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For more than 20 years the Guadalupe workers have been present in front of local abortion clinics, offering support for mothers who make the courageous decision to turn away. They join us to talk about their work and an upcoming Gala where Al will be speaking.

Blessed John XXIII is one of the most beloved popes in all of history” and quite possibly the most misunderstood. We celebrate his feast with William Doino.

"How can someone as smart as you believe in something like that?" Most scientists today who are public about their faith in Christ have faced a question along those lines. Ian Hutchinson still remembers when a fellow MIT professors asked him many years ago. The answer is crucial, and it isn't restricted to just scientists. He joins us with more.

Throughout Scriptures, God asks us Questions. "Where are you?" "Do you want to be healed?" "Whom do you seek?" and of course the ever-important "Who do you say that I am?" Leonard DeLorenzo join us to examine the questions Jesus poses to us and how they reveal the hidden secrets of our hearts.

Suffering is something that affects everyone. For many, it can be a stumbling block to faith in God and the catalyst to an unhappy life. But it doesn’t have to be this way. We talk with Bob Schuchts about how suffering can actually lead to greater union with Christ.

Fr. Chase Hilgenbrinck thought he had it all. He was a rising soccer star, playing the game he loved in front of packed stadiums. But he stepped away to become a priest. Why? He joins us.

Today is the feast of John Henry Newman, one of the Church’s great modern thinkers. He once said that Conscience is the “aboriginal vicar of Christ.” But at the same time, he was no friend of turning the Church’s teachings into a subjective religion. We look at his life and writings with Michael Dauphinais.

From September 2023 to May 2024, the arm of Saint Jude Thaddeus, venerated in Rome from ancient times, will be on pilgrimage in the United States, making stops in 100 cities. It’s in the Detroit area this week and Fr. Carlos Martins, who is leading the tour, joins us.

In his Apostolic Exhortation Laudate deum, Pope Francis said that Western countries are not moving fast enough to combat the effects of climate change. While there is much about the Western world and its priorities that is ripe for criticism, it should be noted that the great majority of advances in water quality, air quality, and habitat health have occurred in the West. We talk more with Tom Dor...

Exactly 50 years and one day after Israel was caught off guard by a coordinated military attack, it happened again. Hamas militants invaded by land, sea and air and fired thousands of rockets into the country. The parallels are striking and certainly not a coincidence. Dov Waxman joins us with more.

This weekend, militant groups led by Hamas launched a large-scale invasion against Israel, killing more than 1000 people and kidnapping dozens more. Dakota Wood tells us what’s going on.

Do you ever hear Catholics talk about prayer but feel like you can’t relate? You’re not alone, and even the saints struggled at times with prayer. God helped them, and he wants to help us. We discuss what happens when you pray with Ed Sri.

In this Sunday’s Gospel we return once again to the Vineyard. This time, Jesus tells us of a landowner who continued to send messengers to his workers, only for the messengers to be killed. He concludes the parable by stating that the stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone. Peggy Stanton joins us to unpack the teachings.

There’s been no shortage of Church news this week. We kicked off the week learning that Pope Francis had responded to two lists of dubias from bishops around the world. And on Wednesday the pope published his Apostolic exhortation Laudate deum, the follow up to Laudato si. All of this is happening as the Synod on Synodality officially begins. Matthew Bunson joins us to unpack it all.

Many modern secular thinkers, in an effort to criticize religion and belief in God, claim that all religions are essentially the same. This is, of course, preposterous and it only takes a basic understanding of what the different religions profess to see they are not at all the same. But understanding the similarities and differences is essential, both in strengthening our own faith and achieving...

It’s the feast of our Lady of the Rosary and the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, one of the most important Naval battles in Western history. Through the power of the Rosary, the Holy League Navy defeated the Ottoman Turks and preserved Christianity in the West. We look at the history of the Battle and its lasting impacts with Dr Thomas Madden

Yet another Gallup poll shows a continued decline in Americans’ belief in God, heaven and hell. Yet even more significant than the loss of our belief in God is the loss of our sense of God, which John Paul the Great addressed in Evangelium Vitae. This ‘practical atheism’ appears even in Christians’ lives. We talk more with Phil Davignon.

Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis. Other than St. Patrick, he's probably the best-known saint in the secular world. People know of his love for creation and he's even the inspiration for "World Animal Day." But there is much more to him than that. Bill Cook joins us with a look at his life and how St. Francis inspired his own work with poor children around the world.

Deacon Zoltan and Panni Kunszabo have dedicated their lives to serving the poor in Hungary. Through the Only One Mission, they address both the physical and spiritual needs of people throughout Budapest. They are here to share more about their work, growing up in Hungary under Communism, the state of religious belief in Central Europe, and much more.

In his Second Letter to the Corinthians, St Paul assures us that as Christians, we are "always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested." The same power that converted the world in the first century is still converting the world today. Scott Hahn joins us with more.

For more than 20 years the Guadalupe workers have been present in front of local abortion clinics, offering support for mothers who make the courageous decision to turn away. They join us to talk about their work and an upcoming Gala where Al will be speaking.

Yesterday we celebrated the Feast of the Guardian Angels. In the eyes of Bill Schmitt, they are our “Working-class heroes.” They are the lowest cohort in the hierarchy of angels, yet they are tasked with guiding us through life. Bill joins us with more.

Throughout Scripture, the existence of angels is taken for granted. They simply show up, doing the work of God. What are the angels and what is their role? Al discusses.

What are the angels? They do not form a separate universe - they are an integral part of this world and have been sent forth for the sake of our salvation. They are pure spirits who communicate to us God's grace, His goodness, and His truth. On this Feast of the Guardian Angels, we look back on a conversation with the late Fr. John Horgan.

In 2019, a Pew Research Study suggested that only about one-third of Catholics believed in the Church’s teaching on the Real Presence. But a new study released last week by CARA suggests the number is as high as two-thirds. Is this a sign things are improving? Tim Glemkowski joins us as we continue our preparation for the National Eucharistic Congress.