the ground up. We walk through why many young people gravitate toward socialism when family and schools fail them, and why unconstrained capitalism—when severed from God and moral law—leaves the soul hungry and communities brittle.
Then we chart a different path rooted in a Christian vision of freedom ordered to the good...
Duration: 00:43:09#684 God Doesn't Hate Me After All; with Greg Willits
Nov 25, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the love you’ve been searching for has been quietly pursuing you all along? That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with Greg Willits—author, award-winning media producer, and co-founder of Rosary Army—who opens up about childhood abuse, early exposure to pornography, depression, anxiety, and a late-stage collapse that forced him to seek real healing. Greg doesn’t offer platitudes. He shares how a priest’s advice to go to weekly confession, Catholic therapy, and daily fidelity to the rosary set the stage for a breakthrough g...
Duration: 00:43:03#683 Are You An Accident of History? Does Life Have Meaning and Purpose? What is the Truth of Things?
Nov 21, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The root of the cultural chaos we are experiencing is a surrender of the Truth of things!
Today Jack takes you inside a viral confrontation over women’s locker rooms, presses into why definitions matter for safety and law, and asks a harder question most debates skip: are we created with purpose and order, or are we accidents of history free to redefine reality on the fly?
From that starting point, everything else follows—coherent policy, compassionate boundaries, and a moral ecology that protects t...
Duration: 00:26:38#682 Beauty Will Save the World! With Rocky Mountain Artist-Photographer and Author Erik Stensland
Nov 18, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Beauty isn’t a filter on life; it’s a way to understand it, and ourselves.
Jack sits down with Artist-photographer and author Erik Stensland to explore how a season of crushing burnout in the Balkans led him toward solitude, quiet attention, and a life reoriented by wonder in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Together we unpack why silence feels unbearable at first, why many of us would rather hit the metaphorical shock button than face our inner world, and how a simple practice—ten phone-fr...
(CM #9) The Battlefield of the Heart! Directing Passions and Desires to a Love that is Beautiful!
Nov 14, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the ache you feel isn’t a flaw to fix but a fire to aim? We open with the shocking power of eros—the sudden arrest of beauty, the pulse of attraction—and follow it to its true end: a life of self-gift that can heal hearts, families, and even a nation fraying at the seams. The story moves from a teenage moment of reverent awe to the Cross itself, where God’s desire for us becomes agape: “This is my body, given for you.”
Along t...
#680 Break Free From Problematic Sexual Behavior For Good, with Steve O'Connor
Nov 11, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A hidden magazine in fifth grade. A dopamine hit. A secret that follows a boy into high school, dating, and marriage. That’s how our conversation starts, and from there we get honest about why porn isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a widespread, tech-fueled crisis that reshapes the brain, hollows out intimacy, and turns love into consumption. With coach and founder Steve O’Connor from Catholics Fight Porn, we unpack how a culture of access and silence traps good men and w...
Duration: 00:50:26#679 Gen Z and the Latin Mass: Growing Numbers of Young Catholics Seeking Beauty, Silence, and Order
Nov 07, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A generation raised on endless noise is choosing silence, beauty, and order. We sit down with Catholic writer and Latin Mass altar server Jacob Plante to explore why Gen Z is showing up at the traditional Latin Mass in growing numbers
Jacob shares his own story of a deeper conversion during the COVID years and digs into the numbers and the narrative: how early forecasts expected a relentless decline in religion, and why recent research suggests the slide has slowed overall—and Gen Z is actual...
Duration: 00:55:23#678 "What I Hope My Sons Will Learn From the Life of Charlie Kirk": with Carolyn McKinney
Nov 04, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Start with the unpopular truth: the surest privilege isn’t race, money or status, it’s growing up with a married mom and dad who stay together.
Then the shock of Charlie Kirk’s assassination... but it’s the two sided response that sheds light on where we are as a people—those who would celebrate the death of a loving husband and father to two young children on one side and the forgiveness, prayer, and resolve on the other—that reframes the moment as spiritual warfare...
Duration: 00:40:52#677 It Starts With Your Heart--And An Encounter With the Living God! Jack Speaks to Young People
Oct 31, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
If your heart feels restless and the world feels loud, you’re not broken—you’re being called. We dive into the ache beneath anxiety and distraction and show how that desire is the starting line of a meaningful life. First the heart stirs, then the culture collides with it, and finally the Gospel speaks into both with clarity and love. That simple sequence changes how you see yourself, your choices, and your future.
We explore the sensus fidelium—the instinct for truth alive in Gen Z and mi...
#676 Climate Summits, Immigration debates, and Confusion over Life: A Papal Headache w Phil Lawler
Oct 30, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Headlines say one thing, moral logic says another. We sat down with Phil Lawler to unpack the storm around a lifetime award for Senator Dick Durbin, the so-called “consistent ethic of life,” climate pageantry, and immigration debates—and to draw bright lines between intrinsic evils and prudential judgments. If you’ve felt whiplash from Vatican sound bites, this conversation gives you a filter: read statements carefully, rank issues rightly, and refuse to let media spin define what the Church teaches.
We start with the core: abortion is...
#675 Triple Play Day: The Eucharist, Fatima, And Saint John Paul II: With John Preiss, director of the Fatima Family Apostolate
Oct 28, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A feast day, a friend, and a fight worth entering. We set the stage with Saint John Paul II, the Eucharist, and Our Lady of Fatima, then welcome John Preiss, a Catholic convert and director of the Fatima Family Apostolate, to share how a quiet hour before the Blessed Sacrament can upend a life, launch a mission, and heal a home. John’s story moves from Lutheran roots and cassette-tape apologetics to a providential friendship with Fr. Robert J. Fox, the beloved author and youth leader who formed...
Duration: 00:39:45#674 The Plan Of Life; To Love as God Loves...Plus Sergeant Columban Meets Padre Pio
Oct 24, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the question “What do I still lack?” is the doorway to your real vocation? We follow that question from the Gospel of the rich young man into the very real struggles of modern life—noise, distraction, and the hunger to be seen—and then further into a surprising WWII encounter with Padre Pio that ignites a forgotten calling.
We share Act 7 of the Claymore Battle Plan, a simple, repeatable path for young men (and anyone who loves them) to live the Christian vocation to love as G...
