Formerly "The Catholic Experience", now an episode of "Firebranded!" - A heavy-packed episode, tackling the provocative theme: “God is Real. You Are Not.” What does it mean to "be real" and how can you get there? But there's much more to this episode than that!
In this lively and deeply reflective episode of The Catholic Experience, the Catholic Adventurer tackles the provocative theme: “God is Real. You Are Not.” Drawing from theology, personal testimony, and real-time audience interaction, I unpack what it means to become “real”—the True version of what God envisioned when he "thought you up", before you came into the world.— shedding the distortions of sin and returning to the person God originally envisioned. But I talk about a lot more than that! See show notes below.

• (00:00) - In troduction of the Episode
• (01:54) - Episode Begins
• (02:20) - Why You're Not Real!
• (05:46) - Being Holy is Being the REAL Y ou
• (07:26) - Engagement Spreads the Truth
• (09:21) - How to Become REAL
• (09:53) - Your "HOLY" Is Unique
• (12:06) - TikTok is 'Tripping"
• (13:20) - The Recipe for Real-ness
• (13:46) - "Lord, Make me Holy"
• (14:30) - Lord of the Rings is a Saints Story
• (16:43) - Pursuit is Hard. Surrender is Easy
• (19:58) - Checking in with the Chat
• (23:30) - Tips for Your Journey
• (29:32) - Why is Being a Saint "Easy" but "Hard"?
• (30:38) - You Have to be TOUGH! We React to Peril
• (32:57) - Scrupulosity, and Self-Sabotage
• (35:57) - Devil Tempts to Excess, and Laxity
• (38:48) - Find Balance, not Extremes
• (39:57) - Surrender - The Challenge of Catholicism
• (44:05) - Amazing Value of Humanity: You UNDERESTIMATE Yourself