The Catholic Gentleman

A blog for Catholic men that seeks to encourage virtue, the pursuit of holiness and the art of true masculinity.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Welcome to The Catholic Gentleman!

If you’re a Catholic man who wants to grow in his faith and become a better man, you’re in the right place

I’m new to The Catholic Gentleman. What do you do?

The Catholic Gentleman exists to inspire men to holiness. We are an online community of Catholic men, striving to live for Christ by serving our families, our neighbors and the Church. Every post from The Catholic Gentleman is prayerfully written and designed to strengthen and encourage Catholic men to lead holy and fulfilling lives.

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Yes, you can reprint any of the articles that appear on this site! Simply provide attribution in the form of an author name, link back, or if it is a print publication, the address of the website.

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We are open to reviewing guest submissions, but due to the volume of requests, we cannot always respond to every inquiry.

Do you accept prayer requests?

We will always pray for your requests even if we cannot respond to your email.

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Latest PostS

Two Keys for becoming a Good Man

April 16, 2026
Great men aren’t born, they are made great through the crucible of life. It is a mystery left only to God’s providence that you would be reading this article in a particular place, and particular time, much of which has little to do with your choosing. You and I were born into a place, a people, and a time with all its particular benefits and challenges. We don’t choose when or where we come into the world, but each of us will be judged by how well we live in it. We are judged by how well we develop our gifts and talents in service to God and one another. This, of course, is hard work. It requires both self-knowledge and self-possession, the two pillars of maturity upon which the foundation of our holiness is built.

10 Ways Jesus Fulfilled the 1000-Year-Old Prophecy

April 2, 2026
What did Jesus mean, “My God, My God, why have you abandoned me?” Could our Lord, by means of this haunting cry, be admitting defeat? Furthermore, Our Lord appears to be saying that He believes that God His Father has left Him. However, Jesus, to be a perfect sacrificial offering to God, was intent on identifying Himself as sin, though He had sinned not. Our Lord willed to embrace the experience of abandonment that the sinner experiences when separated from God. Indeed, Jesus deemed it necessary to endure the abandonment caused by sin for the purpose of fully redeeming all sinners.

Fatherhood Legacy: The Blessing or Curse a Man Leaves

March 16, 2026
John Hienen, owner of The Catholic Gentleman, said that often men treat Lent as though it is “extra credit,” as though we are being kind to God by offering Him a little extra. How nice. Lent is not an add-on feature, a bonus segment on a liturgical app, an extra rep, or an extra lap around the track.Lent is essential.You will only have so many Lents—perhaps seventy or eighty for those who are granted a longer life. “Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.” (Psalm 90:10)Indeed, how many of these Lents have we embraced to the fullest?

PODCAST EPISODES

Episode 247

The Hidden Root of Anxiety w/ Dr. Bob Schuchts

April 8, 2026
Episode 246

The Only Way for a Man to Behave Online

April 1, 2026
Episode 245

5 Traits Women Want in a Man

March 25, 2026