Just Do It: Fulton Sheen and the Mystery of Love

The Catholic Man Show

Leisure, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Catholic Man Show, Adam and David wrestle with advice, masculinity, and the struggle for holiness. Drawing from the wisdom of Venerable Fulton Sheen, they explore the three causes of love, the mystery of prayer, and why real men must go beyond “average” to pursue heroic virtue. Along the way, they share stories of fraternity, marriage, business, and spiritual battles—and how the simple thought “Just do it” can transform your daily walk with Christ.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Why comparing yourself to the “average American man” sets the bar far too low
Fulton Sheen’s teaching on goodness, knowledge, and similarity as foundations of love
The tension between prayer as desire vs. prayer as duty
Why saints are extraordinary men and women who embrace heroic virtue
“Just do it” as a rule for the spiritual life, work, and family life
The role of suffering and sacrifice in becoming extraordinary
Practical wisdom on prayer, business, and discipline for Catholic men today
A special tasting of an 18-year Orphan Barrel bourbon whiskey
Updates on pilgrimages, the Catholic Rancho Campout, and more

Key Quotes:

“Extraordinary men and women are saints because they have heroic virtue. Not just virtue—heroic virtue.”
“Ordinary does not call you to get up early, to sacrifice comfort, or to fight for your family. Heroic men do.”
“Sometimes, you just have to Nike up, bro. Just do it.”

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have you ever noticed that the advice that you give in your life typically is parallel with what you're going through at the moment?
0:18.7	Yes.
0:20.3	This is one of the things that makes me nervous when I talk to other people.
0:24.6	So I'm interested to get your thoughts on this advice that I gave.
0:29.1	Okay.
0:29.5	Because you and I don't always see eye to eye on certain things in this regard.
0:33.7	Yeah, you're just not as good at it as I am.
0:36.0	That's right.
0:36.8	I give advice for a living, though.
0:38.7	A lot of practice.
0:39.7	That's true.
0:42.8	That's accurate.
0:43.8	So this guy, like, I was talking to this guy and he was, you know, talking about some
0:52.7	of his struggles and, like, you know, some of the things that it was
0:55.1	happening in his life and how, you know, I asked him how his per life was and it's like, oh, it's really, it's really lacking. And it's like, well, why is it lacking? And it's like, well, you know, there was a lot of excuses that were made. And then it kind of boiled down to like, oh, well, you're just not making time for it, okay?
0:52.5	You know, well, how's's you know your your work life what's what's your
1:15.8	family life like you know like i started kind of going through all these things and he was kind of like
1:19.5	well you know like the average guy is just you know seems to be doing just fine and i'm over here
1:27.3	struggling like what is that about and i you know, it seems to be doing just fine, and I'm over here struggling.
1:27.9	Like, what is that about?
1:30.3	And I, uh, I said, okay, hold on, time out.
1:34.5	Just want to, just want to pause here.
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