#673 From Hot Takes To Holy Habits: Why Formation And Prayer Must Shape Digital Evangelists with Podcast Host Bobby Fredericksen
Oct 21, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Let’s be honest: the internet rewards outrage, not holiness. We wanted to cut through the noise and ask a harder question—what does it take to share the faith without losing your soul? With Bobby Frederickson (The Catholic Couple, Purposely Catholic), we dig into the quiet practices and gritty virtues that turn zeal into steady witness: daily silence, repentance when pride flares, and a home life that looks like love in action.
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#672 Act VI "Christ Appeals to the Resurrection": Christ, Marriage, And Our Final Destiny!
Oct 17, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the ache you feel isn’t your enemy but a compass that points you to true north? We take a clear-eyed look at desire, identity, and destiny through the lens of Scripture and John Paul II’s theology of the body, asking how eros can be lifted into real love without denying the body or the heart. Starting with our origin as image-bearers—male and female—we unpack why reason, freedom, and the call to self-gift are the core of human dignity, and how forgetting this origin...
Duration: 00:28:24#671 Spiritual Warfare: The Most Powerful Saints In Exorcisms--With Expert and Author Charles Fraune
Oct 14, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Charles Fraune—author, teacher, and founder of Slaying Dragons Press—joins us to unpack what exorcists and former occultists are seeing now, and why ordinary believers need extraordinary clarity.
For young adults discerning marriage, fatherhood, or religious life, we offer a blunt but hopeful plan: pursue heroic virtue now, simplify your life, and let Mary lead you to her Son. If you’ve sensed that these are not ordinary times, you’re not alone—and you’re not powerless.
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Duration: 00:43:42#670 Claymore: Act V-- "Stepping Up to True Love": Fight for Marriage, Family, and the Human Heart
Oct 10, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A sword only matters if someone is willing to lift it. We gathered to name the real war for the modern male heart and to chart a path back to love that doesn’t flinch from truth. Not a lecture, a battle plan: see the enemy, recover your purpose, and protect what makes civilization possible—life and the family.
We start by cutting through the fog. The world isn’t neutral; it’s contested ground. We talk candidly about how hearts go numb, how vice becomes norm...
#669 The Practical Side of Ignoring God: ICE as "Gestapo" and School Union Honors Violent Radicals
Oct 10, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Start with an unsettling premise: if law becomes optional and truth becomes personal, justice becomes impossible. That’s the thread we follow with veteran crime investigator Thomas Hampson, who connects the unrest of the 60s–70s to today’s culture wars and explains why this moment feels more chaotic—and more consequential. We move from historical context to the present day: immigration laws that exist but go unenforced, ICE agents smeared as “Gestapo,” and school unions celebrating violent revolutionaries. Along the way we draw a crucial line between doing wr...
Duration: 00:44:13#668 From Goblins to Grace: Anthony DeStefano on "All Hallows Eve", Purgatory, and the Power of Story
Oct 07, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Candy might fuel the night, but what if Halloween could fuel a child’s hope? We sat down with bestselling author Anthony DeStefano to reframe the season through "All Hallows Eve"—the vigil of All Saints Day—and rediscover why praying for the dead, telling honest stories, and bathing kids’ imaginations in beauty can turn a “spooky” evening into a path toward joy. Anthony traces the roots of his clear, evocative style back to Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt, then shows how that simplicity serves big ideas: purgatory as fin...
Duration: 00:30:58#667 Claymore Act Four: "Awe, Wonder, and the Battle for the Human Heart...and Body!"
Oct 03, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The ground is shifting—and not just in the news cycle. We’re watching weak foundations give way in the Church, the culture, and our own heart.
Today Jack shares the vision of Claymore, inspired by John Paul II's map of the route back to bedrock: restore the heart, reclaim marriage and family, and renew society from the inside out. That’s the Claymore battle plan, and today we anchor it in Act Four: In the Beginning: awe, wonder, and a Cosmic ex...
Duration: 00:43:49#665 Cooperating with Satan to Build his “Anti-Creation”: Cardinal Blase Cupich Honors Sen. Dick Durbin
Sep 30, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A Claymore Sword on the wall, sweat from a hard ride, and a straight look at the battlefield we all feel but rarely name. Jack traces a line from John Paul II’s “final confrontation” warning to today’s cultural flashpoints and ask what it really means to fight for the dignity of the human person and the covenant of man and woman without losing our charity—or our nerve. Along the way, we wrestle with scandal inside the Church, why “dialogue” without truth becomes doublespeak, and how honoring those...
Duration: 00:37:32#664 Commissioned for Battle-The Importance of Spiritual Formation: Review the Claymore Battle Plan
Sep 26, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Ready for a battle plan to navigate today's spiritual warfare? This episode unveils Claymore, a discipleship program rooted in St. John Paul II's teachings that equips men, especially young men, to understand their identity and purpose in a confused world.
Jack shares exciting developments for the Claymore apostolate, including an upcoming dedicated platform and handbook divided into 52 weekly "acts" that systematically build spiritual formation and brotherhood. This isn't just another program—it's a roadmap for answering life's fundamental questions: Who am I? What's my purpose? Why ar...
#663 Stolen Innocence is the Devil's Playground: When a Culture Normalizes the Exploitation of the Innocent
Sep 23, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The innocence of our children is under systematic attack. This eye-opening conversation exposes how predators operate in schools and beyond, manipulating young minds and normalizing harmful behaviors that lead to lifelong damage.
Crime investigator Thomas Hampson shares disturbing patterns he's witnessed throughout his career tracking child predators. The explosion of teacher-student sexual exploitation cases reflects a deeper cultural crisis where children are increasingly sexualized by educational materials, social media, and popular entertainment.
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Duration: 00:46:12#662 Charlie Kirk and his Battle To Bring Love, Truth and Salvation to Young People: The Courage to Stand For Life in a Culture of Death
Sep 19, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The paradox is striking—in our modern culture, authentic love has become the greatest sin. When Charlie Kirk stood for the defense of life, marriage, and family, he faced not reasoned disagreement but hatred so intense it ultimately led to his martyrdom. What does this reveal about our cultural moment?
In this episode Jack delves into the spiritual battle underlying our cultural conflicts. Exploring how young people disconnected from their spiritual nature become vulnerable to ideologies that promise freedom but deliver enslavement. He shares a poignan...
