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Fr. Sam and Matt sit down with Dr. Paul Taylor to discuss the Hardiness Effect, Dr. Taylor's new book about growing from stress in order to live a fuller life. The short of it is that cultivating hardiness will help you liver a fuller life. After all, you can't give what you don't have. Dr. Paul Taylor is a Psychophysiologist, with a PhD in Psychology, separate master's degrees in Exercise Science and Nutrition and a postgraduate qualification in Neuroscience. A former Royal Navy Aircrew Officer and Adjunct Professor at University of San Francisco. Paul is a leading expert in hardiness - the cutting-edge science that transforms stress into competitive advantage. Dr. Paul Taylor Dr. Paul Taylor The Hardiness Effect Death by Comfort Veritas Catholic Network Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Father Sam and Matt Sperrazza sit down to chat about his new gig... Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows The Tangent (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

In this episode, Vince Benevento shares his personal journey from a troubled youth to leading a men's mental health practice. He discusses the crisis of formation in young men, the impact of technology and social media, and the importance of strong male mentorship and family relationships. Vince Benevento discusses fatherhood, mental health, emotional regulation, and his book 'Boys Will Be Men'. He shares practical insights on building strong relationships, fostering emotional intelligence in children, and supporting young men through mentorship and therapy. (Summary created by AI) KEY TOPICS - Crisis of formation in young men - Impact of technology and social media on relationships - Importance of male mentorship and fatherhood - Vince Benevento's personal journey and professional work - The importance of consistency in fatherhood - Helping kids learn emotional regulation - the Impact of technology on parenting - Supporting young men via mentorship - Lessons from 'Boys Will Be Men' Resources Ephesians 5 Let Me Be Frank Causeway Collaborative Boys Will Be Men by Vince Benevento EXTRA NOTES Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows The Tangent (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Dr. Alexander Miller (Matt's former boss) joins Matt & Fr. Sam to discuss the strengths and method of Classical Education. If you'd like to support Cardinal Kung Academy by purchasing tickets to their 2026 Scholarship Gala you can do so by clicking here NOTES Cardinal Kung Academy: https://cardinalkungacademy.org Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Dr. Tom McGovern, the author of What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey through the Passion, joins Fr. Sam and Matt Sperrazza to discuss his own healing journey and the most up-to-date medical data that illustrates the true extent of Jesus's sufferings. Dr. Thomas W. McGovern completed his M.D. at Mayo Medical School. His eight years in the U.S. Army included two years of infectious disease and vaccine research and a dermatology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver. He trained in Mohs surgery and Cutaneous Oncology at the Yale University School of Medicine and has practiced Mohs Surgery and Reconstruction for skin cancer in Fort Wayne since 2000. He served on the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) national board and chaired the Young Member Advisory Committee. He also co-hosted Doctor, Doctor, the official weekly radio program of the CMA, which aired on EWTN and was available as a podcast. (From Our Sunday Visitor) LINKS What Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey through the Passion Veritas Catholic Network OTHER VERITAS SHOWS Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

