{"podcast":{"title":"The Catholic Gentleman","slug":"the-catholic-gentleman-1205269","podcast_index_feed_id":1205269,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FUZ5270138890","website_url":"https://catholicgentleman.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/25ea733a-837c-11eb-9ef5-0b21c1e9f4bd/image/ccd3f9e68a873bc7c491096f04d23535.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Catholic Gentleman","episode_count":285,"summary":"The Catholic Gentleman is a show for Catholic Men on topics related to living your best life in the modern world. Featuring conversations on all aspects of masculinity, as well as interviews with experts, the show seeks to provide practical insights for men of all ages. There are great Catholic men who are intentionally committed to the difficult work of actual life. Join us and be one of them. Hosts include John Heinen and Devin Schadt. Episodes are released weekly. Be a Man. Be a Saint. View and Listen to Previous Episodes - https://catholicgentleman.com/all-episodes","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T20:17:22.832801+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-gentleman-1205269"},"episode":{"title":"Why Giving Money Is a Spiritual Battle | Fr. Ken Geraci & John Heinen","slug":"why-giving-money-is-a-spiritual-battle-fr-ken-geraci-john-heinen","published_at":"2026-03-08T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-gentleman-1205269/why-giving-money-is-a-spiritual-battle-fr-ken-geraci-john-heinen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-gentleman-1205269","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ULL3444350620.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ULL3444350620.mp3","summary":"We can look disciplined on the surface while still clinging to comfort, control, security, and the illusion that what we have is our own. This conversation gets underneath the act of giving and presses on the deeper question: what am I holding onto? Fr. Ken Geraci and John Heinen talk about why almsgiving is more than generosity, why it exposes the heart, and how gratitude breaks the instinct to accumulate. If fasting teaches a man to master his appetites and prayer teaches him to abide in God, almsgiving teaches him to let go. It trains him to live open-handed before the Lord and to remember that everything he has has first been given. This is not just about money. It is about attachment, trust, possession, and whether a man lives like an owner or a steward. 🟢 FREE ROSARY - Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness: https://catholicgentlemanplus.com/rosary 👉 Devin Schadt’s book The Rule: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-rule/ COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20 Video Producer – Pietro Damasceno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"We can look disciplined on the surface while still clinging to comfort, control, security, and the illusion that what we have is our own. This conversatio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1012,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-catholic-gentleman-1205269/episodes/why-giving-money-is-a-spiritual-battle-fr-ken-geraci-john-heinen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-gentleman-1205269/why-giving-money-is-a-spiritual-battle-fr-ken-geraci-john-heinen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}