Spiritual Friendship: St. Aelred of Rievaulx and the Bell Curve of Zeal | The Catholic Man Show

About this episode

The episode discusses spiritual friendship while sharing personal anecdotes and whiskey tasting experiences.

We open the show on a wiffle ball game in the backyard. Adam's pitching. Jude's at the plate — right-handed, like always. Adam throws a sinker. Jude cranks it. Home run. On dad. In front of the whole family. Adam shakes it off, gets ready to deliver some justice on the next at-bat… and Jude steps over to the left side of the plate. "Jude, what are you doing?" "Dad. Just pitch the ball." Brushback pitch. Second swing — gone. Out of the park. Left-handed. Turns out Jude found out earlier that day he can bat from either side and forgot to mention it. Adam took it like a man — somewhere between humiliated and proud. Dave's response: this is why he still brushes his teeth left-handed. To stay coordinated. (Adam also has four cavities. Unrelated.) This week we're sipping Laphroaig Càirdeas 2024 — Triple Wood & PX Casks. Aged ten years in ex-bourbon and quarter casks, finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. 52.4% ABV. Dark cherry-amber in the glass — uncharacteristic for an Islay. The classic peat smoke is there, then it opens into ginger, fruit, sherry sweetness. Càirdeas means friendship in Gaelic, which is exactly where the episode is headed. About $130-$140. Limited release…

People in this episode

Host: Adam

Topics covered

• spiritual friendship
• St. Aelred of Rievaulx
• family dynamics
• whiskey tasting
• personal updates

Keywords

• spiritual friendship
• St. Aelred of Rievaulx
• Laphroaig
• whiskey
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Laphroaig

Books & works: Càirdeas, Pedro Ximénez

Places: Islay

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