January Donovan, founder of the Woman School, joins Fr. Sam Kachuba and Matt Sperrazza to discuss her healing journey and the need she sees for formation for women in the United States (and internationally!) About January: January Donovan is the founder of The Woman School, a Mindset and Skill-based training for women. The School grew from 0-40+ countries in just 3 years because of the massive transformation women were achieving through the programs, community, and mentorship. January is also leading a Feminine Revival, a global movement dedicated to reclaiming femininity in a culture that has lost its moral and formative compass. At a time when women are more educated and empowered than ever, yet increasingly overwhelmed, fragmented, and unfulfilled, January offers a proven and scalable solution to the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual crisis women are facing today. Her message is neither a return to fragile femininity nor an embrace of vicious feminism, but a bold vision for a flourishing future for women through formation. She is on a mission to restore women's original design as nurturers of humanity and become pillars to raise the standard of culture. NOTES January Donovan: https://januarydonovan.com/speaking Franciscan University: https://franciscan.edu Veritas: https://veritascatholic.com Email List Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Dr. Jennifer Bryson joins the Tangent to discuss the life of Ida Görres, the author of Bread Grows in Winter. In the words of Ignatius Press, "Ida Friederike Görres was one of the brightest, most penetrating Catholic writers in twentieth-century Europe. Bishop Erik Varden has called her “a treasure we should again make our own”, while Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), at her funeral, labeled her a “brave and faithful woman”, with “an insightful certainty . . . about the pressing questions and tasks of the Church today”. Yet her work is almost entirely unknown in the English-speaking world today." Dr. Jennifer Bryson earned a BA from Stanford University in Political Science, an MA from Yale University in History, and a PhD from Yale in Greco-Arabic and Islamic Studies from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. As an undergraduate at Stanford, she studied Marxism-Leninism for two semesters at the Karl Marx University in the former East Germany. Dr. Jennifer S. Bryson is a Fellow in Catholic Studeies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) in Washington, DC. She is currently translating and studying works by the Catholic authors Ida Friederike Görres (1901–1971), Joseph Görres (1776–1848), Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), and Oda Schneider (1892–1987) from German to English. In 1934, Schneider published the first book ever against the ordination of women.​ Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Fr. Sam and Matt discuss the virtues of fraternity and patriotism exemplified at the Winter Olympics. They also dig into what it takes to have a "successful" Lent.

Dr. Dan Schneider is an Adjunct Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville who has been involved in teaching and evangelization in the Catholic Church for nearly twenty years. A former amateur boxer, U.S. Army helicopter pilot and Gulf War veteran, Dan has also worked for many years in the Catholic apostolate of deliverance and exorcism both at the diocesan level and as a founding member of Liber Christo, a movement in conjunction with Fr. Chad Ripperger, SMD which provides tools and resources for priests and laity working in the apostolate of exorcism. He joins the Tangent to discuss: Dr. Schneider's Work https://holyleagueinstitute.com/ Spiritual Warfare Q+A: For Priests & Laity The Liber Christo Method: A Field Manual for Spiritual Combat Sins of the Father: A Catholic and Biblical Approach to Generational Curses NOTES Support Veritas Email List Other Veritas Shows Daily Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Dr. Jared Staudt (from TAN books, Exodus 90, and every other Catholic Publisher in the world) joins us to discuss his newest work, co-edited with Jason Craig, the American Catholic Land Movement: Past Present and Future NOTES Dr. Staudt's Book Dr. Staudt's Website Support Veritas & the Tangent Email List OTHER VERITAS SHOWS Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Fr. Sam Kachuba and Matt Sperrazza sit down with Jason Shanks, the president of the National Eucharistic Congress. They discuss his conversion to the Catholic Faith as a young man, his miraculous recovery from Covid-19 (if you are devoted to St. Jude, you want to hear his story!), his conversion to Jesus in the Eucharist, his experience as the president of the National Eucharistic Congress, and his work with Our Sunday Visitor, promoting the idea of an "inefficient innovator" Be sure to check out Bishop Andrew Cozzens (Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota and Chair for the National Eucharistic Congress) new series on prayer in the Manna App (link below) Links https://jasonrshanks.com/ https://www.eucharisticcongress.org/ https://eucharisticrevival.org/ https://www.eucharisticpilgrimage.org/ https://manna.eucharisticcongress.org/discover/item/heart-of-prayer-trailer Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Patrick Neve, the author of Save Your Parish, joins Fr. Sam and Matt to discuss his viral post, "the parish you hate might need you". Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Dr. Andrew Abela, Dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America, joins Fr. Sam and Matt to discuss his work, Superhabits. The Superhabits, based on St. Thomas Aquinas's Virtues, combine ancient wisdom with modern social sciences. Some key topics include: parenting, virtue, modern psychology, the key to long term happiness, overcoming vice, and growing in restraint and diligence. MORE FROM DR. ABELA Superhabits Superhabit Substack Grow Virtue NOTES Email List Support Veritas OTHER VERITAS SHOWS Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows Daily Gospel Reflections (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Catholic Young Adults: (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify)

