Claymore: Become Who You Are

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What’s the meaning and purpose of my life? What is my true identity? Why were we created male and female? How do I find happiness, joy and peace? How do I find love that lasts, forever? These are the timeless questions of the human heart. Join Jack Rigert and his guests for lively insights, reading the signs of our times through the lens of Catholic Teaching and the insights of Saint John Paul ll to guide us. Saint Catherine of Siena said "Become who you are and you would set the world on fire". 

  1. 2d ago

    #735 A Personal Witness, Seeking Answers—And Why Living His Faith Truly Changed Everything

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” A single question can dismantle years of certainty: who decides what counts as Scripture in the first place? That’s where Cooper White’s journey gets gripping, because it wasn’t powered by rebellion or a bad church experience.  He and his wife were raised in loving evangelical families, deeply involved in ministry, and genuinely devoted to Jesus. But while serving in youth ministry and later studying theology at Wheaton, Cooper kept running into a problem that would not go away: authority. If Christians disagree on core doctrines, if interpretations multiply endlessly, and if even the biblical canon requires a decision, what holds the Church together in Truth? Suffering brought the questions down to the heart. When Cooper’s wife faced Lyme disease, Catholic teaching on redemptive suffering, alongside voices like Relevant Radio and real Catholic families living the faith, made the Church feel not like a system of restrictions but a home with sacraments, confession, and a liturgical rhythm strong enough to carry a family when life breaks.  If you’re wrestling with unity, truth, the Eucharist, or the fear that one hard question could unravel everything, this conversation gives you a clearer path forward.  Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s searching, and leave a review with the question you’re still trying to answer. Join us! ClaymoremilitesChristi.com Email us at info@jp2renew.org Support the show

    38 min

  2. May 27

    #734 The Truth Behind the Contraceptive Mentality: And How It Reshaped Marriage and the Culture

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” A single document from 1968 somehow describes the world we’re living in right now. We pick up Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae and ask a blunt question: if contraception was supposed to make sex safer, marriage easier, and society calmer, why are we surrounded by divorce, pornography, fatherlessness, hookup culture, and a deep confusion about identity and meaning? Linda Piper walks with us through the “contraceptive mentality” and why it doesn’t stay limited to the bedroom. We unpack Paul VI’s four warnings: how contraception makes infidelity easier, lowers sexual morality across the culture, reduces respect for women, and invites governments and institutions to treat fertility like a problem to manage. From there we connect the dots to modern claims about contraception rights, abortion, and the feeling many young people carry that something is off even if they can’t yet name it. If this conversation helps you see your relationships and your choices with new clarity, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s searching, and leave a review so more people can find it. Read Linda's article on X at John Paul II Renewal or on Substack  "The World Changes When We Pass On What is True, Good and Beautiful" Visit Claymore and Get a copy of the Claymore Battle Plan Handbook!  Support the show

    45 min

  3. May 22

    #733 The Sacred Romance: Redirecting Your Passions and Desires

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” In a world that often feels disconnected from the divine, many of us grapple with profound questions about identity, purpose, and love. Saint Catherine of Siena once said that if you become who you truly are, you would light the world on fire. This echoes the sentiments of John Paul II and Saint Athanasius, who spoke of the deep yearning inscribed in each human heart—a longing for a divine connection that can transform our lives. In this Episode we delve into these themes, particularly through the lens of Saint Augustine's journey and the insights from the Claymore Battle Plan. To start, we must recognize that our hearts are filled with desires to love and be loved. Yet, they can also be confused and hurt, struggling to find coherence in our experiences. In *Act 26* from the Claymore Battle Plan Handbook, we explore how the gospel intersects with our lived experiences. This interaction leads us to our "aha moment," where we encounter Jesus Christ and begin to understand our true purpose. "The World Changes When We Pass On What is True, Good and Beautiful" Visit Claymore and Get a copy of the Claymore Battle Plan Handbook!  Support the show

    22 min

  4. May 19

    #732 "See No Evil" The Disappeared: Children, Trafficking, and Institutional Failure

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” 330,000 missing kids is not a talking point. It’s a flashing red warning that something is broken in how the U.S. Deep State handles unaccompanied migrant children, child welfare, and immigration enforcement. We walk through the story of a young teen released from federal custody who ends up working punishing overnight shifts, then widen the lens to the numbers, the incentives, and the institutions that move children through the system. Tom Hampson, a crime investigator and reporter, joins us to explain what he found while investigating ORR placements, trafficking risk, and the role of NGOs that present as “charities” while being funded almost entirely by taxpayer dollars. We talk about what it means when the government acts in loco parentis, why fractured bureaucracy makes responsibility disappear, and how stonewalled FOIA requests keep the public from seeing where the money and the paperwork actually lead. We also put the moral argument on the table, including Catholic social teaching on immigration: welcome where possible, protect the common good, enforce just laws, and never treat vulnerable people as objects in a pipeline. The conversation touches media narratives, church leadership, and the uncomfortable truth that “compassion” can become cover for negligence when no one is forced to answer for outcomes. If you care about border security, human rights, child protection, and government accountability, this one will challenge you. Visit Tom Hampsons Substack: https://thomasrhampson.substack.com/ Evangelizing Gen Z!! Join the movement of young men! Claymore milites Christi (Soldiers for Christ) Subscribe for more, share this episode with someone who thinks they already understand the issue, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Support the show

    34 min

  5. May 16

    #731 To Pope Leo: Sexual Matters Matter; The Integrated Vision of Chastity and Justice

