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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".

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#671 Spiritual Warfare: The Most Powerful Saints In...

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2025/10/14

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Charles Fraune—author, teacher, and founder of Slaying Dragons Press—joins us to unpack what exorcists and former occultists are seeing now, and why ordinary believers need extraordinary clarity. For young adults discerning marriage, fatherhood, or religious life, we offer a blunt but hopeful plan: pursue heroic virtue now, simplify your life, and let Mary lead you to her Son. If you’ve sensed that these are not ordinary times, you’re not ...

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#670 Claymore: Act V-- "Stepping Up to True Love":...

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2025/10/10

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” A sword only matters if someone is willing to lift it. We gathered to name the real war for the modern male heart and to chart a path back to love that doesn’t flinch from truth. Not a lecture, a battle plan: see the enemy, recover your purpose, and protect what makes civilization possible—life and the family. We start by cutting through the fog. The world isn’t neutral; it’s contested ground. We talk candidly about how hearts go numb, how vice...

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#669 The Practical Side of Ignoring God: ICE as...

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2025/10/10

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Start with an unsettling premise: if law becomes optional and truth becomes personal, justice becomes impossible. That’s the thread we follow with veteran crime investigator Thomas Hampson, who connects the unrest of the 60s–70s to today’s culture wars and explains why this moment feels more chaotic—and more consequential. We move from historical context to the present day: immigration laws that exist but go unenforced, ICE agents smeared as “Ge...

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#668 From Goblins to Grace: Anthony DeStefano on "All...

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2025/10/07

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Candy might fuel the night, but what if Halloween could fuel a child’s hope? We sat down with bestselling author Anthony DeStefano to reframe the season through "All Hallows Eve"—the vigil of All Saints Day—and rediscover why praying for the dead, telling honest stories, and bathing kids’ imaginations in beauty can turn a “spooky” evening into a path toward joy. Anthony traces the roots of his clear, evocative style back to Pulitzer Prize winner...

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#667 Claymore Act Four: "Awe, Wonder, and the Battle...

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2025/10/03

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The ground is shifting—and not just in the news cycle. We’re watching weak foundations give way in the Church, the culture, and our own heart. Today Jack shares the vision of Claymore, inspired by John Paul II's map of the route back to bedrock: restore the heart, reclaim marriage and family, and renew society from the inside out. That’s the Claymore battle plan, and today we anchor it in Act Four: In the Beginning: awe, wonder, and a Cosm...

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#665 Cooperating with Satan to Build his...

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2025/09/30

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” A Claymore Sword on the wall, sweat from a hard ride, and a straight look at the battlefield we all feel but rarely name. Jack traces a line from John Paul II’s “final confrontation” warning to today’s cultural flashpoints and ask what it really means to fight for the dignity of the human person and the covenant of man and woman without losing our charity—or our nerve. Along the way, we wrestle with scandal inside the Church, why “dialogue” with...

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#664 Commissioned for Battle-The Importance of...

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2025/09/26

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Ready for a battle plan to navigate today's spiritual warfare? This episode unveils Claymore, a discipleship program rooted in St. John Paul II's teachings that equips men, especially young men, to understand their identity and purpose in a confused world. Jack shares exciting developments for the Claymore apostolate, including an upcoming dedicated platform and handbook divided into 52 weekly "acts" that systematically build spiritual formatio...

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#663 Stolen Innocence is the Devil's Playground: When...

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2025/09/23

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The innocence of our children is under systematic attack. This eye-opening conversation exposes how predators operate in schools and beyond, manipulating young minds and normalizing harmful behaviors that lead to lifelong damage. Crime investigator Thomas Hampson shares disturbing patterns he's witnessed throughout his career tracking child predators. The explosion of teacher-student sexual exploitation cases reflects a deeper cultural cr...

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#662 Charlie Kirk and his Battle To Bring Love, Truth...

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2025/09/19

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The paradox is striking—in our modern culture, authentic love has become the greatest sin. When Charlie Kirk stood for the defense of life, marriage, and family, he faced not reasoned disagreement but hatred so intense it ultimately led to his martyrdom. What does this reveal about our cultural moment? In this episode Jack delves into the spiritual battle underlying our cultural conflicts. Exploring how young people disconnected from thei...

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#661 The Zombie Apocalypse: Are You Living or Just...

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2025/09/19

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Have you ever observed people walking down a street completely absorbed in their phones, disconnected from one another and their surroundings? Jack and Deacon Greg Farrell describe this modern phenomenon as a "zombie apocalypse" – bodies moving through space without authentic spiritual life. This haunting image perfectly captures the crisis facing many today, especially young people struggling with unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression....

