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The Catholic Gentleman

John Heinen, Devin Schadt

300 episodes

The Catholic Gentleman is a show for Catholic Men on topics related to living your best life in the modern world. Featuring conversations on all aspects of masculinity, as well as interviews with experts, the show seeks to provide practical insights for men of all ages. There are great Catholic men who are intentionally committed to the difficult work of actual life. Join us and be one of them.

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Hosts include John Heinen and Devin Schadt.

Episodes are released weekly.

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  1. Satan's Only Strategy to Keep You Stuck (w/ Fr. John Riccardo)

    · 1 h 14 min

    Satan is not complicated. There is a simple reason why you feel that you can't beat a sin, or why you feel stuck, or why you don't feel like being a Saint at all. He has one "play", and he runs it on everyone. Join us…

  2. Are You Stuck in the First Stage of Manhood?

    · 1 h 00 min

    More and more men today are are successful, handsome, good people, but they don't feel like men. They feel that something is missing. They work harder and harder, chasing wealth, success, women; the list goes on.…

  3. The Submissive Wife: The Right Way to Love Your Husband (w/ Mary Stanford)

    · 1 h 20 min

    Submission. A word that is a instant red flag to many modern women. It sounds like a rule to be enforced, and a way a husband can get his way no matter what. But, t's so much more than that. Today we are joined by Dr.…

  4. The Hidden Parenting Secret That No One Ever Taught You

    · 1 h 20 min

    Every parent wants their children to succeed. Catholic parents want their child to be successful but also Saints and we know that parents play a huge role this. But how do you do it? Today we talk about about the…

  5. Defeating Lust: The Proven 5 Step Plan for When You're Tempted

    · 1 h 09 min

    Every man has struggled with the vice of lust. Most men believe it is sheer willpower that will bring them to chastity and that if they are continuing to fail then they must not be trying hard enough. This loop can be…

  6. What Wives Don’t Understand About Husbands

    · 1 h 18 min

    Instead of communicating when he needs are not met, many husbands will assume their wife will read their mind and "get it" eventually. However, many wives don't know the needs of their husbands, but it is not their…

  7. Fulton Sheen’s SHOCKING Prophecy That Came True (w/ Al Smith)

    · 1 h 13 min

    In 1949, Fulton Sheen foresaw that men were starting to live lives of indifference. He was right. Today we discuss the choice of indifference, how it will ultimately lead you into a life of sin, and how anxiety and…

  8. 4 Things Your Wife Needs From You (But Won't Say)

    · 1 h 07 min

    Men don’t understand women. It’s a refrain that has been heard for centuries. Many men feel that no matter what they do, no matter how much they try to love their wives, she still does not feel secure or appreciated.…

  9. Former Muslim and Oxford PhD: Why Your Education Failed You

    · 1 h 07 min

    Joined by former Muslim, Oxford PhD recipient, and university founder, Dr. Jacob Imam, today we passionately discuss why the contempt for working with your hands is not just modern, but pagan. We explore how the…

  10. 3 Requirements to a Successful Catholic Marriage

    · 1 h 07 min

    There is always the temptation to keep score. Every little disagreement becomes a legal discussion, and you try so hard to win the case and walk away victorious. But it costs you. 74% of divorced people say their…

  11. Why "Holy" Men Make Lazy Husbands (A Father of 9 Explains)

    · 59 min

    A man decides he is serious about his faith, and somewhere along the way that becomes the reason he stops trying. His work is sloppy, his day is unstructured, and his wife carries the house while he tells himself he is…

  12. The Shortest Road to Christ: Stop Ignoring Her (w/ Gabe Castillo)

    · 1 h 06 min

    Most men have only an idea of Mary, but not a relationship. Today we discuss how Marian devotion is the best way to grow closer to Christ. We explore how Mary is the perfect example of uniformity with God’s will, Love…

  13. Why Most Men Never Grow Up (A Priest Explains)

    · 1 h 04 min

    Men today struggle in two extremes. They believe that their worth is tied to what they accomplish and not who they are, or they are unchallenged and remain immature boys with no direction. Father Edwin Leonard has…

  14. The 7 Tactics the Devil Uses to Bring Your Spouse to Hell

    · 1 h 16 min

    No marriage ends in a single moment. It's like going down a ladder, one rung at a time, and most men do not notice until they are near the bottom. Today we sit down to name the 7 tactics the devil uses to pull a…

  15. The Fear of Being the Provider: How to Balance Work and Family Life

    · 1 h 19 min

    Work will take everything you give it. Give it enough and it will be the black hole that swallows your prayer, peace, and your marriage. Today we discuss Ora et Labora, the ancient rhythm of prayer and work that St.…

