TheCatholicManShow BBM

What is the current state of masculinity? What is a Catholic understanding of masculinity? How do we transform families, parishes, and society by engaging men to evangelize? We talk with Fr. Jon Fincher about this and more! About our drink: Bells Brewery Expedition Russian Imperial Stout One of the earliest examples of Russian Imperial Stouts in the United States,  Expedition Stout  offers immensely complex flavors crafted specifically with aging in mind. A huge malt body is matched with a heady blend of chocolate, dark fruit and other aromas. The flavors will slowly meld and grow in depth as the beer ages in your cellar. Alcohol By Volume: 10.50% Original Gravity: 1.115 Shelf Life: Unlimited About our gear: We talk about Fr. Jon Fincher’s thesis for the completion of the licentiate program in moral theology. About the Topic: We talk about fatherlessness, how boys aren’t growing up, biology vs. culture, the creation of man in th...

What are some great Marian books? What are the errors regarding True Devotion to Mary? Why Mary will bring us closer to Jesus. Let’s discuss! About our drink: Annapolis Hard Cider Annapolis Hard Cider sent us several different ciders to try. They were all delicious and worth having. A great compliment to your holiday dinners. Check them out! Thank you, Annapolis Cider, for sending us some of your delicious ciders About our gear: Top Marian books for Adam: True Devotion to Mary Hail, Holy Queen Echo of God 33 days to Morning Glory Champions of the Rosary Behold your Mother About the Topic: A true devotion is defined as a “promptness of the will in the service of God” – Aquinas Errors of a True Devotion: 1. In wishing to go to our Lord without passing through Mary. Some Catholics do not see clearly enough how expedient it is to have recourse to the Blessed Virgin in order to enter the intimacy of Christ. 2. They fear that devotion toward her is abused and that injury i...

There are great virtues that can be developed through sports. However, if not properly ordered, it can cause a breakdown in the domestic church. Our guest, David Dean, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the  Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma , joins us to talk about this and his time in the Humanities program at KU with John Senior. About our drink: Hunt down a grill and gather your ancestors, because the Ardbeg BBQ Smoker is bringing the everyday cookout into a new age! This gift pack includes one BBQ Smoker and one bottle of Ardbeg An Oa – the perfect spirit for sippin’ and tearin’. Small but mighty, the smoker lets you surround your food with smoke in just a few easy steps. Simply fill the puck with wood chips, lay it at the back of your grill, wait until your BBQ is sufficiently smoky, place your food around the puck, smoke it out some more, and voilà! Once your food is smoked, cooked, and practically falling off the bone, all that’s left to do is plate up and pair with...

St. Francis de Sales wrote a book called “ The Secret of Sanctity ” and in it, he provides 18 rules to life. We discuss them on this week’s episode. About our drink: Compass Box Peat Monster  – New batches of the Peat Monster boast a spectrum of powerful coastal flavours, combining the smokiness of a driftwood fire with more medicinal peat notes. Orchard fruits and rich cask-derived creaminess balance the multi-layered smoke. It is a new peaty landscape, as the Painting Label shows. About our gear: The Secret of Sanctity  – OUR GREAT HAPPINESS as Christians is to possess, in this world, through grace and love, Him Who deigns to be our beatitude for all eternity; and our greatest misfortune, after sin, is not to know or to recognize this secret of eternal charity. God would have us holy even as He is holy; He would have us live His very life. It is for this end that He has given us His divine Son, and with Him the infinite riches of His heart; that is. His merits. His sacrament...