THE BEAR WOZNICK ADVENTURE

An unfortunate reality is the terrible effect alcoholism can have in a family. John Sablan faced that in his own family as a teen. John shares with us the feeling of being consumed by the water of the world, being drowned, and the riptides pulling him away. The story doesn’t end there. If you are facing the same darkness as a result of the effects at the hands of someone fighting alcoholism there is hope. This week we are throwing you a boogie board to latch onto. Join John and I as we discuss how you can use these situations and pain in your life to excel.

Join Dr. Ray Guarendi and Bear as they explore why so many Christians do not even remotely consider the Catholic Church and how you can help them discover it’s truth and beauty.

Part of being a good steward of what God has given us is being a good steward of our bodies as well. This week Dr. John Oertle gives us some advice on how to take care of this amazing gift of our bodies we have been given. Feeling tired, hungry all time, and just plain run down? You’ll want to listen to what we have to share!

On this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure, Bear is joined by The Dynamic Deacon himself, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. Men it's time to answer the call to manly virtue. Find out the why AND how!

Looking for a little financial freedom in your life? Tired of living paycheck to paycheck or worried about the next unexpected bill to pop up? Tom Gryp, CEO of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union, joins us this week to give us some tips on how to build up financial security in our lives.

On this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure, Bear is joined by Former NFL player Kevin O'Brien. Learn what he discovered about himself and how he spread it to his fellow players and beyond.

What does it take to do evangelization effectively? Forming and equipping the laity is where it all begins. My guest Peter Andrastek refers to this as apostolic holiness. I wondered what this was too. Watch this episode and find out this and more.

There is a great need for excellence in our lives but if that’s the focus of your meaning you are going to end up pretty empty. Tom Peterson, the founder of Catholics Come Home, experienced this. Listen in as he and I discuss how he shifted focus from material to spiritual, how that shift changed his life, and how it can changes yours too! Visit Tom's website at https://www.catholicscomehome.org/

My guest this week went from definitively believing there was no God to a realization that Jesus Christ truly did exist. This discovery, made through a single verse of Scripture, led Troy Guy to ultimately discovering the beauty and truth in the Catholic Church. Listen in and find out what grabbed him and just wouldn’t let go. Visit Troy’s website at www.discoverhischurch.com

Hau?oli Makahiki Hou - Happy New Year! When you are surfing you have to paddle out and then you wait. There is something extraordinary about that waiting. While floating you are held by this greatness, this power. We are waiting but not alone. We are suspended, held and embraced all at once….by God. Father Eric Cadin joins me this week to discuss how surfing and the ocean symbolizes Christianity.

Want to be a warrior for Christ? Pray the Rosary! Tom Sullivan and Bear discuss how prayer, particularly the Rosary, is an essential weapon in the spiritual battle we find ourselves in today.

It's not easy...following the Lord, but sometimes we just have to do it. There comes a time each of us must seek the truth, step out in faith, and hold on for the ride. Listen in as Peter Bond and I talk about the fear and thrill of listening to God's call.

This week get a behind the scenes look at Deep Adventure Ministries. Find out everything the Ministry does to help mobilize and engage men and women in the new evangelization and how you can help.

On this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure, Bear is joined by Tim Glembowski. Bear and Tim discuss get into the grittiness of how to bring a church to life in response to the call of the New Evangelization.

On this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure, Bear is joined by Tom Gryp CEO of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. Bear and Tom discuss the nature of true leadership and the model for a business environment consistent with the dignity and call of each person there.

On this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure, Bear is joined by Rick Lentz. Bear and Rick discuss the importance of a vital relationship with other men and the need to challenge, inspire and equip one another in the virtues. Watch each episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure on YouTube! And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button that appears below the video then click share and be a part of the ministry!

I think we all go through these periods in our lives when we don’t feel very spiritual. Do you experience those times at the end of the day when you are like. “I hope God thinks I’m ok. I’m working hard to do more good than bad.” Have you gotten to the point where you aim to at least make it into purgatory? We are living in a privileged moment of the Holy Spirit when graces and gifts are being poured out upon the lives of ordinary people just like you! Peter Herbeck, Vice President of Renewal Ministries and the host of the Ave Maria Radio show “Fire on the Earth”, and I are going to challenge you to shake your lowered expectations this week and help you come to realize how much the Lord loves YOU! Visit Renewal Ministries at www.renewalministries.net

Following Christ can be tough. I know as well as you do that it's not easy. So what does it take to be a disciple? It takes a conscious choice to be like Jesus every day. To do that, means spending time with Him and witnessing about Him to others. This week I welcome Jeff Cavins and we discuss situational awareness and how to look for opportunities throughout your day to pray for someone or witness to Christ. Being a disciple is THAT simple!

