Bearded Virtues

What Are We Missing? | Bobby and Tony

What Are We Missing in an ongoing series where we dive into Christ's challenge to the faithful to "read the signs of the times". Each episode Tony Vasinda and Bobby Angel talk about how Catholic men can read the signs of the time and live bearded virtue in the cultural moment. In this episode we launch into the series, and catch up! Head over to the Bearded Virtue FB group to join that conversation and help guide the future of this podcast. Bearded Virtue FB Group (https://www.facebook.com/g...

What Are We Missing? | Trailer

What Are We Missing in an ongoing series where we dive into Christ's challenge to the faithful to "read the signs of the times". Each episode Tony Vasinda and Bobby Angel talk about how Catholic men can read the signs of the time and live bearded virtue in the cultural moment. Join us every other week this summer as we chat with each other and some of our favorite folks about what we may be missing if we aren't discerning God's prescense in our world and culture. Thank you to our sponsors a...

Stepping Out... Even When The Devil Is Fighting You

In the last part of our 5 part series on discernment, Tony and Bobby talk about stepping out, taking action, and the most special woman in both of our lives, Mary. We are also starting to talk about what we are doing NEXT on Bearded Virtue now that the Nazarite Challenge has ended. Head over to the Bearded Virtue FB group to join that conversation and help guide the future of this podcast. Bearded Virtue FB Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/beardedvirtue/). If you want to get a copy of ...

Sorting It Out w/Dr Swafford

Tony and Bobby are joined by Dr Andrew Swafford as they talk about sorting it out. The actual act of sifting though the data, impulses, and input to get to a place where you have clarity. It's three Catholic dudes on the internet, and none of us went to Franciscan! Was that discernment? Circumstance? Who knows!!! During November you and sign up to join the Nazarite Challenge at NazartiteChallenge.com. (http://NazariteChallenge.com) If you want to get a copy of Bobby's great new book to read ...

Silence AKA Quiet Time w/Bobby and Jackie

Bobby and Tony are joined by A WOMAN!!!!! That's right we have Bobby's wife and Coauthor of the book Pray, Decide and Don't Worry, Jackie Francois Angel joining us for this weeks episode where we dive into the question "What is a vocation anyways?" and talk about the importance of silence in discernment. Jackie does a better job than Bobby and Tony combined, and we all steal the same quote from St Therese of Liseux. During November you and sign up to join the Nazarite Challenge at NazartiteCh...

To Search and Discern

Tony and Bobby dive into stage two of the discernment process and talk about the spiritual skills that go into discerning God's will. They also talk about what this process has looked like in their lives. This is part of our 5 part series on discernment during the Nazarite Challenge. During November you and sign up to join the Nazarite Challenge at NazartiteChallenge.com. (http://NazariteChallenge.com) If you want to get a copy of Bobby's great new book to read along with us head over HERE (h...

It's Time To Seek!!!

Join Tony Vasinda and Bobby Angel for the first episode of Season Two and of our five part series on discernment. It's based on Bobby's new book Pray, Decide, and Don't Worry. This week we focus step one, Seek. During November you and sign up to join the Nazarite Challenge at NazartiteChallenge.com. If you want to get a copy of Bobby's great new book to read along with us head over HERE (https://ascensionpress.com/products/pray-decide-and-don-t-worry-five-steps-to-discerning-god-s-will), and ...

Bearded Virtue Season Two

It's that time of year again! Where we launch into a new season, and now ongoing format, for the Bearded Virtue Podcast. Tony Vasinda is joined by our new cohost Bobby Angel for the Nazarite Challenge 2019 and beyond! For the first five weeks of season two we will be diving into Discernment followed up with monthly conversations about virtue formation! Join us each week in November with Episodes dropping on Wednesdays. Sign up for the Nazarite Challenge at NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazar...

Justice Socially | Justice | Day Thirty | ft. Michael Gormley

Today's Action Step: What is the true meaning of "social justice"? How can you implement it in your life? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over th...

Justice Locally | Justice | Day Twenty-Nine | ft. Michael Gormley

Today's Action Step: What is one thing you can do to help out one person who lives on your street? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next ...

Justice Historically | Justice | Day Twenty-Eight | ft. Michael Gormley

Today's Action Step: How have you contributed to the modern, warped view of justice? How can you correct for that? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going o...

