Chris Stefanick Catholic Show

The world says the Catholic Faith is boring. And too often, we act like we believe it. Ready to live your Faith like an adventure instead? Chris Stefanick wants to help you live the JOY God created you for, right here and now. Hit Play and get rolling!

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  The Hidden Identity Crisis in Women's Sports | Sam Kelley

  Aug 11, 202647 min

  Is female athletics hiding an identity crisis nobody names out loud? Sam Kelley, founder and president of FIERCE Athlete and a former Division I soccer player at UConn, joins Chris Stefanick to unpack it. A nine-time state champion in high school before a career-ending knee injury forced her to rebuild her sense of self, Sam now leads a national ministry mentoring female athletes toward their identity as daughters of God. In this episode: the toxic pressures nobody talks about in women's sports, how same-sex attraction gets tangled up with team bonding and abuse, why Sam's encounter with the Eucharist changed everything, the theology of the body applied to competition, and why the tide on transgender athletes is finally turning. HILIGHTS 00:00 – Intro: The identity crisis hiding in women's sports 02:06 – Sam Kelley joins to talk Fierce Athlete's mission 07:09 – Nine state titles, then a career-ending knee injury 10:25 – A toxic locker room and an unplanned encounter with Jesus 13:18 – Same-sex pressure and coaches in women's sports 19:10 – Why sport surfaces so much sexual confusion 22:07 – The real fix: Jesus, then deep inner healing 42:13 – A closing prayer for identity and healing ....... Sign up for The Daily Anchor to get Chris Stefanick's bite-sized reflections every morning and be entered for a chance to win a trip for two on our Pilgrimage to Beauty: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP ........ Support the creation of this content by becoming a Missionary of Joy with a monthly gift to Real Life Catholic and get free access to 9 transformative courses: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ........ Head to https://fierce.org for everything Sam and her team are building. Dive deeper with Sam's book, her podcast, and more at https://fierceathlete.org/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Fierce Athletes: When They Forget Who They Are (00:01:06) - Chris Stefanick Inspiring Triathlete (00:03:36) - Fierce Women Athletes (00:07:06) - An Athlete's Struggle With Identity (00:10:14) - How I Was Saved By The Eucharist (00:14:14) - Domestic Abuse in Women's Sports (00:19:21) - Ex-athletes on Sexual Hypertension (00:23:30) - The Real Life of Sport (00:27:48) - Do Sports Make Women More Feminine? (00:31:50) - John Paul II on Gender Roles (00:35:09) - Fierce Athletes: Coming soon to Sports (00:37:28) - Be Fierce: The Athlete's Guide To Growing Physically (00:40:33) - Both Walsh University Commencement Speakers (00:41:30) - Jesus Prays for Sam's Knee (00:46:06) - Fooled by Nature

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  Christopher West Answers YOUR Questions About Sex, Dating & Gender

  Jul 14, 202639 min

  Is the Church's teaching on sex just a list of rules — or an invitation to something better? Christopher West, the world's foremost teacher of St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body, joins Chris Stefanick for a speed-round Q&A built entirely from questions submitted by Daily Anchor subscribers. Three minutes on the clock, no script, no easy questions. In this episode: the difference between Thomistic and phenomenological approaches to morality (and why JP2 brought them together), real advice for parents on teen dating, how to reach a young man stuck in pornography, what a long-married couple should do when desire for intimacy isn't mutual anymore, why Christopher refuses to use the term "LGBTQ," and how the word "gender" itself points to the truth about the transgender debate. Highlights 00:00 – Cold open: the most fun episode ever filmed 03:13 – Thomistic vs. phenomenological approaches, explained with a poison analogy 10:03 – Speed round begins: advice for teen dating and healthy "eros" 14:17 – How to talk to a young man caught in pornography ("there's a banquet") 16:59 – What a married couple should do when desire for intimacy isn't mutual 21:07 – Why Christopher West won't use the term "LGBTQ" 27:09 – The real meaning of "gender" and the Church's teaching on being transgender ....... Sign up for The Daily Anchor to get Chris Stefanick's bite-sized reflections every morning and be entered for a chance to win a trip for two on our Pilgrimage to Beauty: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP . ....... Support the creation of this content by becoming a Missionary of Joy with a monthly gift to Real Life Catholic and get free access to 9 transformative courses: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ........ Learn more about Christopher West and the Theology of the Body: https://tobinstitute.org/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Christopher West (00:00:54) - The Catholic Sexpert (00:02:52) - John Paul II: The Theology of the Body (00:07:53) - Punishment for the Sexual Revolution (00:09:18) - Daily Inspiration (00:09:58) - Christopher St. John's Advice for Teen Dating (00:15:25) - Fast Food and the banquet (00:16:57) - The Need for Sexual Intimacy in the Marriage (00:20:32) - The LGBT Issues (00:22:11) - Archbishop Chaput on Sexuality (00:27:05) - The Problem with Gender Affirming Surgery (00:31:26) - Bradley on the Culture War (00:36:42) - Good News for the Battlefield (00:36:59) - Pray for Christopher West and His Family

