Podcasts about Virtue

 Without courage, our lives fall apart. Our society, our world falls apart. Selfishness and all the wickedness in the world that flows from it, is impossible to overcome without courage.In this fourth episode of the five-part series, Ryan Gilmore and Jonathan Winn explore courage as one of Oak Grove Classical Academy's four core virtues. They discuss why courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to face fear and difficulty with a clear vision of what is true and good, and why courage is essential for growth, learning, and pursuing truth. The episode also considers how parents and educators can cultivate courage by modeling it, pointing students toward Scripture and stories of courageous people, and helping them learn to do what is right even when it is difficult.https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://naumsinc.org/ https://classicalchristian.org/

Read the Substack articles here: https://substack.com/@nathancrankfield/note/p-199741491?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=28sukc Want to support this ministry? Join us on Locals where you can become a paid member for as low as $10/month: https://seekingexcellence.locals.com/landing/videoNathan Crankfield responds to criticism of his article on poverty and lays out a distinction he argues is often missed: material poverty is not a virtue, while detachment from riches and poverty in spirit are essential Christian callings. He connects that distinction to Scripture, the Catechism, and the different responsibilities of religious and lay people, especially husbands, fathers, and providers.He also responds to comments about the widow's mite, the rich young man, the Good Samaritan, and the prodigal son. Nathan argues that these passages support generosity, sacrifice, and detachment without implying that most lay people should pursue destitution. His main point: money is morally neutral but practically powerful, and Christians should discern how to use it for the good of their families and neighbors.Timestamps00:00 - Opening the conversation and responding to criticism05:18 - Virtue, extremes, and why poverty is different07:12 - Poverty is not a virtue, but a universal call is09:34 - Material poverty and poverty in spirit13:43 - Vows of poverty versus the lay vocation16:06 - How travel reshaped Nathan's view of poverty19:59 - Why avoidance is not the same as virtue22:45 - Why fathers should not subject their children to destitution23:13 - Money, family life, and providing for loved ones24:41 - Speaking to young men about ambition25:05 - Responding to comments about God, generosity, and the poor27:18 - The widow's mite and giving until it hurts32:07 - The Good Samaritan and the power to help37:51 - The rich young man and religious life41:14 - James on action, widows, and orphans42:53 - Money, options, discernment, and stewardship

We kick off Season 8 of Investment Uncut by speaking to Timandra Harkness - writer, presenter and comedian - and the author of Risk & Responsibility. We discuss Timandra's recent blog, Dare to Be Free, and explore why risk has become such a defining issue for society, institutions and the pensions industry.  Together, we explore the growing tension between protecting people from harm and giving them the freedom to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. Have we come to treat safety, stability and predictability as moral virtues in their own right - and, if so, what might that cost us? Responsible decision-making cannot mean eliminating risk altogether. So why can investment committees find comfort in following the consensus? And could regulation sometimes encourage excessive defensiveness rather than better long-term outcomes?

What remains of virtue when you turn yourself away from God? In the long term, nothing good! Join us as we discuss Garrigou-Lagrange's thoughts on the distinctions between dispositions, acquired virtues, infused virtues, and how committing grave sin impacts the existence of those virtues. Follow us on X! Give us your opinions here!

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux debates bringing back the duel after a caller says legal combat would stop liars, scammers and slander and build more trust among men. Stefan agrees two people can choose to fight without breaking rights, but winning does not prove you are right, families get hurt, the powerful would rig the rules, and they later look at how democracy favors looters over producers.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

