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I am a lay Catholic evangelist and New Media pioneer sharing my passion for the faith and the expierience of my conversion. You can learn more about what I am doing at http://www.catholichack.com.


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    Into The Wild - Leader Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2013


    This is the Leader talk given at the Into The Wild retreat hosted by the Kings Men Catholic apostolate.

    A Life Truly Worth Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013


    I gave this talk at the Worcester Catholic Men's conference,I shared my testimony and tried to exhort the men to join Christ on the cross!

    Leave No Man Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013


    Listen to how God saved me from a life of pornography addiction, abortion, and more at the 2013 Men Of Christ conference in Milwaukee.

    Taking The Hill For God And Country!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2013


    Listen to this talk, conquering the culture for Christ! The only remedy to a burning world, is a burning heart for Christ! What's in your chest?

    Almsgiving, a pathway to conversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2013


    Listen to this talk I gave on almsgiving as a pathway to conversion at the Houston Catholic Young Adult Lenten retreat.

    The Handmaid Of The Lord!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2012


    What a grace! The Lord was too gracious to me tonight, the mission at St. Irenaeus Catholic Church in Cypress, CA went much better than I deserve. Tonight, my talk was on Mary as the Handmaid of the Lord… the intercessor of Salvation History.

    Genesis 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2012


    This is the second half of lesson 2 from the Journey Through Scripture, Genesis to Jesus bible study. This is focused study on Genesis 3.

    The Holy Eucharist: the source and the summit of the Christian faith!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2012


    This is a presentation on the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, given to an RCIA group at St. Edward Catholic Church in Spring, TX. It is the source and summit of the Christian faith. It is the body, blood, soul and divinity of the Jesus Christ, given to us as food for our journey through the wilderness on our way to the true promised land.

    The Sacrament of Batism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2012


    This is a presentation on the sacrament of Baptism which I gave to an RCIA group at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Spring, TX.

    You Priest, Prophet, and King!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2012


    We serve the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, sharing His ministry as Priest, Prophet, and King, we are the King's Men! If Christ was so willing to give up his life, for us, to provide us with LIFE poured out in the sacraments, His Church, His Name, and His family… what are we willing to die to provide?

    Ascension and Mission, Martyrs to the ends of the earth!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2012


    It was a great honor for me to give this talk at ONE ministry in Houston, Texas. With the gift of the presence of Christ comes the task to be his martyrs, His witnesses, to HIS brethren to the ends of the earth.

    Talk : A Man After God's Own Heart!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2012


    I was blessed to give a short talk for the St. Joseph Covenant Keepers lunch in Lafayette, La. today... enjoy!

    The Our Father, A Family Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2012


    This is a short reflection on the Our Father, given on my 13th anniversary as a Catholic to an RCIA class at St. Edward Catholic Church in Spring, TX, in April of 2012.

    Stand Up For Religious Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2012


    CatholicHack.com I was blessed to be asked to give a short speech on religious freedom at the Stand Up For Religious Freedom rally today in Houston, Texas. It was a great honor.

    Reclaim Your Freedom!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2012


    The sins of our father come back to haunt us and wreak havoc in our lives. Living in a world so throughly porno-fied; how can we break free? Can we end the cycle of generational sin? Yes! In this talk I share how God found me, and how, through His grace, we are FREE to LOVE and not slaves to lust.

    Mighty Men Of God!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2012


    I was blessed to speak, for the second year in a row, at the Texas Knights of Columbus College Council Conference. This year, at Stephen F Austin University, I spoke on our mission to serve the King as evangelists, to be witnesses to a culture so opposed to our faith. We are called to be His mighty men, may God give us the grace to see it through.

    Who do you say that I am?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2012


    This is a keynote talk I gave at the Guam Catholic Mens conference.When taunted by the devil in the Garden of Gethsemane, “why die for them?” Our Lord proclaimed, “shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me?” Dyeing on the cross, our Lord witnessed to those present, and all those who would come after, for you … “Father for give them, for they know not what they do!” If He would endure so much for you, to witness for you before all,,, are you prepared to witness for him to the world?

