We revisit this powerful episode, where James and Father Dom chat with then, newly ordained transitional Deacon (now Father!), Logan McGahan to talk about what the Church desperately needs more of: real vocations, absolute obedience, and total surrender to Jesus Christ. This isn't a sanitized vocation story. Deacon Logan pulls…
In this revisit of one of our episodes of The Manly Catholic, James sits down with self-educated philosopher, entrepreneur, and author Paul List to discuss his fascinating book, Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed (co-authored with Ali Ghafari). Paul shares how his own background in Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy…
In this revisit of one of our episodes of The Manly Catholic, James and Father Dom sit down with Catholic author, speaker, and former LA County Sheriff's deputy Jesse Romero. Jesse brings his signature "power preaching with devil-destroying theology" to expose the realities of spiritual warfare in the modern world.…
In this episode of The Manly Catholic, James sits down in the backyard of Deacon Greg Beasley, to discuss what it truly means to live a life of disciplined faith. Deacon Greg shares his fascinating backstory—from operating nuclear submarines in the Navy, to his powerful conversion to Catholicism through the…
Most Catholic men were sacramentalized but never catechized. They went through the motions and walked away without ever being handed a vision for what their faith was supposed to look like inside their home. Mike DiCosola knows that story from the inside. He lived it. James sits down in person…
Pope Leo XIV stood inside the Sagrada Família in Barcelona on the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí's death and blessed the Tower of Jesus Christ — making it the tallest Catholic church in the world at 566 feet. A church that took 144 years to build and was born from…
Brothers, this episode is for you. James sits down and delivers a Father's Day message that every Catholic father needs to hear. He starts with the hard truth: America is in a fatherlessness catastrophe. One in four children grows up without their biological father. The research on what that produces…
One thousand Catholics carried Jesus through the streets of Washington D.C. on the feast of Corpus Christi. Six hundred thousand young people flooded the streets of Madrid on the first evening of the Pope's apostolic visit to Spain. A diocese in North Carolina just ordained 10 priests in a single…
Everything you were taught about the Middle Ages is wrong. The kings were tyrants. The peasants were starving. The feudal system was oppressive. Democracy is the greatest system ever devised. You learned it in school, you saw it in movies, and you never questioned it. Jeb Smith did...and what he…
The Blessed Sacrament is being carried up the entire eastern seaboard of America. The Pope is making his first trip to Spain in 15 years. Seminary numbers are climbing. And on Pentecost Sunday, the Pope asked every Catholic man the one question most of us are avoiding. Five stories. Let's…
You were confirmed. You receive the Eucharist. You have the Holy Spirit So why are so many Catholic men living like dry bones? Fr. Dom breaks open Pentecost Sunday and delivers one of the most personal and direct homilies of the Easter season. He walks through what the Holy Spirit…
You know the numbers. Twelve apostles. Forty days in the desert. Seven sacraments. Seven days of creation. You know they mean something but do you know why? And what happens when you start pulling the thread? Fr. Robert Nixon returns to The Manly Catholic to unpack his latest translation, The…
You are not an algorithm. You are not a data point. You are a son of God and no machine can replicate that. The Pope just put the full weight of the Church behind that statement, and this week's good news is stacked. Five stories. Five reasons to walk into…
You have Christ in you. The question is, are you doing anything with that? Fr. Dominic opens this homily with something personal. At 27 years old, Fr. Dom gave his life to Christ and could not stop taking Him everywhere: to strangers, to the workplace, to every corner of his…
We open every episode with the St. Michael prayer. You know the words by heart. But do you actually know who you are talking to? James chats with Fr. Frederick Schmidt, a Norbertine priest and sacristan at St. Michael's Abbey in Southern California, to go deep on one of the…
Most men trying to break free from pornography have already tried something and it didn't stick. That's not a character flaw. There is a missing framework. In this episode, I speak with Joe Masek and Nick Redd, co-founders of The Freedom Group, two men who spent a combined 23+ years…
What if the chaos in your family isn't random? What if the patterns of addiction, broken relationships, and spiritual emptiness running through your bloodline have a real theological explanation? In this episode, James speaks with Dr. Dan Schneider to break open one of the most misunderstood topics in the Church…
Navy SEALs debrief after every mission. No exceptions. Not to assign blame. But because a warrior who doesn't examine his performance will repeat his mistakes. And in that world, repeated mistakes get people killed. So here's the question: when was the last time you debriefed your soul? In this episode,…
A host that leaps out of the ciborium and hits the ceiling. A stolen host that boils over with blood the moment it hits a pan. A doubting priest who watches the Body of Christ turn to bleeding human tissue in his own hands. These aren't legends but documented, forensically…
Every civilization that stops telling its sons the truth eventually raises sons who can't handle it. Tonight's guest has spent seventeen years making sure that doesn't happen to ours. Phillip Campbell wrote TAN Books' four-volume Story of Civilization series, now the most widely used Catholic history curriculum in English, adopted…
In this revisit, James is joined by Fr. David Michael Moses for a dynamic conversation on living out the Catholic faith in today's culture. Fr. David Michael opens up about his unexpected journey to the priesthood—from starting college at age 14 to discerning law school before ultimately answering God's call.…
Ep 103 Revisit: No Sugary Jesus – Spiritual Warfare, Order, and Radical Masculinity with Dr. Dan Schneider: As _The Manly Catholic_ takes a summer break for family time and reflection, James revisits one of the show's most powerful and popular conversations featuring Dr. Dan Schneider, co-author of _The Liber Christo…
In this revisit, James chats with John Bishop, founder of Forge and author of _New Adam_, to confront the crisis head-on. We talk about the collapse of fatherhood, declining male engagement in the Church, toxic masculinity narratives, and the deep hunger men feel for a clear mission. Subscribe to our…
In this summer replay episode of _The Manly Catholic_, host James Caldwell and recurring guest Ryan Flaherty dive into the reality of spiritual warfare and examine the "Five Generals of Satan"—a concept highlighted by exorcist Father Chad Ripperger. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ Check out our website https://www.themanlycatholic.com/ Shop…