What actually makes someone a strong Christian?A viral post claimed that the strongest Christians watch Disney movies, avoid politics, wear bikinis, drink alcohol, shop at Target, and celebrate Halloween. The argument was that Christians who impose restrictions on these things are essentially modern Pharisees.There is an important truth here: Christians should not invent laws and impose them on other believers as though those rules came from God. But there is also a problem with defining Christian freedom by a list of cultural behaviors.In this episode, I examine the distinction between Christian liberty, legalism, conscience, modesty, discernment, and genuine godliness. Scripture does not present godliness primarily as a collection of cultural boxes that we check. It begins with the character of the heart and manifests itself in how we live.The question is not simply, “Can a Christian do this?” The deeper question is: What actually marks a godly Christian?The episode also considers the “weaker brother,” the misuse of Christian liberty, alcohol, Halloween, modesty, political involvement, consumer choices, pornography, and the danger of creating our own standards of righteousness.Christianity is marked by inward virtue that manifests itself outwardly.00:00 — The Tweet About “Strong Christians”01:22 — Are These Really Issues of Christian Liberty?02:58 — The Weak Brother and Christian Conscience05:16 — When the “Weak Brother” Becomes a Human Shield06:25 — Alcohol, Communion, and Christian Freedom08:34 — What Actually Makes Someone Godly?10:42 — The Biblical Marks of a Godly Man11:57 — Modesty, Virtue, and Godly Women13:08 — The Problem With a Pornographic Culture15:34 — What Strong Christians Are Actually Known For17:24 — Halloween, Alcohol, and Circumstantial Wisdom19:04 — How to Avoid Becoming a PhariseeJon's Music: jonharristunes.comTo Support the Podcast: https://www.jonharrismedia.com/support/Become a Patronhttps://www.patreon.com/jonharrispodcastSubstack: https://substack.com/@jonharris Follow Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonharris1989Follow Jon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonharris1989/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It was a huge week on campus, as Michigan women's soccer beat the number one team in the nation for the first time in program history. Brian Boesch recaps that huge win over Michigan State and other big stories around Michigan Athletics before welcoming in volleyball Head Coach Erin Virtue. Coach Virtue discusses her team's 9-2 start, some of the key players on her roster, and the start of Big Ten play this Friday and Sunday at Crisler Center.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fr. Bonaventure Chapman came back to Tulsa, and the night before this recording he stood in front of a room of men and talked about prayer. Adam woke up the next morning, remembered what Father said, actually did it, and reported back that it helped. At least on that one day. Father took the win: one day works, that's great. The line that stuck was the smallest one in the whole talk. Do a little, habitually. When his spiritual directees hand him a Lenten list, he almost never crosses anything off, because each thing on the list is usually good. He just ratchets the quantity down so they don't run straight into failure. Thirty minutes of silent prayer a day sounds holy when you're writing it down. Lent is long. Start with five, and know that five minutes a day for a year is a lot of time.Sponsor: Select International Tours When Adam and Dave went looking for help leading their first pilgrimage, everybody they asked gave them the same name. Having used Select now, they can vouch for it. Wherever in the world you want to go, whether you're leading a pilgrimage or joining one, go to selectinternationaltours.com and see what they already have ready for you.The full talk on the prayer life is going to patrons, so if you want it, patreon.com/thecatholicmanshow. Everything that comes in goes back into the show. It is not yet feeding anybody's children. They haven't reached those levels of despair.Father's definition of prayer is the setup for the whole episode. Prayer is wasting time with God, because he's worth wasting time with. He learned to say it that way as a chaplain at Providence College, where the Dominicans each took a Division I team and he got women's basketball. He told them up front he wasn't their coach and wasn't there to fix anything. He was there to waste time on them, which is how you tell somebody they're worth something valuable to you. That's what he takes prayer to be. You're not the producing agent. You showed up, you set the time apart, and even if you never touch contemplation that morning, you did the thing you were there to do.Same logic runs through beauty. Adam still remembers standing in front of Michelangelo's David in Italy and getting hit by it harder than he expected, and he doesn't consider himself an art guy. Father used to teach philosophy of art out of Richard Wollheim's Painting as an Art, where Wollheim describes needing roughly 45 minutes in front of a single painting just to clear his head enough to see it. So Father assigned it. Thirty to forty minutes, one painting, write down what happens. He did it himself in front of a Twachtman winter scene at the National Gallery, wearing the habit, people staring. Thirty minutes in, the painting changed. The cold went warm and a house appeared that he had not been able to see. Art works on you the way truth and goodness work on you. You don't take it apart, you let it tell you something.Then the topic: ethics as praxis, not poesis. Why doing good is not like making a cake.Aristotle splits practical reason in two. Praxis is doing, and its target is the doer. Poesis is making, and its target is the thing made, the finished product sitting on the counter. We almost always think about the moral life in the second category, which is why we judge ourselves by outcomes. But nobody talks like that about actual making. If a man says he's a great cake maker and every cake he produces is garbage, that doesn't compute. The goodness of a maker is settled by the product. You're not allowed to say "I'm a good carpenter, the house just always falls down." Father's point is that a man can be a lousy cake maker, a lousy air traffic controller, a lousy software developer, and still be a good man. Mother Teresa was not, as far as anybody knows, a baker.So what makes a man good is what he does, not what he produces. Ethics comes from character, and character is habit. Virtue is the power to do the thing you're for. The knife is a good knife because it's sharp and heavy, and it's a good knife sitting in the drawer, not only while it's cutting. Honesty works the same way. You build the habit so that when somebody asks you a question you don't have to run the math. You just tell the truth and then deal with whatever comes.Dave pushed back on the ends and the means, and Father's answer is the hinge of the episode. Of course the ends don't justify the means, if by "end" you mean the external result. But the real end of the moral life is you. The good man is the end. Which means the end does justify the means, because the means are you, acting. There's almost no space between them in a person. A bad act always produces a bad result inside the man who does it, no matter how well the situation turns out.Adam raised the obvious objection: doesn't that collapse into egotism, where I'm just farming my own soul and calling it virtue? Father's answer is that acting is outward by nature. You don't tell the truth in a vacuum, you tell it to a person in a situation. You don't forgive in the abstract, you forgive somebody who may well take advantage of you afterward. The act reaches out even though the character it forms is yours. And for Aristotle the common good sits above the individual anyway. For us it's better still, because the highest good is a person you can actually be friends with, which Aristotle had no room for. He couldn't make sense of relating ethically to a god at all. Show him the Annunciation and he'd say Mary owes that being nothing, because you don't share a nature with it.Then the hard question. Where does the standard come from? Aristotle says virtue is a mean determined by reason as the prudent man would determine it, which sounds like a circle, and Father grants that it is one. Aristotle was an empiricist. He found out what a good knife was by handling knives, and he found out what a good man was by watching good men. The trouble is we might pick wrong and end up admiring power. St. Francis of Assisi would not have impressed Aristotle for one minute. Too humble, not magnanimous enough, not getting anything done. But we were handed the answer key. The saints are our moral exemplars, which is why Benedict XVI treated them as the living interpretation of the Gospel, and why Paul could say imitate me as I imitate Christ.The takeaway is practical, in the real sense of that word. When you're stuck, don't ask what result you can engineer. Ask what a good man does here. Socrates settled it in the Crito: we would rather suffer injustice than do it, because suffering is something that happens to you and doing is something that is you. Father uses the same test in the confessional. Was this a happening or a doing? Were you engaged in it, or did it land on you? Most of us don't sin out of malice. We sin out of weakness, backed into a corner where one small wrong thing looks like it solves the bigger problem. That's making, not doing. Your job was never to manufacture the good outcome. Your job was to be good.Raise your glass.TOPICS COVEREDFr. Bonaventure's talk to Tulsa men on the prayer life, and the full recording going to patronsWhy he cuts the quantity, not the items, when spiritual directees hand him a Lenten listStarting at five minutes of mental prayer instead of thirty, and why "Jesus did it, I can do it" is not a planSetting the time apart as the thing you actually owe, whether or not the prayer "produced" anythingPrayer as wasting time with God, because he's worth wasting time withChaplain to Providence College women's basketball, and telling a team you're there to waste time on themStanding in front of Michelangelo's David and getting hit harder than you expectedRichard Wollheim's 45 minutes in front of one painting, and the assignment Father gave his studentsThe Twachtman winter scene that changed at the 30 minute mark, and the house that appeared in itWhy art has to work on you, the way truth and goodness do, instead of being taken apartEthics as character, not as a list of oughts handed down from outsideAristotle in the lagoon: the naturalist who studied octopuses and asked what makes a thing a good oneWhat makes a knife a good knife, and why virtue means powerPraxis and poesis: doing aims at the doer, making aims at the thing made"I'm a good cake maker, I just can't make good cakes," and why that doesn't computeMother Teresa was probably not a baker, an air traffic controller, or a software developerWhy judging the moral life by results quietly turns you into a product manager of your own soulThe ends don't justify the means, except that the end is you, so in a sense they doWhy a bad act always produces a bad result inside the man doing itHabits as the content of character, and telling the truth without running the math firstIs this egotism? Why acting is outward facing even when the character formed is yoursAristotle's problem with the Annunciation, and why he couldn't be friends with a godKant versus Aristotle on what you owe a rational being that shows up in your roomVirtue as a mean determined as the prudent man determines it, and whether that's a circleAristotle the empiricist: finding the standard by watching people who actually live wellWhy St. Francis of Assisi would not have impressed AristotleThe saints as the answer key, and Paul saying imitate me as I imitate ChristPlato is great on triangles and terrible on toadsWhy you've never seen a real triangle,...