#661 The Zombie Apocalypse: Are You Living or Just Breathing? Escaping Our Self-Made Prisons
Sep 19, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Have you ever observed people walking down a street completely absorbed in their phones, disconnected from one another and their surroundings? Jack and Deacon Greg Farrell describe this modern phenomenon as a "zombie apocalypse" – bodies moving through space without authentic spiritual life. This haunting image perfectly captures the crisis facing many today, especially young people struggling with unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression.
The Claymore discipleship program offers a powerful antidote to this spiritual disconnection. Developed by the John Paul II Renewal Center, this b...
#660 Catholic Faith Unbroken, The Importance of the Early Church Fathers: With Bishop Athanasius Schneider
Sep 16, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Bishop Athanasius Schneider delivers a powerful message of hope and clarity for Catholics navigating the complexities of modern faith. Drawing from his deep knowledge of Church history and tradition, he illuminates the unbroken chain of teaching that connects today's believers directly to the apostles through the early Church Fathers.
"There is only one truth," Bishop Schneider declares with conviction, explaining that what makes Catholic faith distinct is its remarkable continuity across the centuries. He illustrates this through the example of St. Irenaeus, a second-century bishop who...
#659 Finding Truth in a World of Lies: Charlie Kirk's Legacy and the Path Forward
Sep 12, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The murder of Charlie Kirk and Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska reveals the fierce spiritual battle raging beneath today's headlines. Young people especially feel this tension as anxiety—a cognitive dissonance between what their hearts know to be true and the lies bombarding them from culture.
The Claymore apostolate, named after the Scottish broadsword, equips young men with a blueprint for navigating this spiritual war.
Knowledge becomes medicine to alleviate fear and confusion when we understand what's happening around us. Drawing from John Paul II's t...
#658 Pope Leo XIII's "Rerum Novarum": The Three Necessary Societies for Human Flourishing, With Veronica Burchard
Sep 09, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when the three necessary societies, the foundational pillars for human flourishing, crumble simultaneously? Jack and Veronica Burchard, Chief Operating Officer of Sophia Institute, explores how Pope Leo XIII's groundbreaking encyclical Rerum Novarum offers extraordinary wisdom for our modern cultural crisis.
Burchard shares what motivated her to create "A Pocket Guide to Rerum Novarum," making this essential Catholic social teaching more accessible to today's readers. Together, they unpack how Leo XIII's prophetic vision of the three necessary societies—Marriage and the Family, Christ and the Ch...
#657 Beyond Feelings: The Transformative Power of Reverence in an Age of Degradation
Sep 05, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Reverence feels like a relic from another time, yet its absence leaves us spiritually and relationally impoverished. Greg Schlueter, author and family movement leader, joins Jack to explore why reverence matters in an age that devalues in human life itself.
The conversation takes us deep into the transformative power of reverence – not as empty ritual, but as the gateway to authentic relationship. "Our bodies, in fact our bodies alone, make visible the invisible, the spiritual and the divine," drawing from Saint John Paul II's profound theolog...
#656 (CM 8) The Transhumanist Temptation: Can You Be Recreated? How Technology and Ideology Are Reshaping Humanity
Aug 29, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Grayson Quay is with Jack to discuss the implications of transhumanism and AI on modern manhood, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. They explore the philosophical underpinnings of transhumanism, the ethical dilemmas posed by technology, and the importance of authentic love and relationships in a rapidly changing world. Quay emphasizes the need to hold on to our humanity amidst the allure of technological advancements that promise immortality and fulfillment outside of God.
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Duration: 00:41:18#655 Porn in the Library, Marxism in the Classroom... Why Trump Matters For Families and The Nation
Aug 26, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Shocking parallels between today's educational landscape and the "45 Goals of Communism" entered into Congressional Records decades ago. Several goals explicitly target education: "Get control of schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' unions. Put the party line in textbooks." Looking at American education today, these strategies appear to be unfolding with frightening precision.
Why Trump matters to children, families and the nation.
A recent Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud versus Taylor offer...
#654 (Claymore 7) "Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World" With Father T. G. Morrow
Aug 22, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when our deepest desires for connection and love become twisted by a pornographic culture? Father Thomas Morrow joins us to explore how we can reclaim authentic sexuality in a world that has reduced it to mere pleasure-seeking.
Father Morrow, author of "Achieving Chastity in an Unchaste World," shares powerful insights about transforming our hearts rather than merely suppressing desires. Drawing from his decades of pastoral experience, he offers practical wisdom for those struggling with pornography addiction—including the story of a man who overca...
#653 The Epstein Files (3) With Investigator Tom Hampson: Dark Money, Deep Secrets, and A Two-Tiered Justice System
Aug 19, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when money and power collide with justice? Crime investigator Thomas Hampson takes us deep into the troubling world of Jeffrey Epstein's case, revealing the stark double standards in our legal system.
The conversation exposes a stunning contrast: Keith Ranieri received a 120-year sentence and RICO charges for his cult involving 21 victims, while Epstein faced minimal charges despite evidence of over 1,000 victims across multiple countries. This glaring disparity raises profound questions about who our justice system truly serves.
Hampson reveals how JPMorgan Chas...
#652 (CM 6) How Our Government and NGOs Facilitated the Largest Child Sex Trafficking Operation In History.
Aug 15, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Former Border Patrol Deputy Agent JJ Carroll pulls back the curtain on America's darkest secret: government-facilitated child trafficking at our border. With 24 years of frontline experience, Carroll delivers a harrowing account of how our federal agencies became active participants in the largest child sex trafficking operation in modern history.
The numbers are staggering and the implications horrifying. Upwards of 550,000 unaccompanied children crossed our border under the Biden administration—and all were subsequently lost in the system. Carroll explains how critical safeguards like DNA testing and backgr...
#651 With Jason Jones: Justin Bieber’s Mom Pattie Mallete, The Israel-Palestine Conflict, AI, and The Faith!
Aug 12, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Jason Jones' life reads like an unlikely hero's journey - from teenage soldier who lost his child to abortion, to pro-life activist, award-winning filmmaker, and humanitarian aid worker in the world's most dangerous conflict zones. In this riveting conversation, Jones reveals how personal tragedy became the catalyst for a lifelong mission to defend human dignity wherever it's threatened.
