In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, John and Sam meet with Marek Rudak, former Army Ranger, and current business professional to discuss how war changed his life and how growing in the Faith helped him reset his priorities and purpose. Join them as they discuss one soldier’s journey to becoming a better man and using his experience to help others.

• How physical battle tactics can be applied to spiritual battles
• How Faith can provide clear purpose in life
• Marek’s real-life battles, both in war and at home
• How strategies he used and teaches daily can help you grow in holiness
• And more
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Marek Rudak was born in communist Poland and lost his dad at a young age. When his mom remarried, at age fourteen, Marek moved to the United States. Marek graduated in the top 10% of his class at West Point and became a Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Upon separating from the Army, Marek went with the highest paying job he could find, ExxonMobil, where he worked on multi-billion-dollar projects all over the world for ten years.

Most Rev. Milan Lach is the fifth and current bishop of the Eparchy of Parma in the Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Church. Born in Slovakia, he was ordained a priest in 2001 and received a doctorate from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome in 2009. In 2018, he was named as eparch [bishop] of Parma by Pope Francis. In today’s episode, we discuss:

• The different Eastern Catholic churches and their history
• Whether or not Eastern Catholics are “Orthodox in Union with Rome” or Roman Catholic
• If a Latin-rite Catholic can receive the sacraments at an Eastern Catholic church
• The differences between Eastern and Western Christianity in theology, liturgy, devotions, and sacred art
• Whether or not married priests are a good idea
• The likelihood of reunion between Catholics and Orthodox
• And more!

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, John and Sam discuss how man is made for both work and leisure but our society misses the mark. Join them as they discuss the importance of rest and how every man must prioritize it.

• How man was made for leisure.
• Why society’s view of work and rest is backward.
• Ways to enjoy your leisure and get the most out of downtime.
• How fathers must prioritize rest for themselves to better serve their family.
• And much more.

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss masculinity and our nature and call to protect. Learn how physically protecting your family and the weak and vulnerable is not enough.

• How man is built to protect.
• Why physical protection is only the beginning.
• Why our society is dependent on men protecting.
• How you can work on different forms of protection.
• And much more.

In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss how the Church understands suffering which is in direct opposition to how the world understands suffering. They then go into how all Gentlemen can become better men in suffering.

• How suffering is NOT the greatest evil.
• What our Lord teaches us about suffering.
• Should we embrace all suffering?
• How can a man suffer well?
• And much more.

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St. Alphonsus – Uniformity with God’s Will – Click Here

Fr. Chad Ripperger – Deliverance Prayers – Click Here

Fr. Jacques Philippe – Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart – Click Here