Keep Your Family Catholic with Devin Schadt and Judah Kennedy

Want to get more out of Mass? Many people think Mass is too boring, so much so that some leave the Catholic Church for the more upbeat, “relevant” Protestant services. Is the problem really the Mass or is it us? Find out in this new episode of “Keep Your Family Catholic.” You'll learn: The one major difference between Protestant and Catholic worship. The problem with always wanting to be entertained. Whether the Mass should keep up with the times. What to do if you find Mass boring.

Catholics – that is, true Catholics, are constantly bombarded and persecuted by the culture's version of love. The popularized slogan “love is love” really means, “if you are a loving person, you must accept what any person deems as love–even if that runs contrary to your beliefs and morals.” Contraception, spouse trading, pedophilia, same-sex acts, no-fault divorce, sex-changes, pornography, polygamy, abortion, and adultery are just some of the ways that our culture proposes love. What is the Christian response? When responding to our culture's claims that love is love many Catholics are gravely disadvantaged, feel helplessly ignorant, and because of this cave into the world's maxims. Is there a simple, reasonable, theological response that dispels the lies of every sexual moral heresy and proclaims true love and the way to live it? The answer is yes, and the Catholic Church has it. Listen now to Devin Schadt and Judah Kennedy as they provide the antidote to every moral sexual heresy.

Religion has been defined as the means by which human beings attempt to “reach” God and make God knowable. In an attempt to accomplish this man has offered many solutions to the problem of religion. Being that each religion maintains and proclaims different and varied tenants of belief–often opposing each other–there are only three scenarios: first, all religions are correct (which cannot be true); all are religions are incorrect (which may be true) or there is one religion that is correct, and all others are incorrect. In this episode Do Catholics Know God? Devin Schadt and Judah Kennedy briefly review the differences in many major religions (Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, Jehovah Witnesses and more) and why Catholicism is the only right religion among them, and the implications of being Catholic or a non-Catholic. You don't want to miss this.

God won't deny me heaven… I am not evil…I'm actually a pretty good person. It doesn't matter what religion you identify with, or if you identify with any religion at all–what matters is that you are a good person. Ideas like these are nearly universally accepted, even among devout Christians. But what if the idea of “being good” as the standard of one's salvation is actually bad? But could this idea be thwarting the initiative to save sols. In Just Have to Be a Good Person to Get to Heaven, Devin Schadt and Judah Kennedy discuss five reasons why the idea of “being a good person” is illogical and refutes itself.

Zero sum thinking, also called zero sum fallacy assumes that there is a fixed amount of “X' and when two parties desire “X,” one person's gain will become another person's loss. In Don't Fall for Zero, Devin Schadt and Judah Kennedy discuss questions like: How do Christians apply the zero-sum fallacy to God, Mary, and the saints? Is praying to the saints stealing honor from God? Is the veneration of saints an act of idolatry that robs God of His glory? What does zero sum thinking say about God and how does it affect our relationship with God? In this episode Devin and Judah answer these questions and much more.

Addicted to work...resent work...fear work....in this episode, Work Like St. Joseph Part 2, Devin explains how the goodness of work can work against us, the proper understanding of work, and three ways to make work work for you; and whether government handouts are a viable option for upholding the dignity of man.

Part 1 Is work good or is it a punishment imparted by God to man? What is the proper understanding of work, and how can we use it to become real men of God? In Work Like St. Joseph Part 1 you will rediscover God's plan for your work and how to begin to make the most of it.

We all have a multitude of very real, ongoing challenges that we confront daily. No one is exempt. Though our challenges differ, we all have one universal challenge in common. Most people miss this. Understanding your biggest battle, deciding and attempting to win this battle and determining how to fight in this battle will determine your happiness and your salvation. In TCF Episode 10 “Your Biggest Battle” I discuss the biggest battle we all face on a daily basis and the key to winning it and becoming the person God created you to be. Below is a great resource that can help you understand why the temptation to sin remains: Why You Do What You Do: And How to Change It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product...

How do you know whether God or the devil is directing you? There is one simple answer. Find out what it is and the consequences of being directed by it in this episode: Discerning the Devil's Voice.

The Catholic Father Answers is a podcast where Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 9, "Bored to Death By the Rosary" Devin responds to the question, "My kids are bored to death by the Rosary... and I am too...help!"

