Episodes
Today, Dr. Peter Kwasneiwski debunks myths about the Mass before Vatican II, Dr. Jay Richards from “The Stream” and the Heritage Foundation will explain what the next administration can do to combat gender ideology, and more. Get “Turn Around: Replying to Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass” at tanbooks.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Parish Kitchen is at parishkitchen.org Find Dr. Jay Richards at stream.org and heritage.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Published 11/14/24
Published 11/14/24
Today, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby joins Fr. Rob to discuss whether Pope St. John Paul II’s legacy is being forgotten, Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need updates us on persecution against Catholics around the world, and much more. Get “Find Peace in Advent!” at avemariapress.com Read “John Paul Who?” at thecatholicthing.com Aid to the Church in Need is at churchinneed.org Get “The Best Argument for God” at sophiainstitute.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 11/13/24
Today, our Fr. Rob talks with Fr. Rob[ert] Spitzer about God and science, writer Jaymie Stuart Wolfe tells us how to more like St. Joan of Arc, and much more. Get “Christ, Science, and Reason” at Ignatius.com Read “What’s it Like in Purgatory” at catholicexchange.com Get “Born to do This: at avemariapress.com Get “Passport to Perfection” at essentialistpress.com Details for the Annie Takeuchi’s Nov. 21 concert at TMU, and scores of other Catholci events, are...
Published 11/13/24
Happy Veterans Day and Feast of St. Martin of Tours! Today, writer Jeannie Ewing talks with Fr. Rob about when it’s okay to admit failure (and why), Roxanne King introduces her book about Catholic heroes of civil rights, and much more. Jeannie Ewing is at jeannieewing.com and jeannieewingsubstack.com Find American Heritage Girls at americanheritagegirls.org Find Carl Brown’s books and talks at everybodysuffers.com Get “Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights” at Ignatius.com Read “Pay...
Published 11/11/24
Today, Professor Michael Ward joins us from Oxford to explain why C.S. Lewis’s book “The Abolition of Man” is more important now than when it was written, composer/musician Michael Zabrocki introduces his new album of traditional and new music dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and much more. Get the “After Humanity” and “The Abolition of Man” set at bookstore.wordonfire.org Read “Christianity is not a Respectable Religion” at catholicexchange.com The Jesuit Spiritual Center at...
Published 11/08/24
Today, Fr. Rob talks with Margie Christie of Dayton Right to Life and Dr. Jennifer Roback More of the Ruth Institute about election results for Ohio and the country, entrepreneur/publisher Ryan Moreau tells us about Essentialist Press, and more. Dayton Right to Life is at daytonlife.org Get “Passport to Perfection” at essentialistpress.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Get “Praying Like Saint Augustine: A Guided Prayer Journal” at osvcatholicbookstore.com Get “The Sexual State”...
Published 11/08/24
Today, Steffani Aquila of His Girl Sunday tells us how to celebrate like a Catholic all year long, Arizona Christian University researcher Dr. George Barna shares what his research into American worldview and mental health says about a possible overlooked reason for the high rates of anxiety and depression in our society, and much more. Care Net Pregnancy Services of Northern Kentucky is at carenetnky.org The Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Office of Mission and the Pontifical Mission Societies...
Published 11/06/24
Today, Director Rich Hull introduces his film about combat chaplains (in theaters for Veterans Day!), Patti Garibay tells us how to start an American Heritage Girls troupe in your parish, and much more. See the trailer for “Fighting Spirit” and buy tickets at fightingspiritfilm.com The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org Read “How to Teach with Power and Authority” at catholicexchange.com Find American Heritage Girls at americanheritagegirls.org Adventure Catholic...
Published 11/05/24
Today, Dr. Adam Rusmussen from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University talks with Fr. Rob about what CRC research says about Christians who don’t intent to vote this year; Joseph Pearce Download the CRC report on voting at arizonachristian.edu Find Dawn Beutner at dawnbeutner.com The Friday concert at St. Martin of Torus, and scores of other Catholic events, are at sacredheartradio.com/events Get “Classic literature Made Simple” at Ignatius.com Courage is a Habit is...
Published 11/04/24
Today, Fr. Rob and professor/author Dr. David Deane finish their series on how the Mass can overcome the banality of our culture and renew our faith; bestselling author and speaker Gary Zimack previews his Advent book, and much more. Get “The Tyranny of the Banal” at rowman.com Get “Find Peace in Advent!” at avemariapress.com Read “Saints Who Saw Heaven and Hell” at ncregister.com The American Life League’s Charity Watchlist is at all.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 11/01/24
Today, Meg Hunter-Kilmer introduces her new books about saints for young readers, National Catholic Register staff writer Joseph Pronechan introduces saints who saw Heaven (and Hell!), Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute talks with Fr. Rob about the Archbishop of Cincinnati’s decision to sever ties with the Girl Scouts, and much more. Get “Saints Around the World” at stpaulcenter.com Read “Saints Who Saw Heaven and Hell” at ncregister.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org ...
Published 10/31/24
Today, Fr. Nathan Cromly of the St. John Institute explains how to make the Apostle Paul your coach, University of Dayton historian Dr. Michael Carter explores the part anti-Catholicism played in past American elections, and much more. Get “Coached by Paul the Apostle” at scepterpublishers.org Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center is at olhsc.org Find Dr. Michael Carter at udayton.edu and scholar.google.com Get “The Best Argument for God” at sophiainstitute.com See omnystudio.com/listener...