Feeling uncomfortable on how to share your faith? I have a guest for you this week! Adrian Garcia is the creator of the Dude Catholic podcast. Guys like Adrian are doing the work that needs to be done in the Church today. He is a family man, devoted father of three, and he is a dude in the most real sense of the word. We are all called to be witnesses to the light. Adrian realized this but it required him to get past being an introvert and emerge from his shell. The opportunities are there, we just need to find them. Watch each episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure on YouTube! And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button that appears below the video then click share and be a part of the ministry!

We have a front row seat to the future of our Church and the future looks bright! Tizoc Rosales is the Director of Advancement for the Saint Paul Seminary and the Saint John Vianney College Seminary in Minnesota. As he tells us he’s not in the business of forming priests, he is in the business of forming MEN. Young men, Tizoc and I have a message for you. You’ve lived through some things and seen some things that have caused you to pause. You’ve seen the institutions we thought were stable fall away. 9-11 and other recent events have forever changed us. It’s time for your generation to turn to God. We are all sinful and we all need healing. The time is now. You are our future.

Men you are standing in the breach between the devil and your family. Be a man with a disciplined prayer life. Be a contemplative thinking holy thoughts throughout the day. Put on sacramentals. Read the Bible daily. Go to Mass every week. Quit making excuses and be a man! Jesse Romero joins me this week and together we are going to give you some tools to take into spiritual battle with you!

I often share my testimony of my return to the Catholic faith. This week Keith Nester joins me and we have a great discussion about both of our conversions. Keith was raised a United Methodist pastors kid and became a pastor himself. As he became more engaged in his faith he encountered a number of Catholics who showed him the true beauty of the Catholic faith. Keith became inundated with books, videos, and other material that simply blew his mind. Catholicism got him and he eventually converted to the Catholic faith. Once he abandoned himself he was locked into that wave, ready for the ride of his life. I love this guy and can’t wait for you to hear how he has totally sold out his heart for Jesus!

Do you realize every one of us is meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus? I get it….life gets a little uncomfortable, it doesn’t seem to fit, we take ourselves too seriously and we end up missing out on the simplicity of what it means to give our lives to Jesus and experience the infusion of his love and his truth. My Cajun friend, Karlo Broussard, joins me this week to discuss how to be in the world…..but not of the world. We need to learn how to properly order our goods in our lives. Let me tell you, pleasure and material goods will not last forever. Remember memento mori. We are going to die. We must ensure we possess the ultimate good. One that never will pass…a relationship with God.

This week I welcome back Long Ride Home cast member Grady Dyke. Grady never realized a simple ride to the Big Bend with a group of Catholic men would turn into something greater. Riding in a pack with men he had never met before taught Grady unity and trust. We quickly learned that men can grow in their faith by working together and challenging one another to attain greatness. Want to learn how? Join Grady and I while we share our experiences on Long Ride Home as we prepare to release Season 2 in October.

You've probably heard people talk about hearing this small voice. I bet you've wondered how exactly do we hear that still small voice within each of us? We have to be quiet. Life requires us to step out in faith and see where God leads us. We may not know what is beyond the horizon but it is worth the ride. This week Long Ride Home cast member Tony Orband and I reflect upon the challenges and triumphs of seasons one and two as we prepared to film the third season of Long Ride Home. Watch each episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure on YouTube! And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button that appears below the video then click share and be a part of the ministry!

Why spend time with Mary? Why not go right to the Lord? What is Mary’s role in our lives? Sometimes we need to set down our rosaries and have a heart to heart talk with Our Lady in good times and bad. Father Don Calloway and Bear discuss how to develop a sweeter intimacy with Mary. Watch each episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure on YouTube! And don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button that appears below the video then click share and be a part of the ministry!