The "heart" of Jones' work emerges through his collaboration with Justin Bieber's mother, Patty Mallette, on the film "Crescendo." Their partnership raised $6 million for pregnancy centers across Nort...
#650 (Claymore 5) "Romantic Challenges to True Love; The Fall and the Normalization of Sin"
Aug 09, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The human heart is the first battlefield in the war between love and lust. As we navigate a culture that normalizes sin and distorts our capacity for authentic connection, Jesus offers us more than rules—He offers transformation.
This episode explores the Claymore Battle Plan, a three-step approach to spiritual warfare focused on restoring the individual heart, rebuilding marriage and family, and reclaiming culture for Christ. Satan, lacking creative power, can only attack what God created good—especially humanity made in God's image. This explains why toda...
#649 Finding Alex: A Russian Adoption Story, and the Relentless Love of God
Aug 07, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The box had been gathering dust under the bed for years. Inside were the remnants of a journey to Russia that forever changed Jamie McAleer's family. "I never thought I'd go to Russia," she recalls, having grown up during the Cold War when the Soviet Union was considered the enemy. Yet God had other plans that would take her across the world to find her son.
Listen to this moving conversation that will challenge you to recognize God's hand in your own life story and cons...
Duration: 00:45:54#648 Inside the Jeffrey Epstein Web of Corruption: Dark Networks With No Moral Compass
Aug 05, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A dark web of money, power, and government complicity surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein case – arguably the largest child sex trafficking operation ever uncovered. Crime investigator Tom Hampson takes us beyond the headlines to expose how this predator operated with impunity for decades.
Epstein's journey from financial mastermind to sex trafficker reveals a troubling pattern. Initially valued for his ability to create shell corporations for arms dealers and billionaires, Epstein leveraged these connections to build an operation that processed $1.5 billion in transactions related to human trafficking – with maj...
#647 Claymore (4) "In The Beginning, Awe, Wonder and a Cosmic Explosion of Love!"
Aug 01, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if your body was designed to tell a cosmic love story? In this profound exploration of human sexuality, Jack unveils how our creation as male and female reflects something far deeper than biology—it mirrors the very nature of God's Trinitarian love.
The episode introduces the Claymore Battle Plan, a revolutionary framework helping men navigate today's confusing cultural landscape. Rather than offering superficial solutions, this approach digs into three fundamental realities: the human heart's deepest longings, the irreplaceable role of marriage and family, and our es...
#646 Bobby Fredericksen's Life Changed! How To Live intentionally and Create A Family Mission Statement
Jul 31, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A profound midnight Mass experience transformed Bobby Fredericksen from a corporate party-goer to a purpose-driven Catholic father and podcaster. His conversion story reveals how encountering Christ's peace in the Eucharist altered the trajectory of his life.
"When you're in this desert, it's pretty lonely," he shares, describing how he gradually built Catholic friendships through men's groups, podcasts, and parish activities. His approach to "normalizing Catholicism" resonates particularly with men seeking authentic faith without becoming "weird" or disconnected from their identity.
Whether you're a conv...
#645 Looking For A Spiritual Coach and Trainer? Meet St. Philip Neri Whose Enlarged Heart Can Transform Yours!
Jul 29, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Meet Rob Marco! He not only shares his own remarkable journey but introduces us to St. Philip Neri, a 16th-century saint, who combined profound holiness with infectious joy!
It's Philip's unique combination of deep prayer and playful humor that truly sets him apart. As Rob explains, "Philip needed to take himself less seriously. He needed his book of jokes, his book of medicine, to bring him back down to earth after these ecstasies."
Perhaps most remarkable about Saint Philip Neri was his extraordinary myst...
Duration: 00:38:38#644 Claymore (3): Famous Exorcist Fr. Gabriele Amorth Left us a Practical Spiritual Warfare Handbook w Michael Lichens
Jul 25, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
We explore Father Gabriele Amorth's book "God Most Powerful," which serves as a practical handbook for spiritual warfare. Rather than becoming obsessed with evil, Father Amorth encourages us to focus on strengthening our relationship with God through prayer, sacraments, and embracing truth. The best defense against darkness isn't fear but cultivating goodness and wonder in our daily lives.
The conversation takes a fascinating turn as we discuss how young people today are desperately seeking meaning in a culture that often reduces humans to mere biological acci...
#643 The Troubling Case of Jeffrey Epstein: We're Failing Our Children--The Evil of Child Exploitation
Jul 22, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Jack and Thomas Hampson delve into the troubling case of Jeffrey Epstein, exploring its implications on child exploitation, deep state corruption, and the moral crisis in society. They discuss the importance of parental rights, the accountability of government and intelligence agencies, and the need for community involvement in addressing these issues. The conversation emphasizes the power of truth and love in combating the exploitation of innocence and the necessity for individuals to take action in their communities.
As Hampson quotes, "Not to act is to act...
Duration: 00:55:25#642 Claymore (2) The Battlefield of the Heart! Awakened by Beauty, Commissioned for Battle, Seeking Adventure and Truth
Jul 18, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if your deepest desires—even the ones that sometimes feel overwhelming or confusing—weren't obstacles to overcome but rocket fuel for your spiritual journey? In this profound exploration of authentic masculinity, Jack and Mark Schmitt unpack how the Claymore Battle Plan helps men redirect their passions toward their divine purpose.
Drawing from Jack's childhood memories of adventure, battle, and beauty, we discover how these core masculine themes reflect our deepest spiritual longings. That magnetic pull toward beauty you've experienced? It's actually a divine spark designed...
#641 Would You Stand Against the State to Defend Your Faith? Unlocking the Churches!
Jul 17, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when the government tells churches to close their doors? During the pandemic, attorney Jeffrey Trissell found himself at the center of an unprecedented legal battle for religious freedom that would take him to the Supreme Court three times in a single year.
The fight began when California implemented severe restrictions on religious gatherings while allowing "essential" businesses to operate with fewer limitations. As Trissell explains, the constitutional implications were profound: if hospitals remained open because they were "absolutely necessary," shouldn't worship—which believers consid...
