The Best of the Week

Hear a heartfelt, hopeful conversation about faith, freedom, and good ol’ fashioned patriotism with Catholic journalist Erika Ahern . She asked people what it is that makes them love America.       Patriotism with Purpose 🗽The testimonies gathered by Erika about why people love America weren’t about flag-waving for its own sake. They were about the freedom to pursu...

Happy 4th of July! As you get ready to grill out and enjoy fireworks, John Morales on  Morning Air is serving up a super timely conversation with Catholic writer/speaker Laura DeMaria . 🔥     Wait… Is Patriotism  Catholic ? 🗽   Yes!   Laura notes that the  Catechism says loving and serving your country is part of the virtue of charity... aka LOVE. ❤️ &nb...

Image via Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock.   Okay, so Fr. Simon may joke that he’s recycling his old sermons, but these are  gold 💯. This reflection is personal, beautiful, and gets you right in the heart. 😭❤️‍🔥     Fr. Simon reflects on Romans 5:5 , where it says: “While we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly.” Now, when we hear “ung...

📍 Location: This special LIVE episode was broadcast from the stunning Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion , right as the sun was setting over St. John, Indiana. Not a bad place to pray your Rosary, huh?     🎙️  Fr. Rocky and Bishop Robert McClory of Gary, IN were your hosts!  Bishop McClory prayed for a greater compassion for those who don't know God's love...

Brooke Taylor sits in for Timmere on Trending , and she is joined by Brother Richard Hendrick , a Capuchin Franciscan and retreat master here to help draw you closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus . Catch the extended conversation here !     ❤️ The Sacred Heart   So, what’s the big deal about the Sacred Heart? According to Brother Richard:   “The Sacred Heart is the i...

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...

Image via Marco Iacobucci Epp / Shutterstock.   This Morning Air episode with John Morales and Mark Mastroianni explores how we can navigate this AI and digital world with discernment and peace.    AI is here, but is it holy?   John starts off with the obvious: AI is everywhere now: our phones, our schools, our jobs, and our health. But the real question is  not “Can...

🌹 It All Started at a Tea Party... Rosalie from Chula Vista calls in after attending a “Deanery Tea Party” (which, btw, sounds like something Jane Austen would've loved ☕🎩) where a little girl asked a whopper of a question: “Is everyone going to die?” 😬 Rosalie’s friend was troubled that the adult nearby didn’t offer  any spiritual explanation... just t...

Image via Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock.   Do you struggle with distractions in prayer? Do you wonder if you're "doing it right?" Msgr. Thomas Richter  shares wisdom with Patrick Conley on The Inner Life. How can we stop going through the motions with our prayer life?  Y our heart has everything to do with it. 💔➡️💒 Be sure to listen to the whole episode !     Monsignor...

Okay, so on this episode of The Patrick Madrid Show , we get a look into the virtue of hope. A caller named Matt from Columbus, NJ, kicks things off by saying that a lot of Catholics don’t really get what hope actually is. Honestly, he’s onto something.     What Is the Real Meaning of Hope 🤔   Most people think of hope like: I hope the weather’s nice tomorrow, or...

 Image via agsaz / Shutterstock.   Let’s be real: Most of us have wondered at some point:  “Am I doing this prayer thing right?” On this episode of The Inner Life , Patrick Conley brings in Monsignor Thomas Richter . Together, they unpack what it  really means to pray... not just go through the motions, but to  enter into a real, living relationship with...

This episode of The Inner Life (a Best of the Week pick!) hits straight to the heart... literally. On the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus , Fr. John Eckert joins Patrick Conley to talk about the burning love of Jesus. Be sure to check out the full episode !   Join us tonight, June 27 at 7pm CT for the  Family Rosary Across America  as we conclude our  54-Day Rosary Noven...

Ever wonder why so many young adults are  still single... or just not interested in marriage at all? Drew Mariani explores this question with Fr. Paul Sullins, a sociologist and priest who knows the stats and the spiritual side.   It’s not just about student loans or wanting to backpack through Europe before settling down. There’s a deeper cultural shift going on. 👉  Li...