The Catholic Father Answers is a podcast where Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 4, "Overcome a Father Wound" Devin responds to the question, "For years I have facilitated men's groups in our region, working with many men who struggle with a “father wound.” Could you speak on that subject and how to help men address this problem?"

What stops us from allowing God's power to be manifest in and through us? Sin -right? Not exactly. Sin is a problem–nut not THE problem. You and I will sin, will fall, and will fail–and perhaps fall big. When we fail and fail how we respond after that awful moment determines everything. In TCF Episode 9 “After You Sin Big” I discuss the two ultimate responses to a big fall and why it is vital to get that response right… and if you do respond correctly, watch what God can do with you. Below is a great resource that can help you understand why the temptation to sin remains: The Thorn: Seven Surprising Effects of Suffering and Temptation https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-thorn-seven-surprising-effects-of-suffering-and-temptation/ And another great resource that helps you understand why you do what you do and how to change it: Why You Do What You Do: And How to Change It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/why-you-do-what-you-do-and-how-to-change-it/

The Catholic Father Answers is a podcast where Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 7, "I've Failed as a Father" Devin responds to the question, "I've got several children. One is doing okay, but the other two are really struggling with addiction, failing to keep a job – life in general. After encountering your message I cannot help but to think I have failed as a father. How can I reconcile the call to fatherly greatness with my past failings? "

We all want more. More money, more time, more success, more prestige, more pleasure, more fun, more friends, fans, and followers… we all want more. But often the more we want the less we have. Why do we often lose what we worked so hard for? How do we get more? We are commanded to be generous, to give, and help others. But often we become fearful that if we give, we will have less. We are tempted to believe that having more is achieved by giving less–by holding on tightly to what we have. The devil conditions us to believe that giving more we will have less, that we will suffer less if we have more, and the more we have the less we will need. But what if that is a lie? In The Catholic Father Episode 8, Wanting More, I focus on a certain individual who believed these things and his belief determined his fatal destiny. By looking at his example we will discover the secret to obtaining more of what we really need and what we truly desire. Discover how to conquer your fear of losing what you have and to have and be more than you ever imagined. Below is a great resource that can help you conquer the fear of losing what you have and discovering the freedom to become more: InterFEARence: The One Thing That Is Limiting You… And How to Conquer It – Book https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/interfearence-the-one-thing-that-is-limiting-you-and-how-to-conquer-it/

The Catholic Father Answers is a podcast where Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 6, “My Kid Resents Religion–What Should I Do?” Devin responds to the question, “My kids are bored with religion I don't want to disappoint God; but I don't want my kids hating me either. Any advice?.”

In TCF Answers Episode 5, “Guys Seem to Resent Me–Any Advice?” Devin responds to the question, “In my pursuit to follow Christ, guys around me seem resentful. I'm not a petty person, just want to know how to respond.”

Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 4, "Not Getting Much Out Of Mass Because of My Kids" Devin responds to the question, "What would you say to a dad who struggles to get very much out of Sunday Mass because he spends most of it wrangling babies."

Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 3, "What Makes Man a Real Man?" Devin responds to the question, "I've watched and listened to a lot of podcasts about being a real man. They talk about everything from the way you dress, how you posture yourself, passage rites, martial arts/fighting and competition, self-mastery, weightlifting etc. I've tried all of it, and though I am a relatively successful guy, at times I feel like I'm not the man...any thoughts as to what a real man is, and how to be one?"

Ever feel like you have nothing to offer? You want to be more but feel like less? Your lack of talents is holding you back from doing something big? Think like this and you'll give up on God and settle for being stimulated and satiated by the world. What can a not-so-gifted-person do? Believing that others have all of the gifts and that we have very little to offer makes us believe that we are worthless; that it is God's fault for making us this way; and it lets us off the hook. We believe that we have no obligation to serve God beyond fulfilling the bare minimum. We think: God doesn't expect much from me because He didn't give me much. The Gospel of John recounts an event wherein a small someone had very little by the world's standards but was called by Jesus to do something with it. Jesus is faced with the challenge of feeding the multitudes, and a boy has five loaves and two fishes. Andrew the apostle says, “But what are these among so many?” This is the question that we all have. I have very little talents, very little money, very little time; what good is it? I cannot even make a dent in world poverty. I can't save all the souls who are going to hell. Why spend the little I have on such an impossible situation? When we succumb to that lie, we think that God can't do something big with our little. But God can do something great with your little. In this video, I explain how the boy and the great saints didn't do great things -but small things with great love, and how we can be like them. A great resource that can help you with becoming who you are: Why You Do What You Do: And How To Change It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/why-you-do-what-you-do-and-how-to-change-it/

