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Dr. John Cuddeback joins us to discuss why we are so bad at public discourse Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD. Become a Patron! PATREON AUDIO: BULL OF CANONIZATION OF ST. FRANCIS About our drink: We didn't have a featured drink in this episode. It was recorded at 7am... we had to go to work... moderation. About our gear: True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness We all want true friends. But how many of us know what friendship is? "Friendship: The Art of Happiness" explains what friendship is, why we seek it, and why it is often hard to find. Philosopher John Cuddeback deftly weaves the timeless wisdom of the Greeks and Sacred Scripture into a practical wisdom that will show you the path to the most rewarding of human achievements - being a friend. About the Topic: Here's Dr. John Cuddeback's article we mention in the episode. Why are we so bad at public discourse? Why can we not have civil conversations anymore? How do we cultivate good conversations within our family and teach our children to have good quality conversations? We discuss this and more with Dr. John Cuddeback in this episode. (Make sure to watch the full episode on Youtube) About our Guest: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88YeanRMmME] From Dr. John Cuddeback: In my quarter-century as a philosophy professor, I’ve been exposed to much wisdom. I try to understand it, and I want to share what I have found. Being married twenty-five years and raising six children has also brought a few hard-to-see things to light. I have known the struggles of being a husband, father, friend, employee, and citizen in very confusing times. The travails of the household—as experienced by husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, children, and others—especially consume my attention and are close to my heart. The way forward is not easy, but we can search for it and travel it, together. My search is for refreshing and revitalizing waters from a good place. Peaceful yet challenging, silent but powerful, old as the hills and exactly what we need today. I want to reconnect with what we already know, or at least that we can know. It’s both deep within us, and it’s out there. We need to find it, and I know we can. My goal is a more fully human life, in its many facets, lived together in community and in life-giving relationships. I hope we can work toward this together. Visit Dr. John Cuddeback's website - Life-Craft The Catholic Woodworker: Want to help your child grow in virtue and have prudence in public discourse? Check out The Catholic Woodworker's St. Thomas Aquinas Home Altar. There is a prayer on the back for "students", and a good reminder that we are all students. In the case of public discourse we should look to St. Thomas Aquinas as inspiration for how to study, and how to argue well and charitably. Home Altar: https://catholicwoodworker.com/collections/home-altars/products/home-altar?variant=32517953781834 Prayer Card: https://catholicwoodworker.com/collections/prayer-resources/products/prayer-card-sets?variant=32540766666826 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT3JqzGkh1M] TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48 If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes. OnlineGreatBooks.com provides accountability, curation, community, and personal growth. SIGN UP USING PROMO CODE, “CATHOLICMAN” AND GET 25% OFF THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. Want to help The Catholic Man Show? By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show. Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click Here Looking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out. Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our (almost) monthly newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE: If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.

Code of Canon Law with Fr. David Webb Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD. Become a Patron! PATREON AUDIO: BULL OF CANONIZATION OF ST. FRANCIS About our drink: Kurayoshi Sherry Cask A sherried expression from the Kurayoshi range, created by little-known Japanese whisky producer Matsui Shuzou (also known for sake and shochu). These whiskies are blended malts, made with whiskies distilled in Scotland and shipped over to Japan, where they're blended with Japanese whisky. About our gear: The Code of Canon Law Here's a study edition that would be cool to have as a reference. You can access the code of canon law on the Vatican website. About the Topic: What is the Code of Canon Law? Why is it important to Catholic dads? Is it infallible? We discuss these questions in this week's episode with Fr. David Webb. About our Guest: Fr. David Webb is the Associate Pastor of Christ the King Parish and Chaplain of St. Philip Neri Newman Center at the University of Tulsa Here's a great introduction to Fr. David Webb. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUlQorN5t9M] TIME CODES: If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24.3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48 If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes. OnlineGreatBooks.com provides accountability, curation, community, and personal growth. SIGN UP USING PROMO CODE, “CATHOLICMAN” AND GET 25% OFF THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. Want to help The Catholic Man Show? By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show. Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click Here Looking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out. Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our (almost) monthly newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE: If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.