Our Lord loves the poor: “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.” (Matt 11, 4-5)Our Lord includes this among the great wonders: Poverty. How can we live this virtue of detachment as priests? We have the example of the conversion of Zacchaeus, who gave his money to the poor and restituted. This is a meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai to priests at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Stoney Creek, Ontario, on September 22, 2026.Music: enrique27naveda-cancion-triste-by Luis Enrique Guerra Naveda PixabayThumbnail: Jean Colcombe, From Vita Jesu Christi by Ludolf of Saxony, French (Bourges), c. 1475-1500, Paris, BNF, MS Francais 178, fol. 89v_2. From http://imaginemdei.blogspot.com/2016/10/zacchaeus-little-man-in-tree.html

Why should we care about prudence? Isn't prudence really just a lack of acting? Surely, it can't be too important! Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange, of course, disagrees! Join us as we discuss the necessity of prudence in every single action, how imprudence leads to very grave sins, and why none of the virtues would work without prudence. We also provide some brief thoughts on Lagrange's support of Vichy France!Follow us on X!Give us your opinions here!

What can and can't the government do? Can it ban softball on Sundays? Or perhaps prohibit little old ladies from having Bible study at the local library? What about drag queen story hour? Can it—horror of horrors—tell you that you have to mow your lawn? Joining The Remnant to help us sort through these thorny political thickets is Stephanie Slade, author of a popular new book about fusionism. Listen in as Stephanie and Jonah Goldberg cover the dissident right, Frank Myer, Brent Bozell, liberalism, libertarianism, virtue, and everything in between.  Show Notes: —Stephanie Slade - Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right —Reason magazine —Dan Flynn's Frank Myer biography  —Fusionism excerpt in The Dispatch —Slade on David Bahnsen's podcast  —Jacob Levy - Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom —Helena Rosenblatt - The Lost History of Liberalism: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah's twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human growth can seem to just happen—genes, care, and nurture set each of us on a trajectory across the lifespan. But how do people actually grow toward wholeness, and is virtue even the point?Psychologists Liz Hall and Todd Hall of Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology, coauthors of Relational Spirituality, bring psychological science and Christian theology together to answer. The conversation grows out of the Martin Institute's Practice Unto Virtue project, which gathered theologians, psychologists, philosophers, and biblical scholars at Westmont College in spring 2026 to ask how Christian practices like prayer, fasting, and service form Christlike virtue.In this episode, Liz and Todd Hall explain a relational account of human transformation: We are formed in relationship, grow through relationship, and relationship is where growth is headed. Their answer to the workshop's question is direct—virtue alone is not the telos of spiritual growth. The goal is intimacy with God, union with Christ, and practices and virtues matter because they grow out of that union, support it, and make more room for it.They discuss implicit, gut-level relational knowledge, attachment filters and relational contrast experiences, and why willpower, spiritual highs, intellectualizing, and spiritual bypass so often leave the deepest layer of the self untouched. They also take up whether suffering can lead to growth or whether we grow in spite of it, drawing on Crystal Park's meaning-making model, Liz's own cancer diagnosis, the practice of lament, Eleonore Stump on sin as inner fragmentation, and Gordon Smith's picture of human agency nested within God's love.With special thanks to Steve Porter and the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College, and to the Templeton World Charity Foundation, which helped fund the Practice Unto Virtue workshop.Episode Highlights”What we're aiming for is not a self-improvement project of little aspects of ourself that we're building up like a tower of Legos or something.” (Liz Hall)”I wanna be very careful here not to say that suffering is what changes people … because that's making something that's intrinsically bad into maybe something good. We don't wanna go there. But suffering provides an opportunity.” (Liz Hall)”Because of how intrinsically relational we are, the pathways to change are also relational. So the goal is relational. The pathways are relational.” (Liz Hall)”It's not suffering per se that causes growth. It's the processing of suffering in a particular way in the context of relationship.” (Todd Hall)”Our agency operates completely inside the circle of God's love and action and is a response to it and a participation in the life and love of the Trinitarian God.” (Todd Hall)”It's not just to become a better person for the sake of being a better person, which often reduces down to oh, that's gonna promote my own happiness … No, it's for the goal of deeper intimacy with Christ and union with Christ.” (Todd Hall)”They have limitations and sometimes I don't like what comes out of their mouth … but all of that is grist for the mill, isn't it?” (Liz Hall)About Liz Hall and Todd HallLiz Hall and Todd Hall are professors of psychology at Biola University's Rosemead School of Psychology and coauthors of Relational Spirituality: A Psychological-Theological Paradigm for Transformation. Liz, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, researches suffering, meaning-making, and lament; her newest book, with Kelly Kapic and Jason McMartin, is ”When the Journey Hurts.” Todd, a faculty affiliate of the Harvard Human Flourishing Program, is the author of The Connected Life and founder of the Relational Spirituality Academy, which trains Christian leaders in relational approaches to formation. They live in Southern California and have two adult sons.Helpful Links and ResourcesWhen the Journey Hurts, Kelly M. Kapic, Liz Hall, and Jason McMartin: https://ivpress.com/when-the-journey-hurtsRelational Spirituality, Todd W. Hall with M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall: https://ivpress.com/relational-spiritualityThe Connected Life, Todd W. Hall: https://www.ivpress.com/the-connected-lifeDr. Liz Hall, website and resources on lament and meaning-making: https://www.drlizhall.comRelational Spirituality Academy, Todd Hall's training site: https://www.relationalspirituality.co/Practice Unto Virtue, Martin Institute Christian Formation Workshop 2026 sessions (Conversatio Divina): https://conversatio.org/collections/christian-formation-workshop-2026-practice-unto-virtue-the-role-of-christian-practices-in-virtue-formation/Crystal L. Park, ”Meaning Making Following Trauma” (Frontiers in Psychology): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8984472Eleonore Stump, Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering: https://academic.oup.com/book/12824Gordon T. Smith, Called to Be Saints: An Invitation to Christian Maturity: https://ivpress.com/called-to-be-saintsShow NotesIntegrating psychology and theologyPsychological science and Scripture woven into one picture of the person”Theology setting the scope of the good life, psychology fleshing it outSymptom-level change versus deeper relational transformationImplicit relational knowledgeGrowth as expanded capacity for relationship with God and others, not a stack of isolated strengthsPutting ourselves in the path of change through gratitude exercises and spiritual disciplinesControlling change as a way of coping with anxiety and emotional painMisguided approaches: willpower, spiritual highs, intellectualizing, spiritual bypassThe implicit self and gut-level memoryInterpersonal neurobiology and affective neuroscienceAttachment filters from early relationships, running automaticallyRelational contrast experiences as the engine of deep changeAugustine's restless heart and a shared human disconnectionSuffering as accelerant, not a different pathway of changePost-traumatic and stress-related growthSuffering as opportunity for growth, never good in itselfWhen suffering breaks the habitual defenses that kept pain at bayGlobal and situational meaning, discrepancy, and distressCrystal L. Park, ”Meaning Making Following Trauma”: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8984472A cancer diagnosis and the harder question of trusting God with one's own childrenDeep growth as identity-disrupting, so resisted even when desiredUnion with Christ as the goal of formation; human agency nested within divine actionGordon T. Smith, ”Called to Be Saints”Lament, gratitude, and identifying with Christ's sufferingSin as inner fragmentation, and virtue as the healing that frees us for intimacy with GodSanctification and intimacy moving in both directionsGod as both context and goal of growthImperfect church communities as raw material for patience and agape love#ForTheLifeOfTheWorld #SpiritualFormation #RelationalSpirituality #AttachmentTheory #PsychologyAndTheology #Sanctification #Suffering #Lament #ChristianPsychology #FlourishingProduction NotesThis podcast featured Elizabeth Hall and Todd HallSpecial thanks to Steve Porter, The Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College, and the Templeton World Charity FoundationEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Noah SenthilA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

