Podcast

In this special bonus episode of “Just a Guy in the Pew,” I am honored to speak with Bishop David Talley. In Memphis and throughout West Tennessee, Bishop Talley is committed to bringing Christ’s message to an increasingly secular world.

In this episode we discuss:

• The New Evangelization and what it means
• Why the New Evangelization is meant for ALL of us
• How to bring the freshness of the Lord back into our hearts and share it with others.

Today we’re excited to talk about our ministry’s new project, “The Narrow Road,” which launches in March. Most of us desire to do good and be good, but we lack a set of directions to help us form positive habits. That’s why I created a monthly program of prayers, scriptures and virtues called “The Narrow Road: The Everyday Guide for the Everyday Guy.”  

Each month “The Narrow Road” offers:

• A single virtue and a plan to inspire your progress 
• Weekly focus on a specific relationship
• Daily reflections, prayers, gospel readings and prompts to help you organize your thoughts and stay on track
• The “Opportunity for Grace” chart, a list of simple but powerful practices you can add to your life, such as morning prayer, Mass, time with your family or a nightly prayer. 

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about a persistent enemy — repetitive sin. How many times do we beat ourselves up for falling back into habitual sins or vices? Whether it’s drinking, pornography, gambling, or pride, we convince ourselves that we don’t have a choice, that the sin has the power.  

On today’s podcast we’ll learn that:

• We should examine our approach to confession and whether we truly renounce sins or just seek mercy
• We have free will and so the choice to continue to sin is up to us
• With God all things are possible.

I want to start this bonus episode off by saying thank you so much to all the patrons and supporters that have recently joined us, as well as those who have been here from the beginning.

Thanks to your support we have been able to do more video interviews and this week we have a special interview with Matthew Leonard. So many of you have been asking me to do something on prayer and this week I finally get to answer that request!

In this bonus episode, you’ll learn:

• How to begin to pray and where to start
• Why prayer should happen daily
• How to grow in our spiritual maturity through communication with the Lord

Matthew Leonard is a catholic speaker and the founder of Next Level Catholic Academy – https://www.nextlevelcatholicacademy.com/

Today we’re talking about money, a subject that often causes struggles in men’s relationships with their wives, families and God. We all need money to provide for our basic needs and those of our loved ones. It’s when the desire for money grows out of balance that trouble begins.

On today’s podcast we’ll learn that:

• An abundance of money can breed deceitful feelings of self-sufficiency
• We are bound for trouble if we obsess about money and the things it can buy
• True hope and security can only be found through God.

There’s a lot of talk about cancel culture these days, but in truth, cancel culture has been going on for centuries. Think of the Bible stories about Matthew, a tax collector, being ostracized or the adulterous woman who was about to be stoned, or the sick lepers who were cast out. Christ’s acceptance of the outcasts in Scripture shows us that we are all loved and created for a purpose. 

On today’s podcast we’ll learn:

• There is no cancel culture with Christ because He never gives up on us
• God’s mercy is immeasurable
• The sacraments are designed to help you visualize how much you mean to Christ