Damien Walker is saving the world through beauty. In the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake in his hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011, Damien began restoring the sacred statues in his local church. What started as a hobby became a “field hospital for sacred art,” and now Damien had the largest statuary in the Southern Hemisphere! We talk about how he uses beautiful sacred heart to bring souls to Christ, why beauty will save the world (and why the Devil despises it), how to...

In this episode, I offer a Catholic perspective on voting, why it is even important to vote, and how we must approach our brothers and sisters in Christ throughout this election period. Later in the episode, I dive into the fascinating intersection of faith and professional life, exploring how we, as Christians, can boldly share our beliefs in the workplace. Joining me is Deacon Steve Greco, who brings a wealth of experience from his time as a senior vice president at Bristol-Myers Squibb....

You know him from The Minority Report, Band of Brothers, and more. He’s had more than 60 epic death scenes on-camera. He’s Hollywood’s ultimate villain. Ladies and gentlemen, Neal McDonough! Neal had it all. He was a rising Hollywood star, getting huge roles, working with the biggest names in the industry. Then, he was blacklisted for one thing: refusing to do romantic on-camera scenes with women who were not his wife. Neal stuck to his Catholic values and nearly lost his career because of...

SPECIAL THANKS TO CORPORATE TRAVEL, PRODUCERS OF THE GOOD NEWS CONFERENCE for making this interview possible. To learn more visit www.GoodNewsConference.com. If your world was ROCKED by Part One of my interview with the legendary Arthur Brooks, get ready for Part Two! We dive into the book Arthur wrote during COVID, Strength to Strength. In it, he talks about the second half of life—the part where we move from being the “doers” to being the “teachers.” For so many of us, this elicits fear,...

SPECIAL THANKS TO CORPORATE TRAVEL, PRODUCERS OF THE GOOD NEWS CONFERENCE for making this interview possible. To learn more visit www.GoodNewsConference.com. If you have never heard of my guest today, your mind is about to be BLOWN! Arthur Brooks writes a weekly science column for The Atlantic, teaches at Harvard, is a New York Times Bestselling author, is friends with the Dalai Lama, AND is a faithful Catholic. In fact, he’s a daily Communicant! We talk about Arthur’s disciplined morning...

St. Francis of Assisi truly changed the world with his radical poverty, love of God, and JOY. I am SO excited for this episode on one of my favorite saints! We go through Francis’ life story—his lavishly wealthy upbringing, fighting in the Crusades, and eventually losing interest in worldly desires. He eventually renounced his wealth, his family, and his inheritance, for Francis realized his true inheritance was in Heaven. St. Francis never intended to start a movement with his devotion to...

Guys, I am so excited to share my conversation with Tim Moriarty with you! Tim is an actor who has been featured in House of Cards, Blue Bloods, and more. He was raised Catholic, studying under Peter Kreeft at Boston College, and even entered seminary! He eventually left the seminary and subsequently went through an intense time of spiritual dryness. Tim began studying Carl Jung, which set him on a search for truth. He began working as an actor and found success in Hollywood. Eventually,...

Content Warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics. Listener discretion is advised. Guys, this is a tough conversation. But it’s one that needs to be had. Today, I’m sitting down with Shelly Linksey, a dear friend of mine and the widow of another dear friend of mine, Sean. In 2006, I was working with Sean in diocesan ministry for the Diocese of La Crosse, WI. In May of that year, Sean committed suicide, two weeks before Shelly gave birth to their fourth child. It is an understatement to...

St. Benedict was the father of…life hacks. Follow me for a second! His most famous work, The Rule of St. Benedict was filled with rules and processes and, well, life hacks that are STILL used today by monks and religious all over the world, nearly 1500 YEARS after it was written! His intense holiness and excellent rules for life made him the Father of Western Monasticism. Today, I am thrilled to welcome back Fr. Augustine Wetta, a Benedictine monk, author, teacher, and former surfer and rugby...

We spend a good deal of our time setting boundaries and expectations with family and friends who’s behavior or personalities may be harmful in one way or another, but what do you do when the finger is pointing BACK at you? Yep, we’re going there this week! Guys, I am so excited to share the final installment of my series of episodes with my friend, Dr. Peter Malinoski. Dr. Malinoski is a clinical psychologist, president and co-founder of Souls and Hearts, and host of the Interior Integration...

Happy 50th Episode of the Chris Stefanick Show! Thank you guys for sticking with me for 50 episodes of fascinating people living in the joy of the Lord. Here’s to 50 more! Today, we are diving into a previously unreleased never-before-seen work of Pope St. John Paul II with Peter and Theresa Martin, and it has the power to CHANGE THE WORLD! How can it change the world? By transforming good and holy marriages, one couple at a time. As Archbishop of Krakow, Karol Wojtyła wrote a Rule for...

If there’s one thing we Catholics know how to do well, it’s suffering. Literally from the very beginning, Christians have endured persecution and opposition. It’s actually our ability to suffer well and “offer it up” that sets us Catholics apart from other religions. But while this life IS an exile from the true feast of Heaven, our God did not make us to be sad and miserable for our whole lives. In fact, by living our lives close to and in love with Jesus, we experience a joy more intense...

