Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This stat should shake every Catholic father awake: 85 to 90 percent of kids raised in Catholic homes will leave the faith by adulthood.
We've somehow accepted that as normal. It's not. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Greg Popcak, a Catholic counselor with over 30 years in the trenches and author of more than 20 books, to talk about what the families who beat those odds are actually doing differently.
Greg walks me through the 12 research-validated habits that families who successfully pass on the faith all share in common, what he calls the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life. We get into why just dragging your kids to Mass and white-knuckling the family Rosary isn't enough if there's no joy behind it, why your kids need to experience the Faith as the source of the meaning in your home and not just the source of the rules. He breaks down what headship actually looks like when it's modeled after the ministerial priesthood rather than a dictator, and he tells a story from his time in Hong Kong about a father who tried to hug his daughter for the first time and she didn't even know what he was doing.
Catholic Hom App — catholichom.com
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More to Life — Greg and Lisa's daily EWTN radio program ewtn.com/radio/shows/more2life
Books by Greg Popcak:
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00:00:00 Welcome — Dr. Greg Popcak
00:06:39 The loneliness epidemic facing men today
00:09:32 Breaking phone addiction through prayer and presence
00:14:03 The Future Faithful Families study explained
00:20:34 Why most Catholic children leave the faith
00:26:01 The 12 habits of the domestic church
00:29:19 Generous affection as the foundation of faith
00:36:01 Breaking the cycle of cold or absent fathering
00:43:44 What Catholic headship actually looks like
00:52:27 Rebuilding trust after years of distance
00:58:41 Sex, touch, and the masculine wound
01:02:49 Guest resources — Dr. Greg Popcak
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This stat should shake every Catholic father awake: 85 to 90 percent of kids raised in Catholic homes will leave the faith by adulthood.
We've somehow accepted that as normal. It's not. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Greg Popcak, a Catholic counselor with over 30 years in the trenches and author of more than 20 books, to talk about what the families who beat those odds are actually doing differently.
Greg walks me through the 12 research-validated habits that families who successfully pass on the faith all share in common, what he calls the Liturgy of Domestic Church Life. We get into why just dragging your kids to Mass and white-knuckling the family Rosary isn't enough if there's no joy behind it, why your kids need to experience the Faith as the source of the meaning in your home and not just the source of the rules. He breaks down what headship actually looks like when it's modeled after the ministerial priesthood rather than a dictator, and he tells a story from his time in Hong Kong about a father who tried to hug his daughter for the first time and she didn't even know what he was doing.
Catholic Hom App — catholichom.com
Catholic Counselors — catholiccounselors.com
More to Life — Greg and Lisa's daily EWTN radio program ewtn.com/radio/shows/more2life
Books by Greg Popcak:
- amazon.com/stores/author/B001JS8324/allbooks
FREE Handmade Wooden Rosary with Pardon Crucifix This Month for those joining CG+.
🟢 Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness: catholicgentlemanplus.com/rosary
👉 Devin Schadt's new book The Rule: sophiainstitute.com/product/the-rule
COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20
00:00:00 Welcome — Dr. Greg Popcak
00:06:39 The loneliness epidemic facing men today
00:09:32 Breaking phone addiction through prayer and presence
00:14:03 The Future Faithful Families study explained
00:20:34 Why most Catholic children leave the faith
00:26:01 The 12 habits of the domestic church
00:29:19 Generous affection as the foundation of faith
00:36:01 Breaking the cycle of cold or absent fathering
00:43:44 What Catholic headship actually looks like
00:52:27 Rebuilding trust after years of distance
00:58:41 Sex, touch, and the masculine wound
01:02:49 Guest resources — Dr. Greg Popcak
______________________
-- FOLLOW THE CATHOLIC GENTLEMAN –
➡️ instagram.com/catholicgentleman
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