Become Who You Are

What’s the meaning and purpose of my life? What is my true identity? Why were we created male and female? How do I find happiness, joy and peace? How do I find love that lasts, forever? These are the timeless questions of the human heart. Join Jack Rigert and his guests for lively insights, reading the signs of our times through the lens of Catholic Teaching and the insights of Saint John Paul ll to guide us.

Saint Catherine of Siena said "Become who you are and you would set the world on fire".

Podcasting since 2020 • 687 episodes

Become Who You Are

Latest Episodes

#691 A Simple Nativity Scene and the War for the Family

Recently, while walking through my neighborhood and looking at Christmas decorations, I came upon a simple Nativity scene. Nothing extravagant. Just Mary. Joseph. A child lying in straw.And it stopped me.Because that scene reveals...

December 20, 2025 • Episode 691 • 38:15

#690 Blessed Is The Day We "Got It Wrong": Marriage and Love With Costanza Miriano

Love isn’t a mood that lasts forever; it’s a mission that matures. We trace the arc from infatuation to mature love, explaining what happens when the early hormone rush fades and why that moment is the invitation to choose each othe...

December 16, 2025 • Episode 690 • 39:07

#689 The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Finding Hope and Light In An Unhinged World

A late recording on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe turns into a fierce meditation on a world that feels unhinged and the mother who leads us to her Son. We trace a throughline from John’s Gospel and the order of creation to Juan Diego’s ros...

December 12, 2025 • Episode 689 • 39:47

#688 Merry Christmas is Back! Thank You President Trump

Advent sharpens our memory and our courage, and that’s where we start: gratitude for the return of public faith and a renewed freedom to say Merry Christmas without apology. From there we move straight into the central question young people are...

December 09, 2025 • Episode 688 • 46:37

#687 The Decline of Western Civilization: Young Men Take Heart, You Were Born For This Battle!!

Jack discusses the decline of Western civilization, emphasizing the importance of faith, family, and cultural identity. He highlights the spiritual battle against ideologies that threaten individual identity and moral values. He the...

December 05, 2025 • Episode 687 • 32:08

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