Deacon Geoff is joined by Matthew McKenna, a Ph.D. candidate in Theology at Ave Maria University. McKenna specializes in the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, G.K. Chesterton, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and his dissertation-in-progress examines the unique relationship between the masculine genius and the priesthood.

In this conversation, McKenna shares insights from his recent article on the morality of recreational drug use. He and Deacon Geoff explore how such use undermines natural reason, weakens human nature, and damages both body and soul. Drawing from Scripture and tradition, they reflect on God’s original call for humanity to safeguard the gifts of mind and body—reminders that we are temples of the Holy Spirit and called to offer ourselves wholly to Him.