Matt Fradd

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|6|15}}

| occupation = Author, podcaster, and motivational speaker

| children = {{hlist

| Liam

| Avila

| Chiara

| Peter

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| spouse = Cameron Fradd (m. 2006)

| birth_place = Australia

| website = {{URL|pintswithaquinas.com}}

| nationality = American

| education = Holy Apostles College and Seminary

| relatives = Gary Fradd (father)

Emma Fradd (sister)

}}

Matthew Fradd (born June 10, 1983) is a Catholic author, podcaster, and motivational speaker. He hosts the Pints With Aquinas podcast.

Biography

= Early life =

Fradd was born on June 10, 1983, in Australia. He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and his master's in philosophy from the same institution.{{Cite web |title=Matt Fradd |url=https://www.catholic.com/profile/matt-fradd |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Catholic Answers}} He converted to Catholicism at World Youth Day in Rome in 2000. Fradd attends Eastern Catholic Mass at the Byzantine Rite.{{cite web|url=https://media.ascensionpress.com/video/why-i-go-to-a-byzantine-church-and-other-questions/|title=Why I Go to a Byzantine Church, and Other Questions - VIDEO on Ascension|accessdate=20 May 2025|work=Ascension Presents}}

Fradd met his wife, Cameron, at NET Ministries in Ireland. He married Cameron on August 12, 2006. Together, they have four children.

In 2024, Fradd and his family moved from Steubenville, Ohio, to Florida due to his wife's health.{{Cite web |title=About Matt Fradd |url=https://pintswithaquinas.com/about-matt-fradd/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Pints with Aquinas |language=en-US}}

Fradd was a keynote speaker at the 2015, 2019, and 2024 SEEK conferences.{{Cite web |last=Register |first=Southern Nebraska |date=2015-01-16 |title=Hundreds attend 'SEEK2015' |url=https://www.lincolndiocese.org/news/diocesan-news/3145-hundreds-attend-seek2015 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Catholic Diocese of Lincoln |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=spiritjuice |date=2021-08-04 |title=Catholic Filmmaking Breakdown {{!}} SEEK Recap |url=https://www.spiritjuicestudios.com/catholic-filmmaking-breakdowns/catholic-filmmaking-breakdown-seek-recap/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Spirit Juice Studios |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Sr Mary |title=What Do You SEEK? |url=https://www.carmelitedcj.org/news/blog/284-what-do-you-seek |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=St. Agnes Home |language=en-gb}}

Media career

{{Infobox podcast

| title = Pints With Aquinas

| host = Matt Fradd

| starring = *Gregory Pine, O.P.

Mother Natalia

| genre = Religion & Spirituality

| format = {{hlist|Video|Audio}}

| language = English

| length = 2–4+ hours

| num_episodes = 3.7K

| began = March 29, 2016

| ended = present

}}{{Infobox YouTube personality

| name = Matt Fradd

| other_names = Pints With Aquinas

| creator = Matt Fradd

| years_active = 2013–present

| genre = Catholicism

| subscribers = 701K

| views = 182,000,000+

| channel_website = {{URL|youtube.com/@pintswithaquinas}}

| silver_button = yes

| stats_update = May 15, 2025

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= ''Pints With Aquinas'' =

On March 29, 2016, Fradd launched his podcast, Pints With Aquinas, a Catholic long-form discussion podcast based on the writings of Thomas Aquinas.{{Cite web |title=Pints with Aquinas |url=https://pintswithaquinas.com/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Pints with Aquinas |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Pints With Aquinas |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/PintsWithAquinas |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=TV Tropes}}

Gregory Pine, O.P., a Dominican friar, first appeared on Pints With Aquinas on June 5, 2018. He now creates 15-20-minute frequently released bonus episodes on Fradd's podcast. Fradd has hosted many influential people in the Catholic Church, including Mike Schmitz, Jason Evert, Donald Calloway, Jimmy Akin, and Scott Hahn.

Mother Natalia, a Byzantine Catholic nun, first appeared on Pints With Aquinas on June 2, 2020. She now also creates short bonus episodes on Fradd's podcast, including topics like discerning vocations, evil thoughts, and lust.

Pints With Aquinas ranked #16 in the United States in the Religion & Spirituality category, and #25 in Christianity.{{Cite web |title=Podscan |url=https://podscan.fm/login |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=podscan.fm |language=en}}

= ''Love People Use Things'' =

On December 6, 2017, Fradd started co-hosting a podcast called Love People Use Things with Noah Church, an atheist.{{Cite web |title=Love People Use Things |url=https://lovepeopleusethings.libsyn.com/website |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=lovepeopleusethings.libsyn.com |language=en}} This podcast's central message was to fight the dangers of pornography, and both Fradd and Church agreed that life is better without pornography. The show ended in late 2019 after releasing episode 49.

= ''The Matt Fradd Show'' =

In 2018, Fradd released The Matt Fradd Show, a Catholic long-form discussion podcast. The following year, however, he abandoned the show and turned Pints With Aquinas into more of a long-form discussion podcast rather than a show about theology, philosophy, and Thomas Aquinas's writings.

Bibliography

Delivered - True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity (2014)
Restored: True Stories of Love and Trust After Porn (2015)
20 Answers- Atheism: 20 Answers Series from Catholic Answers (2016)
Pints With Aquinas: 50+ Deep Thoughts From the Angelic Doctor (2016)
The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind the Fantasy of Pornography (2017){{Cite web |title=Authors - Matthew Fradd - Ignatius Press |url=https://ignatius.com/authors/matthew-fradd/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=ignatius.com}}
Does God Exist?: A Socratic Dialogue on the Five Ways of Thomas Aquinas (2019)
Pocket Guide to the Rosary (2019)
Guía de bolsillo para rezar el rosario (Spanish Edition) (2019)
Forged: 33 Days Toward Freedom (2020)
Marian Consecration With Aquinas: A Nine Day Path for Growing Closer to the Mother of God (2020)
How To Be Happy: Saint Thomas’ Secret to a Good Life (2021)
Sibling Horror: A Collection of Stories (2021)