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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#692 Inside The Hunger Industrial Complex: How America Manufactured a Food Insecurity Crisis
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” In this conversation, Jack and Tom Hampson discuss the paradox of food insecurity in America, despite its wealth. They explore the evolution of food banks into a multi-billion dollar industry that manages poverty rather than alleviating it. The discussion highlights the b
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 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 something our culture is trying despera
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 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 other anew. Costanza reframes “submission”
#689 The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Finding Hope and Light In An Unhinged World
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 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 roses in winter and the tilma t
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 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 asking in a noisy, anxious
#687 The Decline of Western Civilization: Young Men Take Heart, You Were Born For This Battle!!
Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 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 then calls for action through the Claymore