#640 I Killed Maria Goretti: The Life and Repentance of Alessandro Serenelli
Jul 15, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The battle between love and lust rages in every human heart. In this powerful exploration of the Maria Goretti story, we uncover how what we consume shapes who we become – sometimes with devastating consequences.
Maria Goretti was just 11 years old when Alessandro Serenelli, a young man living and working with her family, attacked and murdered her after she refused his sexual advances. What drove this ordinary farm worker to such violence? The toxic media he consumed played a crucial role. Alessandro filled his mind with sensat...
#639 Claymore (1): The Spiritual Battle for Young Men; "What Sort of Tale Have We Fallen Into?"
Jul 11, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What epic tale have we fallen into, and what role are we meant to play? This question lies at the heart of our exploration of authentic masculinity and spiritual warfare in a chaotic world.
Drawing from the wisdom of St. John Paul II, Henry David Thoreau, and even Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings, we examine the profound crisis facing today's young people. In a culture where 50% of teen girls report persistent sadness and 30% have considered suicide, something has clearly gone terribly wrong. Yet with...
#638 Why do we suffer? Does our suffering have meaning? With Dr. Aaron Kheriaty—Psychiatrist and Author
Jul 10, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The question haunts us all: Why do we suffer? And more importantly, does our suffering have meaning? In this profound conversation with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty—psychiatrist, author, and courageous voice during recent cultural upheavals—we explore the Christian understanding of suffering that offers liberation rather than mere explanation.
Join Jack Rigert and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty as they explore the profound themes of suffering, faith, and the significance of the cross in Christianity. They discuss how suffering is an inherent part of the human experience and how it c...
Duration: 00:51:58#637 Bitcoin: The Moral Alternative to Fiat Currency
Jul 08, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the money system itself is designed to work against your values? Eric Sammons, editor-in-chief of Crisis Magazine and author of "Moral Money: The Case for Bitcoin," makes a compelling case that our current monetary system is fundamentally immoral.
Government-issued currencies like the US dollar can be created at will, funding unpopular wars and expensive programs while devaluing the money citizens hold. This forces people into increasingly risky investments just to maintain their savings against inflation's constant erosion.
For young peopl...
Duration: 00:41:30#636 "Jesus, I Trust in You": Breaking Free from Modern Emptiness
Jun 27, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when you start defining yourself by your struggles rather than by your God-given identity? Deacon Gerald Marie Anthony tackles this profound question in a conversation that strikes at the heart of what it means to be authentically human in our confused modern world.
The conversation delves deep into what Pope Pius X called "the synthesis of all heresies"—modernism—which teaches us we don't need God to progress. This mindset manifests when we put our ultimate trust in money, work, technology, or social acceptan...
#635 Saint Hildegard's Garden: Beyond Pills! Recipes and Remedies for Healing Body and Soul
Jun 24, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
St. Hildegard of Bingen—one of only four women Doctors of the Church—and her revolutionary approach to healing that seamlessly unites body and soul.
Leila Lawler joins Jack to discuss St. Hildegard's comprehensive system of natural medicine. Unlike today's healthcare model that treats the body as a flawed machine needing constant pharmaceutical intervention, Hildegard recognized our inherent capacity for self-healing when properly supported through God's natural design.
As trust in institutional medicine wavers, many are rediscovering what Hildegard knew centuries ago: that herbs, p...
#634 Knights of the Modern Age: Chivalry Is Being Resurrected By Young Men! Women Pay Attention!
Jun 20, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS With Scripture Are Below the Description!
The nobility of knighthood isn't about suppressing masculine power—it's about channeling it properly. Matthew McKenna, PhD candidate in theology at Ave Maria University, returns to explore how chivalry offers the antidote to both toxic masculinity and passionless mediocrity.
The conversation begins with a profound observation: fiction shapes us as much as non-fiction. The stories we consume—whether through literature, film, or other media—profoundly influence our worldview and aspirations. This makes the recovery o...
#633 Padre Pio and You! An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood: With Mary O'Regan
Jun 17, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Padre Pio: The Saint with a Special Love for Americans
When we think of Padre Pio, most Catholics immediately picture his stigmata – the visible wounds of Christ that marked his hands, feet, and side. But after speaking with Mary O'Regan, author of the newly released "Padre Pio and You: The Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood," I discovered there's a far deeper dimension to this beloved saint's suffering that few have ever heard about: the mystical sword that pierced his insides.
Mary, an Iri...
#632 Your Soul Needs Training Just Like Your Body: Prayer, Virtues, Mass and Confession
Jun 13, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Ever feel like you're giving your all to work, relationships, and personal goals, but treating your spiritual life like an afterthought? Michael Pacer joins Jack to explore the disconnect that's leaving so many men unfulfilled and searching for something more.
Michael, president of 5 Stones and author of "Prayers for Catholic Men," brings his unique gift of making complex spiritual realities accessible to everyone. As a former trial attorney who specialized in breaking down complicated concepts for juries, he now applies that same clarity to the spir...
#631 What is Truth? Does it Exist? Can I find it? Did Mary have other children? Deacon Frank Joins Jack
Jun 10, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Something extraordinary is happening in Catholic churches across America and Europe—pews that once sat half-empty are filling with young faces. This isn't a momentary blip but a genuine spiritual awakening among a generation raised in moral relativism who are now seeking objective truth.
When these seekers arrive, they bring questions. One of the most common: "Didn't the Bible say that Jesus had brothers and sisters?
Deacon Frank joins Jack. Click Here to read his articles in the Catholic Exchange
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Duration: 00:39:37#630 Sean asked, "Am I Gay?": Discovering Your True Identity in Christ
Jun 06, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when a young Catholic man wonders if he might be gay after developing a deep friendship with another guy? This question opens the door to a profound exploration of identity, desire, and our ultimate purpose as human beings.
The cultural narrative tells us we are defined by our attractions and feelings—that they represent our immutable identity. But what if there's something deeper? What if our attractions, even when they feel confusing or overwhelming, are actually pointing us toward something greater?
Downlo...
#629 Saint Carlo Acutis: The Inspiring Story of God's Digital Saint and the Power of Eucharistic Love
Jun 02, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Something extraordinary is happening in Catholic communities worldwide. Young people are flocking to churches, filling pews, and rediscovering ancient truths in surprising numbers.
