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Self-styled “post-liberals” have criticized the American founding as a fatally flawed Enlightenment project, rooted in the false, radically individualist anthropology of “liberalism” as they define it. We talk with Dr. John Pinheiro about this question of Liberalism and the American Founding.

Many of us spend long hours working with people and in environments that profoundly shape us, often in ways that we remain oblivious to. We talk with Brandon Vaidyanathan about why organizational culture is so powerful, how it shapes us, and how we might be able to shape it in turn.

Pope Francis speaks about economic matters in a rather provocative way, and many of his views were shaped by his distinctive Argentinian upbringing, which was very different from his predecessors. We examine his economic thinking with Fr. Raymond de Souza.

When Americans began staying home at the start of the pandemic, some experts predicted we would soon see another "Baby Boom." The reality has been just the opposite - Americans are having fewer babies than every before. We look at the root causes and the changes we need to make with Tim Carney.

There are three rising ideologies - Deep Ecology, Transgenderism, and Transhumanism - that deeply distort what it means to be human and in the process become deeply anti-human. They all fail the capture the true nature of man and we'll talk with Jay Richards about why they are doomed to fail.

Today the Vatican released its Instrumentum Laboris, or Working Tool, for the upcoming Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The text covers hot-button issues such as women deacons and priestly celibacy and signals the beginning of a new phase of the Synod on Synodality. We examine what is says with Matthew Bunson.

A standard narrative is that Catholics have Protestants have vastly different and even incompatible understandings of the Natural Law and Reason. But are we really that far apart? Frank Beckwith joins us.

This week we are broadcasting from Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fr. Robert Sirico joins us to discuss the work being done here as well as his own topic, a conversation on religion and journalism.

June 22 is the Feast of St Thomas More, well-known as a lawyer and assistant to King Henry who fought the Reformation and was martyred for his faith. But there's a lesser-known side: Thomas More the Writer. He's the author of twenty books as well as hundreds of letters and poems, many of them written from prison. Gerry Wegemer joins us with a look at some of his best.

In recent years atheism has become ever more visible, acceptable, and influential. Atheist apologists have become increasingly vociferous and confident in their claims: that a morality requiring benevolence towards all and universal human rights need not be grounded in religion; that modern science disproves the existence of God; and that there is nothing innately religious about human beings. Chr...

Christians, and religious people in general, are often accused of having “blind spots” that warp their view of reality. But secularists have this problem as well – we often see documentaries that completely overlook the religious aspects of a story or event. Al breaks it down.

The writings of John Paul II are almost beyond count, and among them is a recently-discovered series from his years as the Archbishop of Krakow. Based on St. Paul's sermons to the Athenians, he presents a framework for articulating the faith for a skeptical and often unbelieving world. We look at what he says about faith, truth and the human person with Eduardo Echeverria.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart is intimately linked to our response in love to the Eucharist of Christ. It lies at the core of Catholic spiritual life and is the key to effective renewal of individuals, the Church and the world. We talk with Tim O'Donnel about living this devotion more fully.

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus warns us "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of Man." Have you ever wondered how the people of Noah's day could be so clueless? He warned them of what was coming, and they did nothing to change thier lives. What lessons can we learn from Noah as our own culture descends into madness? Al discusses.

Connecting the apologetics dots with the Eucharist. Tom Nash joins us.

Marcus talks with Justin McClain about the forming of the committee for the drafting of the Declaration and the adoption of the 14th amendment.

Fr. Roger Chikri joins us to talk about events in Lebanon and an upcoming fund raising dinner.

Andre Villeneuve joins Marcus to talk about The Eucharist from the lens of Old Testament Typology: The Mosaic Tamid, Todah, and Pesach. Also touching on the feast of Corpus Christi.

Peter and Debbie Herbeck have been married for more than 35 years and in that time they have learned a lot about weathering hardships and living in an anti-family culture. They join us today to share lessons from their “school of love” and how you can build a firm foundation for your family.

“Wokeness” is much more than an effort to be politically correct. It is an ideology with fundamentalist and even cult-like characteristics, and it’s on a collision course with Christianity. We sat down this spring with Peter Herbeck of Renewal Ministries and Noelle Mering, author of Awake, not Woke for an extended roundtable discussion. We’re launching the video today and Peter joins us to talk mo...

“Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.” This is the command Jesus gives us in this Sunday’s Gospel, and it’s one that has both inspired and shocked people for 2,000 years. We talk more about it with Peggy Stanton.

This weekend we’re celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi. Peter Kreeft has imagined a dialogue between three great Christian minds of the last century – CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and Billy Graham. What would a Southern Baptist evangelist and a devoutly Catholic philologist and author have to say about the Eucharist? Dr. Kreeft joins us.

History recognizes today as the day the prophet Muhammad died. While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of Islam, the third Abrahamic faith, has generally been considered separately. Many people don’t realize how Jewish and Christian figures, including the Blessed Mother, as well as other religious imagery feature prominently in the Qur’...

Peter Flies was raised Catholic, but lost faith when he discovered drinking. He was into sports and church, but those interests shifted to drinking and books. Years later, he would find himself sitting in a police car after being pulled over for driving under the influence. He tells us why that day was the best day of his life.

Pat Robertson, the longtime minister and media mogul, died today at age 93. It's easy to forget that he came to prominence at a time when Christianity was largely an afterthought in the political maneuverings of the United States. We remember him with Mike Jones.