In the decades following World War II, the American right coalesced around fusionism — the idea that individual liberty and limited government could coexist with religious faith and traditional morality. Today, that coalition is divided. After a decade of Trump-era politics, can fusionism bring it back together?Host Megan McArdle is joined by Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and author of “Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right.” They explore how fusionism came to shape modern conservatism, why that consensus faded and how President Donald Trump's rise reveals the coalition's deepest fault lines. They also ask whether fusionism's core values of liberty and virtue can still provide common ground in a very different political era.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

Maria Heim studies ancient and classical Indian philosophy and literature. Yet, in her thinking and writing and teaching the canon expanding across the three millennia comes alive, present for each of us, incontrovertibly important to the world we are walking into. Origins Podcast WebsiteFlourishing Commons NewsletterShow Notes:spirit of inquiry (06:40)admirable friendship - kalyāṇa-mittatā (09:10)Charles Hallisey (11:30)Buddhaghosa (12:30)Pierre Hadot (13:00)Pali (14:00)How To Feel (23:00)introspection (25:30)productively troubling universalism (26:00)first year seminar "The Emotions" (28:30)forms of conversation (30:00)approach to classroom (30:10)Toward a True Kinship of Faiths by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (35:00)Midrash (35:50)Voice of the Buddha (37:30)what our age of science and technology shouldn't forget (46:00)The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience (47:00)asymmetry/broken symmetry and Marcelo Gleiser (48:45)efficiency and science (50:00)"Value Capture" C Thi Nguyen (51:00)curriculum for living well (55:45)Interdisciplinary NEH Summer Institute: Self-Knowledge for Humans & Artificial Systems (58:00)what does it mean to flourish? (59:40)Lightning Round (01:02:50) Book: Sovereignty of Good by Iris MurdochPassion: new chapter of parenthood Alison Gopnik - the invention of the term 'parenting'Heart Sing: her work on the literary side of BuddhismScrewed up: regret not knowing kindness was the most important thingFind Maria online: https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/mrheimLogo artwork by Cristina Gonzalez Music by swelo on all streaming platforms or @swelomusic on social media

Dr. Christian B. Milleris the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. He was most recently the Director of the Honesty Project. His new book is The Honesty Crisis: Preserving Our Most Treasured Virtue in an Increasingly Dishonest World. Honesty is a character trait that is critical to individual and societal ethics. An honest person does not lie, steal, or deal in self-deception. Often ethical dilemmas arise that pose a philosophical challenge. For example, it is reasonable to protect an innocent person from malicious harm, suffering or death. Assume that an ICE agent is conducting an illegal raid on an innocent migrant or that a Jewish family was pursued by the Nazis in World War 2. It is rational and moral to protect them... Given the fire hydrant of misinformation, disinformation and lies with many public figures, honesty is one of most important values to inculcate.

