13th-century philosopher, Franciscan, theologian, and saint
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Dave's cows got out again.The gate was shut. Just not latched. There's a difference — a difference Dave now knows in vivid detail, courtesy of the Broken Arrow Police Department and at least one very stressed heifer on the turnpike. Nobody died. The cows are back. The neighborhood is bonded. And apparently this is just a tradition they keep at Niles Ranch and Fecundity Farm.This week Adam and Dave sat down with a glass of Dancing Panda — a straight Kentucky bourbon, eight years, 100 proof, with an unexpected apple-cinnamon finish — and got into someone most Catholics have heard of but few have actually read: St. Bonaventure.Before you dive in: Adam's daughter Mary is in the hospital. Her lungs keep deflating. The situation is hour by hour. Please pray for her.St. Bonaventure is, in a word, underrated. He was the Franciscan answer to Aquinas — less systematic, more contemplative, every bit as deep. Best friends with Thomas Aquinas. Minister General of the Franciscan Order. Seraphic Doctor. Second founder of the Franciscans. The man who, when Aquinas read his contribution to the Mass reform aloud, said "That's perfect. There's no need for mine" — and meant it.The book on the table is Holiness of Life, published by Coriaceous Press. Written to a Poor Clare nun. Short — you can finish it in an afternoon. Dense — you'll carry it for a long time after.Bonaventure lays out a ladder. Self-knowledge first. Then humility. Then poverty. Then silence. Then prayer, the remembrance of Christ's passion, perfect love of God, and final perseverance. Adam and Dave cover the first four.Self-knowledge is not a journaling exercise. It's a brutal, honest accounting of where you actually are — seeing your dignity as an image of God and your misery as a sinner, both at the same time, clearly. Bonaventure names three root causes of sin: negligence, passion, and malice. He also gives you a mirror: are your interior promptings pulling toward pleasure, curiosity, or vanity? Most of us don't have to think long.Humility follows — because you can't see yourself honestly and still puff up. Bonaventure says humility is the guardian and foundation of all virtues. To excel in virtue without humility is to carry dust before the wind. If pride is the root of every sin, humility is the root of every virtue. And Adam drops the Aquinas line that's worth writing on a wall: A man is truly wealthy when he lacks nothing that he truly needs for salvation.Poverty, in Bonaventure's framing, isn't about being broke. It's about holy detachment. The unburdening of the soul so you can actually run toward Christ. We're not trying to anchor ourselves in this world. The more you sink your teeth into worldly things, the less you can sink your soul into heavenly ones.And then silence. Not just quiet in the house — interior silence. Bonaventure says poverty and silence are twins. Those appetites you feed don't just cost you. They're loud. They lie. They drown out everything you need to hear about who you actually are.Bonaventure wrote: "Silence has another advantage. It shows that man belongs to a better world. If a man lives in Germany and yet does not speak German, we naturally conclude that he is not German. So too, we rightly conclude that a man who does not give himself up to worldly conversation is not of the world, although he lives therein."That'll stay with you.Topics covered in this episode:Dave's cows, the Broken Arrow Police Department, and the difference between shut and latchedWho St. Bonaventure actually was — and why he's been undersold for centuriesWhy Bonaventure is called the Seraphic Doctor and the second founder of the FranciscansThe four-part structure of Holiness of Life: self-knowledge, humility, poverty, silenceThe three root causes of sin: negligence, passion, maliceWhy holiness costs everything — and there's no negotiating a discountHumility as the guardian and foundation of all virtueThe Aquinas line on what real wealth actually isPoverty as holy detachment — practical application for married men with mortgagesWhy poverty and silence are twins — how attachment to things creates interior noiseThe German analogy for silence: belonging to a better worldStoic meditation vs. Christian prayer — why entering into yourself is not the same thingSelf-knowledge as an ongoing relationship with our Lord, not a box to checkFulton Sheen's Emmy speech and Mother Teresa — what God actually usesFinal perseverance — and why Adam wants it more than anything elseReferenced in this episode:Holiness of Life — St. Bonaventure St. Thomas Aquinas — the Mass reform story and the quote on true wealthSt. Bernard — on humility and exact self-knowledgeSt. Francis of Assisi — and why he deserves a better reputationFulton Sheen, Mother Teresa — as examples of God using the truly humbleCor Jesu PressSponsor: Select International Tours — selectinternationaltours.com Whether you want to lead a pilgrimage or join one, Select is who you call. Adam and Dave have used them. The real deal.Patreon note: Catholic Glencairn glasses are still available for $10/month supporters — but not for much longer. Jim Spencer needs a break. If you want one, now is the time.