What's drawing this digital generation back to tradition? The answer may lie in the example of Carlo Acutis, the "saint in sneakers" who died at just 15 but left an indelible mark on modern Catholicism. Mary Beth Bracy joins us to explore "God's Influencer," revealing how this computer-programming teenager combined deep Eucharistic devotion with thoroughly modern sensibilities.
Carlo stands as a compel...
#628 The Power of Reading Scripture in A Digital Age: Healing and Rewiring Minds Using Lectio Divina
May 30, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Young men are rising up and searching for the truth in a world that has consistently lied to them. Despite growing up in a toxic culture and relentlessly bombarded with digital distraction, they're discovering something profound: Scripture offers the authentic guidance, healing, and path they crave.
In this Episode Deacon Greg Ferrell joins Jack to explore how daily Scripture reading, using an ancient technique called Lectio Divina, can transform lives and rewire minds damaged by cultural toxicity.
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Duration: 00:49:16#627 Young People Leading A Catholic Renaissance: Gen Z Has Discovered The Splendor of Truth!
May 27, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Something unexpected is happening in France. In a nation known as one of the world's most atheistic countries, Catholic churches are suddenly filling up with young faces. This Easter alone, over 10,000 adults were baptized into the Catholic Church—a staggering 160% increase from just eight years ago. Most remarkably, 42% of these new Catholics are young adults between 18-25 years old.
Dr. Anne Hendershott, professor of sociology and director of the Veritas Center at Franciscan University, joins us to unpack this extraordinary Catholic renaissance and what it means...
#626 Your Personal Trainer! "Coached By The Cure" Lessons in Shepherding With St. John Vianney
May 23, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when we drop a 19th-century saint into our smartphone-saturated world? Kevin Wells, author of Coached by the Cure, Lessons in Shepherding with St. John Vianney joins Jack to explore this provocative question—and the answers might shake your perception of modern spirituality.
Wells begins with a startling comparison: the smartphones we casually place in our children's hands are functioning as "miniature Ouija boards," disconnecting them from authentic spiritual experience. "I don't care about the Ouija board, that's 1970s," Wells argues. "I care a...
#625 Secular Humanism: A Religion? And Mexico’s Child Martyr Who Inspired Bravery and Faith!
May 19, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The extraordinary story of a 13-year-old martyr provides a powerful lens through which we examine modern faith challenges. Writer and Catholic convert Avery Lane joins us to share the remarkable testimony of José Luis Sánchez del Río—"Joselito"—who was tortured and killed during Mexico's Cristero War for refusing to renounce his faith.
Avery's own journey from secular humanism to Catholicism frames our exploration of Joselito's story. We trace how this child became a flag bearer for Catholic resistance fighters when the Mexican government...
#624 Satan Doesn't Have His Own Clay: How Reclaiming Your Desires Leads to True Freedom
May 16, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Something is stirring among young people today. They feel a growing unease—a sense they've been deceived but can't quite articulate what's wrong. This profound conversation with Mark Schmitt uncovers the root of our cultural malaise and offers a path toward authentic freedom.
We explore what happens when desires created good become twisted and distorted. Mark shares his personal journey from repression... to indulgence... to eventual freedom.
Highlighting the moment everything changed for him he said: "If God is love, and love is self-gi...
Duration: 00:42:13#623 The Emperor Has No Clothes: Gender Ideology, Young Men Rising Up, Protecting the Innocent!!
May 12, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Something has gone terribly wrong with our culture, and young people know it. Across America, children are being subjected to dangerous transgender ideologies that defy biological reality and common sense.
We're witnessing an unprecedented assault on truth itself. In schools across Illinois, administrators force girls to change in front of biological males in locker rooms, citing reinterpreted Title IX regulations. Meanwhile, the same education system utterly fails at its basic purpose - 80 schools in Illinois have zero students proficient in math, and 24 schools have no chil...
#622 IVF Is Not The Way--The False Promises of Artificial Procreation: With Stacy Trasancos, PH.D.
May 08, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Dr. Stacey Trasancos never planned to write a book about IVF, but with President Trump promising to expand access to IVF, she felt compelled to explain why artificial reproduction conflicts with Christian teaching on human dignity and procreation.
The heart of the issue lies in what Trasancos calls the principle of inseparability—anything that divorces "lovemaking" from "life-giving" violates God's design for human reproduction. While contraception suppresses the life-giving aspect, IVF eliminates the lovemaking component. This separation isn't merely theological abstraction but has profound implications for how...
#621 Sacred Warriors: Young Men Reclaiming Their Hearts and Facing Fears Through Prayer
May 06, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The human heart has an extraordinary capacity for resilience. Even in our current era—where young men grow up bombarded by toxic influences that rob their innocence and shatter their moral imagination—something remarkable is happening. They're awakening to the sacred.
Mike Pacer, president of Five Stones and author of "Prayers for Catholic Men," joins Jack to explore how prayer is transforming young men's lives against all cultural odds. Pacer shares his own journey of faith—leaving behind a successful career as a trial attorney when God s...
#620 Kurt Mahlburg: Courageous Leadership in Troubling Times: Young People Are Reclaiming Christianity!
May 02, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The battle for religious freedom has reached new heights in Australia as New South Wales enacts legislation making it illegal to pray with someone about their sexuality—even if they explicitly request such prayer. Kurt Mahlburg, Australian writer and senior editor at The Daily Declaration, brings urgent clarity to this troubling development and its implications for believers worldwide.
What sounds like dystopian fiction is now reality: Christians face potential criminal charges for practicing fundamental aspects of their faith.
Yet amid this encroac...
Duration: 00:49:17#619 Defeating Modernism, A Battle for Truth: Satan's Time Is Limited
Apr 29, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Author Jim Valois takes us on a journey through the dangerous waters of modernism – not the technological or cultural kind, but the theological heresy that threatens to undermine Catholic teaching at its core.
For young people seeking solid ground in a world of shifting values, this confusion can be particularly devastating.
The conversation opens with Jim's personal story of reverting to Catholicism after years in evangelicalism. His experience illuminates how poor teaching and modernist influences can drive faithful Catholics away from the Church, only t...