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks about the claim that AI will kill us all and why those fears are often just about losing power over information and propaganda. He also covers respectful debates, the long-term goal of the show, how reason leads to virtue and happiness, and problems with spiritual language.Support philosophy! https://freedomain.com/donate/GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Send us Fan MailWhat important truth do very few people agree with you on?In this episode of Modern Meditations, Bruce and JJ begin with Peter Thiel's famous contrarian question: "What important truth do very few people agree with you on?" Then the conversation turns to a quieter problem: what do you do when you have already done everything you can?Drawing from Epictetus, a long wait for a bus, and the uncertainty surrounding a friend's passport, Bruce explores a better question asked by Epictetus in the Enchiridion Book 10 for difficult moments:What faculty does this situation require from me?We then discuss  a framework for thinking about life in terms of stocks and flows—what we are trying to build, what scarce resources we are spending, and whether our attention, energy, time, and emotional capacity are actually serving the things we care about.Because more worry does not necessarily mean more love. More vigilance does not necessarily create more safety. And more effort does not always produce more progress.Sometimes wisdom means acting decisively.Sometimes it means courage, restraint, judgment, or patience.And sometimes the task is simply to become the world's best wait-er. 

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Fr. Mike explains the many parables we hear today in Matthew, including the return of the unclean spirit, and the danger of ornate souls. He emphasizes that when God sweeps the sin out of our souls, we must replace it with virtue, otherwise our souls remain empty without a relationship with God. Today's readings are Matthew 11-13 and Proverbs 19:5-8. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Paul Gigot speaks with former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels about the future of the Republican party, the changes he made while president of Purdue University, and his new book, “Impatience Is a Virtue.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There's a sea of online math supplements, from drills to games to whole courses, all promising advancement for your struggling student (or your stellar student who has outpaced his cohort). What kind of program, if any, is right for your student? Under what conditions are digital tools most effective? Heights math teacher David Maxham gives us an extremely practical guide to the best digital resources out there and how to use them effectively. He also shares the failure modes you may not see coming when "hiring" a digital tutor for your child. Chapters: 2:19 Digital tools at a liberal arts school 3:47 For students at both ends of the spectrum 11:41 Online drills: assisting academic virtue 14:12 Parent guidance still needed 18:56 Benefits of in-person lessons 23:32 How digital data can help teachers 27:08 Getting student buy-in, gaining confidence 32:22 Whole online courses: Math Academy over Khan 41:44 Remediation without embarrassment 46:46 Common pitfalls to outside help Links: Math Facts Lab drills, broadly recommended by Mr. Maxham Rocket Math drills, also mentioned Math Academy courses, recommended by Mr. Maxham Khan Academy courses, Mr. Maxham says best as a supplement, not as a class Matific, gamified math practice Beast Academy The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning—and How to Help Them Thrive Again by Jared Cooney Horvath Also on the Forum: Automaticity and Creativity by David Maxham Automaticity: Where 'Rote' Fits into the Liberal Arts featuring David Maxham How to Help Your Son When He Struggles Academically: Part I by Michael Moynihan How to Help Your Son When He Struggles Academically: Part II by Michael Moynihan Featured Opportunities: Headmaster's Lecture at The Heights School (October 3, 2026) – link coming soon Fall Open House at The Heights School (October 24, 2026) Fatherhood Conference at The Heights School (early November 2026) – link coming soon Convivium Conference for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 11-13, 2026)

For the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Frank reflects on the generosity of God. Follow us:The Catholic Apostolate CenterThe Center's podcast websiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastsSpotify Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. also appears on the podcast, On Mission, which is produced by the Catholic Apostolate Center. Follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to remain up-to-date on the latest Center resources. Listen to Fr. Frank's more of weekly reflections and recent blogcasts.

 Humility matters because it is the critical foundation for love, and love is the most fundamental need for humanity. when we stop loving, our souls start dying. humility is the foundation of love, and that's why we need it most.In this second episode of the five-part series, Ryan Gilmore and Jonathan Winn explore humility as one of Oak Grove Classical Academy's four core virtues. They discuss why humility is foundational to wisdom, love, and healthy relationships, and what true humility looks like in contrast to pride or self-abasement. Ryan and Jonathan also consider how the gospel shapes our understanding of humility and how parents and educators can cultivate it by pursuing and modeling humility in their own lives.https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://naumsinc.org/ https://classicalchristian.org/

For the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Frank reflects on the generosity of God. Follow us:The Catholic Apostolate CenterThe Center's podcast websiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastsSpotify Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. also appears on the podcast, On Mission, which is produced by the Catholic Apostolate Center. Follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to remain up-to-date on the latest Center resources. Listen to Fr. Frank's more of weekly reflections and recent blogcasts.

Send us a text!In this episode, we sit down in the new studio to discuss the role team sports play in forming the whole man. Western thought has long understood that a man's formation involves both the mental and the physical—not one at the expense of the other. From the classical tradition to the Christian understanding of discipline and suffering, the formation of young men has always required more than simply educating the mind.As we seek a better way to educate our children than the modern public school system, we must be careful not to abandon good things simply because the mainstream culture has turned them into idols. Team sports can be one of those good things: an arena where young men learn discipline, courage, sacrifice, brotherhood, humility, and how to bear the yoke in their youth.Checkout the BA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/brutalamericanOur new book, The Longhouse: How Feminism Conquered the West and Made Us Miserable –– by Brian Sauvé and Eric Conn is now available for pre-order! - Thelonghousebook.comThis episode's Headline Sponsor is: Backwards Planning Financial - Talk to Joe Garrisi about managing your wealth with Backwards Planning Financial. https://www.backwardsplanningfinancial.comKeep Wise Partners; Visit KeepwisePartners.com or call Derrick Taylor at 781-680-8000 to schedule a free consultation. https://keepwise.partners/Memento - Go to https://memento70.com/brutal for 10% off an annual membership and join 4,000+ men reclaiming discipline, building strength, and ordering their lives around Christ.Keep Watch - Redeem the Time. Visit https://keep-watch.co/discount/BRUTAL and use code BRUTAL to receive a free lapel pin with your order.Indigo Sundries Soap Company - Go to http://indigosundriessoap.com and get 10% off your subscription! If you're a Christian business owner who wants to reach thousands of like-minded people and grow your company, we'd love to partner with you. Email us at advertising@NewChristendomPress.com Support the show

Ryan and Alex explore the 13th Hermetic text, The Secret Sermon on the Mountain, and its teachings on spiritual transformation and illumination. They dive into mystical and visionary experiences, macrocosmic perception, ancient magic, and the nature of consciousness, along with death and rebirth as a process of spiritual transformation. The conversation explores what it means to be born again as God, the Initiatic tradition of Atlantis, righteousness and Virtue, Christlike consciousness, and the path toward a deeper understanding of the divine within.