Full Show Broadcast features Matthew Fairburn (Friday) from the Athletic covering the Buffalo Sabres playoffs. The voice of the Rochester Americans, Hall of Famer, The Great Don Stevens joins the show. Tim shares his awful take & Gene has shots plus last call.
Tonight narks Don's final regular season home game broadcast. The Amerks look to lock up a playoff spot in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. Don joins Gene & Tim on the show to go over everything Amerks Hockey!
Full Hour 2 in The Sports Bar: Gene Shares Shots. The voice of the Amerks- Hall of Famer Don Stevens joins Gene as the Amerks look to clinch a playoff spot tonight. Gene wraps it all up with last call.
Full show broadcast features Derek Kramer from WGR550 on the Sabres & Bills. Timmy has his take of the day. Gene shares shots in hour 2 & Jay Binkley from Kansas City joins to cover the NFL Draft.
Full Hour 1 in The Sports Bar: The Buffalo now know their first round opponent in the Stanley Cup playoffs... The Boston Bruins. Derek Kramer from WGR550 joins Gene to discuss the Sabres & Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs & the Buffalo Bills heading into the NFL Draft. Tim Schneider shares his take if the day.
Tim Schneider returns to shares his bad take of the day.
10-11am - Hour in full
10am - Sal Capaccio is joined by St. Bonaventure basketball head coach Mike MacDonald on the offseason so far and his thoughts on D1
The Amerks honored Don Stevens. The Sabres are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Its Masters Week. The Mens College Basketball National Championship is tonight. Gene & Tim share crazy sports stories.
Tim Schneider & His Very Bad Take!
Its Masters week & Brian Koziol from the Sabres radio network & Tee2Green stops by the show to cover the Stanley Cup playoff bound Sabres & all things golf with the Masters.
Gene cleans up todays show, touches on some last minute topics & gets you all set for Tuesday!
Full Hour 1 in The Sports Bar. The Hall of Famer Don Stevens was honored by the Sabres last night. Don joins Gene to discuss last night & the state of the Amerks. Timmy Schneider shares his very bad take of the day.
Tim Schneider shares his take of the day!
Full Show Broadcast: Happy April 1st. No Foolin! The Sabres honor the great Don Stevens. Don joins Gene on the show. Tim Schneider gives his bad take. Gene shares shots & betting expert PJ Glasser stops in to preview the Final Four & more.
Full Show Broadcast: Gene has your fix of latest news & top headlines. He shares his takes & so does Terrible Take Timmy. Matt Parrino stops in with your Bills coverage from the NFL owners meetings. Plus Mike Leone on the state of the Rochester Americans.
Full Hour 2 in The Sports Bar. Gene covers top headlines with Shots! Amerks Head Coach Mike Leone stops in with the state of the team. Plus Last Call.
Gene tackles all the big headline sports stories in shots!
Gene sets the tables and breaks down the latest Buffalo Bills news & notes.
Full Show Broadcast: Gene shares the latest Buffalo Bills news. Russell Brown stops in to get us into NFL Draft mode. Tim Schneider shares his take of the day. Gene starts hour 2 with shots. Noted Jerk Joe Yerdon joins the show to discuss the Sabres, Amerks & the NHL/AHL.