#618 The Great Sacrament of Marriage: A "Divine Story" and a "Human Story"
Apr 25, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Marriage as a divine sacrament is radically misunderstood in our secular age. While many see it merely as a social contract or romantic bond, its true nature runs infinitely deeper – it's a visible sign that reveals God's invisible mystery of Trinitarian love.
Young people today are increasingly abandoning marriage altogether, finding it easier to "just forget it" than attempt to understand its profound meaning. This tragic reality stems from our culture's impoverished view of love and relationships, which has left hearts confused and yearning for someth...
#617 Exposing Corruption: The Deep Church and the Deep State With Professor Janet Smith
Apr 23, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
"Who's going to save the Church? Not the bishops, not the priests, not the religious. It's up to you, the lay people." These prophetic words from Bishop Fulton Sheen echo throughout my conversation with Professor Janet Smith, whose retirement plans gave way to a renewed mission exposing corruption within the Catholic Church.
Professor Smith shares how the 2018 McCarrick scandal shattered her trust in Church leadership, revealing a darkness far deeper than she had imagined. "I keep thinking I'm not certain I've gotten to the bottom of t...
#616 Anxiety: A Catholic Guide To Freedom From Worry and Fear
Apr 22, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Anxiety has infiltrated every corner of modern life, from casual conversations to clinical settings, creating what Art Bennett and Dr. Lianna Bennett Haidar aptly call "the age of anxiety."
Their new book along with Lariane Bennett, Anxiety: A Catholic Guide To Freedom From Worry and Fear... offers profound insights into why anxiety has skyrocketed across all age groups and how Catholic wisdom provides unique pathways to freedom.
Discover how your brain works; how biology, temperament, and past experiences contribute to anxiety; how t...
Duration: 00:49:07#615 Pope Francis Passes Away, Trump Battles Judges and Gangs, Faith and the Fight for America's Soul
Apr 21, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
A pivotal Supreme Court decision has temporarily halted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, creating fresh challenges for immigration enforcement while spotlighting deeper cultural divisions across America.
Join Jack and Tom...discussing how cartels strategically infiltrate communities by compromising local judicial systems. A recent case in New Mexico perfectly illustrates this strategy – a judge resigned after federal agents arrested a Tren de Aragua gang member living in his home with illegal firearms.
Beyond immigration, we're witnessing unprecedented challenges to biological reality through gender ideology...
#614 Early Update For Holy Thursday! Sin, Death, and Salvation: How Christ Destroys the Work of the Devil
Apr 17, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Against all odds, young men across the country are awakening to the sacred residing in their hearts. Jack delivers the Friday Claymore Miletus Christi update on Holy Thursday! Inviting listeners to step back into the most profound story of all time during the holiest weekend of the year.
The battlefield between love and lust, truth and lies, is first fought within each individual human heart. This spiritual warfare represents the fundamental choice we all face: Will we embrace the City of Man, where humans make them...
#613 Finding Truth in a Culture of Chaos: Rediscovering Faith during Holy Week, with Tom Hampson
Apr 16, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The hollowness beneath our culture is beginning to collapse, and young people are noticing. During this Holy Week conversation, we explore the remarkable spiritual awakening happening among Gen Z as they reject the moral emptiness of our hypersexualized society.
When a culture "breathes out" God, it loses its moral compass—first objectifying women, then dehumanizing the unborn, and finally corrupting childhood itself.
Yet amid this darkness, something extraordinary is happening. Young men especially are returning to church, scripture, and prayer in surprising numbers. This is...
Duration: 00:32:03#612 Single and Catholic: Finding Meaning In Your State of Life, with Author Judy Keane
Apr 14, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Judy Keene, author of "Single and Catholic: Finding Meaning in Your State of Life," reveals that 47% of Catholics over 18 are single, yet this demographic often feels forgotten in church messaging and ministry.
• Catholic singles include never-married, divorced, widowed, and separated individuals
• Keene's personal journey includes periods of dating, engagement, and ultimately embracing singlehood as God's will
• Prayer and discernment are crucial for single Catholics seeking God's plan for their lives
• Modern dating challenges include the breakdown of community structures that traditionall...
#611 God is a Person, Not an Idea--Transforming Your Spiritual Life With Father Wayne Sattler
Apr 11, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Claymore Milites Christi Friday Episode!
We're living in what might be the most toxic culture in human history, yet something remarkable is happening. Young people are waking up, sensing there must be more to life than what modern society offers. Their hearts are restless, seeking authentic meaning beyond the chaos.
Father Wayne Sattler joins us to share wisdom from his powerful book "Remain in Me and I in You: Relating to God as a Person, Not an Idea." Drawing from his experience as both...
#610 How To Compare Religions; Unmasking the Uniqueness of Christianity
Apr 09, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What makes Christianity fundamentally different from every other religion in human history? Matthew McKenna, Ph.D candidate in theology at Ave Maria University, joins Jack for a fascinating journey through G.K. Chesterton's masterpiece "The Everlasting Man" to answer this crucial question.
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# 609 The Deep State Versus The Family: The Battle for Homeschooling Rights, When Teaching Virtue Is A Crime
Apr 07, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The freedom to educate your children according to your own values is under unprecedented attack. Tom Hampson, a former private investigator with extensive experience fighting child exploitation, joins the conversation to expose the concerning assault on homeschooling rights.
We begin by examining the shocking levels of government waste and corruption revealed in recent interviews with Elon Musk, highlighting how a survey that should have cost $10,000 ended up with a $1 billion price tag. This systemic financial mismanagement sets the stage for understanding why powerful interests view home...
#608 The Wartime Encounter That Changed Everything: Sergeant Columban Meets Padre Pio
Apr 04, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when a skeptical World War II sergeant decides to "blow a priest out of the confessional" by confessing his extensive list of sins? The result is utterly unexpected and life-changing.
Through the compelling true story of Sergeant Columban's encounter with Padre Pio, we witness how a moment of defiance transformed into a profound spiritual awakening. When this stigmatic friar revealed the sergeant's long-forgotten childhood dream of becoming a priest—something he had never shared with anyone—the hardened soldier found himself weeping outside the conf...
#607 Praying With Temptation: The 3-Simple Morning Solution To Combat Evil Changes Everything
Apr 04, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The battlefield of the human heart is where our greatest struggles—and our most important victories—take place. In this episode of Claymore, we explore how men can use temptation as an invitation to prayer and turn from a cycle of shame into a pathway to freedom and authentic masculinity.