Send us Fan MailMost men can name a birthday, a driver's license, or a first job, but still can't answer the deeper question: when did I become a man? That silence matters, because boys are asking it anyway, and if fathers don't answer, the world will. I'm joined by Reagan Miller, founder of Finding Virtue Ministries and author of Finding Virtue, to talk about a practical, biblical rite of passage that helps fathers disciple their sons with clarity. Come see us at Man Camp in Wanship, Utah on September 25-27, at the I'm Just a Guy Vision Men's Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina on October 10 and at The Camp For Men in Fall River, Kansas on October 23-25. To find out more and to register visit https://thelionwithin.us/events/ There are seasons in life where God can feel painfully quiet. Prayers seem unanswered, direction feels unclear, and the silence itself can slowly begin to shape how we view Him, ourselves, and the future ahead. If this resonates you may enjoy this plan that just released on the Bible App. To dive into this 5-day plan check it out here https://thelionwithin.us/devotional/im-just-a-guy-silent/It's time to stop sitting on the sidelines.Step into the fight and become the man God called you to be. Join a brotherhood built on truth, strength, and action. Visit thelionwithin.us right now and start leading with boldness and purpose. Iron sharpens iron — let's go.

Marcus Aurelius Anderson breaks down the philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, focusing on fortuna versus virtue, using excerpts from his upcoming book, Acta Non Verba: Transforming Adversity into Victory (out 10/13/2026). He explores how Machiavelli's concepts of luck and personal will apply to leadership, adversity, and resilience today, closing with reflective "Acta Non Verba" questions for listeners. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 1:31 – Marcus explains Machiavelli's core idea that fortuna (luck) and virtue (bravery, power, will) are the two forces that determine a prince's fate. 3:51 – A key quote from The Prince, Ch. 25: fortune controls only half of our actions; the rest is up to us. 5:54 – Machiavelli's warning that no principality is secure without its own army, since mercenaries can't be trusted in battle. 8:07 – Marcus reframes adversity as a gift from fortuna, meant to test princes (and us) on the path to greatness. Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reason magazine Senior Editor Stephanie Slade joins me to discuss her new book, Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue and the Future of the American Right, and one of the biggest philosophical fights happening inside American conservatism. Slade makes the case for fusionism, the marriage of individual liberty, limited government and free markets with the Judeo-Christian tradition of moral virtue, while examining the rise of postliberalism and a more power-oriented right associated with figures including Donald Trump and JD Vance. We get into whether conservatives can use government power to impose good outcomes without eventually handing those same weapons to their political opponents, what happened to the old coalition of libertarians, social conservatives and fiscal conservatives, and whether liberty and virtue still have a future together on the American Right.SPONSOR:Pre-order your copy of Cancel‑Proof Christianity by Dr. Bobby Lopez today and anchor your faith in a bold new Christian ecosystem that refuses to bow to cancellation, trusts in the sovereignty of truth, and builds a resilient community rooted in the Gospel! https://www.gatekeepersonline.com/product-page/cancel-proof-christianity-by-robert-lopez-phdBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-jeff-dornik-show--4788100/support.Follow The Jeff Dornik Show on Apple Podcasts and leave a 5-star review. That's how we reach more people and bypass Big Tech suppression.Watch LIVE daily at 7pm ET on Rumble and subscribe so you never miss a show:https://rumble.com/c/jeffdornikBig Tech is silencing truth while harvesting your data to feed the machine. That's why I built Pickax, a free speech platform where creators own their content and your voice isn't controlled. Join now:https://pickax.com/?referralCode=y7wxvwq&refSource=copy

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Tuesday, September 15, 20264:20 pm: Gregory Wrightstone, Executive Director of the C02 Coalition, joins the show for a conversation about the EPA's decision to eliminate the monitoring of emissions from power plants.6:05 pm: Gord Magill, a trucker and contributor to The Blaze, joins the show to discuss his piece on the continued war on trucking in the United States.6:38 pm: Victor Joecks, a columnist with the Las Vegas Review Journal and a contributor to the Daily Signal, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about his piece on the relationship between virtue and liberty.