Full Hour 2: Gene kicks off hour 2 in The Sports Bar with his top sports headlines. Joe Yerdon from Noted Hockey & Bleacher Report stops in to analyze the latest Sabres,Amerks & NHL news.
Full Hour 1 in The Sports Bar.
It was a wild first week in March Madness as we got down the Sweet 16. Upsets and blowouts all over the place. We have updates on UCLA, UConn, Arizona, Utah State, St Johns, Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan, Iowa State. Coaches on the move at North Carolina, UCLA, Arizona State, St Bonaventure, Syracuse, Creighton, Alabama, LA Lakers stay red hot. Padres ready to play? Dodgers' gold standard tested. Angels Swiss cheese starting rotation. MLB notes from Guardians, Yankees, Phillies, Diamondbacks. NFL off the field news from Steelers, Cardinals, Chiefs, Eagles, Giants. Aztecs and Oregon Ducks Spring football notes. Plus, NHL, SDFC, Man City and F1 Racing. Got a question or comment for Hacksaw? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook. Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Monday, March 23, 2026. 1)...MARCH MADNESS...WILD WEEKEND "UPSETS & BLOWOUT" UCLA...UCONN ARIZONA...UTAH STATE ST JOHNS...KANSAS ARKANSAS MICHIGAN IOWA STATE 2)...COLLEGE BASKETBALL...COACHING MOVES "COACHES ON MOVE" NORTH CAROLINA UCLA ARIZONA STATE ST BONAVENTURE SYRACUSE CREIGHTON ALABAMA 3)...LA LAKERS...ARRIVE AS A POWER "RED HOT 46-25" ========= 4)...PADRES-WRAP UP SPRING TRAINING "ARE THEY READY TO PLAY" 5)...DODGERS...COME HOME "DODGER BLUE-GOLD STANDARD" 6)...ANGELS ROSTER HOLES "SWISS CHEESE STARTING ROTATION" 7)...MLB NOTEBOOK "BASEBALL HEADLINES" CLEVELAND YANKEES PHILLIES ARIZONA ============== (HALFTIME-DIXIELINE LUMBER) ============== 8)...NFL NOTEBOOK "OFF THE FIELD NEWS" NFL STEELERS ARIZONA CHIEFS EAGLES NY GIANTS 9)...COLLEGE FOOTBALL…AZTECS/OREGON "SPRING FOOTBALL NOTES" ================ 10)...HOT HEADLINES "OFF THE SPORTSWIRE" NHL SDFC MANCHESTER CITY SOCCER FORMULA 1 ================== #MLB #yankees #guardians #phillies #braves #diamondbacks #PADRES #joemusgrove #michaelking #RANDYVASQUEZ #JASONADAM #masonmiller #nickpivetta #CRAIGSTAMMEN #griffincanning #germanmarquez #tyfrance #walkerbuehler #DODGERS # #shoheiohtani #yoshinobuyamamoto #rokisasaki #ANGELS #alekmanoah #graysonrodriguez #EMMANUELCLASE #aaronnola #zachwheeler #zacgallen #nfl #BROWNS #STEELERS #CHIEFS #CHARGERS #EAGLES #GIANTS #SEAHAWKS #CARDINALS #CAMSKATTEBO #JAXONSMITHNJIGBA #lakers #lebronjames #deandreayton #lukadoncic #sandiegostate #aztecs #seanlewis #sdsu #jaydendenegal #oregon #DANTEMOORE #ARIZONASTATE #IOWASTATE #alabama #ARKANSAS #CREIGHTON #duke #milesbyrd #uconn #rickpitino #stjohns #bobbyhurley #nateoats #ducks #MAPLELEAFS #f1 #NASCAR #michaeljordan #SANDIEGOFC #SDFC #andersdreyer #chuckylozano Be sure to share this episode with a friend! ☆☆ STAY CONNECTED ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/ SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9 TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090 TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/ To get the latest news and information about sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/
A special birthday edition of Tim Schneider's take of the day. Gene shares his thoughts on AJ Epenesa signing with the Browns. Plus another theme song debuts.
