Special Broadcasts

Today we share Bishop Barron’s talk from the FOCUS SEEK 2021 conference. The talk is titled “The Identity of Jesus” and explores how Christ had the authority to fulfill the Law of the Old Testament and bring about the will of God through the Church.

We're still in the Easter Season, celebrating the Resurrection. But sometimes our own sufferings and wounds from the past make it hard for us to *experience* the Resurrection, to *experience* God. Our human hurts harm our relationship with God. So what do we do with that? That's what Dr. Chris and Alison Conemac discuss in this episode of Ignition.

The brothers Rutten talked about hope, suffering, and embracing the Cross as they reviewed their movie of the month: The Passion of the Christ!

Join Sharon while she explores the Gospel of Luke!

In our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.

We've just celebrated Jesus' resurrection. But how do we know it really happened? And what does it matter?

What is the “dark night of the soul”? How does it differ from general depression, sadness, or confusion? Bishop Barron and Brandon explore this spiritual concept from St. John of the Cross, and discuss a famous saint from recent times who experienced this “dark night” in a profound way.

Join Sharon while she explores the Gospel of Luke!

What good is it to have a heart that can be hurt by this world? Many choose to numb themselves rather than feel the pain of life. But becoming numb leaves us with a heart that is unable. Unable to feel pain but also unable to feel joy. As Christians, we are called to have a heart like the heart of Jesus: vulnerable and able.

It's Holy Week! What, exactly is it, and why is it holy? That's what Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz discuss in this episode.

Today we share the second half of Bishop Baron’s talk titled “Knocking Holes in the Buffered Self: Approaches to the Question of God.” (Click here to listen to the first half.) He gave the talk at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary as part of their Kenrick Lecture series. Many—especially the young—in today’s time have absented themselves from the practice of faith. Our culture and time is anomalous in the e...

Join Sharon while she explores the Gospel of Luke!

The People of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed ex...

The Catholic Church claims that it is the church established by Jesus Christ. What does that mean? And how do we know it's true? That's what Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz discuss in this episode.

Parts of the Old Testament depict God commanding the Israelites to massacre entire populations—every man, woman, child, and animal. How should Christians make sense of these passages? They seem to present God as angry, vindictive, and genocidal, contradicting the New Testament presentation of God as loving and merciful. That’s what Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt discuss in today’s episode.

Join Sharon while she explores the Gospel of Luke!

Looking back, there are some things we could have known. And looking back, there are some things we could never have known. But one thing is unfailingly true when seen through hindsight: every decision comes at a price and every choice has a cost. Making the decision is risky, but there are things that are more important than staying safe.

Being a holy human usually requires being a healthy human. Join Dr. Chris and Emily Leedom as they discuss human formation: what it means and why it matters.

Today we share the first half of Bishop Baron’s talk titled “Knocking Holes in the Buffered Self: Approaches to the Question of God.” He gave the talk at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary as part of their Kenrick Lecture series. Many—especially the young—in today’s time have absented themselves from the practice of faith. Our culture and time is anomalous in the extreme, in that it’s the first ever to wide...

Join Sharon while she explores the Gospel of Luke!

We are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”

Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s spiritual classic, Abandonment to Divine Providence, taught that everything falls under God’s will, from our delights to our challenges, and our happiness will only be fully realized in cooperating with that will. But does this include painful and traumatic experiences? What about COVID? Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt discuss these questions as well as a priest, Fr. W...

What was the Second Vatican Council and what does it matter to your life? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they answer these and other questions about this monumental event in Church history.

Join Sharon as she explores the Gospel of Luke!

Trust is a challenge for all of us. Trust in God is a battle that every person faces at some point in their lives. Often, we might find is easier to trust God if He were a “tame god”, but He is not. This Lent, our invitation is to not only trust in God’s mercy, but also in His justice.