Just A Guy In The Pew Podcast
Welcome to the pew. The place where everyday catholic guys, talk about everyday catholic things, in front of the one person that can do something about it. Jesus Christ
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May 19, 2026 • 39 mins
Folks, today is a huge day for the ministry.
My new book, Power Made Perfect: Finding True Strength in Christ launches today, and I am so excited for you to read it. This whole episode is dedicated to telling you what this book is about, how it came together, and how grateful I am that the Lord brought each one of you here - whether to the podcast, to a pilgrimage, to a mission, or anything else - so that He could make this happen...
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May 12, 2026 • 38 mins
Many of us live in the past or in the future, and we’re not present to anything. The devil loves to use this tactic to rob us, to get us listening to the wrong voice and pulling us away from the one thing we can do something about: the present moment.
We talked last week about some of those voices and who they’re coming from. Today Victor and I follow this theme some more and talk about what happens when we listen to those voices ...
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May 5, 2026 • 51 mins
“Who told you that?”
That question from God changed everything for me.
Over the last few months, I found myself exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, and spiritually dry while trying to “do more” for ministry, family, and everyone around me.
And in prayer, I heard the Lord ask:
“Who told you that?”
Who told you to carry everything?
Who told you your worth comes from productivity?
Who told you pressure and exhaustion we...
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April 28, 2026 • 53 mins
Boldness.
Not the kind that stays inside, but the kind that shows up in your life. Because once God does something in you, He wants to do something through you.
That’s where many of us stop.
We face our wounds. We start to change. We get back on track, and then we settle. But Christianity doesn’t end with transformation. That’s where it begins.
In this episode, John and Victor explore what it means to live your faith out loud, ...
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April 21, 2026 • 47 mins
There’s a word that keeps showing up in the Book of Acts:
Boldness.
But before the Apostles lived it on the exterior
they had to find it in the interior.
The Holy Spirit doesn’t just send us out—He first cuts us to the heart (Acts 2:37).
He leads us through: Conviction → Conversion → Commission
And that starts with something most of us avoid…
Facing what’s really going on inside.
In this episode, John and Victor talk about:
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April 14, 2026 • 40 mins
This week on Just a Guy in the Pew, Victor and I walk through Acts 3—the crippled man at the Beautiful Gate. For over 40 years, he sat in the same place… asking for coins.
But when Peter and John show up, they don’t give him what he’s asking for—they give him what he actually needs:
Healing.
And it raises a hard question for all of us:
What are you asking people and things for… that only Jesus can actually give you?
A lot of u...
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April 7, 2026 • 42 mins
It’s easy to treat Easter like the finish line. But what if it’s actually the starting point?
In this episode, John challenges the temptation to return to old habits once Lent is over and instead calls listeners to something deeper.
If you’ve ever felt the slow drift back into old patterns after a spiritual high, this episode is a direct call to stay the course, make a decision, and follow Him with everything.
Learn more about ou...
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March 31, 2026 • 41 mins
It’s easy to follow Jesus when everything is good. It’s much harder to stay with Him when He is suffering. The question is simple but challenging: will you stay with Him, or will you move on to what’s more comfortable? John walks through the reality of Holy Week and why so many of us are tempted to skip past the cross on our way to Easter.
This is an invitation to do more than go through the motions. It is a call to be present, to...
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March 24, 2026 • 54 mins
Lent is an invitation to encounter Jesus. In this episode, John and Victor reflect on how easy it is to approach Lent as a checklist of sacrifices instead of a path toward deeper relationship with Christ.
If your Lenten practices have ever felt mechanical or disconnected from real change, this conversation is an invitation to refocus the season where it belongs. Lent is not about what you give up. It is about who you encounter.
L...
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March 17, 2026 • 68 mins
Becoming the man God created you to be does not happen by accident. It requires intention, surrender, and a willingness to be formed. In this episode, John welcomes Fr. John Burns back to the pew to talk about what real formation looks like for men and why so many settle for comfort instead of transformation.