Kendra Von Esh left behind the hustle and bustle of the corporate world to pursue a calling to evangelize for the Lord. That may sound simple but it was far from it. Kendra was focused on making money, climbing the ladder, with little time to pursue the faith she was born into. One day she received a phone call that would change her life forever. Life became less about her and more about Him. Listen in and discover how Kendra’s journey can be your journey too! Find out more about Kendra at her website KendraVonEsh.com

We need to work together as men to build a community that challenges, equips, and mobilizes each other in the art of chivalry and being a knight of virtue. Jerome Richter returns to talk about the group he created to support young men. The Knights of Virtue helps young men have a fraternal community to hold each other accountable and to show them what it means to be a man in this secular world. In a world where men are told to be selfish, “get while the getting’s good” and do whatever pleases you and makes you happy we need to instill the virtues in young men more today than ever. Learn how you can play a part in guiding this generation of young men in becoming godly, virtuous men.

I have great admiration for those with the entrepreneurial spirit who use their skills to evangelize. Robert Tunmire is one of those people and his journey is incredible. For much of his life Robert was not really interested in faith. He didn’t have anything against the faith….he just didn’t have time for it. But that all changed when after wondering in the desert for 40 years Robert found God. You are going to have to tune in to hear what happened to Robert over a 72 hour business trip that set him on the path to God eventually landing him in the Catholic faith evangelizing men. From no faith life to being involved with the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men (https://centexcatholic.com/) and the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance (https://catholicmenleaders.org/) be inspired by Robert’s story.

There are many challenges facing the Church and Christianity today. We have a clear choice. Will you stand back and watch? Or will you fight for our Church? I know what I’m doing! On this week’s episode, Long Ride Home cast member Father Mark Goring gives us a clear path forward and a message of hope, courage, and truth! If you don’t know which direction to turn than this episode is one you will not want to miss

In today’s upside down world men are seeking freedom. Freedom from addictions like ography, gadgets, and sports. Wouldn’t it be great if there were aprogam to help men break these shackles? Nathaniel Binversie is the Director of Missions for Exodus 90. I’m stoked to share with you this week all about this program that has created a proactive way for men to develop self-mastery. Exodus 90 is having significant impact and is bringing men together in fraternal brotherhood preparing them lead as fathers, husbands, and brothers in Christ.

Boy do I have a story to share with you this episode! The Church is big and as it has grown it has encountered various cultures and practices. When it does this it does not come into a culture and destroy it, it seeks out the beauty of those cultures and integrates their practices with the Catholic faith. One example is the Native American practice of sweats. Jerome Richter VP of Public Affairs at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND tells us his experience in a sweat and how it united him in a lifelong brotherhood to a friend who became a priest. It was intense. 270 degrees of intense! Spiritually, it was an hour and a half of pure focus….pray or die!

I think in life sometimes we get hit right between the eyes with a reality check. When that happens we realize we need to make some changes. That’s what life is all about…growth and change. Such was the case when Dallas Carter faced reality and shed 200+ pounds. I’m anxious for you to hear Dallas’ message about losing weight and staying healthy. Whether it’s walking, running, biking or jiu jitsu find an activity you enjoy and challenge yourself to get in shape. No excuses, anyone can do this. Learn how on this week’s Bear Woznick Adventure.

The ocean is like God – it keeps you humble. You can’t control it, and if you try to, you will wipe out. But if you let yourself be carried by the waves, you’re in for a mystical experience. On this week’s show, Dr. Peter Kreeft and I discuss how to surf the waves of God’s will. You won’t want to miss it! Dr. Peter Kreeft, a convert to Catholicism, has written 75 books on apologetics and currently teaches philosophy at Boston College.

Men all have to go through a right of passage from boyhood to manhood. As fathers, grandfathers, or male role models there are proper ways to make sure boys get the training to show them how to become strong, faith-filled men. It's all about mentorship. My guest this week is Jason Craig and he has a great new book out that explains this in detail called Leaving Boyhood Behind: Reclaiming Catholic Brotherhood. Listen in and learn how YOU can make a difference in a young man's life and help shape the next generation.