    The Provider

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2011


    I was blessed to be invited to give the Provider talk on an Into The Wild Weekend with the Kings Men. In this talk I shared a bit of my Marine Corps days as well as how God saved me from an addiction to pornography. I tried to encourage the men to look past their fears and seek to be like Christ.

    Introduction, Law Of Love: Linking the Garden of Eden to the Garden of Calvary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2011


    In this series of 6 lectures we attempted to examine the question, why did Jesus have to suffer and die just to redeem us from our sin? If Jesus is God, then why not just will our redemption? This first talk is the intro talk.

    Behold The Man No 84 The Ascension, the Kingdom and the Mission of the Church!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2011


    Today, on Behold The Man we are looking at the link between Jesus' ascension, the coming of the Kingdom and the missionary charisim of the Catholic Church. Why are we sent? Because the Kingdom is at hand!

    EVANGELIZATION ON CAMPUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2011


    I was invited by the Knights of Columbus, college council, to speak on the topic of evangelization on campus at Texas A and M. It was a great honor to hang out with these young men and share with them a bit of my journey and some of the lessons the Holy Spirit has taught me in sharing the faith with others.

    Behold The Man No 83 The Rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man” we look at the Rapture. Where did it come from? Is it in scripture? What does the Catholic Church teach?

    Behold the Man No 82 Sola Scriptura

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2011


    This week on Behold The Man we take on the topic of sola scriptura or scripture alone. Where is scripture alone found in scripture?

    Behold the Man No 81 Dr. Scott Hahn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man” we listen to the trailer to the fantastic movie “There Be Dragons” as well as listen to a clip of a talk Dr. Scott Hahn gave at the Fullness Of Truth event last week.

    Behold the Man No 80 The Day I Nailed Him To The Cross!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2011


    This week on Behold The Man I will tell you the story of when I beat and mocked our Lord. When I scourged him, crowned him the thorns and nailed him to the tree!

    Behold The Man No 79 The Triumphal Entry! Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man” we look at how Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a Donkey kicks off a NEW 8 day festival that perfects the feast of Tabernacles, Hanukkah and so much more!

    Behold The Man No 78 The Triumphal Entry! Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man” we look at Jesus' trimphal entry into Jerusalem as the NEW Solomon, the NEW Son of David. But… he brings with him a NEW Priesthood!

    Behold The Man No 77 Redeemed Through the Waters of Creation Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, We wrap up our series on Baptismal typolgy by looking at Joshua's crossing of the Jordan river. How must we enter into the Kingdom of Heaven? By crossing the water infused with the Holy Spirit!

    Behold The Man No 76 Redeemed Through the Waters of Creation Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, an evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, only the sign of Jonah will be given them! We are exploring how Jonah gives us a prefiguration of the sacrament of Baptism.

    Behold The Man No 75 Redeemed Through the Waters of Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”,we dive deep into the living-flowing waters of creation, cleansing and redemption to find the power and beauty of the Sacrament of Baptisim!

    Behold The Man No 74 Proclaim A Fast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, we proclaim a fast! The question is, who are we fasting for? And why? The answer… to become like HIM whom we desire!

    Behold The Man No 73 Rock Solid!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, we look back through the mountain and mediators of Salvation history to see what they all had in common. Then we look at how it is all perfected in the NEW mountain, the ROCK of St. Peter.

    Behold The Man No 72 St. Peter in Rome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, we look at weather or not St. Peter was truly ever in Rome. We will show that not only was he in Rome but, that it was a fulfilment of an Old Testament prophecy!

    Behold The Man No 71 Call No Man Father?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man”, Did Jesus really mean we can't call our Priest's Fahter in Matthew 23:9? Or… is it because they are Priest's that we MUST call them Fahter?

    John Paul II, Shame, and Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2011


    I gave this talk at the opening ceremony of the John Paul II Film Festival in Miami, FL; its a combination of a talk I give on “Shame and Continence” from John Paul II “Love and Responsibility” and my own testimony on growing up with pornography, sexual license, how God delivered me from it.

