About this episode

Fr. Jonathan Meyer shares five practical ways to achieve lasting change in your life.

Do you know exactly who you want to be, but can't seem to actually become that person? Fr. Jonathan Meyer joins Chris to share five simple, doable things you can do today to make real, lasting change in your life. In this conversation, Fr. Jonathan breaks down his acronym MESS — Move, Eat, Sleep, Silence, Socialize — and explains why so many of the spiritual struggles we bring to God are really unaddressed physical and psychological ones. He shares the direct, practical advice he gives in confession (including his well-known "Three B's" for setting boundaries with technology and sin), why comfort might be the disease of our age, and why no one — not even a priest — is meant to make change alone. Fr. Jonathan also opens up about his own six years of counseling, the intentional community life he shares with a brother priest, and why he modeled his bedroom after St. John Vianney's. The conversation closes with a challenge for every viewer: when did you stop dreaming the dream you started with? Highlights 00:00 – Five simple things to make real change in your life02:44 – The MESSS method: Move, Eat, Sleep, Silence, Socialize04:17 – Why comfort might be the real disease of our…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Stefanick

Guest: Fr. Jonathan Meyer

Topics covered

• personal development
• spiritual growth
• mental health
• community
• boundaries

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: St. John Vianney

More episodes of Chris Stefanick Catholic Show

• A Blind Priest's Case for Miracles | Fr. Robert Spitzer · September 8, 2026 · 1h 30m
• Fulton Sheen Predicted This 70 Years Ago | Dr. Peter Howard · August 25, 2026 · 1h 11m
• The Hidden Identity Crisis in Women's Sports | Sam Kelley · August 11, 2026 · 47 min
• Gym Bro Secrets + Theology of the Body (This Combo Works) · July 21, 2026 · 52 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Chris Stefanick Catholic Show podcast page.