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  The Tricky Temptation Nobody Talks About (It's Not What You Think)

  Jul 11, 202611 min

  Chris Stefanick reflects on this Sunday's Gospel from a Benedictine cemetery at a Steubenville youth conference, where the monks buried there remind us that leaving the world behind isn't about the world being bad — it's about discovering something better. Drawing on Jesus' parable of the seed choked out by "the anxieties of this life," Chris breaks down the three classic sources of temptation — the world, the flesh, and the devil — and focuses on the trickiest one: the world, which we're actually meant to enjoy. He shares two practical tools for keeping worldly desires in check, opens up about a painful financial low point early in his ministry, and points to St. Francis and Blessed Carlo Acutis as examples of what it looks like to hold this world loosely while loving it fully. Discussion Questions 1. Chris says the world is the "trickiest" temptation because it's something we're actually meant to enjoy. Where do you find that line blurry in your own life? 2. What would it look like to "ask your own heart what you desire" this week — and to check that desire against your desire for eternal things? 3. Arthur Brooks' exercise imagines the person you'd have to become to get everything on your bucket list. What's one item on your list you might be willing to "empty out" or surrender? 4. Chris shares that he'd choose financial hardship over leaving ministry because he values eternal things more. Is there something in your own life you've had to give up — or would be willing to give up — for the sake of something eternal? 5. St. Francis gave up everything yet loved creation more deeply than most. How might letting go of something actually free you to enjoy it more, rather than less? ----- Sign up for the Daily Anchor for free daily reflections from Chris Stefanick in your inbox: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP ----- Join the mission to spread the joy of the Gospel! Become a Missionary of Joy to support this free content: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ----- Help support us as we seek to bring our transformative CORE Confirmation program to this next generation: https://reallifecatholic.com/confirmation/ Chapters (00:00:00) - Walking around the Benedictine Cemetery (00:00:52) - The Secret to Growing Into Greatness (00:01:48) - 3 Sources of Temptation in the World (00:08:01) - St. Francis: What Are You Valuing More Than Money?

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  He Had 800 Million Views… Then Got Banned for Talking About Jesus