    Behold The Man No 70 Freestyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2011


    This week on "Behold The Man" we do it "Freestyle" and catch up, look forward, and talk LOVE, porn, marriage, and the cross of Christ again!

    Why The Cross?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2011


    CatholicHack.com This was a talk I gave to the St. Thomas More Society at the University of Houston Law Center. It's the Law of Love... Covenant vs. Contract... the total gift of self; it's why God died on a cross!

    Behold The Man No 69 The Law of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2011


    Why did God have to take on flesh and dwell among us? Why did he have to suffer and die to redeem us? Answer, LOVE. Today, on "Behold the Man" we look at the Law of Love in Salvation History! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No. 68 Once Saved Always Saved

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2011


    This week on “Behold the Man”, we look at the protestant doctrine of once saved always saved. Can one be assued of eternal security… no matter what they do? No, why? Because we must endure to the end. Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No 67 The Meaning of Life!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2011


    This week on "Behold The Man"... After watching the film "The Genius Club" I wanted to ponder the meaning of life and the power of redemptive suffering! What is the meaning of life? Love and what is it to love? To lat down one;s life for a freind just as God did... for God is Love! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No 66 Baptism and The People Crusher!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2011


    This week on “Behold The Man” we look at how Nicodemus, the People Crusher, comes at night to encounter the NEW Joshua, who HAS to CROSS through the water in order to enter into the promised land! Is Baptism a Sacrament? Yes… its the only way we can enter the Kingdom! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No. 65 Transitive Property and Salvation outside the Catholic Church!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2011


    Today on “Behold The Man”: Transitive Property and Salvation outside the Catholic Church! If A=B, and B=C, Then A=C! If A: Salvation is equal to B: Jesus Christ, and B: Jesus Christ being equal to C: the Catholic Church, then A: Salvation MUST be equal to C: The Catholic Church! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No. 64 Out of Egypt I called my Son!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2010


    This week on “Behold The Man” we dive deep into St. Matthew chapter 2 and see how Jesus is the new, and greater Moses, Herod is the Anti-Christ, who apes God, how Our Lady is the Queen Mother, and the Wise Men from the East are worshiping God born in flesh, and in the town of the “house of bread”. Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No. 63 The King, the Queen, and their Son!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2010


    Today, on “Behold The Man” we dive deep on the readings of the 4th Sunday in the season of Advent... looking at the promised "Mother and her Child", the anointed son of David who will sit on the throne forever! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 62 Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2010


    Today, on “Behold The Man” we dive deep on Daniel 2 and 7 to see how our Lord is the fulfillment of the “Son of Man” and how his Nativity brough about the “Kingdom of God”. This is what Mary KNEW when she was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold The Man No. 61 Christmas Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2010


    Today, on Behold The Man we prepare the way of our Lord by looking at the first Confession… the fall of man, the reconciliation, and the restoration of us all! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 60 The real Thanksgiving!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2010


    Today on “Behold The Man”, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me”… words of our Lord from the cross that has always bothered me. Was he in utter despair? Or was he at his strongest? It was Todah… Eucharist! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 59 The Cleansing FIRE of Purgatory!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2010


    Today, on “Behold the Man” we look at the doctrine of purgatory; where is that in scripture? Where do we find praying for the dead? We dive deep and see how this doctrine is not only scriptural but, very beautiful! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 58 Voting Catholic!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2010


    Today, on “Behold the Man” we look at how to vote Catholic… using the 5 non-negotiable issues. As Catholic's we must have a well formed conscience, and then use that conscience for the good of society, especially in elections. Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 57 Another First-Born falls... again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2010


    Today, on “Behold the Man” we look at how Jacob earns his name by wrestling with an Angel, escapes death at the hand of Esau and the fall of the 3 eldest son's of Jacob! Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

    Behold the Man No. 56 I opposed him to his face

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2010


    Today, on “Behold the Man” we are looking at Galatians 2:11 – what did St. Peter do wrong? Was he really acting like a hypocrite? Or… was it St. Paul who learned a valuable lesson here? Send me an email at CatholicHack@gmail.com. Please be sure to leave a review for us on iTunes.

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