Devin Schadt answers questions regarding fatherhood, authentic masculinity, and the Catholic Faith. In TCF Answers Episode 2, "My Wife Has No Sex Drive–Now What?" Devin responds to the question, "What do you do when your wife has virtually no sex drive for a long period of time. Sometimes I feel like I am guilting her into intimacy and I wonder if the more virtuous thing is to not ask or hint for intimacy?"

The self-righteous pharisee.  He is convinced not only of his own holiness but also of other's sinfulness. The self-righteous end up alone because they don't want to be around sinners and sinners don't want to be around them. And we all are guilty of this sin. In this video I focus on a key figure from the Gospels, Simon the Pharisee. He doesn't believe that he has been forgiven much and therefore he doesn't love much. A woman, a sinner busts in on a dinner at Simon's house. She falls at the feet of Jesus, and Simon is appalled. Simon judges her, condemns her– and Jesus for letting her touch him. We've all been there. We snub the person we are jealous of. We don't invite certain individuals to our gatherings. We judge figures of authority and their motives. We criticize everyone else while neglecting to see our faults. We, like Simon, forget the dirt from which we came. We commit a sin that is worse than sin. And if we, and Simon remain there, we will be given the harsher judgment. Our Lord says to the measure that you measure, it will be measure out to you. But that isn't the end of the story for Simon and it doesn't have to be the end of the story for us. In this video you will discover the rest of the story about Simon (It is amazing) and how it applies to you, and how you can begin to conquer playing the pharisee. Hint: You will never look at Jesus scourging or a crucifix the same again. A couple of great resource that helps us in this area of self-righteousness: The Thorn: Seven Surprising Effects of Suffering and Temptation https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-thorn-seven-surprising-effects-of-suffering-and-temptation/ The Imposter: how Your Perception of God Can Determine Your Eternity https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-imposter-how-your-perception-of-god-can-determine-your-eternity/    

In TCF Answers Episode 1, "Is Sainthood Only For Religious?" Devin responds to the question, "I'm 23 years old, and have been married for a couple of years... and I'm starting to take my Catholic faith seriously. I love my wife but feel like I missed my calling. It concerns me that there are so few saints that are married. When I hear the scripture about the rich young ruler who wanted to follow Christ, but couldn't give God everything, I feel guilty - like I'm him. Now what?"

Rejection. Not being wanted. The truth is that we all need to be needed. God made us this way. But when we don't feel wanted, we can make the mistake of forcing ourselves on others. But what if we are focusing on the wrong thing: being needed, when the answer is to focus on other's needs. When we focus on being needed, or how can we be important in other's lives, we make ourselves god, the center. It's all about us. But when we focus on other's needs, we allow God to be at the center–and when we do something amazing occurs. In this video I focus on one person, a man who Jesus delivered from being tormented from many demons. Jesus gives him back his humanity and his dignity. He begs Jesus that he may follow Him, but Jesus rejects his plea. Can you imagine how he felt? The Lord Jesus appeared to reject him. We have all felt this kind of rejection and it is painful. But that is not the end of the story for this man, nor is it for us. In this video I reveal the rest of the story for this man, and the two things that you and I must do to overcome all forms of rejection.   Two great resources that touch upon this topic: InterFEARence: The one Thing That Is Limiting You…And How to Conquer It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/interfearence-the-one-thing-that-is-limiting-you-and-how-to-conquer-it/ THE IMPOSTER: How Your Perception of God Can Determine Your Eternity https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-imposter-how-your-perception-of-god-can-determine-your-eternity/

Why do some marriages work? Why do others breakdown? Why do some couples really love each other, while others want to kill each other? Great marriages are usually founded on one thing–forgiveness. Forgiveness may be the most common theme in the Gospels because it is a matter of life and death. There is a mountain of scientific research that demonstrates that unforgiveness causes anxiety, depression, physical and mental health problems. It raises blood pressure, increases body pains and decreases our ability to process mentally and enjoy life. On the flipside, forgiveness reduces anxiety, depression, reduces physical health problems and lowers mortality rates. When you forgive you sleep better, your cholesterol is lower and so is your blood pressure. Marriage seems to be designed for difficulty. But God made marriage to heal us spiritually and physically. But this is important: A Good marriage is not defined by how little you fight, but by how well you forgive. In this video I focus on the character of the Unforgiving Steward. A man who has been forgiven much but suffers from spiritual amnesia. Probing his story we will discover five key tips to learning how to forgive and not to forgive so that your marriage can be at the heart and center of the renewal of all things in Christ–and you can get on with your wife.

