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".
Episodes
619 episodes
#622 IVF Is Not The Way--The False Promises of Artificial Procreation: With Stacy Trasancos, PH.D.
Dr. Stacey Trasancos never planned to write a book about IVF, but with President Trump promising to expand access to IVF, she felt compelled to explain why artificial reproduction conflicts with Christian teaching on human dignity and procreati...
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Episode 622
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42:12
#621 Sacred Warriors: Young Men Reclaiming Their Hearts and Facing Fears Through Prayer
The human heart has an extraordinary capacity for resilience. Even in our current era—where young men grow up bombarded by toxic influences that rob their innocence and shatter their moral imagination—something remarkable is happening. They're ...
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Episode 621
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36:10
#620 Kurt Mahlburg: Courageous Leadership in Troubling Times: Young People Are Reclaiming Christianity!
The battle for religious freedom has reached new heights in Australia as New South Wales enacts legislation making it illegal to pray with someone about their sexuality—even if they explicitly request such prayer. Kurt Mahlburg, Australian writ...
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Episode 620
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49:17
#619 Defeating Modernism, A Battle for Truth: Satan's Time Is Limited
Author Jim Valois takes us on a journey through the dangerous waters of modernism – not the technological or cultural kind, but the theological heresy that threatens to undermine Catholic teaching at its core.For young people seeking sol...
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Episode 619
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40:06
#618 The Great Sacrament of Marriage: A "Divine Story" and a "Human Story"
Marriage as a divine sacrament is radically misunderstood in our secular age. While many see it merely as a social contract or romantic bond, its true nature runs infinitely deeper – it's a visible sign that reveals God's invisible mystery of T...
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Episode 618
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41:49
#617 Exposing Corruption: The Deep Church and the Deep State With Professor Janet Smith
"Who's going to save the Church? Not the bishops, not the priests, not the religious. It's up to you, the lay people." These prophetic words from Bishop Fulton Sheen echo throughout my conversation with Professor Janet Smith, whose retirement p...
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Episode 617
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#616 Anxiety: A Catholic Guide To Freedom From Worry and Fear
Anxiety has infiltrated every corner of modern life, from casual conversations to clinical settings, creating what Art Bennett and Dr. Lianna Bennett Haidar aptly call "the age of anxiety." Their new book along with Lariane Bennett,...
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Episode 616
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49:07
#615 Pope Francis Passes Away, Trump Battles Judges and Gangs, Faith and the Fight for America's Soul
A pivotal Supreme Court decision has temporarily halted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, creating fresh challenges for immigration enforcement while spotlighting deeper cultural divisions across America. Join Jack and Tom.....
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Episode 615
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41:13
#614 Early Update For Holy Thursday! Sin, Death, and Salvation: How Christ Destroys the Work of the Devil
Against all odds, young men across the country are awakening to the sacred residing in their hearts. Jack delivers the Friday Claymore Miletus Christi update on Holy Thursday! Inviting listeners to step back into the most profound story of all ...
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Episode 614
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27:11
#613 Finding Truth in a Culture of Chaos: Rediscovering Faith during Holy Week, with Tom Hampson
The hollowness beneath our culture is beginning to collapse, and young people are noticing. During this Holy Week conversation, we explore the remarkable spiritual awakening happening among Gen Z as they reject the moral emptiness of our hypers...
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Episode 613
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32:03
#612 Single and Catholic: Finding Meaning In Your State of Life, with Author Judy Keane
Judy Keene, author of "Single and Catholic: Finding Meaning in Your State of Life," reveals that 47% of Catholics over 18 are single, yet this demographic often feels forgotten in church messaging and ministry.• Catholic singles ...
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Episode 612
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44:31
#611 God is a Person, Not an Idea--Transforming Your Spiritual Life With Father Wayne Sattler
Claymore Milites Christi Friday Episode!We're living in what might be the most toxic culture in human history, yet something remarkable is happening. Young people are waking up, sensing there must be more to life than what modern society...