Justice as Religion | Justice | Day Twenty-Seven | ft. Michael Gormley

Today's Action Step: Consider the first three commandments. Have you given God the worship He is due? What is one practical step you will take this week to deal with that? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help...

Justice is Relational | Justice | Day Twenty-Six | ft. Michael Gormley

Today's Action Step: First, analyze the relationships around you, and determine what you owe each person. Second, determine whether you are in fact giving that person what they are owed. If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number ...

Justice | Day Twenty-Five | ft. Fr. Ignatius Mazanowski

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

Launch to the Stars | Temperance | Day Twenty-Three | ft. Christopher West

Today's Action Step: In prayer, invite the Lord into your desires, allowing Him to redirect them. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other ...

Going For Seconds | Temperance | Day Twenty-Two | ft. Christopher West

Today's Action Step: Where do you sense your appetites are out of order with your greatest happiness? Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help ot...

Am I in Control? | Temperance | Day Twenty-One | ft. Christopher West

Today's Action Step: Contemplate: Do you control your desires? Or do they control you? Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people disco...

Two Can Man | Temperance | Day Twenty | ft. Christopher West

Today's Action Step: Find a small way to exercise restraint in your desires today. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover ...

Icons, Not Idols | Temperance | Day Nineteen | ft. Christopher West

Today's Action Step: Pray for the wisdom to discern how temperance really looks in your life. If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month...

Temperance | Day Eighteen | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's Action Step: Identify a specific area in your life in which to exercise temperance this week. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help oth...

Do It Again | Fortitude | Day Sixteen | ft. Luke Carey

Today's Action Step: Identify something in the last week that helped you. Do it again. In particular, for men struggling with pornography addiction, take the next painful step. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a mo...

The Hard Right | Fortitude | Day Fifteen | ft. Luke Carey

Today's Action Step: Identify the area in which you are experiencing fear and need to act. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people ...

Live in the Middle | Courage | Day Fourteen | ft. Luke Carey

Today's Action Step: In the next situation where you're called to courage, strive to be living in "the middle" between brashness and cowardice. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTu...

Do It Anyway | Courage | Day Thirteen | ft. Luke Carey

Today's Action Step: Consider something that you have trepidation about doing. Then do it. Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people ...

Look Both Ways | Courage | Day Twelve | ft. Luke Carey

Today's Action Step: Are you brash, rather than prudent, when practicing fortitude? What are the small ways in which you're called to be courageous? Find Luke Carey at the Catching Foxes Podcast (catchingfoxes.fm). If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on...

Courage | Day Eleven | Fr. Alcuin Hurl

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

Be Diligent | Prudence | Day Nine | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's action step: Reflect on the lessons of this week. In what areas do you struggle in practicing diligence? In what areas are you succeeding? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover th...

Make the Choice | Prudence | Day Eight | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's action step: Reflect on the lessons of this week. When next confronted with a hard choice, how will you place yourself in a position to act with prudence? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other pe...

Know Your Preferences | Prudence | Day Seven | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's action step: What are the preferences you have a hard time setting aside? What is a way you can get better at setting aside your own preferences? If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people dis...

Feel Your Passion | Prudence | Day Six | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's action step: When you're next confronted with an impulse decision, ask yourself "Why do I feel this way?" If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on...

Remember Your Death | Prudence | Day Five | ft. Tony Vasinda

Today's action step: Read Proverbs 9:1-12 with a specific focus on 10-12 and consider how you want others to remember you after you die. If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing ...

Prudence | Day Four | ft. Fr. Ignatius Mazanowski

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

How Can I Form Virtue? Introduction Day Three | ft Dr. Cameron Thompson

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

What Do Virtues Let Us Do? Introduction Day Two | ft Dr. Cameron Thompson

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

What Is Virtue? Introduction Day One | ft Dr. Cameron Thompson

If you haven't signed up for the Nazarite Challenge yet head over to NazariteChallenge.com (http://nazaritechallenge.com) to make sure you stay up to day and get included in the Mass that the Friars are saying for our participants. Also please take a moment to Rate and Review us on iTunes. This is the number one way to help other people discover the amazing journey we are going on over the next month. You can talk about this episode in our Facebook Group HERE (https://www.facebook.com/groups...

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