New book on St. Francis of Assisi, This Week in Catholic History, and more…

New book on St. Francis of Assisi, This Week in Catholic History, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Teresa Tomeo to discuss her new book on St. Francis of Assisi. Other guests include Stephanie Mann with more insights from English poetry and literature, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…

Happy feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Greg Willits from the Rosary Army to discuss the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts. Other guests include Danny Flynn from the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education on cell phones in classrooms, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Celebrating the feast of St. Barnabas, gluten free cookies using Bible foods, and more…

Happy feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his role as the “son of encouragement.” Guests include Courtney Brown on utilitarianism and the pope’s encyclical about artificial intelligence, Gary Michuta on more Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah, and Rita Heikenfeld to discuss a gluten free cookie recipe using foods mentioned in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

What Catholics believe about Baptism, wisdom from Ecclesiastes, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers to continue our discussion on what Catholics believe about Baptism. Other guests include Gary Zimak with wisdom from the book of Ecclesiastes, 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...

Celebrating the feast of St. Ephrem the Syrian, the purity of Mary’s heart, and more…

Happy feast of St. Ephrem the Syrian! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to look at the life and legacy of this great poet and theologian. Other guests include Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer, author of "How to be His," and Steve Ray on why we refer to Mary's heart as "immaculate." Plus news, weather, sports, and more…