Manly Catholic: Igniting Men to Light the World on Fire

Ep 189 - The War Is Real: Why Passive Catholic Men Are Losing the Battle

You are not living in neutral territory. You are standing on a battlefield.In this opening episode of our Spiritual Warfare series, we confront a truth most Catholic men avoid: the war is real, and you are already in it.Drawing from Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the testimony of appointed exorcists like Fr. Gabriel Amorth, Fr. Chad Ripperger, Fr. Vincent Lampert, and Dr. Dan Schneider, we strip away the myths and expose how the enemy actually works.Most men do not fall because they openly rebel. They fall because they drift. They stop praying. They stop going to confession. They stop resisting. And into that vacuum, disorder enters.There is no neutral ground in the spiritual life. You are either moving toward God or sliding away from Him.You were not baptized into comfort. You were baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection. You were made for combat.If you are a Catholic husband, father, priest, or single man who wants clarity about spiritual warfare, demonic influence, confession, the state of grace, and authentic Catholic masculinity, this episode is for you.The question is simple: Where have you stopped resisting?The challenge this week is direct:Pray the St. Michael Prayer out loud three times a day (6am, 12pm, 6pm).Take 10 minutes of silence and ask God: “Where have I gone soft?”The war is real. Fight like it.Referenced Resources & ProductsCatechism of the Catholic Church (Paragraph 409)The Liber Christo Method3 Powerful Quotes from the Episode“The war is real and whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you’re already in it.”“No man accidentally becomes holy. It’s very intentional. And no man accidentally survives a war.”“The devil prefers resignation to outright rebellion.”Key Takeaway for MenLive in the state of grace. Go to confession. A man in grace with ordered habits becomes spiritually dangerous to the enemy.Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! As always, please pray for us! We are men who strive daily to be holy, to become saints and we cannot do that without the help of the Holy Ghost!Subscribe to our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ) page to see our manly and holy facesCheck out our website (www.themanlycatholic.com) Contact us at themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Fr. Dom's Homs: Put on the Mind of Christ: Why Men Must Stop Thinking With Their Feelings

Most men today are ruled by emotion, pleasure, and impulse. That is not freedom. That is slavery.In this episode of The Manly Catholic, Fr. Dom confronts a hard truth the modern world refuses to face: darkness has invaded the mind, and Christ came to reclaim it. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the Church’s constant teaching, this episode unpacks a powerful image: Jesus Christ as water. Water always flows to the lowest place. So does Christ.He descends into the darkest places of the human soul, especially the intellect, to heal, cleanse, and restore order. From the Jordan River to Galilee, from the manger to the Cross, Christ consistently goes where others refuse to go. He does the same in your life, if you let Him.This homily challenges men to reject emotivism, hedonism, and the lie that truth is subjective. You cannot build a holy life on feelings. You must put on the mind of Christ.Fr. Dom confronts:Why “I feel” is a dangerous way to approach truthHow logos, logic, and truth are inseparable from Jesus ChristWhy disordered passions lead men into sin, division, and confusionHow the Sacraments actively form and renew the mind of Christ in usWhy Catholic education and fatherhood are battlefields for the soulThis is a direct call to Catholic men: think clearly, live ordered, defend truth, and lead your families with conviction. Christ is the Light. Stop negotiating with darkness.Powerful Quotes from the Episode“Jesus Christ is like water. He always goes to the lowest place.”“Never start theological or philosophical truth statements with ‘I feel.’”“If we don’t put on the mind of Christ, we begin conforming God to our image instead of the other way around.”Key Takeaway for Men (Act on This Today)Stop letting your emotions govern your intellect.Begin today by rejecting “I feel” as your foundation for truth. Anchor your thinking in Christ through daily prayer, frequent Confession, and intentional study of Catholic teaching. Order your mind, and your life will follow.

