Son Rise Morning Show

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer to share thoughts from St. Francis de Sales on poverty. Other guests include Gary Zimak on the faith of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Steve Ray to talk about traps and snares in the Bible. Other guests include Dr. Jim Papandrea to discuss his new book on Lectio Divina, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy feast of St. Florian! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss how he came to be known as the patron saint of firefighters. Guests include Fr. John Gavin, SJ, on the power of creeds, Teresa Tomeo from EWTN's Catholic Connection, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Happy feast of Pope St. Pius V! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss more of his life and legacy. Other guests include Gary Michuta with more prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament, and Rita Heikenfeld to discuss Mary gardens for the month of May. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy feast of St. Catherine of Siena! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell look at her impact on Church history and her legacy of spiritual wisdom. Guests include Dr. Benjamin Lewis from ICEL to discuss an Easter Hymn by St. Ambrose, Gary Zimak from Following the Truth, and Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer on St. Francis de Sales and the Introduction to the Devout Life. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, to share more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints. Other guests include Marlon De La Torre from Knowing is Doing, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. John Gavin, SJ, to share more thoughts from the Church Fathers on Christian maturity. Other guests include Teresa Tomeo from EWTN's Catholic Connection, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Greg Willits to share more thoughts from St. Louis de Montfort's "Love of Eternal Wisdom," Other guests include Andrew Petiprin from the Spe Salvi Institute on Pope Leo's trip to Africa, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Gary Zimak to discuss the passage from St. Peter’s first epistle that’s quoted in the St. Michael Prayer. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on how the war in Ukraine is affecting the Catholic Church there, and Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer to continue our series on St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Happy feast of St. Anselm of Canterbury! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to discuss some of St. Anselm's thoughts on prayer. Other guests include Steve Ray to discuss more about coins and money in the Bible, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. John Gavin, SJ, to share more thoughts from the Church Fathers on Christian maturity. Other guests include Stephanie Mann with more thoughts from Robert Hugh Benson's The Friendship of Christ, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin to discuss Christian anthropology in light of the latest Morrissey album. Other guests include Bobby Schindler from the Life and Hope Network, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Happy feast of St. Bernadette and St. Benedict Joseph Labre! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss St. Benedict as a patron of mental health, and Fr. Boniface Hicks to share thoughts from St. Bernadette on prayer. Other guests include Gary Michuta with more Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ, and Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Ken Craycraft to share a reflection on "rendering to Caesar" in connection with the tax filing deadline. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra to discuss Pope Leo's recent letter to the cardinals about an upcoming consistory, and Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer to continue our series on Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to share more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints. Other guests include Steve Ray on coins and money in the Bible, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...