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Pints With Aquinas

Why Doing Dangerous Things Is Good for the Soul (John Henry Spann) | Ep. 555

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Stthomasaquinas, Education, Saintthomasaquinas, Mattfradd, Theology, Catholic, Dominican, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 β€’ 6.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

In this interview, Matt sits down with the one and only John Henry Spann for another conversation that is bound to generate some amazing comments from viewers. The discussion touches on hunting (obviously), why men need to do dangerous things, what masculinity really is, the trouble with most spiritual retreats, living off-grid, having a hobby you can do with your kids, eating pythons (yes!!), and much more. Plus, John Henry answers questions from Locals supporters. - - - Become a member of the Fraternity of St. Hubert, or sign up to receive updates at https://www.fraternityofsthubert.com Follow the Fraternity of St. Hubert on Instagram (fraternityofst.hubert), X (@FratofStHubert), Facebook (Fraternity of St. Hubert) - - - Today's Sponsors: πŸ‘‰ Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ πŸ‘‰ Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

But then last summer for the first time, not our first time in Africa, but the first time doing it this way, we said, we're going to go to Africa, we're going to have a safari, we're going to upcharge everybody so we can bring a priest, we're going to have Holy Mass every morning, opportunities for confession throughout it, and that's it. Every single man listening just about has that desire to do something that is dangerous. We've taken sort of the American ideal, which I think is an offshoot of Protestantism,

0:25.2

right? This pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, right? And we've tried that in this modern

0:30.0

world. And there's a time and a place for that, right? I think it's really great to be self-sufficient

0:32.9

in lots of ways. But pure self-sufficiency is disordered. It's not natural. You're not an island, right? You're

0:39.6

not supposed to exist by yourself. The whole stoic, by your own, pull yourself up by your own

0:44.8

bootstrap thing, I think it's lame. So you're scheduling hunts, not just in Africa, but around

0:49.7

the country, different times of the year. So if people go to, what's their website again?

0:54.2

Fraternity of St. Hubert.com.

1:00.4

Hey, everybody.

1:01.4

Before we get into today's interview,

1:03.1

I want to tell you about my brand new book.

1:05.7

It's called Jesus, Our Refuge.

1:09.2

If you, like many people, unlike all of of us to one degree or another, have been

1:12.9

seeking refuge in things other than Jesus Christ and have just found yourself increasingly

1:19.0

weary, then this book is for you. This book is about taking Jesus seriously when he says,

1:25.8

come to me, you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

1:30.4

It's getting great reviews, and I know it will be a healing balm to your soul.

1:36.3

Check it out, Jesus, our refuge.

1:38.0

You can get it right now on Amazon.

1:40.3

Thanks.

1:41.3

So John Henry Span, the guest that everybody loves or does not love. So I told you this before we came on the air on the car right over here. Like I'm nervous for the first time because I'm actually doing like a thing. I'm here to talk about a real thing. And I haven't done that historically. And we were talking about some of the best comments ever. And there's two that stick out to me. And you let me know if you've got any others. But the first one is one guy wrote, I don't remember if this was the last one or the one before, but I listened, this is the quote, I listened for about half an hour, and these guys just kept band right back and forth telling inside jokes that I didn't understand. And I was driving, so I couldn't select another podcast.

2:19.1

So I just turned off my radio and sound silence.

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