The Best of the Week

On  The Inner Life , Patrick Conley sits down with Fr. Robert Ryan, a young Chicago pastor with a story that only God could have written. You can hear the entire conversation about "living sacramentally"  here . Fr. Ryan grew up in a solid Catholic family but drifted far from the faith during college and his early career in tech sales. At one point, his religion listed on Facebook was li...

Ellen emailed Patrick and asked: " Is it wrong to name my guardian angel? " The Short Answer: Patrick says, “No, don’t name your guardian angel,” because the Church actually says not to. Why not? Angels are   right below God in the order of creation, way above us humans. They have authority over us, not the other way around. Your guardian angel is like your heavenly bodyguar...

🎙 Father Rocky & Maggie  are on  Relevant Radio , greeting you coast-to-coast, from  Maui to Maine (and  Honolulu to Hoboken ). ☀️ Father Rocky checks in from Texas, where it’s hot but peaceful, thanks to extra time for Mass and prayer in their chapel there. 📞 Caller Dale from Racine, WI joins in, and yes, Racine is famous for its kringles . Father teases Dale about...

Image via Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock. A caller named Marianne asked Patrick Madrid how to explain to her evangelical son-in-law that Mary remained a virgin her whole life, especially since he believes the Bible says Jesus had brothers in the literal sense. 1️⃣ The Teaching in a Nutshell Catholic dogma says Mary was a virgin before the conception of Jesus, during His birth, and after His birth...

On The Drew Mariani Show , Drew sat down with parenting expert Dr. Meg Meeker to talk about a trend that sounds lovely on paper; it's called g entle parenting, and it can quietly set kids up for trouble if it’s taken too far. You know the idea: calm voices, no spanking, lots of explaining feelings. 👍 In theory, great! But Dr. Meeker explains that kids aren’t born with a fully-formed s...

Okay, so here's the question Claudine asked Fr. Simon: 👉 If Jesus paid the debt of our sin on the Cross and said, “It is finished,” then what exactly are angels doing to help us get to heaven? Fr. Simon points out that  angels are all over the Bible , from the Old Testament to Revelation. They’re active messengers, helpers, protectors. 📖 Remember St. Peter getting busted o...

Hey friend 👋 If you're a Catholic mom or dad who's ever found yourself staring at the ceiling at 3am worrying about your kids' souls 😬...  this episode of The Inner Life with Patrick Conley and spiritual director Fr. Timothy Gallagher is going to speak right to your heart ❤️‍🔥. You can listen to the entire episode about finding peace here .  Carol from Wisconsin called in wit...

Image via Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock. Imagine this: Rome, packed with close to a million young joyful Catholics 🌍 At the center of it all is  Pope Leo , descending from the sky in a helicopter. This happened at the Jubilee of Youth . John and Sarah on Morning Air were all lit up talking about it... like, giddy excited. 🗣️ Then Came the Moment: One teen from the U.S., Will, asked this...

Image via FotoDax / Shutterstock. Here’s a really beautiful and relatable moment on  The Patrick Madrid Show 📻💬 Jessica from Chicago called in with a problem:  her husband goes to Mass but doesn’t say the prayers out loud . He stays quiet and prays in his head, so is this wrong? 🙋‍♀️The Concern: Jessica is worried the kids aren't engaging at Mass because  Dad's st...

Image via Dziurek / Shutterstock. Patrick Madrid shares some awesome Catholic news ! 🌍 World Youth Day 2027 will be in Seoul, South Korea! You read that right. The Vatican just confirmed that the next WYD (August 3–8, 2027) is headed to Seoul, and it’s  historic.  The Theme? PEACE. Bishop Paul Kyung-sang Lee said the theme is about peace: Peace between North and South Korea...

Image via Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock. Drew Mariani sits down with  Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly at the 143rd Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Washington, D.C., and you'll find the conversation to be deeply meaningful, timely, and inspiring. From sharing about the state of the Church , to what it was like to meet the Pope in person , to how the Knights are helping rebuild Cath...

If you've ever wondered,  "Can a marriage be saved, even after a total trainwreck?", Doug Hinderer gives a resounding YES… if both people are willing to fight for it. 💔➡️💖 Click here to listen to the entire episode.  🔁 A Cycle of Divorce… and a Surprise Plot Twist Doug walks you through the jaw-dropping, beautiful, messy, totally relatable story of a woman who was marrie...