Published 10/30/24
Today, Karlo Broussard joins Fr. Rob to talk about what it means to ask a saint to pray for you; Aaron Seng from Tradivox introduces a new app that will answer all your Catholic questions, and much more. St. Gertrude Parish is at stgertrude.org Get “The Saints Pray for You” at shop.catholic.com Try out the Master Catechism app at mastercatechism.com Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com The American Life League’s...
Published 10/29/24
Today, Fr. Ed Looney invites us to spend this Advent praying with the Church; Christopher Kazcor tells us how to pray like St. Augustine, and much more. Get “Praying with the Church Through Advent” at sophiainstitute.com Get “Praying Like Saint Augustine: A Guided Prayer Journal” at osvcatholicbookstore.com The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics is at mariasteinshrine.org The Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains is at cathedralaoc.org Ignatius Press is at ignatius.com See...
Published 10/28/24
Today, Professor David Deane talks with Fr. Rob about how the banality of our attitude toward sex and sexuality leads to its tyranny over us; Jason Baxter introduces his exciting new translation of Dante’s “Inferno,” and much more. Get “The Tyranny of the Banal” at rowman.com The St. Cecilia Hymn Festival and scores of other Catholic events are at sacredheartradio.com/events Get Dr. Jason Baxter’s translation of “Inferno” at angelicopress.com The Athletic.com Cincinnati is...
Published 10/25/24
Today Catholic adventurer Steve Ray debunks six Biblical myths (plus one!); Katie Brown from the American Life League tells us two breast cancer charities to avoid; and much more. Steve Ray is at catholicconvert.com Read “Six Biblical Myths Debunked” at catholicanswers.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Red Bird Ministries is at redbird.love The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org Get “The Sexual State” at tanbooks.com Watch “Introducing the Ruth Institute” at youtube.com See...
Published 10/24/24
Today, Cincinnati Catholic Schools Superintendent Matt Daniels joins us to talk about Bishop Conley’s letter on Catholic education; Pat Flynn gives us another argument for the existence of God, and much more. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Schools Office is at catholicaoc.org Read “The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education,” Bishop James Conley’s letter on education, at lincolndiocese.org Get “A Year of Daily Offerings” at ignatius.com SVDP-NKY is at svdpnky.org Get “The Best...
Published 10/23/24
Today, Professor Ken Craycraft finishes his series on Catholicism and politics; Dr. Christopher Holman and Fr. Luke VanBurkem, OP, join us from St. Gertrude to explain the parish’s monthly Dominican-rite Masses, and much more. Find articles by Ken Craycraft at thecatholictelegraph.com, catholicherald.co.uk, and oursundayvisitor.com Get “Citizens Yet Strangers” at osvcatholicbookstore.com SVDP-Cincinnati is at svpcincinnati.org St. Gertrude Parish is at stgertrude.org Adventure Catholic...
Published 10/22/24
Today, Kelly Breaux of Red Bird Ministries invites grieving parents to use their programs and resources, film director Rich Hull introduces “Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain’s Journey” (in theaters November 8th only), and much more. Red Bird Ministries is at redbird.love Crisis Magazine is at crisismagazine.com Read “Beware the Hardened Heart” at catholicexchange.com The Ruah Woods Institute is at ruahwoodsinstitute.org See the trailer for “Fighting Spirit” and buy tickets for the...
Published 10/22/24
Today, Prof. David Deane joins us from Nova Scotia to discuss disordered despair, attorney Philip Williamson explains the details of a case against an Illinois abortion “buffer zone” that the Supreme Court may take up, and much more. Get “The Tyranny of the Banal” at rowman.com The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org The Taft law firm is at taftlaw.com Mike Aquilina is at fathersofthechurch.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/22/24
Today, Courtney Brown joins Fr. Rob from Ruah Woods for another discussion of St. Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Margie Christie of Dayton Right to LIfe updates us on abortion numbers in Montgomery County, and much more. For information on Kentucky’s proposed amendment, see covdio.org/yesontwo The Diocese of Covington’s Office of Catechesis and Evangelization is at covdio.org/oce/ The Ruah Woods Institute is at ruahwoodsinstitute.org Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Dayton...
Published 10/17/24
Today, Rebecca Shaffer Wells continues her discussion about the organ in worship, SVDP-Cincinnati CEO Brad McGonigle joins Fr. Rob to talk about the upcoming Thanksgiving food drive, and much more. 1724 organ in the Netherlands Key to photos of the 1724 organ in De Grote Jakobijnerkerk Heaven’s Gain is at HeavensGain.org Read “Why is Humility so Difficult to Achieve” at catholicexchange.com SVDP-Cincinnati is at svdpcincinnati.org Get “The Best Argument for God”...
Published 10/16/24
Today, bioethicist Dr. Josef Zalot talks with Fr. Rob about the new database of children’s hospitals doing “gender-affirming care,” Kristan Hawkins from Students for Life of America tells us what she sees coming for the future of America’s prolife movement, and much more. Pregnancy Center Plus is at pcplus.org and supportpcplus.org The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org Do No Harm’s database of children’s hospitals is at stoptheharmdatabase.org Find Saturday’s Men’s...
Published 10/15/24
Today, writer Jeannie Ewing reminds us that hope is never lost, even when there are no answers; patient advocate January Littlejohn tells us what a new database of “gender affirming treatments” at children’s hospitals by Do No Harm says about Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (hint, it’s not good), and much more Read “Live Today’s Questions at jeannieewing.substack.com Find articles by Ken Craycraft at thecatholictelegraph.com, catholicherald.co.uk, and oursundayvisitor.com Get “Citizens Yet...
Published 10/14/24