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” The claim that issues surrounding sexuality should take secondary priority behind concerns like justice, equality, or freedom reflects a distinction that unfortunately many modern Catholics increasingly make. In truth It is a False Separation Between Sexual Morality and Justice. The Catholic tradition—has consistently rejected this division. John Paul II for one never treated chastity and justice as competing priorities. He taught instead that they arise from the same truth about the human person. This was the core of his personalist vision that each person is an individual created in the image and likeness of God...and that each person must be loved and never used as a pawn in some political game as is done in Socialism.  The crisis is therefore not merely political. It is anthropological. Anthropology is the study of human beings...and so  It concerns the meaning of the human person himself. When sexuality is detached from truth, from procreation, from covenant, and from self-giving love, the effects do not remain private. They radiate outward into the culture. The consequences become visible everywhere Visit Claymore Milites Christi to learn more about the Battle Plan!  Watch Video: https://youtu.be/RUkRwYl25g4 Support the show

    48 min

  6. May 15

    #730 Sean's Same-Sex Attraction, Marriage in the Beginning and Where Christ Points Us: We Discuss ACT Six

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” If you’ve ever felt like you got dropped into the middle of a movie and missed the first half, you know the quiet anxiety that follows. We start with a deceptively simple question from Stephen Covey: are you building your life with the end in mind, or just reacting to whatever hits you next? We pull from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and his “triptych” view of the human story: what love was meant to be, how the fall distorts desire, and where we’re actually going. That bigger horizon changes how we talk about same-sex attraction, lust, marriage, and even the daily grind of work and family life.  We also get very practical: the Claymore 10-minute morning ritual (before you touch your phone), why temptation isn’t automatically sin, and how “praying with temptation” becomes the difference between repression and real healing. Visit Claymore Milites Christi to learn more about the Battle Plan for Young Men!  Then we go deeper into the end goal: heaven. Jesus’ words about the resurrection reshape what we think marriage is for, why love can’t be reduced to sex, and how confession and mercy rebuild a distorted view of love into something true and joyful. If you’re tired of grayscale spirituality and want a Catholic worldview that actually makes sense of your body, your desires, and your destiny, hit play. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation. Email Jack with questions and comments to answer and discuss on future episodes! jack@ClaymoreMilitesChristi.com. Visit https://claymoremiliteschristi.com/ Support the show

    36 min

  7. May 13

    #729 When Science Hits The Wall: Piety, Father Georges Lemaitre, and the Big Bang

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” A universe with a beginning is a strange kind of good news and it’s not just for physicists. We sit down with historian and prolific author Russell Lawson to follow a 2,500-year thread most people never hear: for centuries, doing science was often understood as a pious act, a way of reading creation with awe, patience, and humility. When that older posture fades, we don’t just lose “religion” we lose meaning, purpose, and the courage to ask the biggest questions.  We dig into the cultural turn Lawson calls modernization: the move from rural life to industrial cities, from silence to constant noise, and from “God’s providence is real” to “humans can fix everything.” That modern mindset can feel powerful, but it can also leave people stuck in cognitive dissonance...resulting in anxiety, and spiritual exhaustion... especially when the heart is searching for love and the mind is still searching for truth.  Then we get concrete with science and the Big Bang. Father Georges Lemaitre, a Catholic priest and mathematician, helps introduce the idea of an expanding universe and a real beginning. The more astronomy pushes toward the singularity, the clearer the limit becomes: science can trace physical evidence back to a start, but it cannot answer what came before time. That boundary doesn’t destroy science; it invites humility and opens a sane conversation about God.  Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves science or struggles with meaning! More on Russell Lawson! The Limit of Piety: Georges Lemaître and the Big Bang The Catholic Exchange Russell's Blog https://theamericanplutarch.com/ Visit Claymore Milites Christi!  Support the show

    48 min

  8. May 12

    #728 Christ Appeals to the Resurrection: ACT Six

    Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message” Your desires are not random, and they are not meant to be medicated into silence or fed with whatever the culture is selling. We slow down and take a hard, hopeful look at what the heart is really reaching for, using Acts Six of the Claymore Battle Plan and Jesus’ blunt words to the Sadducees about the resurrection. When you see the story in “three panels” creation, fall, and fulfillment you start to understand why marriage, sexuality, and longing can’t be explained in flat, two-dimensional terms.  We also get personal and pastoral. After a talk, a young man shares his anxiety about attraction and whether he is still welcome in the Church. We answer with clarity and compassion: your deepest identity is not your temptations, your labels, or your fears, but beloved child of God. From there we widen the lens through Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, where marriage is a real gift and a real sign, ordered toward something eternal rather than trapped in the temporary.  Everything comes to a head in the Eucharist, the supreme spousal sign of Christ’s self-gift: “This is my body given for you.”  We talk about wounded desire after the fall, the courage to seek truth, and the concrete “knees before phone” Claymore 10-minute morning ritual from the Claymore Battle Plan Outline, and the simple practice of reading an ACT a day from the Claymore Battle Plan Handbook and sharing it with a friend.  If you’ve been stuck trying to fill infinite desire with finite fixes, this is your invitation to start living in 3D.  Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review telling us what desire you’re learning to trust. Email Jack with questions and comments to answer and discuss on future episodes! jack@ClaymoreMilitesChristi.com. Visit https://claymoremiliteschristi.com/ Support the show

    21 min
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What’s the meaning and purpose of my life? What is my true identity? Why were we created male and female? How do I find happiness, joy and peace? How do I find love that lasts, forever? These are the timeless questions of the human heart. Join Jack Rigert and his guests for lively insights, reading the signs of our times through the lens of Catholic Teaching and the insights of Saint John Paul ll to guide us. Saint Catherine of Siena said "Become who you are and you would set the world on fire". 

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  • Creator
    Jack
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    732
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    © 2026 Claymore: Become Who You Are
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