<p>Most Catholic men pray in the morning, go to Mass on Sunday, then spend most of their lives believing their work has nothing to do with holiness.</p><p></p><p>That lie is costing men their strength, discipline, and authority.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of <i>The Manly Catholic</i>, we bring you a hard-hitting conversation with <b>Fr. Dom</b>, priest, welder, and chaplain at <b>Harmel Academy of the Trades</b>, originally aired on the <i>House of the Builder</i> podcast. This is not a motivational talk about “finding purpose.” This is a restoration of the Catholic vision of <b>work as a weapon</b> in spiritual warfare.</p><p></p><p>Jesus Christ was not weak. He was a <i>tecton</i> — a laborer who worked with His hands, under authority, alongside other men. St. Joseph did the same. God forms men through labor, obedience, responsibility, and sacrifice. When men reject that formation, the enemy steps in.</p><p></p><p>Fr. Dominic exposes the false divide between prayer and labor and shows how attention to detail, endurance, submission to authority, and showing up every day forge men capable of leading families and resisting the devil.</p><p></p><p>This episode issues a clear challenge to Catholic men:<br>Stop wasting your workday spiritually. Offer your labor to God. Work with discipline. Eliminate complaint. Let your job form you into a man who can carry weight.</p><p></p><p>Listen carefully. Then go back to work differently today.</p><p></p><h2>3 Key Quotes</h2><ol><li><b>“God forms men through responsibility, not comfort.”</b></li><li><b>“Every act of labor matters when it is offered to God.”</b></li><li><b>“When men stop guarding the garden, the enemy walks in.”</b></li></ol><p></p><h2>Your CHALLENGE</h2><p>Your job is either forming a saint or weakening a man. Choose how you work.</p><p></p><p>Please prayerfully consider supporting the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee page (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc">https://buymeacoffee.com/tmc</a>) to help grow the show to reach as many men as possible! Thank you for your prayers and support.</p><p></p><p>Subscribe to our YouTube page to see our manly and holy faces:<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxrRLZNk4WqPdgcac5vuWEQ</a></p><p></p><p>Check out our website:<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.themanlycatholic.com">www.themanlycatholic.com</a></p><p></p><p>Contact us at:<br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>