Full Hour 1. Happy Holidays Basketball Fans. Happy Birthday Tim Schneider. AJ Epenesa signs with the Browns. RIT Women's Basketball head coach Melissa Kuberka joins Gene & Tim in studio to talk brackets, upsets, RIT Tigers & more. Tim Schneider shares his take of the day.
Full Show Broadcast: Happy Holidays - The Madness is here. Happy Birthday to Terrible Time Timmy as he shares his take. RIT Women's basketball head coach Melissa Kuberka joins Gene & Tim in studio. Hour 2 Gene shares shots & News 10 NBC Sports Ian Mills stops by to talk brackets, the Bills & Sabres.
Dayton vs. VCU College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Dayton vs. VCU Profiles Dayton vs. VCU 1PM ET—Dayton has a record of 23-10 and 12-6 in the VCU with wins in the A10 tournament against St Bonaventure 68-63 and Saint Louis 70-69. They went 5-4 on the road in conference. VCU is 26-7 along with 15-3 in the A10 as they beat Duquesne 71-66 and Saint Josepn's 77-64 in the A10 tournament. The Rams went 7-2 on the road in conference.
Dayton vs. Saint Louis College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. Dayton vs. Saint Louis Profiles Dayton vs. Saint Louis 1PM ET— Dayton is 22-10 on the year and 12-6 in the A10 with road wins against Loyola Chicago, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington as well as Richmond. Road losses against La Salle, Saint Joseph's and VCU. Saint Louis is 28-4 overall as well as 15-3 in the A10 with road wins against VCU, Duquesne, St Bonaventure, Davidson and Loyola Chicago. Road losses against Rhode Island, Dayton and George Mason.
Mike Waters from Syracuse.com & The Syracuse Post Standard joins the show to talk all things Cuse. University Changes, The Men's & Women's Basketball teams, Bryan Blair, John Wildhack & NIL. Siena & Gerry McNamara. Possible coaching candidates. The Men's roster in 2027 & more.
Gene approves of the Buffalo Bills adding CJ Gardner-Johnson. New Bills jersey numbers. The Tennessee Titans new look. Travis Etienne's last name. Hardwood vs Glass floors. Gus Johnson's take. The Amerks & Sabres. Plus why Kevyn Adams deserves some credit.
Full show broadcast. Gene loves the Bills adding CJ Gardner-Johnson, Andy Young from Spectrum News & Sports joins the show to break down all the Bills & Sabres news. Mike Waters from Syracuse.com & The Syracuse Post Standard stops by to cover all things Syracuse athletics. Shots, top stories and headlines. Plus Terrible Time Timmy shares his take of the day.
Gene & Tim wrap up the show & get you set for the weekend of sports.
Full Hour 1 in The Sports Bar. Bills add CJ Gardner-Johnson & Andy Young from Spectrum News/Sports stops by to cover all things Buffalo Bills, Sabres, College athletics, plus more. Terrible Time Timmy shares his Terrible take.
Tim Schneider Shares His Bad Take Of The Day
Gene loves the Bills adding CJ Gardner-Johnson. The Sabres, College basketball. Selection Sunday. Syracuse. The Bonnies. Brian Thomas Jr and more.
George Washington vs. Saint Louis College Basketball Pick Prediction by Tony T. George Washington vs. Saint Louis Profiles George Washington at Saint Louis 11:30AM ET—George Washington is 18-14 overall and 8-10 in the A10 with road losses against Dayton, George Mason, Saint Louis, Saint Joseph's, Duquesne, VCU as well as Loyola Chicago. Road wins against Richmond and La Salle. Saint Louis is 27-4 along with 15-3 in the A10 with road wins against VCU, La Salle, Duquesne, St Bonaventure, Davidson and Loyola Chicago. Road losses all in a row against Rhode Island, Dayton and George Mason down the stretch.