Send us Fan MailSteven Pressfield is the reason a generation of leaders finally put a name on the enemy inside them.He called it Resistance — capital R. The force that stops the founder from starting, the writer from writing, the leader from leading. He gave the language for it in The War of Art, and he's been at the desk fighting it every Wednesday for over 50 years. He's the author of Gates of Fire — required reading at West Point, Annapolis, and on the Marine Commandant's list — The Legend of Bagger Vance, Tides of War, The Virtues of War, A Man at Arms, and his newest work released this past May, The Arcadian, a novel following Telamon the immortal mercenary through fifteenth-century Spain and the central question: does justice exist in this world?At 82 years old, Pressfield still shows up. Every Wednesday. That is the discipline this episode is about.In this conversation, Josh Kosnick and Steven go into:• Resistance, capital R — what it is, how it shows up on a Tuesday morning, and how to recognize it before it wins• Steven's daily ritual after five decades of fighting Resistance — and how he shuts it off at the end of the day• The Legend of Bagger Vance — what it's like to have your work adopted by Hollywood• Gates of Fire and why military academies keep coming back to it — what civilian leaders miss• The Spartan covenant between mother and son — “come back with this or on it” — and what it teaches a modern leader about standards• The professional vs. the amateur — the single most important difference, and how a founder knows which side of the line they're standing on• Telamon and The Arcadian — what a hero carrying a centuries-old curse teaches a leader who is tired of dragging his own• Does justice exist in this world — where Steven has landed after 40 years of writing about war and virtue• AI and the writing world — what a legendary author sees coming for creativity• Writing Wednesdays — the discipline that keeps an 82-year-old at the desk• The one Spartan virtue Steven would install in every American boardroom tomorrow• Steven's unpopular belief — the answer to Josh's signature closing questionJosh's on-mic acknowledgment: The Kairos Code was directly shaped by The War of Art. Steven's language of Resistance, the unlived life, and the professional/amateur distinction runs through Josh's work — and this episode is Josh giving public credit to the man who gave him the language.CHAPTERS________________00:00 Intro01:04 Spartan mythology and the War of Art — the bridge for an operator02:27 Resistance, capital R — naming the enemy inside05:42 Steven's daily ritual after 50 years of fighting Resistance07:36 How Steven shuts it off at the end of the day10:17 The Legend of Bagger Vance and Hollywood13:33 Gates of Fire — why military academies require it16:52 What civilian leaders miss about the Spartans19:23 What drew Steven to Spartan culture in the first place22:34 The Shield — “come back with this or on it”27:16 The professional and the amateur — the line30:37 The Arcadian — Telamon and the curse a leader carries34:45 Does justice exist in this world36:06 This life or the next37:20 A word for the Christian operator39:42 AI and the future of writing45:55 Writing Wednesdays — the 82-year-old discipline51:02 The one Spartan virtue for every American boardroom54:35 Steven's unpopular belief55:13 Where to find Steven's workFOLLOW STEVEN PRESSFIELDWebsite & Writing Wednesdays: https://stevenpressfield.comThe Arcadian (2026, Norton): available wherever books are soldThe War of Art — the book every operator needs on their deskGates of Fire — the Spartan novel required at West Point, Annapolis, and by the Marine CommandantSUBSCRIBE TO SPARTAN LEADERSHIPhttps://www.youtube.com/@spartanleadershippodcast?sub_confirmation=1FOLLOW JOSH KOSNICKWebsite: https://joshkosnick.comThe Kairos Code (book + audiobook): https://joshkosnick.com/thekairoscodeBridge Builder Mastermind: https://www.joshkosnick.com/mastermindRate and review the Spartan Leadership Podcast wherever you listen. It's how the next operator finds the show.Remember, the good and great are the enemies of possible. Lead like a Spartan today.#SpartanLeadership #StevenPressfield #TheWarOfArt #GatesOfFire #TheArcadian #Leadership #KairosCodeCONNECT WITH ME HERE:FacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterTikTokYouTubeSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE:Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTube

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What if spiritual alchemy isn't about turning lead into gold, but transforming the parts of ourselves that keep us from becoming who we truly are?Returning guest David Christopher Lewis joins us to explore the teachings he attributes to Saint Germain, the violet flame, ascended masters, angels, spiritual alchemy, forgiveness, conscious creation, and humanity's transition into what he describes as the Aquarian age.During the conversation, David enters a meditative state and delivers an extended “HeartStream” attributed to Saint Germain, centered on releasing the past, forgiveness, divine freedom, love, and consciously helping create a more peaceful world. Later, he delivers another transmission attributed to Virtue, a representative of the angelic choir of virtues, with a message about consciously embodying qualities such as love, purity, wholeness, and grace.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.Take your spiritual journey to the next level with Next Level Soul TV — our dedicated streaming home for conscious storytelling and soulful transformation.Experience exclusive programs, original series, movies, tv shows, workshops, audiobooks, meditations, and a growing library of inspiring content created to elevate, heal, and awaken. Begin your membership or explore our free titles here: https://www.nextlevelsoul.tv

(Parayana Vihara) In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi explains how taking refuge in the Three Jewels and practicing ethical conduct creates the causes for happiness.

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux explains why he does what he does: love of philosophy, love of humanity and belief in what people can become. He left a good life in software and travel to bring reason to parenting and secular ethics while the internet still let him speak freely.JOIN ME IN NASHVILLE SEPTEMBER 12! https://wordwardebate.com/Use code STEFAN for 10% off!GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Robert Breedlove drops listeners into a raw call with Neil Flesher, his co-author on the upcoming book "The Right Way to Make Money". Their project explores human nature and reality through three languages: literacy, numeracy, and money.Using music as their central metaphor, they discuss how harmony reveals what mathematics alone cannot, why virtue requires both difference and relation, and what happens when a society loses its common measure. The conversation weaves together philosophy, Austrian economics, and natural law—ultimately framing Bitcoin as civilization's "common tuning fork."// GUEST //X: https://x.com/NealFlesherNostr: https://primal.net/ModernChainsWebsite: https://modernchains.com/// SPONSORS //Blockware Solutions: https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/breedloveMind Lab Pro: https://mindlabpro.com/products/mind-lab-pro/breedlove// PRODUCTS I ENDORSE //Protect your mobile phone from SIM swap attacks: https://www.efani.com/breedloveLineage Provisions (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://lineageprovisions.com/?ref=breedlove_22Colorado Craft Beef (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://coloradocraftbeef.com/Salt of the Earth Electrolytes: http://drinksote.com/breedloveJawzrsize (code RobertBreedlove for 20% off): https://jawzrsize.com// UNLOCK THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD'S BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS //https://course.breedlove.io/// JOIN THE COMMUNITY //Telegram: https://t.me/TheWiMCommunity// TIMESTAMPS //00:00 – Intro00:10:05 – Can You Feel When a Measure is Right?00:22:48 – What Music Reveals That Mathematics Cannot00:28:31 – How Do You Define Harmony?00:37:11 - Mine Bitcoin with Blockware Solutions00:38:35 – How Does Harmony Relate to Music Beauty and Virtue?00:49:51 – Why Does Harmony Require Both Difference and Relation?00:52:49 – What Do Words, Numbers, and Music Each Do?01:02:46 – What Musical Ratios Prove and What They Lack01:07:33 – The Music of the Spheres01:10:23 - Mind Lab Pro01:11:30 – Where Does Music Exist?01:16:12 – Physiological Responses to Beauty01:19:21 – How Are Human Beings Tuned by Experience?01:23:37 – If a Person Falls Out of Tune with Reality, Is There a Hope for Them?01:25:57 – If Money Falls Out of Tune with Reality, Is There a Hope?01:34:42 – What Do Conversations and Orchestras Have in Common?01:36:57 – What Does Music Teach Us About Freedom?01:44:01 – How Does Music Relate to Morals?01:49:52 – If Society Loses Its Common Tuning Fork01:56:57 – Closing Reflections01:59:47 – Protect Yourself From SIM Swaps02:00:52 – Unlock the Wisdom of the Best Non-Fiction Books// PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsERSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveVenmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2// SOCIAL //Breedlove X: https://x.com/Breedlove22WiM? X: https://x.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/robertbreedlove