Aquinas, Causes of Love, and Marriage Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD. Become a Patron! PATREON AUDIO: BULL OF CANONIZATION OF ST. FRANCIS About our drink: Johnnie Walker 18 year old Johnnie Walker Aged 18 Years is made using whiskies that have matured for at least 18 years. Carefully chosen for their flavor and quality, these whiskies make for a wonderful combination of both classic and contemporary tastes – blending notes of citrus and fragrant almonds, with warm vanilla and a hint of tropical tangerines. When you're looking for a whisky to make an occasion or celebration extra special, Johnnie Walker Aged 18 Years is an excellent choice. About our gear: No gear this week but something to do with your wife. You and your wife write down the top 10 things that make you the happiest. Share the 10 things and think about if what you do throughout the day moves you closer to those things or further away. This idea came from reading the book Playing with Frie by Scott Rieckens About the Topic: The Good as a Cause of Love That it is (ST I-II:26:1) “As stated above (Q. XXVI., A. 1), Love belongs to the appetitive power which is a passive faculty. Wherefore its object stands in relation to it as the cause of its movement or act. Therefore the cause of love must needs be love’s object. Now the proper object of love is the good; because, as stated above (Q. XXVI., AA. 1, 2), love implies a certain connaturalness or complacency of the lover for the thing beloved, and to everything, that thing is a good, which is akin and proportionate to it. It follows, therefore, that good is the proper cause of love. Application to Married Life The more virtuous, the more loveable. Foster natural virtues (prudence, temperance, fortitude, and justice) Foster supernatural virtues (faith, hope, and love) Beauty as a Cause of Love That it is (ST I-II:26:1 ad 3) “The beautiful is the same as the good, and they differ in aspect only. For since good is what all seek, the notion of good is that which calms the desire; while the notion of the beautiful is that which calms the desire, by being seen or known. Consequently those senses chiefly regard the beautiful, which are the most cognitive, viz., sight and hearing, as ministering to reason; for we speak of beautiful sights and beautiful sounds. But in reference to the other objects of the other senses, we do not use the expression beautiful, for we do not speak of beautiful tastes, and beautiful odours. Thus it is evident that beauty adds to goodness a relation to the cognitive faculty: so that good means that which simply pleases the appetite; while the beautiful is something pleasant to apprehend.” Application to Married Life The more beautiful, the more loveable. Beauty as seen: e.g., physical appearances, external behavior, facial expression of mood, etc. Beauty as known: e.g., knowledge of spouses life, skills, ideas, etc. Knowledge is Cause of Love That it is (ST I-II:26:2) “As stated above (A. 1), good is the cause of love, as being its object. But good is not the object of the appetite, except as apprehended. And therefore love demands some apprehension of the good that is loved. For this reason the Philosopher (Ethic. ix. 5, 12) says that bodily sight is the beginning of sensitive love: and in like manner the contemplation of spiritual beauty or goodness is the beginning of spiritual love. Accordingly knowledge is the cause of love for the same reason as good is, which can be loved only if known.” Application to Married Life The more knowledge we have of our spouses, the move loveable they become. Deep and meaningful conversation fosters growth in knowledge of spouse. Likeness is Cause of Love That it is (ST I-II:26:3) “Likeness, properly speaking, is a cause of love . . . One kind of likeness arises from each thing having the same quality actually: for example, two things possessing the quality of whiteness are said to be alike . . . [this] kind of likeness causes love of friendship or well-wishing. For the very fact that two men are alike, having, as it were, one form, makes them to be, in a manner, one in that form: thus two men are one thing in the species of humanity, and two white men are one thing in whiteness. Hence the affections of one tend to the other, as being one with him; and he wishes good to him as to himself.” Application to Married Life It often occurs when one excels in an area and the other doesn’t, there can be tension. As such, we should strive to attain likeness or commonality in some areas of the spousal friendship. E.g., exercise, topics of study, laughing at memes, etc. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tivjahs81UE] TIME CODES:If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode:1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12.2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes

Clear Creek Monastery - Fr. Bachmann talks to use about chanting Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcript ENJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD. Become a Patron! PATREON AUDIO: ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ON KINGSHIP About our drink: Broken Arrow Brewing - Clear Creek Saison Saith Saison, French meaning "Season". A style of farmhouse ale from the Northern regions of France and Belgium. Named in honor of the Saint Benedictine monks that first traveled to Indian Territory in 1875. They returned in 1999 to build their Clear Creek Abbey outside of Hulbert, OK. This is quite carbonated with fruity, floral, and earthy aromas with a hint of spice. Slightly sweet with a golden straw hue. About our gear: Liber Usualis This book contains the propers and ordinary of the Mass for the whole year as well as the chants for the Divine Office according to the Roman Rite of 1962 About the Topic: Why do we chant? What's the difference between chanting and singing? If we sing, do we pray twice? What if we sing badly, does it still count? We talk about this and more with Fr. Bachmann from Clear Creek Abbey. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E79fMfPT-AA] TIME CODES:If this is your first time listening to The Catholic Man Show, we do 3 things almost every episode: 1.) Open, review, and enjoy a man beverage – Minutes 1-12. 2.) Highlight a man gear – Minutes 12-24. 3.) Have a manly conversation – Minutes 24-48 If you haven’t listened to The Catholic Man Show before, check out our previous episodes here. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch past episodes. OnlineGreatBooks.com provides accountability, curation, community, and personal growth. SIGN UP USING PROMO CODE, “CATHOLICMAN” AND GET 25% OFF THE FIRST 3 MONTHS. Want to help The Catholic Man Show? By giving us a rating on iTunes, it helps others find the show. Want to say up with The Catholic Man Show? Sign up for our mailing list: Click Here Looking for a prayer to pray with your wife? Check this blog out. Are you getting our emails? Sign up for our (almost) monthly newsletter where we give you all bacon content – never spam. SIGN UP HERE: If you enjoyed this episode of The Catholic Man Show and are looking to protect your family from the dangers of the internet, go to Covenant Eyes and use promo code “Catholicman” for a 30-day free trial of keeping your family safe.