A woman named  Lori from Lexington  shares a powerful, hope-filled, and heartfelt call-to-arms for all the men out there trying to live with purity and strength in a world full of distractions. This is the kind of encouragement you’ll want to keep in your back pocket:     🛡️  Brothers, You Were Born for Battle   Lori gets it: life is full of struggles, and&...

Timmerie shares a sense of awe and joy at the  incredible increase in Catholic conversions happening globally... especially in places like France, the U.S., and the U.K. We’re talking  up to 70% increases in some dioceses! The Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas had a whopping  72% jump in conversions from 2023 to 2024.   M ost of these new Catholics are Gen Z and millennials ....

Fr. Rocky just got back from Los Angeles for the final Mass of the 3-year Eucharistic Revival . And get this:  standing room only ! Catholics showed up. 🙌🔥   He’s also excited about the  octave of Corpus Christi and talks to co-host Maggie about all of the solemnities that land this week.:   -Corpus Christi (this past Sunday the 22nd)   -Nativity of St. John the Ba...

Whew! Okay. So, you know how some people think parenting is going to get easier once the kids move out and start paying their own bills? 😅  It doesn't. Doug Hinderer, the seasoned dad of nine adult children, is here to tell you that you're still a parent even when they’re 41 and have better health insurance than you.   In this episode of Marriage Unhindered on Relevant Radio, Doug...

Image via bella1105 / Shutterstock.   Patrick Madrid and Producer Cyrus just served up a  Best of the Week moment on The Patrick Madrid Show , and it’s one of those “wait… what??” stories that will make you think twice about what you come across online. Here’s the scoop:     🧑‍💻 The Email That Sparked It All:   Mike from Arizona wr...

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. &nbsp...

Patrick Madrid takes on a question that a lot of Catholics wrestle with today... "Can I go to a wedding that’s not valid in the eyes of the Church?" Think: same-sex weddings, remarriages without annulments, Catholics marrying outside the Church, etc...   Now, Patrick’s not into the “grin and bear it, go anyway for family unity” thing. His gold standard is St. John the...

Image via Fabrizio Maffei / Shutterstock.   Chicago just made Catholic history, and it happened at Rate Field , home of the Chicago White Sox ! 😲 This  Morning Air episode with John Morales and Fr. Burke Masters ( the chaplain for the Chicago Cubs ) is your all-access pass to the special Pope Leo Mass that happened recently. Let’s break it down, play-by-play:     Picture...

Image via New Africa / Shutterstock.   Okay, friends, let’s talk Dad Power . This  Morning Air episode with John Morales and Fr. Marcel Taillon will introduce you to the  fathers of the Holy Fathers . And wow... their stories are basically a crash course in heroic, everyday sainthood. Here's a quick tour:     Pope Leo XIV    🪖 His dad was a WWII Navy vet w...

Image via Alessia Pierdomenico / Shutterstock.   Drew talks with Msgr. James Shea , president of the University of Mary , about all things  Pope Leo, young Catholics, and the future of the Church . Everything is looking pretty bright 🌟.     🌍📣 Pope Leo & The Youth:    JPII was a youth magnet... remember the approximant 5 million strong crowd in the Philippines?...

🙏 Looking for a Spiritual Director?    A listener named Nola wrote in asking a beautiful and important question: "How do I find a spiritual director?"     Patrick recommends an article by Fr. Jordan Aumann , who wrote extensively on the topic. Patrick provided a reflection piece introducing one of Fr. Aumann’s chapters, which lays out the qualities to look for in a good...

What if truly resting was actually holy? ⛺That’s exactly what Patrick Conley and Fr. John Paul Erickson explore in this deep, rich, and refreshingly countercultural edition of The Inner Life on Relevant Radio. 😌📖 Be sure to listen to the whole episode ! John Paul starts us off with an observation: Leisure, in its  true spiritual sense, isn’t about streaming binges or bottomless...