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Send us Fan Mail Now more than ever it is necessary to speak about the US Civil War. Join Michele McAloon in a discussion with J. Geoffrey Barber, author of Three Rogues in Gettysburg., published by Milford House, an imprint of Sunbury Press.   Mr. Barber has written a wonderful historical novel set in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.  His detailed narrative brings to life the true diffi...

Send us Fan Mail Join me in a delightful interview about a delightful book as I  talk to Professor F.H. Buckley about his new book Curiosity and Its Twelve Rules for Life. published by Encounter Books. It is a rollicking romp through the canons of Western history and culture as Professor Buckley explains the most curious thing about our common humanity is our sense of curiosity. With curiosity we...

Send us Fan Mail To interview the author of one of the most currently talked about books today is always a great opportunity.  To talk to an author who has written about the subject that Mr. Sohrab Ahmari has written about and the fact that his book is being so widely discussed in both conservative and liberal circles could be called a Providential moment!     Join me in my conversation with Sohra...

Send us Fan Mail When Jimi Hendrix played the Star Spangled banner at Woodstock was  he breaking tradition or displaying  a distinctly American heritage created along the Eastern Shores of the Ohio River. Take a barge ride with Will Hoyt author of The Seven Ranges,  Ground Zero for the Staging of America  as he discusses the landmarks along the shores of our American history.  You can purchase Mr....

Send us Fan Mail James Matthew Wilson, one of the foremost literary  artists in America today talks about his beautiful book  "The Strangeness of the Good,"  published by Angelico press.  A poet and political philosopher, Dr Wilson  talks about poetry in a way that is interesting and not intimidating.  His landmark work, the Quarantine Notebook,  is a true testament to the experience of...

Send us Fan Mail This one book could save our society. A stunning interview with Brad Miner, author of The Compleat Gentleman; The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry.  Our nation was founded  by gentlemen  and  to this day  our country's very existence depends  upon the gentlemen ideals of our founders.  What is a gentlemen and why is that ideal so important, especially now in our history.  ...

Send us Fan Mail There is no Finer Time to be a FAITHFUL Catholic.  A great interview with Austin Ruse, author of Under Siege: There is No Finer Time To Be A Faithful Catholic ( Crisis Publication of Sophia Institute Press)  Yes times are dark as Austin Ruse looks into the abyss of a morally decaying society.  However, ready made halos abound.  In these dark times , we have the opportunity to shin...

Send us Fan Mail A marvelous interview with Dan Leroy author of Liberty's Lions; The Catholic Revolutionaries Who Established America"  published by  Sophia Institute Press.  A truly remarkable book that reflects on "stories of great patriotism and also of human frailty"  We discuss American Catholicism in the context from  George Washington to the one and only Adrienne de Lafa...

Send us Fan Mail A wonderful interview with first time novelist Kathryn Goodwin Tone about her coming of age young adult novel "The King's Broad Arrow."   Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, Kathryn deftly spins a tale of  factual history and fiction as we follow the adventures of young teenage boy. This is is a very well told and well written story that includes so...

Send us Fan Mail A fun and inspiring  interview with one of the busiest shepherds in the Church.  Bishop Thomas John  Paprocki author of Running for a Higher Purpose; 8 steps for spiritual and physical fitness discusses how running brings health, energy, and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ .  

Send us Fan Mail A charming interview about money and the American psyche with a truly great American author Lance Morrow . He talks about sin , a fish, and money in his latest book "God and Mammon" 

Send us Fan Mail A delightful conversation with Michael Heseman, author of Jesus of Nazareth, "Archaeologists retracing the footsteps of Christ"  Listen carefully, there is much to be learned in this conversation with the very charming Mr. Heseman.       

Send us Fan Mail In the 21st century few positions garner as much attention as the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Who will be the next Pope?  What qualities will he need to lead the Church in to the 21st century?    In an engaging discussion with none other than the towering figure of George Weigel author of  The Next Pope: The Office of  Peter and the Church in Mission   leadership, mission a...

Send us Fan Mail A Discussion with Dr Joshua Mitchell on his sensational book An American Awakening :  Identity Politics and  Other Afflictions of Our Time.  

Send us Fan Mail From a Robert Frost poem to a faded postcard how do we find  the influence of Our Mother? Dr Michael Pakaluk, an Aristotelian scholar and master of Ancient Greek, joins us to discuss his newest book  Mary's Voice in the  Gospel According to John   (Regnery Publishing)  

Send us Fan Mail  A tale of politics, royalty, family, and the commitments which define us all.  An interview with author Clare McHugh "A Most English Princess, A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter"   about the life of Princess Victoria, daughter of Queen Victoria.  This is a charming and informative  historically based romantic tale that accurately explains some very serious histor...

Send us Fan Mail  Why is the Roman Catholic Church still shrouded in Secrecy? An interview with  Dr Dyan Elliot, author of   The Corruptor of Boys, Sodomy, Scandal, and the Medieval Clergy .  It is a tough interview but  a history that must be explored to understand how secrecy is still in every corner of   the Roman Catholic Church today. Dr Elliot is a Professor of Medieval historian specializin...

Send us Fan Mail In times of Change and Danger we must look backward to look forward. This is an interview with  Dr Wilfred McClay of   the highly acclaimed  "Land of Hope-An invitation to the Great American Story"  Without polemics Dr McClay tells the story of an imperfect America.  A story that is uniquely the American story and one in which all American's should see themselves as...

Send us Fan Mail Michele McAloon speaks with Charles Coulombe the author of the recently published book Blessed Charles of Austria.  In this delightful 30 minute interview we talk about the mystique and heroism surrounding the last Hapsburg emperor.