  16. The 4 Greatest Threats Facing Men in 2026

    · 1 h 19 min

    Men are facing many problems: 80% of suicides in this country are men, 1 in 5 struggle with severe loneliness, marriage rates for men 35 and older have dropped from 90% to under 60% — and the list goes on. We can feel…

  17. The Modesty Problem: What She Wears = What She Gets

    · 1 h 03 min

    Other modesty videos mentioned: Jackie Angel on Modesty in the Real World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKACACmlW3U Leah Darrow on Modest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ84oSJcrFE While reading the comments…

  18. Are You Accidentally Letting the Devil in Your Home? w/ Dr. John Cuddeback

    · 1 h 12 min

    The Culture of Death is not random. Today we discuss the intelligence behind it and how your home is the first target. We dive deep into why you are so busy it hurts, and why you try so hard to “keep work at work”…

  19. No. 1 Way to Unlock God's Blessings in Your Life

    · 1 h 14 min

    We hand our identity to the things we own. The house, the car, the title in the email signature, the number in the account. We see a man who is thirty seven and retired and decide he must have life figured out, and we…

  20. 3 Things the World is Stealing from Every Father

    · 1 h 27 min

    The world is stripping three things away from every Catholic man. Not in ways you'd recognize as an attack but disguised as a busy evening, a competing priority, or a reasonable excuse. Then one day you wake up and…

  21. Cocaine Addict Becomes On Fire Catholic

    · 1 h 07 min

    A Fortune 250 company's Salesman of the Year. Devoted husband. Faithful Catholic father and a 17-year addiction no one knew about, including his wife. John Edwards spent nearly two decades living two lives at once. He…

  22. 4 Reasons Satan Hates St. Joseph

    · 1 h 17 min

    The Church calls Saint Joseph the Terror of Demons. A carpenter. A foster father. A man who speaks not a single word in Scripture. And hell is terrified of him. In this episode, John Heinen sits down with Devin Schadt,…

  23. The Drift that's Killing Catholic Men

    · 1 h 15 min

    🟢 FREE Handmade Rosary This Month for those joining CG+ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com/rosary Drift It accumulates in the gap between who we intended to be and who we've actually become. Recent studies show that 63%…

  24. 4 Temptations Every Man Faces and How to Overcome Them

    · 1 h 24 min

    🟢 FREE Handmade Rosary This Month for those joining CG+ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com/rosary We know the temptations that hunt us, the ones we can't seem to outrun no matter how serious we get about our interior…

  25. No. 1 Reason Men Can't Finish Hard Things w/ John Sablan

    · 1 h 15 min

    🟢 FREE Handmade Rosary This Month for those joining CG+ https://catholicgentlemanplus.com/rosary John Sablan spent the better part of his adult life being what he now calls the X factor in his family: the one holding…

  26. Why 90% of Catholic Kids Leave the Faith (w/ Dr. Greg Popcak)

    · 1 h 06 min

    This stat should shake every Catholic father awake: 85 to 90 percent of kids raised in Catholic homes will leave the faith by adulthood. We've somehow accepted that as normal. It's not. In this episode, I sit down with…

  27. Exorcist Fr. Ripperger: Raising Your Sons to Be Men

    · 1 h 04 min

    Exorcist priest Fr. Chad Ripperger grew up working in his father's diesel mechanics shop, where he learned that reality doesn't care what you think or how you feel. A bolt either fits or it doesn't. A machine is either…

  28. This 7-Step Morning Protocol Will Change Everything

    · 1 h 04 min

    Every man knows the difference between a morning that owns him and a morning he owns. In this episode, Devin Schadt and I walk through a practical seven-point framework for building a morning routine that actually…

  29. No. 1 Relationship Expert Reveals the Secret to Real Intimacy (w/ Adam Lane Smith)

    · 1 h 11 min · Explicit

    Men today are doing everything they’ve been told, working hard, providing, staying faithful, yet they still feel disconnected or confused from their wives and children. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt sit…

  30. The Hidden Root of Anxiety w/ Dr. Bob Schuchts

    · 1 h 17 min

    We carry pain we can't name. It shows up as anxiety, anger, overwork, or the sense that no matter what we do, it's never enough. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt sit down with Dr. Bob Schuchts of the St.…

  31. Happy Easter to You and Your Family

    · 2:54 · Bonus

    Lent is over, but this isn’t the end. It’s the beginning. This Easter, let's look at what it means to live as a resurrected people, not just celebrate for a day. The question now is simple: will you return to old…

  32. The Only Way for a Man to Behave Online (w/Timothy Flanders)

    · 1 h 16 min

    Men using the internet have no idea they are losing a war they never knew they were fighting. The algorithm is not neutral, it is rewarding outrage, feeding pride, and quietly rewiring the way men think, speak, and…

