Just A Guy In The Pew Podcast

John just returned from a healing retreat! And he has a lot to say from it… starting with: GOD’S CRUCIAL COMMAND FOR US TO REST. We often push ourselves until we are exhausted… we rest in order to work when it should actually be the opposite. The world makes us think that if we aren't busy we are wasting our time; but true rest is its own act of obedience. In this episode you will hear John and Victor say: - The relentless desire to consume & acquire - Why are we feeling guilty about following the first commandment? - Our fear of being still & our desire for power - It is not about what I can achieve #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Rest #Stillness “God knows better than anyone the needs of our heart” DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 188: More than a Feeling Do you ever have a day when you just want to veg out? Sometimes we just have bad days and cracking open a cold beer sounds a lot more appealing than cracking open the Bible. But if we want to be saints, we need to form holy habits, regardless of our feelings. The martyrs have shown us the strength that comes from prioritizing Faith over feelings. In this episode you will hear John and Victor say: - “When you are not focusing on yourself, I show up” - “The devil is the one that wants us to live in our feelings” - “We shouldn't be doing our devotionals and prayers looking for gratification” - ”Love is often written off as a feeling, but love is an act of the will” #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Feelings #Discipline DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Our “but”s keep us from becoming who we are made to be. After a raw, inspiring phone call with a college student, Victor and John discuss the impeding lie that “we are not worthy enough”. Because if you believe in Christ and the things that he told us, and that you are called, you need to rest in that. In this amazing episode, you will hear about: - Voids, filling them or aching because of them - Matthew 10:19 - Being a viable tool for God’s message! - The importance of our brokenness #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Worthiness #Called DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 186: What Does It Mean to Be Holy? The end goal of our lives is to be saints. (To be a saint means to get to Heaven). But what does it ACTUALLY mean to be holy in this day and age? In this episode, Victor and John dive into what it takes to be a Holy man this year starting NOW. In this episode, you will hear about: - New Year's good intentions! Not just physical goals - Compartmentalizing our life - The true definition of Holiness according to the Church - Examining the little things #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #NewYear #Holiness DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 185: Oaks of Righteousness “You can't realize that you are called until you first realize that you are claimed”. In this episode, John and Victor unpack what it really means to be called and what it looks like to answer that call. In the recounting of Jesus’s baptism, we know that God is speaking to each of us and teaching us what it means to be a disciple. In this episode, you will hear about: - Fruits of Just a Guy In the Pew at SEEK’23 - The Baptism of Jesus - A calling vs. witnessing - Being present and getting out of yourself #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Calling #TakeAction DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 184: 2023: Time to Begin Again John and Victor recorded on New Years Eve to chat about the past year and to look forward with hope and resolve into this new year. In this episode, John and Victor share about: - Just a Guy In the Pew at SEEK’23 - The passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - The pursuit of happiness… real happiness - The deceitfulness of sin and the fruit of righteousness #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #NewYear #PursueRighteousness DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 183: The Eucharistic Revival with Father Malachy What is the best way to end the year? Turning our attention to the source and summit of our Catholic Faith! Father Malachy, a national Eucharist preacher, is on the show again this week to share in the beauty of “going into battle” through this revival. In this episode, you will learn about: - The origins of the 3-Year National Eucharistic Revival - The central mystery of our Faith - What revival looks like in real life - An upcoming cross-country Eucharist Procession - Beauty enculturated #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Eucharistic #Revival “If it’s just a symbol… to hell with it! But if it’s the living God there is nothing else and nowhere else I want to be.” DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/ DONATE TO THE FRIARS! https://www.franciscanfriars.com/donate

This week Victor and John jump into one of the biggest realities of our Faith: The incarnation! “Sometimes we see Jesus as just our buddy in the clouds” and we forget that He made himself so small and humbled himself to partake in humanity. He is not just a little baby coming soon, he is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD! In this episode, you will hear about: - Walking in darkness vs. walking in the light. - Conversion is not a one-time experience, it is the rest of our life - Accepting an invitation into Jesus’s family - What does it actually mean that the Word became Flesh? #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Incarnation #Christmas DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

Episode 181: Becoming a Manger - Living Advent with Father Malachy Father Malachy is here for another week! And this time John and Father dive straight into the depths of Advent. From hunting to concepts of time, to shame, to Jospeh they cover all the bases and will inspire you to live this Advent with a fervent heart! In this episode, you will hear John and Father Malachy chat about: - Celebrating the past as the present. - What do I need to empty out of my life to be more like a manger? - The unworthiness we often feel as Men - How to prepare our hearts for Jesus! #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Advent #Preparation “Joseph must’ve felt so inadequate” DONATE TO THE FRIARS! https://www.franciscanfriars.com/donate DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/

On this week’s BONUS episode, John is joined by Father Malachy CFR! Father Malachy vulnerably shares his wild testimony and journey to the priesthood. From selling organic veggie burritos in a parking lot, to encountering God’s love and infinite mercy, Father Malachy's story reveals God’s fatherly pursuit. In this episode, you will hear Father Malachy share about: - The struggles of middle school & being expelled from highschool - Stealing, drugs and partying - The CHARISMATIC renewal - Hearing God’s voice and turning the other way - The joy of surrending everything #CatholicPodcast #JustaGuyinthePew #Testimony #Vocation DONATE TO THE FRIARS! https://www.franciscanfriars.com/donate DOWNLOADS Get a copy of my new eBook, “12 Ways Guys Can Get Closer to Jesus”! HTTPS://JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/EBOOK NEW: Shop the store! We have a new Just a Guy in the Pew store where you can stock up on great merch HERE: HTTPS://STORE.JUSTAGUYINTHEPEW.COM/