If we understand the Mass, we will better enter into it. The Mass is not meant for us, but for God. It is primarily about worship, but there are other purposes for the Mass.

Why do ONLY 9% of people complete their New Year’s Resolution? What keeps 91% of people from improving their lives and experiencing the joy of accomplishment? Today, John Heinen and Sam Guzman answer these questions and discuss why resolutions and improving self-discipline are great pursuits for the man striving to live better. In this conversation, we list out 4 necessary marks that make resolutions more successful and explain why without them you increase the odds of failure. These steps are not difficult but often allude the honest man who just wants to get better. Not only do we lay out the necessary marks but we show you how to apply them to your goals, whenever you are making them, now or frequently throughout the year.

The Christmas season is a time for Catholics to celebrate, and our celebrations are longer, better, and more meaningful than the rest of the world. Today, John Heinen and Devin Schadt discuss the richness of Christmas traditions and how they improve everyone's lives. Find out why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, the meaning of the term Xmas, and why we have multiple feast days we are told to enjoy within Christmastide. We also discuss the depths of historical Protestants' revolt against Christmas and the secular attempt to rid it of its meaning. Join the conversation on how amazing this season is and how only those who are truly celebrating are following the Church's commands.

We’ve all heard the grim statics about the Church and our children maintaining the Catholic Faith. A standout part of these studies is a Father's overwhelming impact on improving the likelihood of their child following Jesus.

Clothes should focus us on our dignity. Clothes direct people to our faces and therefore foster personal relationships. Clothes have a moral, not just a practical purpose. A good question for dress, then, is whether it is “personal” or objectifies us.

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, John and Sam discuss the life lessons that men have to learn to mature and grow in wisdom, holiness, and virtue. Going through life with an attempt to avoid difficulties and suffering will stunt your development as a man and lead to selfishness. We both get honest about our youthful immaturity and how God has worked in our weakness to make us stronger men.

Dear Readers, The Catholic church was today thrown into turmoil by the publication of a motu proprio, Traditionis Custodes, that in essence reverses the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Benedict XVI and places heavy restrictions on the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass. Further, for all practical purposes, the traditional Mass is abrogated as a […]

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, John meets with Kevin Wells to discuss the life of a man and likely future saint that we can all learn a great deal from. If you have never heard of Venerable Fr. Aloysius Schwartz, who died in 1992 after saving tens of thousands of children, this episode is worth your time. His adventurous spirit and passionate devotion to Our Lady brought him to the depths of faith that few of us achieve in this life. His work and legacy continue today through the order of the Sisters of Mary.