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Scientific evidence is becoming increasingly supportive of pro-life arguments, but some research still claims there is no link between abortion and emotional suffering. Dr Greg Popcak joins us with a look at the latest research and how to counter claims that abortion is "harmless."

Cynthia Scodova was raised in a Fundamentalist branch of Protestant Christianity during the 60s and 70s. As a teenager she was drawn toward nature mysticism and eastern philosophies, and a few years later she found herself fully embracing the “spirituality” of the liberal movements of the 70s and 80s. She did eventually marry, though she did not want kids – but it was her first child that began he...

Al explains why abortion is the morally defining issue of our time.

Raised in a loving home, Claire Culwell always knew she had been adopted and when she reached adulthood she decided to meet her birth mother. And that’s when she got the shock of her life. Claire learned that she was a survivor of a botched abortion. Not only that, she had an unborn twin whose life was terminated that day. And the story doesn’t end there. She joins us.

Did Mary have any role in the writing of the Gospels? How do we know the Gospels are accurate? Al takes a look.

Technology is a wonderful tool, but it can also be distracting and even harmful when used improperly. Making conscientious choices about technology is more than just using internet filters and limiting screen time. It's about developing wisdom and character in the way we use digital media, and it's definitely not just for kids. Andy Crouch joins us with to talk about how we can go beyond technolog...

After 9/11 a new wave of combative atheism emerged, claiming to have a more enlightened and accurate worldview than that of historic Christianity. How do we respond to these claims? We put atheism on trial with Louis Markos.

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates investment firm, recently said the US could benefit from a "common prosperity" approach similar to China's. Dalio thinks the US needs more common prosperity and points to US wealth and income gaps last hit in the 1930s. Sam Gregg gives us his take on Dalio’s perspective.

The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for large corporations, though it did uphold a regulation for almost all healthcare workers to be vaccinated. In response, today Starbucks announced that it is withdrawing its vaccine mandate for its employees. We look at this and other religious liberty news with Rob Muise.

Bioethics discussions this year were once again dominated by issues related to the pandemic, including what to do when there are too many patients and whether vaccine mandates can be enforced. But it's important to not overlook other stories, including widespread increases in Euthanasia and pressures on Catholic Hospitals. Wes Smith has a recap.

As 2021 becomes 2022, Pro-Lifers have good reason to be excited. We review some of the top pro-life moments of the year with Monica Miller.

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch are disputing a report that Sotomayor has been working from home due to Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a Covid mask. NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg published the report yesterday. In a joint statement today, the justices said the report is False, adding “while we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends.” Al discu...

It’s been another busy year in Church news, with lengthy discussions on the USCCB, the reception of Eucharist by pro-choice politicians, restrictions on the Latin Mass, and more. We look back on the year with Matthew Bunson

It was another big year for superhero films; Marvel movies accounted for 5 of the top 6 films of 2021. Steven Greydanus reviews his favorite films of the year.

The biggest terrorism story of 2021 was probably the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which came to a tipping point with the ISIS attack on a military hospital. Raymond Ibrahim joins us with a recap of this and other stories.

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Al tells her story

On this Martin Luther King, Jr Day, Al looks at King’s Christian influences.

Everyone know Martin Luther King for the work he did as an adult, perhaps most notably his August 28 “I Have a Dream” speech. But what about the young Martin Luther King who left his Atlanta home to attend divinity school in the North? And what would he have to say about today’s unrest? We’ll talk with Patrick Parr.

We saw during the last election season how the Democratic Party has doubled down on its commitment to abortion, placing it under the banner of Women’s Rights. How did the two become so intertwined? Sue Ellen Browder was there at the beginning. She joins us looking at the history of feminism in America and the idea of Sex and the Catholic feminist.

We live in an age of crisis. Financial crisis, political crisis, environmental crisis―the list goes on. We're confronted with calamity every time we read the headlines. But behind each of these lurks another kind of crisis, one we find harder to define: a moral crisis―a crisis of goodness. Behind financial crisis is unrestrained greed; behind political crisis is the lust for power. To properly add...

The Incarnation is the epicenter of a transformative explosion that swept through the cold and barbaric ancient world, spawning new revolutions of thought and practice that lifted humanity to new heights. Just how dynamic was this change? We talk with Mike Aquilina.

Have you ever wanted to defend your faith, but were worried you would make mistakes that would work against you? What are the biggest mistakes we make when we try to share Jesus? Trent Horn joins us.

This Sunday’s Gospel takes us to the Wedding Feast at Cana and Jesus’ first miracle and Mary told the servers to “Do Whatever He Tells You.” We look at what happened through the eyes of Scripture and history with Steve Ray.

The holiday festivities have died down and we’re fully into the New Year. What advice would Fulton Sheen have for us? Derek Rotty is our guest.