Best of the Son Rise Morning Show - Memorial Day

Celebrating the feast of St. Bridget of Sweden, a lettuce-free Summer Bible salad recipe, and more

Happy feast pf St. Bridget of Sweden! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss her life and legacy. Guests include Fr. Robert Nixon with more thoughts on solitude and silence from Thomas a Kempis, pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on how much you should talk about your feelings in counseling, and Rita Heikenfeld with a lettuce-free Summer Bible salad recipe. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Celebrating the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, how various Catholic bishops like their coffee, and more…

Happy feast of St. Mary Magdalene! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss her legacy as the "apostle to the apostles." Guests include Amy Fahey on the opening of the sainthood cause of novelist and Nobel Prize winner Sigrid Unset, Gary Zimak on the witness of St. Simon of Cyrene, and Matt McDonald from the National Catholic Register to discuss his article about how various bishops like their coffee. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Celebrating the feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, reviewing the Odyssey, and more…

Happy feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss St. Lawrence as the Apostolic Doctor of the Church. Other guests include Deacon Steven Greydanus with a review of the Odyssey, and Kris McGregor from Discerning Hearts to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Celebrating the feast day of Elijah the Prophet, the miracle that led to Fulton Sheen’s beatification, and more...

Happy feast of St. Elijah the Prophet! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. John Bergsma to discuss why Elijah is one of the most important figures in all of salvation history. Other guests include Msgr. Jason Gray on the miracle leading to Fulton Sheen's beatification, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

A compendium of Eucharistic Miracles, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Shaun McAfee to discuss his new resource on Eucharistic Miracles. Other guests include Laura Strietmann from Miraculous Mom to discuss her fabric designs inspired by the Blessed Mother, 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…