Mary, Virtue, and Prayer with John Heinen

Mary, Virtue, and Prayer with John Heinen

From Just A Guy In The Pew Podcast by John Edwards

June 9, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of Mary in the Catholic faith and how to deepen one's relationship with Jesus through her.

As Catholics, we treat Mary with a particular sense of reverence and honor. But sometimes it’s hard to know how to relate to her, and how to open ourselves up to a relationship with her without feeling like we’re somehow taking time away from her Son. The truth is that she always brings us closer to Jesus, so the time we spend with her is time spent with Him. That’s what my friend John Heinen, executive director of The Catholic Gentleman, joins us in the pew to talk about. Today, we’re going to talk about: 🔹Mary’s role in our growth in virtue 🔹How to build a deeper relationship to Jesus through Mary 🔹A few concrete things you can do right now to grow closer to Mary, and by necessity her Son. As John said, Jesus spent 30 years of His life on earth glorifying God through obedience to Mary and Joseph. If Mary is that important to Him, she ought to be for us as well. And if you're worried about giving her too much and God not enough, just remember that no matter how much you love Mary, you’ll never be able to love her more than Jesus does. And check out more of John's work: https://catholicgentleman.com/ Follow this link to order your signed copy today…

People in this episode

Host: John Edwards

Guest: John Heinen

Topics covered

  • Mary
  • virtue
  • prayer
  • relationship with Jesus
  • Catholic faith
  • spiritual growth

Keywords

  • Catholic
  • Mary
  • Jesus
  • virtue
  • prayer
  • spirituality
  • relationship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Catholic Gentleman

Books & works: Mary, Jesus

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