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Become Who You Are
Jack
673 episodes
23 hours ago
Love 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 fideliu...
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Love 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 fideliu...
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Christianity
Kids & Family,
Religion & Spirituality,
Society & Culture,
Parenting,
Relationships
Episodes (20/673)
Become Who You Are
#677 It Starts With Your Heart--And An Encounter With the Living God! Jack Speaks to Young People
Love 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 fideliu...
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4 days ago
31 minutes

Become Who You Are
#676 Climate Summits, Immigration debates, and Confusion over Life: A Papal Headache w Phil Lawler
Love 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 ...
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5 days ago
32 minutes

Become Who You Are
#675 Triple Play Day: The Eucharist, Fatima, And Saint John Paul II: With John Preiss, director of the Fatima Family Apostolate
Love 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. F...
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1 week ago
39 minutes

Become Who You Are
#674 The Plan Of Life; To Love as God Loves...Plus Sergeant Columban Meets Padre Pio
Love 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...
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1 week ago
32 minutes

Become Who You Are
#673 From Hot Takes To Holy Habits: Why Formation And Prayer Must Shape Digital Evangelists with Podcast Host Bobby Fredericksen
Love 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. Here are the lin...
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2 weeks ago
48 minutes

Become Who You Are
#672 Act VI "Christ Appeals to the Resurrection": Christ, Marriage, And Our Final Destiny!
Love 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, a...
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2 weeks ago
28 minutes

Become Who You Are
#671 Spiritual Warfare: The Most Powerful Saints In Exorcisms--With Expert and Author Charles Fraune
Love 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 ...
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3 weeks ago
43 minutes

Become Who You Are
#670 Claymore: Act V-- "Stepping Up to True Love": Fight for Marriage, Family, and the Human Heart
Love 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...
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3 weeks ago
25 minutes

Become Who You Are
#669 The Practical Side of Ignoring God: ICE as "Gestapo" and School Union Honors Violent Radicals
Love 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 “Ge...
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3 weeks ago
44 minutes

Become Who You Are
#668 From Goblins to Grace: Anthony DeStefano on "All Hallows Eve", Purgatory, and the Power of Story
Love 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...
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4 weeks ago
30 minutes

Become Who You Are
#667 Claymore Act Four: "Awe, Wonder, and the Battle for the Human Heart...and Body!"
Love 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 Cosm...
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1 month ago
43 minutes

Become Who You Are
#665 Cooperating with Satan to Build his “Anti-Creation”: Cardinal Blase Cupich Honors Sen. Dick Durbin
Love 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” with...
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1 month ago
37 minutes

Become Who You Are
#664 Commissioned for Battle-The Importance of Spiritual Formation: Review the Claymore Battle Plan
Love 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 formatio...
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1 month ago
27 minutes

Become Who You Are
#663 Stolen Innocence is the Devil's Playground: When a Culture Normalizes the Exploitation of the Innocent
Love 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 cr...
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1 month ago
46 minutes

Become Who You Are
#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
Love 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 thei...
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1 month ago
42 minutes

Become Who You Are
#661 The Zombie Apocalypse: Are You Living or Just Breathing? Escaping Our Self-Made Prisons
Love 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....
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1 month ago
43 minutes

Become Who You Are
#660 Catholic Faith Unbroken, The Importance of the Early Church Fathers: With Bishop Athanasius Schneider
Love 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...
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1 month ago
38 minutes

Become Who You Are
#659 Finding Truth in a World of Lies: Charlie Kirk's Legacy and the Path Forward
Love 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 ...
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1 month ago
34 minutes

Become Who You Are
#658 Pope Leo XIII's "Rerum Novarum": The Three Necessary Societies for Human Flourishing, With Veronica Burchard
Love 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 teachin...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Become Who You Are
#657 Beyond Feelings: The Transformative Power of Reverence in an Age of Degradation
Love 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, ma...
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2 months ago
46 minutes

Become Who You Are
Love 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 fideliu...