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The Tangent on Veritas Catholic Network

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Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 192

Tangents show us how close things really are. Join Fr. Sam Kachuba, Matt Sperrazza, and their guests as they connect Catholicism to sports, art, music (and everything else)!

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🇫🇷 France - christianity
26/08/2026
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Reconciling With Family & Fighting Cut Off Culture (w/ Noelle Mering)

Episode 195

Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 01:08:25

Noelle Mering, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of "No Contact" & "Awake, Not Woke", traces the cultural forces behind the cultural trend to cut off family members. She shows how political conflict, gender ideology, and COVID disputes have helped turn ordinary tension into permanent rupture.

She also makes the case that the real danger isn't just fractured family ties - it's the way this mindset trains people to see disagreement as an attack on identity.

You'll discover:

- Why "no contact" is sometimes necessary, but often overused

- How boundaries stopped meaning "protect the relationship" and started meaning "protect myself"

- The difference between legitimate abuse and the social contagion of cutting people off

- Why politics and identity have become so tightly fused that disagreement feels personal

- How resentment, self-justification, and nonstop narrative-rehearsal keep wounds open

- What "high differentiation" means and how it helps people disagree without collapsing into fear

- Why levity, gratitude, and a strong family culture matter more than perfect arguments

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Noelle's Book: https://sites.prh.com/nocontactbook

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Are You Battle Ready? (Catholic Manhood & Spiritual Warfare)

Episode 194

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:06:31

In this episode of The Tangent, Fr. Sam and Matt sit down with Doug Barry — founder of RADIX, longtime EWTN host of Battle Ready and Life on the Rock — for a conversation about what Catholic manhood actually requires, naturally AND spiritually.

What we get into:

The difference between authentic Christian manhood and the "macho" counterfeit
Why demons are "lawyers from hell" — and what changes when the father of the house prays out loud
Pearl Harbor, December 8, 1941, and the quality of courage men have lost
Bailing water vs. plugging the holes in the boat: why confession alone isn't a strategy
Discipline as formation, and how physical training builds spiritual strength
A concrete day-one regimen — Mass, confession, adoration, the Rosary, fasting, mortification "Exodus 365" and how to offer up a bad knee, a traffic jam, or one more Zoom call
What St. Joseph teaches men about deep prayer and immediate obedience The 85–90% statistic: what happens to kids' faith when DAD leads it, not just mom
Why "I'm sorry" is the hardest and most healing thing a father can say "No one cares about your bench press" — surrender, quiet desperation, and peace

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How Saint Michael Defends Us From the Devil

Episode 185

Monday, June 15, 2026 • Duration 01:23:21

Why would Satan — one of the most brilliant creatures God ever made — choose hell? Matt sits down with Norbertine priest Fr. Frederick Schmit, O.Praem., author of St. Michael the Archangel Through the Ages (TAN BOOKS), to unpack the fall of the angels, St. Michael's mission from Genesis to Revelation, and the surprising story of St. Norbert.

Along the way: Tolkien's Silmarillion, why you can't save yourself, sacred art and vestments, Zwingli's whitewashed walls, and the abbey's first abbot election in 30 years.

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Patriotism, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Proper Liturgy...and other Tangents!

Episode 95

Friday, July 5, 2024 • Duration 01:09:54

Fr. Sam and Matt discuss virtuous patriotism, why Pier Giorgio Frassati is a saint for our times, and their experience with "progressive" liturgies.

Papal Bull on Jubilee: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/bulls/documents/20240509_spes-non-confundit_bolla-giubileo2025.html

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Hedonism, Nihilism, Andrew's Conversion to Catholicism... and other Tangents!

Episode 94

Friday, June 28, 2024 • Duration 01:46:24

Andrew McIntyre (Matt's brother-in-law) joins the show to discuss his journey into the Catholic Church. They discuss his Christian upbringing, his falling away from Christ, his constant search despite his agnosticism, and his conversion to the Catholic Faith. They also discuss the culture relevance of relativism & agnosticism and how God uses all things to draw people to Himself.

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The Complementarity of the Sexes, Mutual Submission, True Masculinity...and other Tangents w/ Deacon Delaney!

Episode 93

Friday, June 21, 2024 • Duration 01:16:32

Deacon David Delaney, author of Viri Dignitatem, published by Emmaus Academic, joins the Tangent to discuss the feminine and masculine genius, why love is at the core of personhood, how to truly follow the rubric of mutual submission, why the road to love is the cross, and how to not resurrect a caricature of masculinity that demands to be served instead of laying itself down.

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Pride Vs. Humility...and other Tangents!

Episode 92

Friday, June 14, 2024 • Duration 01:10:47

Fr. Sam and Matt speak about the antidote to Pride, Humility. What is true humility and how does one cultivate it? Does it demand that you refuse to acknowledge your good works?

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Let Me Be Frank: https://bridgeportdiocese.podbean.com/

Restless: https://restlesscatholicmedia.podbean.com/

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The Sacred Heart, Why Activism isn't Enough, Our Culture's Need for Mercy... and other Tangents

Episode 91

Friday, June 7, 2024 • Duration 31:02

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is June 7th. Matt and Fr. Sam talk about the original apparition, what devotion to Jesus's Sacred Heart entails, the call to penance, why activism isn't enough, and the deep need for mercy in our culture.

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LIVE with Cardinal Timothy Dolan!

Episode 90

Friday, May 31, 2024 • Duration 39:56

Fr. Sam and Matt had the great pleasure of interviewing Timothy Cardinal Dolan for their first ever live studio audience episode of the Tangent!

Sports, Religious Education, The New York Rangers (...and Edmonton Oilers)...and other Tangents!

Episode 89

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 • Duration 01:12:21

Dr. Matt Hoven joins us to discuss his newest book Hockey Priest and why sports helps people develop virtue & community. We also discuss why some struggle with sports becoming an idol, how to prevent it, and how to TRULY enjoy sports for what they were meant to be!

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