Feeling like you're not enough. Wrestling with failure. Suffer from feeling inferior? We've all been there. No Matter how much we have, we secretly know how little we are. How do we overcome our sense of littleness? How can we grow in real confidence? It is a dangerous thing to derive significance from men rather than from God. The respect of men is shifting sand upon which no man should build his house. So how do we overcome being enslaved to other's perception of us and become free to be who God has created us to be? The secret is significance. There is worldly significance: Your worth is based on what others think of you. And there is another type of significance–the true kind. In this video I focus on the first King of the Israelites, Saul, and how he mistakenly appeals to what others think of him to determine his worth. By probing Saul's inferiority complex, you will discover the key to overcoming self-hatred, feeling inferior, or not being enough. You will learn what true significance is, how to obtain it and live it in such a way that you have a confidence that is out of this world. When you listen to people's opinion of you, you will never be enough. When you listen to God and His love for you, you will always know that you are enough. A great resource that is a super easy read, but very insightful to living true significance is: Why You Do What You Do: And How to Change It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/why-you-do-what-you-do-and-how-to-change-it/ Check out The Fathers of St. Joseph resources at: https://fathersofstjoseph.org/resource/  

Feel distant from God? Like He doesn't care and maybe you don't either? Is religion, prayer becoming a chore? How do I re-ignite my love for God? This video explains why good Christians often give up and the three things you can do to rekindle your prayer and relationship with the Lord. Religion is great if it leads to a relationship with God, but if it doesn't it can become a bunch of rules and regulations. Boredom with your spouse can lead to infidelity and boredom with God will eventually leads us to seeking other gods. In this video I focus on Jesus, his secret to kindling the fire of the spiritual life, and his three steps to making prayer effective, that if we follow, will allow us to be enflamed with the love of God. Prayer is the throne from which you derive the power to rule yourself. You are strongest when on your knees. But why are we resistance to prayer? How do I find time to pray considering how busy my life is? Stay tuned. If you do what Jesus does, you will become like him, powerful, strong, and alive.   Great resources that can help you develop a rule of life that will open you to the transformative grace of Jesus Christ: The Path: The Fathers of St. Joseph Rule of Life https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-path-the-fathers-of-st-joseph-rule-of-life/ LEAD: Daily Devotions for Every Man https://shop.stewardshipmission.com/products/lead-daily-devontions-for-every-man

Plagued by the past? The devil wants you to look back to keep you from moving forward. Often people allow their sins to define them. This video explains why a guilty past can cripple us, and the two things you can do to overcome your past so that God can get on with your future. Lying, usurping, stealing, Jacob the Old Testament Patriarch wreaked havoc in his life and those around him. Running from his sinful past, and Esau his twin brother who vowed to kill him, he believed that he could begin anew. But there was a problem: Jacob never repented of his past or faced up to who he was. Because of this, his former life came back to haunt him and those whom he loved. But that all changed when God called him to face his pervious life and return to his father's land–which meant Jacob's certain death. Facing our sinful past and encountering those who we have hurt and who have hurt us can seem worse than death. This video explains why being bound by a haunting former life can be worse than death, and by dealing with your past, you can experience the freedom to become the person that God is calling you to be–a saint. Great resources that can help you overcome the lies of the devil and get on with your future: The Thorn https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-thorn-seven-surprising-effects-of-suffering-and-temptation/ The Imposter https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/the-imposter-how-your-perception-of-god-can-determine-your-eternity/ Interfearence https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/interfearence-the-one-thing-that-is-limiting-you-and-how-to-conquer-it/ Why You Do What You Do: And How to Change It https://fathersofstjoseph.org/product/why-you-do-what-you-do-and-how-to-change-it/