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 • 625 episodes

Become Who You Are

Latest Episodes

#628 The Power of Reading Scripture in A Digital Age: Healing and Rewiring Minds Using Lectio Divina

Young men are rising up and searching for the truth in a world that has consistently lied to them. Despite growing up in a toxic culture and relentlessly bombarded with digital distraction, they're discovering something profound: Scripture o...

May 30, 2025 • Episode 628 • 49:16

#627 Young People Leading A Catholic Renaissance: Gen Z Has Discovered The Splendor of Truth!

Something unexpected is happening in France. In a nation known as one of the world's most atheistic countries, Catholic churches are suddenly filling up with young faces. This Easter alone, over 10,000 adults were baptized into the Catholic Chu...

May 27, 2025 • Episode 627 • 51:52

#626 Your Personal Trainer! "Coached By The Cure" Lessons in Shepherding With St. John Vianney

What happens when we drop a 19th-century saint into our smartphone-saturated world? Kevin Wells, author of Coached by the Cure, Lessons in Shepherding with St. John Vianney joins Jack to explore this provocative question—and the...

May 23, 2025 • Episode 626 • 48:20

#625 Secular Humanism: A Religion? And Mexico’s Child Martyr Who Inspired Bravery and Faith!

The extraordinary story of a 13-year-old martyr provides a powerful lens through which we examine modern faith challenges. Writer and Catholic convert Avery Lane joins us to share the remarkable testimony of José Luis Sánchez del Río—"Joselito"...

May 19, 2025 • Episode 625 • 40:03

#624 Satan Doesn't Have His Own Clay: How Reclaiming Your Desires Leads to True Freedom

Something is stirring among young people today. They feel a growing unease—a sense they've been deceived but can't quite articulate what's wrong. This profound conversation with Mark Schmitt uncovers the root of our cultural malaise and offers ...

May 16, 2025 • Episode 624 • 42:13

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thank you for the recent episode with Dr Teresa Hilgers! I have been listening to your podcast for a few months and was especially excited for this episode. I am forever grateful for the Creighton, naprotechology, the Saint Paul VI institute, and Dr Hilgers herself for being the surgeon for my endometriosis surgery January 2024. I have had great results personally and have had such a transformation, I am going back to Omaha to become a creighton instructor myself.

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