Former Marine Patrick Whalen, CEO of Iliad Athletics, joins Trending with Timmerie. Episode Guide

• The necessity for rites of passage (2:12)
• Why growth in virtue requires more than book learning (18:22)
• Nursing during Mass (28:21)
• Is it hateful to not attend a gay wedding for a family member? (34:14)
• Assumption of Mary (45:58)

Resources mentioned:    Iliad Athletics  https://iliadathletics.com/     Screen Strong  https://screenstrong.org/   Patrick Whalen Substack - Rites of passage https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/rites-of-passage    Patrick Whalen Substack - Hardy, Rough-handed Obedience  https://patrickwhalen.substack.com/p/hardy-rough-handed-obedience    “Lost in the Barrens” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100058/