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Episode 611
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59:28
#610 How To Compare Religions; Unmasking the Uniqueness of Christianity
What makes Christianity fundamentally different from every other religion in human history? Matthew McKenna, Ph.D candidate in theology at Ave Maria University, joins Jack for a fascinating journey through G.K. Chesterton's masterpiece "The Eve...
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Episode 610
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51:15
# 609 The Deep State Versus The Family: The Battle for Homeschooling Rights, When Teaching Virtue Is A Crime
The freedom to educate your children according to your own values is under unprecedented attack. Tom Hampson, a former private investigator with extensive experience fighting child exploitation, joins the conversation to expose the concerning a...
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Episode 609
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43:06
#608 The Wartime Encounter That Changed Everything: Sergeant Columban Meets Padre Pio
What happens when a skeptical World War II sergeant decides to "blow a priest out of the confessional" by confessing his extensive list of sins? The result is utterly unexpected and life-changing.Through the compelling true story of Ser...
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Episode 608
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13:29
#607 Praying With Temptation: The 3-Simple Morning Solution To Combat Evil Changes Everything
The battlefield of the human heart is where our greatest struggles—and our most important victories—take place. In this episode of Claymore, we explore how men can use temptation as an invitation to prayer and turn from a cycle of shame into a ...
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Episode 607
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18:51
#606 What Reading Crisis? Great Literature Awakens Young Minds to Life's Deeper Questions; with Jon Bishop
What happens when you hand high school students Aristotle, Aquinas, and Dante instead of dumbed-down material? According to teacher Jon Bishop, they respond with remarkable enthusiasm and depth.With only 30% of American high school stude...
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Episode 606
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38:06
#605 Top Reasons To Get Off Birth Control: With Natural Womanhood CEO Gerard Migeon
Gerard Migeon, CEO of Natural Womanhood, takes us on a compelling journey through the world of fertility awareness and women's health that challenges conventional wisdom about birth control and reproductive healthcare. What began as a personal ...
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Episode 605
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48:08
#604 Claymore: "The Glory of God is Man Fully Alive": Rediscovering Truth in an Age of Lies
Friday Claymore! There's an awakening happening among young men today - a rediscovery of the sacred against seemingly impossible odds. Having grown up in perhaps the most toxic, propaganda-filled culture in history, many are now rej...
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Episode 604
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37:32
#603 Cassidy's Trans Insanity, When Politics Attack Children; We the People and President Trump at War with the Deep State
Thomas Hampson, private investigator who works undercover to expose child trafficking and exploitation, joins us for a powerful exploration of dangerous ideologies threatening children's wellbeing. The conversation begins with an examination of...
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Episode 603
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38:00
#602 Men of Claymore, Happy Friday! "This is My Body, Given for You!"
What happens when an entire generation of young men grows up amid pornography, hookup culture, and endless lies about what it means to be a man? They start sensing there's something deeply wrong, even if they can't articulate exactly what. That...
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Episode 602
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31:12
#601 The Language of the Body as Sacred Liturgy: Exploring Tobias and Sarah's Marriage
What if the deepest mysteries of love, marriage, and human sexuality are actually encoded in an ancient biblical story most people have never fully explored? In this profound episode, we dive into St. John Paul II's examination of Tobias and Sa...
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Episode 601
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39:51
#600 Intelligence Agents and Their Polyamorous Chat Rooms: Moral Decay is the real threat to Democracy
When over 100 CIA and intelligence agency employees are caught using classified communication channels to discuss their polyamorous lifestyles and sexual exploits, we must ask ourselves: who's protecting our national security? This ...
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Episode 600
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45:20
#599 Claymore! Living On The Surface, Never Going Deep...We Lose Our Identity In A Culture Without God
The Claymore podcast presents a battle plan for Gen Z men who sense something wrong with our increasingly toxic culture and are searching for authentic purpose and identity.• Miletus Christi and Claymore are initiatives from John Paul I...
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Episode 599
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32:02
#598 Good News! We Have Faith In You! Read Great Literature and Revive Virtues To Save Our Country!
Maximus in the line in the Gladiator, “What we do here echos in eternity!”The dismal reality of American education hits hard with the revelation that only 30% of children nationwide can read at proficiency standards - a benchmark already...
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Episode 598
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20:13