This Week in America with Ric Bratton

Has the Catholic Church changed since Vatican II? And if the Church is indefectible, how do we explain today’s crisis in Catholicism? In this compelling episode, we welcome Griff Ruby, author of The Resurrection of the Roman Catholic Church: A Guide to the Traditional Catholic Community . Griff offers a deep and structured examination of the post–Vatican II era, the rise of the Traditional Catholi...

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Are patterns of three woven into the fabric of the universe? Donna Russo believes they are — and in this fascinating conversation, she shares how she discovered “the mark of the Trinity” throughout Scripture and throughout the world around us. In her book Threes, Threes, and More Threes! , Donna explores the biblical presence of three — from Genesis to Revelation — and extends that pattern into cr...

What does it truly mean to be “a man after God’s own heart”? In David: Man After God’s Own Heart , Louis McCall reimagines the life of Israel’s most famous king through the reflective voice of an aging David. From shepherd boy to giant-slayer… from hunted fugitive to empire-building king… from worshiper to flawed father — this powerful narrative explores the faith, failures, victories, and heartbr...

Is reality spontaneous… or purposeful? In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Lindsey K. Ham Sr. , author of The Reality of Everything , to explore one of life’s biggest questions: Why are we here? Drawing from his extraordinary life experience as a scientist, psychologist, U.S. Army combat veteran officer, former police officer, educator, and artist, Ham challenges readers to rethink wha...

Raising Vibrantly Healthy Children & Families: 12 Simple Tips that WORK! with Susan Smith Jones, PhD For a woman with three of America’s most ordinary names, Susan Smith Jones, PhD, has made extraordinary contributions in the fields of holistic health, anti-aging, optimum nutrition and balanced living. For starters, she taught students, staff and faculty at UCLA how to be healthy and fit for 3...

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“ Eugene Onegin" shaped Russian literature the way Shakespeare shaped English drama—and now it’s being reimagined in a whole new way. Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) is Russia’s most beloved poet, and Eugene Onegin —his “novel in verse”—is considered the most influential work in Russian literature. In this episode, we welcome back acclaimed poet, translator , scholar and celebrated author Martin Bid...

What if the smallest things on earth carried the biggest messages from God?   "God's Amazing Creation: The Story of Seeds" by Lindy Kerr What makes a seed sprout? How do seeds travel across the earth? What protects them in drought? In this inspiring episode, Ric Bratton welcomes author and rancher Lindy Kerr , whose book God’s Amazing Creation: The Story of Seeds blends simple science with deep fa...

What was it really like to serve in the Peace Corps during its earliest days? In this episode, Gary R. Lindberg author of " The Vegetable Grows and the Lion Roars: My Peace Corps Service" shares extraordinary stories from his time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Ivory Coast during the 1960s — a bold era shaped by President John F. Kennedy’s vision of global service. From building school gardens...

What if humanity’s greatest strength — rational thought — is also the source of our deepest disconnection? In his book "How The Rational Mind Repressed The Emotional Mind Into Submission Once We Got The Spoken Word", engineer, philosopher, and systems thinker Chet Shupe explores how emotional intelligence once guided human life — and how the rise of language, laws, and rational systems slowly disp...

Can religious topics be entertaining? Barry Leonardini thinks so — and his bold, satirical novel Jesus and Peter: a Different View of Christ and His Catholic Church proves it. In this fascinating conversation, Leonardini challenges traditional Christian narratives by reimagining Jesus and the apostle Peter through a lens of humanity, ambition, politics, and power. Was Jesus exactly as depicted in...

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