  Jul 7, 20261h 45m

  David Latting built a TikTok ministry with over 800 million views — then got permanently banned for inviting Muslims to follow Jesus. In this raw, deeply personal conversation, David shares the mystical experiences behind his conversion that he's never talked about publicly, his harrowing two-year crisis of faith starting at age 13, the night The Passion of the Christ broke him wide open, his evangelism among Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, and at a flea market, navigating the algorithm as an influencer without losing his soul, and why he — a Pentecostal/non-denominational evangelist — finds himself drawn to the beauty of Catholic liturgy, religion, and the question of transubstantiation. HIGHLIGHTS [ 00:00 ] Intro — David's banned TikTok ministry and what's ahead [ 05:48 ] A 13-year-old's crisis of faith: doubt, despair, and a letter opener [ 25:19 ] Watching The Passion of the Christ alone at midnight — and breaking down [ 35:51 ] "Allah is not real" — the video that got him permanently banned [ 42:00 ] Underground baptisms in Iran, Afghanistan, and Mecca [ 51:02 ] The flea market encounter that led to an 8-month friendship with a Muslim woman [ 1:11:00 ] "Religion" and "liturgy" off the naughty word list — why Gen Z is craving structure [ 1:28:48 ] If transubstantiation is true, "I have to be Catholic" ....... Sign up for The Daily Anchor to get Chris Stefanick's bite-sized reflections every morning and be entered for a chance to win a trip for two on our Pilgrimage to Beauty: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP ........ Support the creation of this content by becoming a Missionary of Joy with a monthly gift to Real Life Catholic and get free access to 9 transformative courses: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ........ The Chris Stefanick Show will soon be premiering on EWTN+ Streaming! You can start watching more great content at: EWTN.com/ondemand/ Chapters (00:00:00) - David Lading On His Conversion To Catholicism (00:01:29) - Chris Stefanick: Missionary of Joy (00:02:22) - David Ladding on Talking To Christians (00:03:54) - My Conversion to the Faith at 13 (00:08:58) - Daily Inspiration (00:09:38) - The Tension of Gen Z (00:14:38) - Ex- (00:18:22) - Chris Stefanick on His Call To Ministry (00:22:05) - Married to TikTok (00:25:20) - The Passion of the Christ (00:29:21) - How 'The Right Art' Converted Me (00:32:23) - I Had A Mystical Experience On TikTok (00:35:20) - David On TikTok Getting Pulled (00:38:37) - TikTok Bans Christian Vlogger (00:42:05) - Muslims: The Unveiling of Eden is the undoing of (00:45:56) - David Brooks on Islam and His Evangelism (00:49:36) - One woman converted to Christianity after seeing a Quran (00:53:18) - What is it about the Islam message? (00:55:40) - Facebook and the Lion's Den (00:56:06) - How to Make a Video Go Viral (00:59:54) - Are You Tired Of Social Media? (01:02:08) - Social Media: The Good Side and Bad Side (01:07:10) - Pete Wentworth on Good Content (01:10:17) - Prayer for the Warfighter (01:11:20) - The Turn of the Church (01:15:11) - On Liturgy and Religious Liberty (01:17:54) - Music and the Search for Beauty (01:20:38) - The Unveiling of Iconography (01:25:13) - Separation of Catholicism and Evangelicalism (01:28:38) - on Transubstantiation and Apostolic succession (01:31:32) - Paul On The Issues Of Catholic Diets (01:34:39) - Jordan Peterson on the Tension of His Faith (01:40:19) - Understanding the Spirit of Ecumenism (01:41:19) - Michael Kuliana on Gen Z and His Conversion

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  One of the Most Brilliant Minds in History Said THIS Before He Died

  Jul 4, 20265 min

  Chris is on pilgrimage in Toulouse, France, taking you straight to the tomb of St. Thomas Aquinas — one of the most brilliant minds in the history of the Church (and the world). Known as "the Dumb Ox" by classmates who mistook his quiet nature for dullness, Aquinas went on to write the 1.8-million-word Summa Theologica, showing that faith and reason aren't enemies but, as John Paul II said, "two wings of a bird that lift up the soul." But the real story isn't his brilliance — it's what he asked Jesus for at the end of his life, and why he stopped writing altogether. Find out what the smartest man in Church history figured out about the point of all knowledge. St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us. Discussion Questions 1. Chris says knowledge is meant to lead us "to the threshold of relationship," the way courtship leads to a proposal. Can you think of a time in your own life when intellectual understanding eventually had to give way to a decision of trust or commitment? 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, after writing 1.8 million words about God, said his work "amounts to straw" compared to what he glimpsed of heaven. What do you think he meant by that, and does it change your view of his life's work? 3. Chris suggests that skeptics aren't necessarily smarter than believers — they may simply be afraid to surrender to what their own knowledge points toward. Do you agree or disagree, and why? 4. When Jesus offered Aquinas anything he desired, he asked only for more of Jesus himself rather than more knowledge or answers. If you were offered the same question today, what would your honest answer be? 5. St. Albert the Great predicted that the quiet "dumb ox" would one day be heard "throughout the entire world." Has someone ever underestimated you, or have you underestimated someone else, in a way that turned out to be very wrong? ----- Sign up for the Daily Anchor for free daily reflections from Chris Stefanick in your inbox: https://bit.ly/4tQCXtP ----- Join the mission to spread the joy of the Gospel! Become a Missionary of Joy to support this free content: https://bit.ly/4nTHbN0 ----- Help support us as we seek to bring our transformative CORE Confirmation program to this next generation: https://reallifecatholic.com/confirmation/ Chapters (00:00:00) - St. Thomas Aquinas (00:02:01) - St. Thomas Aquinas (00:04:23) - The Life of Saint Thomas Aquinas

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