Ep 188 - Your Job Is a Weapon: How God Forms Dangerous Men Through Work

Most Catholic men pray in the morning, go to Mass on Sunday, then spend most of their lives believing their work has nothing to do with holiness.That lie is costing men their strength, discipline, and authority.In this episode of The Manly Catholic, we bring you a hard-hitting conversation with Fr. Dom, priest, welder, and chaplain at Harmel Academy of the Trades, originally aired on the House of the Builder podcast. This is not a motivational talk about “finding purpose.” This is a restoration of the Catholic vision of work as a weapon in spiritual warfare.Jesus Christ was not weak. He was a tecton — a laborer who worked with His hands, under authority, alongside other men. St. Joseph did the same. God forms men through labor, obedience, responsibility, and sacrifice. When men reject that formation, the enemy steps in.Fr. Dominic exposes the false divide between prayer and labor and shows how attention to detail, endurance, submission to authority, and showing up every day forge men capable of leading families and resisting the devil.This episode issues a clear challenge to Catholic men:Stop wasting your workday spiritually. Offer your labor to God. Work with discipline. Eliminate complaint. Let your job form you into a man who can carry weight.Listen carefully. Then go back to work differently today.3 Key Quotes“God forms men through responsibility, not comfort.”“Every act of labor matters when it is offered to God.”“When men stop guarding the garden, the enemy walks in.”Your CHALLENGEYour job is either forming a saint or weakening a man. Choose how you work.Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQCheck out our website:www.themanlycatholic.comContact us at:themanlycatholic@gmail.com

Father Dom's Homs: Your Baptism Is a Weapon: Why Most Catholic Men Are Living Below Their Power

Most Catholic men do not understand what happened to them at baptism. That ignorance is costing them their faith, their families, and their fire.In this episode of The Manly Catholic, Fr. Dom delivers a direct and uncompromising reflection on the Baptism of the Lord and why baptism is not a symbolic ritual, but the most powerful moment of your life. This is not theology for the classroom. This is theology for the battlefield.Drawing from Sacred Scripture, the Church’s teaching, and lived experience, this episode exposes how men have reduced baptism to a checkbox event instead of a daily reality that should shape how they pray, fight sin, lead their homes, and engage the world.You will hear why Jesus submitted Himself to baptism despite being sinless, how baptism destroys original sin, adopts you as a son of God, and opens the gates of heaven through the sacraments. You will also hear a hard challenge to reject the passive, Protestantized thinking that delays baptism and strips it of urgency and power.This episode confronts the loss of missionary zeal, the failure of fathers to take spiritual responsibility, and the modern lie that baptism is optional or merely symbolic. It calls Catholic men to reclaim baptism as a source of strength, identity, and daily conversion.If you are tired of lukewarm faith, tired of excuses, and tired of seeing Catholic men live beneath their calling, this episode is for you.3 Powerful Quotes from the Episode“Baptism is the most important and powerful gift that God gives us.”“Jesus Christ is not a pacifist or a weak man. He is complete and utter power. And that is love.”“We completely underestimate the power of baptism, and we are living far below what God has given us.”1 Key Takeaway for MenBegin praying with your baptism every day. Start with this: “Thank you, God, for the gift of my baptism.” Let that identity shape how you fight sin, lead your family, and live your faith. This is not optional. This is who you are.

Ep 187 - Tolkien Was Warning Us: AI, Vice, and the War for Men’s Souls

What if The Lord of the Rings was never just a story?What if Tolkien was encoding a spiritual map for men living in the modern war for the soul?In this episode of The Manly Catholic, James Caldwell speaks with author and philosopher Paul List, co-author of Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed, to expose what Tolkien was really writing about: original sin, virtue and vice, artificial intelligence, and so much more.Paul reveals how Tolkien’s mythology is a Catholic psychological map of the human soul. Hobbits as habits. The Ring as addiction. Sauron as AI. Middle-earth as the mind. Vice as Orcs. Virtue as the Fellowship. Faith and reason as elves and men.Temperance, fortitude, prudence, and justice as the cardinal virtues sent on a mission to destroy the Ring.This conversation connects Tolkien to Aquinas, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and how prophetic his beloved stories really are for the modern man.James also issues a direct challenge to men:Stop living passively. Clean up your habits. Reject pornography. Reject the virtual world. Build competence. Build virtue. Cultivate discipline. Become dangerous in holiness.This is not entertainment.This is formation.And neutrality is no longer an option.Push play if you're done being comfortable and ready to become dangerous for Christ.📚 Products & References MentionedBook: Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed – Paul ListWebsite: readmountdoom.comDocumentary: The Great Indoctrination (Pelican Plus)Coffee Sponsor: Mystic Monk Coffee🧱 3 Powerful Quotes from the Episode“Real men are competent. Real men cultivate discipline, virtue, and mastery over themselves.”“Tolkien’s work is fundamentally Catholic. It’s about the fall, original sin, the fear of death, and the machine.”“This mythology is here now to combat AI and transhumanism and to save young men’s souls from the internal fire.”⚔️ One Immediate Action for MenEliminate one vice today and replace it with one discipline.Cut one destructive habit (pornography, digital addiction, laziness, impurity, gluttony, passivity).Replace it with prayer, physical training, fasting, Scripture, silence, or structured work.Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support. Subscribe to our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ) page to see our manly and holy facesCheck out our website (www.themanlycatholic.com)