God is always willing us back to him even when we do not realize it. One way God attracts and invites us is by communicating to us through nature. Did you know that nature is an icon to God’s love? We can't just stop at the beauty of nature itself we need to go deeper and discover God. Heather Makowicz joins me this week to discuss the healing power of hiking in nature and her ministry Peak Encounter. Find her website at peakencounter.com.

When it comes to business we need to understand that people are not simply cogs in a wheel….they are human beings. This is a very Catholic concept and one not always followed in the business world today. I met Michael Westrick at a Legatus meeting and knew I just had to have him on the show to share some of his entrepreneurial insights with you. Buckle up, we have a lot to learn!

Men you are standing in the breach between the devil and your family. Be a man with a disciplined prayer life. Be a contemplative thinking holy thoughts throughout the day. Put on sacramentals. Read the Bible daily. Go to Mass every week. Quit making excuses and be a man! Jesse Romero joins me this week and together we are going to give you some tools to take into spiritual battle with you!

Have you ever wondered about how I began Deep Adventure Ministries and it's purpose? This week Pete Socks comes on the show to turn the tables and interview me! We talk about what's going on in the ministry, what’s coming up, plus great gifts for Father’s Day. Tune in and learn about what it takes to produce TV shows, write books, and create a ton of online content!

I have a question for you. Have you ever thought to yourself what are the roles of man and woman? Approaching that question with an open mind reveals a lot. Men and women are both equally human and yet they are different. Women are more oriented towards people and the personal. Men are wired to make use of the goods of creation to serve, protect, and provide for his family and the community within which he lives.

I am sick and tired of how society bullies us. If you speak the truth society immediately attempts to tear you down. It's time to stand up and push back.

You know there is such a thing as justifiable anger. It's what we do with that emotion that is key. Brad Hahn took his anger and formed a healthsharing program that has the potential to help millions!

Wealth is a mystery to many of us. What is the proper way to handle money? What is God's plan for us when it comes to finances? I'm stoked to share this episode of the Bear Woznick Adventure with you as I know my friend Tom Gryp, CEO of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union (NDFCU), is going to bring great perspective to you. I want to thank NDFCU for sponsoring our ministry. Visit their website to learn what financial services they offer. Tell them Bear sent you!

We often speak about standing in the breach against the attempts of society to diminish the roles of men. Did you know the breach runs right through your home? Jeremy Lustig, National Executive Director for The Troops of St. George (TSG) joins Bear to discuss the crisis of society when it comes to authentic manhood. Learn about TSG how they are able to transform boys into men that respect women, follow Christ, and stand in the breach. Visit troopsofsaintgeorge.org for more details.

How does truth impact the Church and society? John Keenan is a Lay Dominican who, like the order, seeks truth through study and prayer. On this week's show, John joinsBear to discuss the ways in which we can fool ourselves by not facing up to the truth about ourselves and our lives. When we fail to face the truth, everything else will be disordered.

Memento Mori - remember your death. Each of us is going to die whether we choose to face that reality or ignore it. By acknowledging our death we are humbled and refocus our attention on how we are living our lives now in order to ensure we reach our heavenly goal. JoinBear and Pete Socks and learn just how significant the ancient practice of Memnto Mori can be.

Deacon Ralph Poyo struggled for many years with an addiction to ography that developed at a young age. As years passed he realized the he was consuming and his growing desire for a life in the faith were in direct conflict. Find out how Deacon Ralph opened his heart to Christ and the radical transformation he experienced that changed his life forever. Struggling with ? This episode will help you learn how to break the chains of ography.

Men are born to be leaders. The question is how do we activate that? Willy Alvarado helped launch the Orlando Men’s Conference Rise Up! This week learn how to rise up in your own parish, lead fellow men to Christ, and change the current state of the Church.

God wants men to be warriors, not worriers. This way is called Joseph’s Way – The Call to Fatherly Greatness. Listen in and discover the power of authentic fatherhood. Devin Schadt is the creator of Fathers of Saint Joseph, a confraternity of men who follow the timeless wisdom and example of the man who was father to the Son and son of the Father

Mark Hartfiel is the vice-president of development for That Man Is You (TMIY). Through a life changing encounter with the Holy Spirit Mark chose to use his gifts to further the kingdom of God. Learn about TMIY and how it addresses authentic male leadership as fathers, husbands and sons. You'll be equipped to start your own TMIY men’s group in your parish and change lives one man at a time!