Full show broadcast features: The Bills sign Bradley Chubb, The latest on Syracuse Orange Basketball & tournament play. Jim Boeheim, Aaron Nola & World Baseball Classic. Tim Schneider shares his take of the day. Noted Jerk Joe Yerdon stops by in Hour 2 to discuss the red hot Buffalo Sabres & Rochester Americans.
Full Hour 2 of The Sports Bar featues: Gene taking shots & noted jerk Joe Yerdon from Noted Hockey stops by to talk all things Buffalo Sabres.
Gene covers all the topics: Bills needs in free agency, The winner of the new Sports Bar jingle theme song. The struggling Amerks have lost 9 straight. Rochester Red Wings Baseball starting soon. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies & Mark Schmidt's future?
Tim Schneider shares his awful sports take
Full Hour 1 in The Sports Bar includes Gene's reaction to Bradley Chubb. The Syracuse Orange & College Basketball. Tim Schneider shares his take of the day.
Full hour 1 in The Sports Bar includes Gene's take on the Maxx Crosby trade nixed and Paul Hamilton stops by to talk all things Sabres. Tim Schneider shares his terrible take & much more.
Tim Schneider shares his terrible take of the day.
Tim Schneider shares his terrible take of the day.
00:00-!5:00: Jim Crowley chats about his Bonnies team and why he really likes this group, how a head coach handles losing streaks, RC renovations, the A-10 being as competitive as ever, feeling the love at SBU, how the Bona factor can help attract players during NIL/portal times and more. Thanks to SBU's Online Master's in Journalism and Batavia Downs Gaming. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this one hour edition of Sports Open Line after Billikens basketball, Matt Pauley continues postgame Billikens coverage, as he is joined by Stu Durando, who covers Billiken athletics for his Substack, Stu on SLU. Then, Matt talks Cardinals baseball and compares the current roster to the 2025 team.
Griffin Warner talks betting for this weekend. Griffin Warner delivered a wide ranging betting breakdown for the Friday January 23 slate, touching the NFL European soccer and college basketball while explaining how market movement and situational factors shaped his approach. In the NFL focus centered on a playoff matchup with New England favored by four and a half and a total of forty two and a half amid concerns about travel weather and quarterback volatility. Warner noted limited line movement but said his interest continued to grow on Denver, citing the difficulty of New England going on the road as a sizable favorite and the belief that the market may be overstating the drop off at quarterback. He outlined interest in Denver for the game and first half along with multiple under looks, emphasizing the value of the first half under at twenty and a half. The night game featured the Rams as short road underdogs in Seattle with the total dipping into the mid forty six range. Warner pointed to recent head to head results, injuries and special teams swings, arguing the teams are closely matched and that buying the Rams up to a field goal held value if the market allowed. The soccer card opened in Spain with Levante hosting Elche, where Warner leaned toward the road underdog and the under in a matchup between promoted sides. In Italy he highlighted Inter hosting Pisa, expecting the visitors to slow the match and identifying under three goals as the most appealing angle if the number rose. In France he discussed PSG on the road as a heavy favorite, preferring to wait for a larger plus price on the host rather than laying goals away from home. Germany's marquee rivalry between St Pauli and Hamburg drew interest primarily on a low scoring script, with Warner favoring the under given St Pauli's scoring issues. On the college basketball slate he touched on rescheduled games and several notable lines, including St Louis laying a significant number at St Bonaventure, Indiana favored at Rutgers, a rare large underdog role for Marquette at Butler, Michigan laying a big number to Ohio State, and Utah State at Colorado State where home court and roster absences factored into the handicap. Warner closed by reiterating his primary wager for the episode as Denver plus four and a half and shared a promotional discount for bettors looking to follow along. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices