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
Episodes
December 2, 2025 • 58 mins
Advent is a season that invites every man to return home to the Father. In this episode, John sits down with his friend Paul George—speaker, author, and founder of The Art of Living—to talk about Paul’s new Advent devotional for men, Feast, and the parable at the heart of it: the Prodigal Son.
John and Paul discuss why this story hits so deeply for men, how it mirrors our own patterns of pride, failure, repentance, and renewal, an...
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November 25, 2025 • 31 mins
St Paul instructs us to give thanks in all that we do. But is that really possible? In this special Thanksgiving episode, Join us in the pew to reflect on how even during the times of pain and turmoil, we are called to give thanks. Gratitude is not just a feeling, it is a posture grounded in our identity as God’s beloved children.
Even when life feels overwhelming, gratitude softens the heart, strengthens relationships, and opens ...
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November 18, 2025 • 48 mins
So many men live with a quiet fear that who they really are will not be accepted. In this episode, John and Victor talk openly about how that fear shows up in two ways: changing ourselves to fit in, or pulling away so no one gets close enough to reject us.
If you’ve ever felt pressure to be someone you’re not, this conversation will help you take the next steps towards remembering we are beloved children of God.
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November 11, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode, John and Victor reflect on how our weaknesses, sins, and struggles reveal our shared humanity and the deep need we all have for mercy, healing, and community. Through Scripture and personal experience, they show how God can use even our lowest moments to restore us and draw us together.
If you have ever felt unworthy or alone in your struggles, this conversation will remind you that God never wastes brokenness. It...
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November 4, 2025 • 34 mins
Grace and hope have the power to change everything. Join us in the pew this week to reflect on personal growth, faith, and the everyday choice to be an agent of grace rather than destruction.
When we choose kindness over judgment and presence over indifference, we allow God's love to work through us. Hope isn't just a feeling; it's a truth rooted in Christ's promises that gives strength in every struggle. Through small acts of com...
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October 28, 2025 • 46 mins
It's time to slow down and rediscover the sacred act of being present. In this part two of the Agents of Grace series, John and Victor reflect on the reality that grace isn’t only spoken through kind words, it’s lived out when we show up for one another with empathy and patience.
In a culture that prizes efficiency and constant motion, choose connection over convenience, listening over fixing, and compassion over comfort. Presence...
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October 21, 2025 • 45 mins
Words have the power to heal or to wound, to lift up or to tear down. In this episode, John and Victor reflect on how easily criticism can slip into our relationships and how speaking life and encouragement can completely change the atmosphere of a home, workplace or any environment.
They discuss how men often crave affirmation but struggle to give it, and why choosing words of grace, kindness and love can break cycles of hurt th...
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October 14, 2025 • 46 mins
St. Paul urges us to “compete well for the faith.” But what does that look like in everyday life, especially at home with the people who matter most?
In this episode, John and Victor open up about how easy it is to pour yourself into work or ministry while giving your loved ones only the leftovers, and how the real measure of faith is not just in what we do publicly but in how we love privately. Through Scripture, honesty, and ref...
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October 7, 2025 • 51 mins
What makes a life worth living? Fresh from leading a pilgrimage through Greece, John shares the impact of walking in the footsteps of St. Paul and how true discipleship means boldly proclaiming the Gospel no matter the cost. He and Victor reflect on courage, martyrdom, spiritual warfare, and the everyday call for Christians to live with conviction instead of comfort.
If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to live with real pur...
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September 30, 2025 • 58 mins
Friendship is one of the greatest gifts God gives us, but too often men settle for surface-level relationships. In this episode, John welcomes one of his closest friends, Nick Roberts, for a candid conversation about faith, brotherhood, and the power of walking through life with a friend.
God designed us to walk side by side. Whether it's men’s groups, accountability partners, recreational sports teams, or anything in between: you...
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September 23, 2025 • 43 mins
We live in a world of constant noise. Phones, notifications, schedules, and other distractions keep us running without rest. And yet, so many of us cry out, “Why can’t I hear God?”
In this episode, John shares a personal reflection on how God speaks. Not through the noise, but in the silence, in the whisper. Drawing from Scripture, the saints, and his own story, he explains why we struggle to hear God’s voice and how we can return...
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September 16, 2025 • 53 mins
So much of our struggle in life comes down to one question: do we know who we are in God?
In this episode, John welcomes Carrie Daunt—wife, mother of nine, and speaker with the John Paul II Healing Center—for a powerful conversation on identity and family life. Carrie shares how her newest book, Beloved Son, helps parents speak truth into their children’s hearts, and why reclaiming our identity as beloved sons and daughters of the...
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September 9, 2025 • 36 mins
Why do so many men feel like nothing they do is ever good enough?
Join us in the pew this week as John unpacks the crushing weight of perfectionism, the very thing that keeps men stuck in cycles of inadequacy and self-condemnation. God isn’t asking for perfection; He’s inviting you into greatness. When you show up to Mass distracted or spend an imperfect hour with your kids, He sees your heart and effort, not your failures.
If yo...
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September 2, 2025 • 59 mins
You check all the boxes—good job, nice house, family, success—but still wake up asking, "Is this all there is?" You're not alone.
This week in the pew, John is joined by his longtime friend Bart Schuchts, founder of Church on Fire and ministry leader with the John Paul II Healing Center, for an honest conversation about finding your God-given purpose when life feels like you're just surviving instead of thriving. Drawing from Scr...
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August 26, 2025 • 42 mins
Sometimes we get discouraged when our imperfect efforts fail our expectations, when in reality it is only God who can provide exactly what we need.
Join us in the pew this week as John reflects on this truth through a story about his yard in the Memphis heat, and how one sudden downpour after weeks of drought became a powerful lesson in the way God intervenes with grace.
Drawing from Psalm 63, he shows how relying on ourselves i...
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August 19, 2025 • 53 mins
Who are men listening to in 2025?
Join us in the pew this week for a conversation with longtime friend and guest Pete Burak, Vice President of Renewal Ministries.
So many young men who desire discipleship are drawn to online influencers because they are validating that desire with a distorted version of masculinity. What they’re really longing for is the radical call of Jesus—the only One who can truly transform a man’s heart. Fo...
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August 12, 2025 • 40 mins
Is your life full of noise, stress, and spiritual disconnection? You’re not alone.
Join us in the pew this week as John and Victor dive into the chaos that often fills our lives, and the despair that can follow. They unpack how addiction, stress, and misplaced priorities lead us away from peace and into deeper confusion.
But there’s hope. Through honest reflection, spiritual discipline, and authentic community, we can begin to re...
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August 5, 2025 • 44 mins
Join us in the pew this week as John and Victor reflect on their own seasons of hopelessness and what it means to feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break—whether it’s addiction, broken relationships, or the crushing belief that things will never get better.
But despair isn't the end. They also discuss that with Christ, you can fight for hope, even when you can’t feel it. When you keep showing up in prayer, the sacraments, s...
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July 29, 2025 • 48 mins
This week, John welcomes Catholic evangelist John Sablan for a powerful conversation about healing, discipleship, and what it truly means to live a Christlike life.
Sablan shares his personal journey from a wounded and rebellious past to a life on fire for the Lord, revealing how the love of God—and hours spent in Eucharistic adoration—radically transformed him as a husband, father, and man. Together, he and Edwards discuss the di...
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July 22, 2025 • 48 mins
Even in the darkest moments, God is at work.
This week, join John and Victor in the pew as they explore the mystery of suffering and the surprising beauty that can come from it. From personal struggles and heartbreak to redemption and healing, they reflect on how pain can become a path to deeper trust, renewed purpose, and unexpected grace. Whether it's a lost job, a broken relationship, or hidden shame, God can transform our woun...
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