Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We can look disciplined on the surface while still clinging to comfort, control, security, and the illusion that what we have is our own. This conversation gets underneath the act of giving and presses on the deeper question: what am I holding onto?
Fr. Ken Geraci and John Heinen talk about why almsgiving is more than generosity, why it exposes the heart, and how gratitude breaks the instinct to accumulate. If fasting teaches a man to master his appetites and prayer teaches him to abide in God, almsgiving teaches him to let go. It trains him to live open-handed before the Lord and to remember that everything he has has first been given.
This is not just about money. It is about attachment, trust, possession, and whether a man lives like an owner or a steward.
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Video Producer – Pietro Damasceno
We can look disciplined on the surface while still clinging to comfort, control, security, and the illusion that what we have is our own. This conversation gets underneath the act of giving and presses on the deeper question: what am I holding onto?
Fr. Ken Geraci and John Heinen talk about why almsgiving is more than generosity, why it exposes the heart, and how gratitude breaks the instinct to accumulate. If fasting teaches a man to master his appetites and prayer teaches him to abide in God, almsgiving teaches him to let go. It trains him to live open-handed before the Lord and to remember that everything he has has first been given.
This is not just about money. It is about attachment, trust, possession, and whether a man lives like an owner or a steward.
🟢 FREE ROSARY - Join Catholic Gentleman+ for over 31 sessions of exclusive formation, daily saint quotes, and a brotherhood of men pursuing holiness:
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👉 Devin Schadt’s book The Rule:
sophiainstitute.com/product/the-rule
COUPON CODE for 20% Off: Gentleman20
Video Producer – Pietro Damasceno