  33. The World Will Turn on You. Be Ready.

    · 12 min · Bonus

    In this episode of Into the Desert, Fr. Ken Geraci and John Heinen confront the tension at the heart of Palm Sunday: the same voices that cry “Hosanna” can quickly turn to “Crucify Him.” What looks like devotion can…

  34. 5 Traits Women Want in a Man

    · 1 h 14 min

    We get this question all the time, what do I need to do to find a wife or get married? So often we find men waiting for the right woman to find them, the right opportunity to arrive, the right moment to finally step…

  35. The Father Who Ran: When A Child Refuses

    · 1 h 18 min

    Every father eventually faces a moment when his child pulls away. The distance grows, the relationship hardens, and most men respond in one of three ways. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt use the parable…

  36. This Is Where Men Quit Lent | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen

    · 9:23 · Bonus

    We start Lent with strong intentions. The fasting plan is clear. The prayer routine feels doable. The discipline is there. But somewhere in the middle of Lent, the struggle begins. The motivation fades, the routine…

  37. The Leadership Lie Destroying Families

    · 1 h 03 min

    The word "headship" has become so loaded that most men either weaponize it or abandon it entirely. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt cut through the cultural noise to recover what male leadership actually…

  38. Why Giving Money Is a Spiritual Battle | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen

    · 17 min · Bonus

    We can look disciplined on the surface while still clinging to comfort, control, security, and the illusion that what we have is our own. This conversation gets underneath the act of giving and presses on the deeper…

  39. What We Can Learn From a Dying Father: Former Senator Ben Sasse Speaks

    · 1 h 10 min

    We avoid thinking about death until it forces its way into the room. But what happens when a husband and father is suddenly told he has ninety days to live? In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt examine the…

  40. What Prayer Actually Does to a Man | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen

    · 15 min · Bonus

    Prayer becomes one of two things: a religious obligation or a strategy to get results. But it's not a productivity tool. It’s not emotional therapy. And it’s not a way to convince God of anything. In this week’s Lent…

  41. How We Treat Women Reveals This About Us (It Never Lies)

    · 1 h 15 min

    How a man treats women is never a side issue. It is one of the clearest revelations of his interior life, where it is at and even where it is going. In this episode, John Heinen and Devin Schadt explore why masculinity…

  42. The Right Way for Catholic Men to Fast | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen

    · 16 min · Bonus

    It's time for a reset to the entire purpose of fasting. John shares how he spent years fasting the wrong way, treating it like self-mortification for the sake of self-control. Until a spiritual director challenged him:…

  43. Why SILENCE is Your Superpower

    · 1 h 06 min

    You see over 5000 marketing messages every day. In 2025, hundreds of billions of emails were sent every day, notifications never stop, and research shows the average person switches attention every 47 seconds. We are…

  44. The Lent Resolution We All Need | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen

    · 15 min · Bonus

    This Ash Wednesday, Fr. Ken Geraci and John Heinen go straight to the heart of Lent’s first command: repent and believe. We're focusing on two concrete actions that we avoid until we're desperate: a real examination of…

  45. The Ultimate Plan for Lent

    · 1 h 04 min

    Men treat Lent as optional. However, if this were the case, Christ would NOT have begun His public ministry with the command to repent. Yet most Catholic men approach Lent as if it were extra credit — giving something…

  46. Prideful? The Best Way to Stop and Become Humble

    · 1 h 12 min

    Pride among Catholic men rarely looks like arrogance. What men don't realize is that it surfaces as control, self-reliance, withdrawal, or even habits that appear virtuous on the surface. In this episode of The…

  47. No. 1 Reason Men Struggle to Get Ahead

    · 1 h 05 min

    Men today are often lost and quietly confused. Some know they should strive for more, yet feel strangely unmoved to pursue it. Others are driven but stuck, spinning their wheels, repeating the same habits and even the…

  48. Overcome Fear and Persevere w/ Jeff Schiefelbein

    · 1 h 06 min

    Most men today feel torn in a dozen directions. Family, work, faith, pressure, expectations, comparison, and the relentless noise of a culture that confuses success with self-promotion. In this conversation, Jeff…

  49. Why Does God Allow Suffering?

    · 1 h 13 min

    Why does God allow suffering, especially for good and innocent people who are trying to live faithfully? Many men assume suffering means something has gone wrong: a lack of faith, a mistake, or even abandonment by God.…

  50. 7 Truths Men Were Never Taught to Understand

    · 1 h 15 min

    Men who are trying to be disciplined, responsible, and successful still feel internally restless, scattered, or dissatisfied. They work harder, set better goals, and chase improvement, yet something underneath remains…

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