If you have ever felt stuck, passive, or unsure of what God is asking of you, this conversation is an invitation to step fo...
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March 10, 2026 • 57 mins
The Church was never meant to thrive on priesthood alone. In this episode, John sits down with Fr. John Burns to talk about a part of the Church many people rarely think about until it is missing: consecrated women and religious life.
Fr. John shares his own vocation story and the moment God redirected his life from pursuing success to becoming a priest. He shares the heart behind Friends of the Bridegroom, the apostolate he found...
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March 3, 2026 • 46 mins
Lent is not about checking a box or proving how disciplined you can be. It is about bringing your whole heart back to God. In this episode, John and Victor reflect on what real conversion looks like and why simply giving something up is not the same as returning to the Lord. Drawing from Joel’s call to “rend your hearts, not your garments,” they challenge listeners to move beyond surface-level sacrifices and into true interior chan...
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February 24, 2026 • 54 mins
Waiting may be one of the hardest tests of faith. In this final episode of this discussion series, John reflects on what it means to trust God’s timing when prayers feel delayed and hope feels fragile. Drawing from the story of Jairus and the hemorrhaging woman in Mark 5, he explores two desperate situations, two very different timelines, and one Savior who was never late.
If you are in a season where God feels slow, this episode ...
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February 17, 2026 • 55 mins
Sooner or later, every believer runs into a collision between what we hoped God would do and what He is actually doing. In this episode, John continues his reflection on grief and adversity by diving into one of the hardest realities of faith: wrestling with God when trust clashes with fear and our need for control.
If you are in a season that feels confusing, unfair, or out of your control, this episode is an invitation to stay i...
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February 10, 2026 • 50 mins
Storms have a way of exposing the questions we are often afraid to ask out loud. In this episode, John reflects on grief, suffering, and the moments when life feels like it is taking on water, leading many of us to quietly wonder, “Does God even care?”
If you are walking through adversity, grief, or uncertainty, this episode is a reminder that God is not indifferent to your suffering. He sees you, He is present, and He is leading ...
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February 3, 2026 • 50 mins
Adversity has a way of revealing where we really turn for refuge. Reflecting on personal loss, including the recent passing of his father, John invites listeners to honestly examine how they respond when life becomes painful and uncertain. Drawing from Scripture, the Church’s teaching, and his own journey through grief, addiction, and healing, he challenges men to stop numbing their pain or handling it alone.
If you are walking th...
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January 27, 2026 • 52 mins
Loneliness is one of the most widespread and least talked about struggles facing men today. John and Victor name what so many feel but rarely say out loud, the quiet isolation that exists even in homes, marriages, parishes, and pews filled with people.
If you have ever felt unseen, disconnected, or like you were carrying life on your own, this conversation is both a challenge and an invitation.
Learn more about our pilgrimage: Wa...
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January 20, 2026 • 65 mins
Strength, discipline, and self-reliance are often praised as the highest virtues of manhood. But what happens when those very traits become obstacles to trust, intimacy, and faith?
In this episode, John sits down with former Navy SEAL officer Sam Blair for an honest conversation about identity, surrender, and the spiritual battle beneath high performance.
If you’ve been trying to carry everything on your own, this conversation is...
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January 13, 2026 • 43 mins
As a new year begins, it is easy to fall into the trap of resolutions rooted in self-reliance, perfectionism, and shame. In this episode, John and Victor talk honestly about why those approaches fail and why true renewal does not come from reinventing ourselves by our own effort, but from allowing God to convert and restore us to who we were created to be.
Find a healthier way to approach 2026 by grounding life in identity, choosi...
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January 6, 2026 • 53 mins
What does it actually mean to be a man of God today?
In this episode of Just a Guy in the Pew, John Edwards sits down with Pete Burak, Vice President of Renewal Ministries and author of the brand new book, A Man on Purpose: 10 Rules of Life from a Faithful Father. They dive into the growing crisis of masculinity, the loss of identity and purpose for men, and the need for authentic Christian manhood.
Pete shares personal stories a...
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