Libertarians agree that freedom is worth defending, but not all libertarians believe that liberty needs virtue in order to survive. In this episode, Stephane Slade, senior editor at Reason and author of the new book Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right, argues that a free society cannot endure unless its people possess the moral habits that make freedom workable — honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility, and respect for the rights of others. Without virtue, citizens eventually demand coercion to protect themselves from one another, and liberty collapses under the weight of fear. The notion that freedom and virtue are not rivals but partners goes by the name of fusionism, and Slade provides a history of this idea, its advocates, and its enemies.Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com Come meet fellow Christian libertarians, sharpen your thinking, and be part of a growing movement rooted in faith and freedom at the Christians for Liberty Conference.Lunch is included in the price of the ticket. We will send out a form ahead of the conference requesting dietary preferences and restrictions.Learn more here.Use code LCI50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings and also support LCI!Full Podsworth Ad Read BEFORE & AFTER processing:https://youtu.be/vbsOEODpQGs ★ Support this podcast ★

Seth remembers the 25th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, reading from pieces published in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the autumn of 2001. He shares a powerful essay written by Peter Ferrara, which defines what it means to be an American and highlights the values that have made our country great. Seth celebrates National TV Dinner Day with Mr. Bill. A listener call-in remembers the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk one year ago today and the newly-released book Great Souled Men: Reclaiming Aristotle’s Vision for Building Character and Virtue, whose author, Boad Swanson, was interviewed on the show yesterday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more offensive and offended we become as a culture, the more out of reach forgiveness seems to be. Oftentimes, it is only once we've experienced forgiveness for ourselves that we find the motivation to want to forgive others—so where does that first forgiveness come from, and how can we pass it on? If you want to think more about this topic, join Vince and Jo for their conversation on this week's episode of Ask Away.  ------ We're so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we'd love to hear it. Send us an email at askawayquestion@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review' and tell us what you think. If you'd like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people's questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it's worth asking.  

Chuck Warren, co-host of Breaking Battlegrounds, heard every Saturday at 9 AM right here on 960 The Patriot, joins Seth in studio for the full hour. Boad Swanson, author of the newly-released book Great Souled Men: Reclaiming Aristotle’s Vision for Building Character and Virtue joins Chuck and Seth by phone to talk about why he wrote the book and his dream for a society that appreciates the virtues once again. Great Souled Men explores Aristotle's timeless principles and touches on the importance of virtues such as temperance, truthfulness, and ambition, which are essential for building strong character. The three gentlemen discuss how these values are often overlooked in modern society, leading to a lack of purpose and direction among young men.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today the Pugs reflect on an essay from Matthew B. Crawford’s Substack entitled, The Fate of Liberty in the American Experiment. One feature of the essay is a reflection on the understanding of virtue assumed by the American Founders, does it have more in common with the classical understanding or is it modern in character. If the latter, is the experiment doomed? If the former, is there any hope that we can recover it? Tune in and judge for yourself! Substack Article: https://mcrawford.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-liberty-in-the-american?r=1gxyb8&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Support the Theology Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 Learn more about First Pres. Battle Ground: https://www.solochristo.org/ Follow Glenn Sunshine on Substack: https://substack.com/@glennsunshine Connect with WileyCraft Productions: https://wileycraftproductions.com/

Today the Pugs reflect on an essay from Matthew B. Crawford's Substack entitled, The Fate of Liberty in the American Experiment. One feature of the essay is a reflection on the understanding of virtue assumed by the American Founders, does it have more in common with the classical understanding or is it modern in character. If the latter, is the experiment doomed? If the former, is there any hope that we can recover it? Tune in and judge for yourself!Substack Article: https://mcrawford.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-liberty-in-the-american?r=1gxyb8&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=webSupport the Theology Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8Learn more about First Pres. Battle Ground: https://www.solochristo.org/Follow Glenn Sunshine on Substack: https://substack.com/@glennsunshineConnect with WileyCraft Productions: https://wileycraftproductions.com/

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com.In this episode, Nancy Wilson considers how Christians must continually put on humility, replacing pride, complaint, and self-interest with kindness, patience, forgiveness, and concern for others.  Find more from Nancy and others on Canon+: https://canonplus.com/tabs/none/pages/nancy-wilson 

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks with a caller beaten by his Marxist girlfriend. He traces the pattern to a lonely childhood with an absent father and a mother tied up with a disabled brother, then shows how the caller kept choosing chaotic, damaged women instead of making virtue the center of his life.JOIN ME IN NASHVILLE SEPTEMBER 12! https://wordwardebate.com/Use code STEFAN for 10% off!GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

The greatest of all the theological virtues is charity. Fr. Mike explains that charity, or love, is to love God above all things for his own sake and to love our neighbor as ourselves. This includes loving our enemies and also obeying God's commandments, two actions that are not always easy. Most importantly, today's readings remind us that true charity is not loving the Father as servants in fear or as mercenaries looking for a reward but rather as his beloved children responding to him who "first loved us." Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 1822-1829. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

A desire for the Kingdom of heaven and eternal life is at the heart of the virtue of hope. Fr. Mike breaks down the definition of the theological virtue of hope and explains how it protects us from discouragement and selfishness. By placing our trust in Christ's promises, we are free to love the people around us and endure all circumstances because we know that God is faithful. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 1817-1821. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

The origin, motive, and object of the theological virtues are God himself. Today, we dive into the theological virtues, beginning with the virtue of Faith. Fr. Mike unpacks the meaning and purpose of the virtue of Faith and emphasizes that Faith is deeply rooted in trust in God. Lastly, Fr. Mike reminds us that Faith should be lived out along with Hope, and Love, and also professed to those who do know yet know God. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 1812-1816. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.