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#660 Catholic Faith Unbroken, The Importance of the...

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2025/09/16

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Bishop Athanasius Schneider delivers a powerful message of hope and clarity for Catholics navigating the complexities of modern faith. Drawing from his deep knowledge of Church history and tradition, he illuminates the unbroken chain of teaching that connects today's believers directly to the apostles through the early Church Fathers. "There is only one truth," Bishop Schneider declares with conviction, explaining that what makes Catholic faith...

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#659 Finding Truth in a World of Lies: Charlie Kirk's...

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2025/09/12

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The murder of Charlie Kirk and Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska reveals the fierce spiritual battle raging beneath today's headlines. Young people especially feel this tension as anxiety—a cognitive dissonance between what their hearts know to be true and the lies bombarding them from culture. The Claymore apostolate, named after the Scottish broadsword, equips young men with a blueprint for navigating this spiritual war. Knowledge becomes ...

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#658 Pope Leo XIII's "Rerum Novarum": The Three...

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2025/09/09

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” What happens when the three necessary societies, the foundational pillars for human flourishing, crumble simultaneously? Jack and Veronica Burchard, Chief Operating Officer of Sophia Institute, explores how Pope Leo XIII's groundbreaking encyclical Rerum Novarum offers extraordinary wisdom for our modern cultural crisis. Burchard shares what motivated her to create "A Pocket Guide to Rerum Novarum," making this essential Catholic social teachin...

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#657 Beyond Feelings: The Transformative Power of...

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2025/09/05

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Reverence feels like a relic from another time, yet its absence leaves us spiritually and relationally impoverished. Greg Schlueter, author and family movement leader, joins Jack to explore why reverence matters in an age that devalues in human life itself. The conversation takes us deep into the transformative power of reverence – not as empty ritual, but as the gateway to authentic relationship. "Our bodies, in fact our bodies alone, ma...

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#656 (CM 8) The Transhumanist Temptation: Can You Be...

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2025/08/29

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Grayson Quay is with Jack to discuss the implications of transhumanism and AI on modern manhood, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. They explore the philosophical underpinnings of transhumanism, the ethical dilemmas posed by technology, and the importance of authentic love and relationships in a rapidly changing world. Quay emphasizes the need to hold on to our humanity amidst the allure of technological advancements that promise immortality...

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#655 Porn in the Library, Marxism in the Classroom......

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2025/08/26

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Shocking parallels between today's educational landscape and the "45 Goals of Communism" entered into Congressional Records decades ago. Several goals explicitly target education: "Get control of schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' unions. Put the party line in textbooks." Looking at American education today, these strategies appear to be unfoldin...

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#654 (Claymore 7) "Achieving Chastity in a...

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2025/08/22

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” What happens when our deepest desires for connection and love become twisted by a pornographic culture? Father Thomas Morrow joins us to explore how we can reclaim authentic sexuality in a world that has reduced it to mere pleasure-seeking. Father Morrow, author of "Achieving Chastity in an Unchaste World," shares powerful insights about transforming our hearts rather than merely suppressing desires. Drawing from his decades of pastoral experie...

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#653 The Epstein Files (3) With Investigator Tom...

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2025/08/19

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” What happens when money and power collide with justice? Crime investigator Thomas Hampson takes us deep into the troubling world of Jeffrey Epstein's case, revealing the stark double standards in our legal system. The conversation exposes a stunning contrast: Keith Ranieri received a 120-year sentence and RICO charges for his cult involving 21 victims, while Epstein faced minimal charges despite evidence of over 1,000 victims across multiple co...

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#652 (CM 6) How Our Government and NGOs Facilitated...

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2025/08/15

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Former Border Patrol Deputy Agent JJ Carroll pulls back the curtain on America's darkest secret: government-facilitated child trafficking at our border. With 24 years of frontline experience, Carroll delivers a harrowing account of how our federal agencies became active participants in the largest child sex trafficking operation in modern history. The numbers are staggering and the implications horrifying. Upwards of 550,000 unaccompanied child...

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#651 With Jason Jones: Justin Bieber’s Mom Pattie...

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2025/08/12

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Jason Jones' life reads like an unlikely hero's journey - from teenage soldier who lost his child to abortion, to pro-life activist, award-winning filmmaker, and humanitarian aid worker in the world's most dangerous conflict zones. In this riveting conversation, Jones reveals how personal tragedy became the catalyst for a lifelong mission to defend human dignity wherever it's threatened. The "heart" of Jones' work emerges through his collaborat...

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