Ave Maria In The Afternoon

Beverly Willett looks at the surging popularity of silent retreats and Steve Ray joins us with a look at why Jesus designated St Peter as the “CEO” of the Catholic Church.

Maria Scaperlanda honors the feast day of Fr. Stanley Rother, the “shepherd who didn’t run,” and we continue our look at what Scripture says about Faith and Works with John Martignoni.

In this Sunday’s Gosepl the Disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine, and Michael Barber explores the mystery of the Anointing of the Sick.

Pope Leo has declared a miracle in Rhode Island. Matthew Bunson has the details and Steve Ray looks at the Biblical roots of the Holy Land.

Doug Keck joins us to honor the birthday of Fr. Benedict Groeschel and Mo Guernon tells the story of the short papacy of John Paul I.

Dr Greg Popcak weighs in on the infamous “Astronomer CEO” scandal and we look at the theology of deification with Carl Olson.

Luke Lancaster looks at the Church’s teachings on Original Sin and and we talk with John O’Callaghan about the purpose of teleology.

This Sunday we hear the story of Martha and Mary. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine, and Travis Curtwright discusses Thomas More’s not-so-silent campaign against Henry VIII.

A young poet pretended to be ‘a gender-fluid member of the Nigerian diaspora,’ and his intentionally-bad poems were published. Marcus takes a look at the story, and Meg Hunter-Kilmer introduces us to the stories of the Ugandan martyrs. Matthew Bunson tells us what is known about the IDF attack on a Gaza church and we discuss the theology of St. Bonaventure with Mike Aquilina.

Marcus reflects on today’s readings and talks with Jack Figge about the state of religious vocations in the US. He then looks at today’s feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Chris Kazcor discusses what the Founders meant by “All men are created equal.”

Why must every story of death turn into a political football? Marcus shares some thoughts. We also look back with Peter Laffin at the near-assassination of Donald Trump, one year ago this week, and Steve Ray defends “repetitive” prayer. Greg Popcak has tips for having “God-centric” arguments with your spouse and we compare the philosophies of the American and French Revolutions with Brad Birzer.

Marcus reflects on how Christian families maintain hope in the face of grief, and talks with Dr. Wes Smith about the New England Journal of Medicine’s stance on transgender medical treatment for minors. Matthew Bunson celebrates the Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and we talk with David Deavel about preparing our hearts for the future.

Marcus celebrates the life of St Benedict of Nursia and discusses how he built the west, and we look at St Augustine’s Confessions with Dr. Shane Owens. We look ahead to the Sunday readings and the parable of the Good Samaritan with Rob Corzine, and discuss the Nicene Creed with Jared Staudt.

Matthew Bunson joins us with a recap of the latest Church news and we talk with Michael Matteson Miller about false visions of the human person, and their remedies.

Marcus looks at the problematic appeal of Andrew Tate and Megan Garcia shares the tragic story of losing her son to an AI chatbot.