Chris’ seminars reach more than 85,000 people per year. His reality TV show, videos, and radio spots reach millions of people. He authored the Chosen: Your Journey to Confirmation program which has already formed more than 500,000 teens. A graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Chris is also the founder of Real Life Catholic. He is proud to be the husband to his wife Natalie and father to their six children.    

Coming soon! SIGN UP for the waitlist for the Life Program here!! https://coaching.reallifecatholic.com... Guys, I have been all over the world, but one of the most life-changing experiences I have ever had was my 2018 trip to Haiti. It blew my mind that a place of such profound suffering and poverty also was filled with such profound JOY. It really put into perspective for me the things that matter in this life and the things that really don’t. This trip affected me so deeply that our...

Do you ever feel like you met a saint in real life? That’s what it’s like to talk with Immaculée Ilibagiza. Immaculée was in college when the Rwandan Genocide broke out in 1994. Her parents and brother were killed by people they knew who had turned to the side of the government. She hid in a neighbor’s small bathroom with seven other women, barely saying a word for three months just to stay alive. I mean, can you IMAGINE what that was like? We talk about her memories of the apparitions of Our...

Guys, I CAN’T WAIT to share my latest guest with you! While leading a pilgrimage to Italy last month (btw, join me on pilgrimage! https://RealLifeCatholic.com/pilgrima..., I met up with the mother of a SAINT—Antonia Salzano. Her son is Bl. Carlo Acutis, the first person of the millennial generation to be named a saint. Yes, that means a PlayStation is now a second-class relic! If you have never heard of him, Carlo was born in 1991, and had a profound love of Jesus and the Holy Eucharist. He...

Get ready, guys this episode is going to be wild! If you or someone you love is struggling with your gender identity, listen to this podcast! Today on the Chris Stefanick Show, we have my good friend, Jason Evert. Jason has given talks on chastity, purity, and the nature and dignity of men and women for more than 20 years now. His most recent book, "Male, Female, Other? A Catholic Guide to Understanding Gender" is a well-researched guide to modern gender theory and a blueprint for responding...

I am SO excited for you guys to meet my guest this week! Kalashi Duraiswami grew up Hindu, in the highest caste, Brahmin. He became an entrepreneur as a teenager, and eventually a tech giant in Silicon Valley who could have retired at 31. But he was so unhappy and enslaved to his desires. Then he found Jesus, and everything changed. What do Hindus really believe? What is the caste system and does it really matter to Hindus today? Are ALL religions equal, and is it arrogant to say that...

I’ve said it before, guys, and I’ll say it again: Jesus didn’t come to make bad people good, He came to make dead people ALIVE! That is surely the case with my good friend, Jim Wahlberg. Jim is the exact middle child of THE famous Wahlberg family. He started getting involved in drinking and crime at a very young age and by age twelve, he was a ward of the state. He spent years in-and-out of prison and even time in solitary confinement before he was 30. It was during one of his prison...

When was the last time you prayed a rosary? Whether it’s been a day, a week, or many years, there’s no better time than NOW to pray one! We usually talk about God on this show, today we’re going to talk TO Him! If you aren’t familiar, the rosary is an ancient prayer based in scripture. The Hail Mary and the Our Father are taken straight from the Gospels.These well-known prayers function as a background to meditate upon mysteries that are based on the life of Christ, taken from scripture. To...

I usually don’t jump into cultural commentary, but this one’s worth talking about. First of all because it’s probably the most talked about, specifically Catholic graduation speech in my lifetime. The things he gets right are spot on. The things he gets wrong are way off. Both provide a teaching moment that we need to pay attention to.   Note: While my critique of some of his points is important, the cultural context (and arguably more important issue) is this: Harrison Butker had the...

Guys, I am so excited to share this episode with you! We’re doing things a little differently this week, but there have been some interesting cultural moments recently and I really want to share my thoughts with you. Ready for a chat? First, I want to talk about Joe Rogan’s interview with Kid Rock. Kid gave some great arguments defending his Christian beliefs, but I have some tips to help make them even stronger. Next, we talk about what to do when you witness to friends and family and they...

I am so excited to bring back Dr. Peter Malinoski for a THIRD appearance on the Chris Stefanick Show! Dr. Malinoski is a clinical psychologist, president and co-founder of Souls and Hearts, and host of the Interior Integration for Catholic Podcast. He has worked with patients in his private practice for more than 20 years. Today, we are discussing scrupulosity. Do you know someone who is VERY strict with their spiritual and moral practices, to the point where you think it might be a problem?...

I can’t wait for you guys to meet my guest this week! Fr. Augustine Wetta is a great friend and his joy and love for the Lord are just contagious. He is a Benedictine monk, lover of obscure saints, and author of Pray. Think. Act. Make Better Decisions with the Desert Fathers. He’s also living with early onset parkenson’s…which makes his contageous joy that much more inspiring. Today, we talk about some of Fr. Augustine’s favorite saints (did you know there’s a Patron saint of “unattractive...