At the core of this message is that temptation itself is not sin. Using the Claymore Battle Plan as our guide, we unpack how the desires and passions God placed within us aren't meant to...
#606 What Reading Crisis? Great Literature Awakens Young Minds to Life's Deeper Questions; with Jon Bishop
Apr 02, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when you hand high school students Aristotle, Aquinas, and Dante instead of dumbed-down material? According to teacher Jon Bishop, they respond with remarkable enthusiasm and depth.
With only 30% of American high school students reading at minimum proficiency standards across the Nation, skyrocketing mental health issues, and declining academic outcomes despite increased spending... Rather than following educational fads, John advocates returning to proven approaches that engage students' moral imagination and foster genuine human connection.
In this thought-provoking conversation, Jon shares how his "Huma...
#605 Top Reasons To Get Off Birth Control: With Natural Womanhood CEO Gerard Migeon
Mar 31, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Gerard Migeon, CEO of Natural Womanhood, takes us on a compelling journey through the world of fertility awareness and women's health that challenges conventional wisdom about birth control and reproductive healthcare. What began as a personal awakening when he returned to his Catholic faith evolved into a mission to fill the knowledge gap around natural approaches to family planning and women's health.
The conversation reveals how the medical system routinely prescribes hormonal contraceptives as a one-size-fits-all solution for everything from irregular periods to serious conditions like...
#604 Claymore: "The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive": Rediscovering Truth in an Age of Lies
Mar 28, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Friday Claymore!
There's an awakening happening among young men today - a rediscovery of the sacred against seemingly impossible odds. Having grown up in perhaps the most toxic, propaganda-filled culture in history, many are now rejecting moral relativism and asking the fundamental questions that have driven men throughout all ages: What is the truth of things? How should I live?
Here are 4-5 discussion questions based on the episode:
1. Rediscovering the Sacred – Young men today are rediscovering the Sacred despite...
Duration: 00:37:32#603 Cassidy's Trans Insanity, When Politics Attack Children; We the People and President Trump at War with the Deep State
Mar 24, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Thomas Hampson, private investigator who works undercover to expose child trafficking and exploitation, joins us for a powerful exploration of dangerous ideologies threatening children's wellbeing. The conversation begins with an examination of Representative Kelly Cassidy's vocal opposition to bills protecting minors from permanent medical procedures, revealing the troubling disconnect between progressive rhetoric and the actual harm being inflicted on vulnerable young people.
Read Tom's article on Substack
Hampson lays bare the disturbing origins of transgender ideology, tracing it to Dr. John Money's thoroughly debu...
#602 Men of Claymore, Happy Friday! "This is My Body, Given for You!"
Mar 21, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What happens when an entire generation of young men grows up amid pornography, hookup culture, and endless lies about what it means to be a man? They start sensing there's something deeply wrong, even if they can't articulate exactly what. That's where Claymore steps in – a discipleship movement for Gen Z men who are done with the emptiness and ready to discover authentic truth.
Discussion Questions From Today:
1. As a young man, how do you interpret the question, “Who is protecting your heart?”...
Duration: 00:31:12#601 The Language of the Body as Sacred Liturgy: Exploring Tobias and Sarah's Marriage
Mar 19, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
What if the deepest mysteries of love, marriage, and human sexuality are actually encoded in an ancient biblical story most people have never fully explored? In this profound episode, we dive into St. John Paul II's examination of Tobias and Sarah's marriage from the Book of Tobit - a story where the marriage bed became either a place of death or redemption.
At its core, this episode reveals how our current cultural battles over sexuality, gender, and family reflect a cosmic struggle between authentic love and...
#600 Intelligence Agents and Their Polyamorous Chat Rooms: Moral Decay is the real threat to Democracy
Mar 17, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
When over 100 CIA and intelligence agency employees are caught using classified communication channels to discuss their polyamorous lifestyles and sexual exploits, we must ask ourselves: who's protecting our national security?
This corruption in America extends far beyond government agencies. Our educational system has become a battleground where organizations like Planned Parenthood and SEICUS push comprehensive sexuality education on children.
Tom Hampson and Jack discuss this and a whole lot more.
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Duration: 00:45:20#599 Claymore! Living On The Surface, Never Going Deep...We Lose Our Identity In A Culture Without God
Mar 14, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The Claymore podcast presents a battle plan for Gen Z men who sense something wrong with our increasingly toxic culture and are searching for authentic purpose and identity.
• Miletus Christi and Claymore are initiatives from John Paul II Renewal Center designed as battle plans for young men
• Our crisis stems from rejecting objective truth and embracing subjective constructs of feelings
• When God is forgotten, we lose understanding of ourselves and our purpose
• Satan works by twisting what God created good, especially in distorting a...
#598 Good News! We Have Faith In You! Read Great Literature and Revive Virtues To Save Our Country!
Mar 10, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
Maximus in the line in the Gladiator, “What we do here echos in eternity!”
The dismal reality of American education hits hard with the revelation that only 30% of children nationwide can read at proficiency standards - a benchmark already twice watered down since 2000. But this literacy crisis merely scratches the surface of a deeper cultural problem: the systematic removal of virtue from our educational systems and social fabric.
Parents must reclaim their rightful role as primary moral educators. Families who read together and discuss...
#597 The Claymore Battle Plan: "On Morality, Conscience, and the Fall of Man" plus Trumps Speech and more!
Mar 07, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
The first Friday in Lent! This episode dives into the ongoing battle for the soul of our society amid growing cultural turmoil. We discuss the Claymore Battle Plan and its implications for reclaiming life-affirming values.
- Examining the essence of spiritual warfare in contemporary society
- The significance of the Claymore Battle Plan for personal and communal renewal
- Addressing the pressing issues surrounding culture and morality
- The role of temptation as an invitation to growth and deeper faith
- Unde...
#596 The Populist Counter-Revolution: Trump's Speech and the Spiritual Battle With Thomas Hampson
Mar 05, 2025Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”
President Trump and the notable reactions from Democrats reveals deeper truths about America's evolving landscape.
This is not about a 2-party system: It is about the Right of the People to take back their Government from the Tyrants and Ideologues who no longer listen or care about them.
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