{"podcast":{"title":"The Catholic Man Show","slug":"the-catholic-man-show-1108613","podcast_index_feed_id":1108613,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/thecatholicmanshow/","website_url":"https://thecatholicmanshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b0037744-79c6-4ce5-a704-06213a5ac03f/itunes_logo-630.png","author":"The Catholic Man Show","episode_count":300,"summary":"Promoting the virtuous life. Adam and David have been best friends for 30 years and love being Catholic, husbands, and fathers. They enjoy whisky, beer, bacon, flamethrowers, St. Thomas Aquinas, virtue, true leisure, and authentic friendship. The show is typically broken down into 3 segments - A drink, a gear, and a topic. We are on the Lord's team. The winning side. So raise your glass. #CheerstoJesus You can support our show by going to www.patreon.com/thecatholicmanshow","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:18:20.859917+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-man-show-1108613"},"episode":{"title":"Resolutions Ordered to the Good: A Thomistic Guide to the New Year","slug":"resolutions-ordered-to-the-good-a-thomistic-guide-to-the-new-year","published_at":"2025-12-29T18:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-man-show-1108613/resolutions-ordered-to-the-good-a-thomistic-guide-to-the-new-year","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-man-show-1108613","url":"https://thecatholicmanshow.com//resolutions-ordered-to-the-good-a-thomistic-guide-to-the-new-year","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/da3e46fd-4263-4bd5-b328-9ba5728b7bdf.mp3","summary":"Opening: Joy evangelizes (and kids teach us) The “joyful demeanor” that opens doors to talking about Jesus (without getting weird). A godfather breakfast on a baptism anniversary becomes a living lesson in evangelization. “Five seconds” theology: most of our daily encounters are brief—so what do we do with them? The Thomistic pivot: Why life feels like a blur Time accelerates as you age; “someday” becomes a trap. Many men feel stuck for 10–15 years—spiritually, vocationally, relationally, and in work. The antidote isn’t bigger ambition—it’s better order . Aquinas on happiness: What won’t satisfy Aquinas method: name the end (happiness), then rule out false ends. Wealth : money is a means, not a final end. Honor / reputation : depends on others; happiness must be stable and interior. Power : instrumental, addictive, and easily disguised as “leadership.” Pleasure : real and good, but cannot be the end—pleasure perfects an act, it doesn’t define the goal. The positive claim: What happiness actually is Perfect happiness is the vision of God (beatific vision). We can’t fully attain it in this life, but we can live an imperfect happiness by ordering our lives toward it. Key shift: beatitude, not optimization . Hierarchy of goods (practical framework for 2026) Three filters for any resolution: Is it ordered toward the highest good? (God, truth, contemplation) Does it support your vocation? (husband/father, priest, etc.) Does it treat lesser goods as means? (money, status, comfort serve the mission) Concrete resolutions (small, durable, lifelong) “Not huge shifts—small profitable habits that stick.” Guarding silence and adding a few more minutes of contemplative prayer. A reminder: you can “succeed” without prayer, but not in the way a Christian wants to succeed. The closing m…","meta_description":"Opening: Joy evangelizes (and kids teach us) The “joyful demeanor” that opens doors to talking about Jesus (without getting weird). A godfather breakfast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-catholic-man-show-1108613/episodes/resolutions-ordered-to-the-good-a-thomistic-guide-to-the-new-year/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-man-show-1108613/resolutions-ordered-to-the-good-a-thomistic-guide-to-the-new-year.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}