Matt Sperrazza, Father Sam Kachuba, and Stephen White discuss the national surveys run by the Catholic Project at Catholic University of America. These surveys focus on the overall wellbeing of priests, their relationships to their Bishop and the Bishops as a whole, the rate of burnout amongst young priests, the ideological divide between generations, and the greatest fears and obstacles priests face. NOTES Learn More About the Catholic Project Veritas Email List Support Veritas OTHER VERITAS SHOWS Daily Gospel Reflections with Fr. Sam Kachuba Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano White Collars The Frontline with Joe & Joe

Chris Altieri joins the Tangent (for a record setting third time!) to discuss his new book Leo XIV: The New Pope & Catholic Reform They discuss governance issues, the pivotal role of tradition and faith, and the influence of Augustinian thought on modern church dynamics. They also explore communication within the Vatican, financial stability within the Church, and the impact of art on sacred spaces shape the church's mission to convey divine life. This insightful conversation highlights the unique leadership style of Pope Leo XIV and the pressing need for reform in ecclesiastical justice. Previous Episodes with Chris Altieri What is the Synod on Synodality Reading the News Without Losing Your Faith SHOWNOTES Email List: www.veritascatholic.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/veritascatholic/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/veritascatholic/ Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank: https://bridgeportdiocese.podbean.com/ The Frontline With Joe & Joe: https://thefrontlinewithjoeandjoe.podbean.com/ Restless Catholic Young Adults: https://restlesscatholicmedia.podbean.com/ Daily Gospel Reflections: https://dailycatholicreflection.podbean.com/

Sr. Cora Caeli, SV & Sr. Catherine Joy, SV join Matt Sperrazza to discuss Life Fest, the upcoming rally before the March for Life, their charism of life, and the importance of disposition of reception for Catholics. They also share both of their vocation stories! Life Fest: https://www.lifefestrally.com Email List www.veritascatholic.com

Last week on the Tangent we released part 1 of a Q+A/ ask me anything session Fr. Sam hosted at his parish. This week we’re following it up with part 2, featuring questions like: Can you explain the Church's position on IVF? Why is there suffering in the world? Is there a type of confession that bypasses purgatory? Notes Email List: www.veritascatholic.com Support Veritas: www.veritascatholic.com/donate Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank: https://bridgeportdiocese.podbean.com/ The Frontline With Joe & Joe: https://thefrontlinewithjoeandjoe.podbean.com/ Restless Catholic Young Adults: https://restlesscatholicmedia.podbean.com/ Daily Gospel Reflections: https://dailycatholicreflection.podbean.com/

This week on the Tangent we’re beginning a two part "series" from a Q+A Father Sam hosted at St. Pius X. Some of the categories for questions include: Questions about Scripture Questions about the Holy Spirit Rants About Topics From the Internet (I'm paraphrasing...) It’s sure to be fun… part 2 will be out next week! Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of the Tangent NOTES Email List: www.veritascatholic.com Support Veritas: www.veritascatholic.com/donate Other Veritas Shows Let Me Be Frank: https://bridgeportdiocese.podbean.com/ The Frontline With Joe & Joe: https://thefrontlinewithjoeandjoe.podbean.com/ Restless Catholic Young Adults: https://restlesscatholicmedia.podbean.com/ Daily Gospel Reflections: https://dailycatholicreflection.podbean.com/

Dr. George Delgado is the medical director of Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) and of Culture of Life Family Health Care. Dr. Delgado published the first peer-reviewed article in the medical literature describing the reversal of mifepristone (RU 486) using progesterone. He then established Abortion Pill Reversal, a program that connects women who have changed their minds after taking mifepristone (RU 486) and want to reverse the effects of the abortion pill. APR also seeks to refine and improve the treatment protocols for reversing mifepristone. His book Abortion Pill Reversal: A Second Chance at Choice is available through Ignatius Press. NOTES Ig: https://www.instagram.com/veritascatholic/ Fb: https://www.facebook.com/veritascatholic/ Email List: www.veritascatholic.com

Fr. Sam shares an reflection as we prepare to welcome Christ at Christmas this year. NOTES Email List: www.veritascatholic.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/veritascatholic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veritascatholic