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Ep. 44 - Stop Consuming, Start Owning - feat. Catholic Founders

March 29, 2026·52 min·5 clips

A former standup comedian turned theologian reveals a four-step plan to save your local Catholic parish.

The conversation begins with Patrick Nevy introducing an interview he did on the Catholic Entrepreneur Podcast with Silas Monner. He says it is about his book, Catholic Founders, and what Catholic business owners and Catholic professionals can do to help save their parish. Silas asks about the Catholic Pat handle, and Patrick explains how he got it everywhere. From there, the discussion moves toward the parish as the ordinary place where Catholic life is lived. Patrick returns to subsidiarity, arguing that the goods of society are enjoyed at the lowest practical level, and he uses national defense as an example before bringing the idea back to the church. He says the diocese is the next level up, but insists that Catholic life is really lived in the parish. He describes the parish as a neighborhood, a collection of neighborhoods, and a family of families. The conversation also touches on the importance of physical boundaries and the local character of parish life. The episode ends with a call for Catholic business owners and professionals to get involved, including through Catholic Founders Guild, with Patrick saying he is convicted this could transform a lot of America.

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A parish-centered Catholic business conversation on subsidiarity and local responsibility.

Patrick Nevy's conversation with Silas Monner frames Catholic business life through the parish, beginning with Catholic Founders Guild and then moving into subsidiarity, the ordinary life of the Catholic at parish level, and the idea that Catholic business owners and…

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If you want Catholic business talk that gets into parish life, this one goes straight there.

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