If you’ve ever found yourself face-planting into the same temptation  again and wondering “Why am I struggling so much with this?!” , this podcast episode of  The Inner Life with Patrick Conley and Fr. John Paul Erickson is like spiritual CPR for your soul. ✝️ Be sure to catch the whole hour here ! 💔 Mary’s Call “I Picture Jesus Crying…” Mary f...

Suffering Up Close: A Personal Story Fr. Simon begins with a heartbreak. A close friend is suffering terribly, and her husband is left crushed, asking the question that eventually finds every believer: “Why do people who love God so much have to suffer so much?” It feels like a fair question. If we love God, shouldn’t life get easier? The answer, of course, is no. The Furnace of...

T his episode of Family Rosary Across America was one of those "pass-the-Kleenex" kind of nights. 😭❤️ Fr. Rocky and Maggie took some difficult prayer intentions.  📞 Who called in? Shad from Mesa, AZ   Asking prayers for his mother-in-law , who’s been battling cancer for ten years . Things are really tough now, and she may be nearing her final days. Fr. Rocky added a prayer for Sh...

Can you believe it? Even The New York Times: yep, that New York Times, published an investigation calling out Planned Parenthood’s shocking negligence and dark underbelly. Timmerie chats with Dr. Ingrid Skop, an OB-GYN and VP at the Charlotte Lozier Institute , detailing this bombshell report.  🚨 Major Red Flags Revealed: Botched Abortions: A woman in New York thought she had an a...

Image via Joan Sutter / Shutterstock. On Morning Air , John Morales sits down with Fr. Burke Masters (aka the “Baseball Priest” ⚾️) to talk about  St. John Vianney , the patron saint of parish priests. 😇 Who Was He? St. John Vianney was a simple 19th-century French priest who: -Struggled academically -Was literally rejected by multiple seminaries -Got sent to a tiny village (Ars...

Image via Fabrizio Maffei / Shutterstock. Patrick Madrid gives you a front-row seat to one of the most  epic Catholic youth events in recent memory, and Pope Leo was flying in style. Here’s the scoop: The Vatican reports that close to  1 million young Catholics showed up in Rome this past Sunday for the grand finale of the Jubilee of Youth , part of the Holy Year celebration. Half...

Y ou’ve tried everything to fix your marriage , but your spouse says, “I’m out” and the state backs them up… 💔 This is the heartbreak of no-fault divorce. Bai Macfarlane is in to talk about this painful reality. You can check out the whole episode here ! So, What’s the Deal with No-Fault Divorce? No-fault divorce: The kind where one spouse can bail, no explana...

Fr. Simon delivered a  moving and surprisingly funny history lesson about women veiling in church, and it's more than just “church fashion advice from the 1st century.” 🏛 The Backstory: Corinth Was Basically Las Vegas... But Worse Corinth = immoral city. “To act like a Corinthian” meant being wildly immoral... and that was by pagan standards. This is where Paul is writ...

🧴 Plastic, Plastic Everywhere...   😱 So, Drew kicks things off with the unfortunate news: we are literally full of plastic . Not like, “I eat too many Cheetos” full; we’re talking microplastics in our brain, lungs, heart, even the placenta . 💔  It’s not just about turtles and oceans anymore. 🐢🌊 We’re eating, breathing, and absorbing plastic through...

Image via Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock. John Morales and Glen Lewerenz serve up one of the most delightfully random Catholic news stories you’ll hear.  🦅 Philly meets the Vatican A group called the Philly Pilgrims of Hope came into Rome this week, led by Archbishop Nelson Pérez . They gifted Pope Leo a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl cap. Yes. The actual Pope received actua...

Image via Mikhail Gnatkovskiy / Shutterstock. Patrick shares the exciting announcement : Pope Leo is officially declaring St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church ! St. John Henry Newman, after years of influence, reflection, and deep spiritual writing, is about to be named one of the  great theological minds of the Church . Not a “doctor” like your family physician... but a &...

Image via Neblett Studio / Shutterstock.  Patrick Madrid paints a beautiful scene straight from the Eternal City. Imagine thousands of young people, filled with anticipation, standing in St. Peter’s Square... and then, completely unannounced, Pope Leo appears. Surprise turns into joy. The Holy Father’s unexpected arrival at the welcoming Mass for the Jubilee of Youth lit the crowd...

In a time when markets are booming and many Americans are sitting on appreciated assets, Drew Mariani sits down with financial expert Joe Chickey to explore how Catholics can approach charitable giving with both strategy and heart . From gifting appreciated stock to using Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from IRAs, Joe walks you through practical, tax-savvy ways to support the Church and...