Heal, Not Harm: The Importance of Free and Virtuous Medicine (2 segments)

The First Amendment guarantees the right to express one’s religious convictions both privately and publicly. Naturally, public expression extends to professional life - we mustn’t check our conscience at the door to our workplace. Yet, that is precisely what is expected of many health care professionals. This expectation harms the health care professional, the patient, and the overall profession. We look at the problem and a solution with Dr. Andrew Kubick.

Christianity Compels the Transformation of Culture (2 segments)

As Christians, it’s easy to be lured by the prospect of casting aside the culture and the sinful world, and to simply fend for ourselves. But the Scriptures call for the baptized to engage the culture, to bring about the transformation of the culture, so that our vocations intersect with our occupations for the sake of sanctifying the entire world for Christ. Charlie Self has more

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Segment 1: Fatherhood First: The Man Who Left the World Cup

Jérémy Doku is living a soccer player’s ultimate dream: he’s playing in the FIFA World Cup. But this week he set that dream aside, leaving his team so he could be present for the birth of his son. Sadly, his decision was met with some blowback. Critics accused him of abandoning his duties, and one television personality went as far as to claim that fathers play no role in the delivery process. Marcus looks at what this shows about our culture’s understanding of family and vocation.

Segment 2: Empowering Workers: A Better Way Forward

Workplace harmony tends to increase productivity, and greater productivity leads to flourishing. Jim Babka joins us with a look at strategies for empowering workers for greater unity and flourishing.

Segment 3: Thinking Theologically about Work (2 segments)

We devote hours and hours each week to our work – often spending more waking hours there than anywhere else. What if we approached our work as a vocation, regardless of what that work might be? We explore a theological vision of work and vocation with Scott Rae.

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Segment 1: Marriage as a Ministry

During his papacy, St. John Paul II detailed the challenges of evangelizing a world where words don’t matter and truth doesn’t exist. We can do this by living out the free, total, faithful, fruitful love that we receive from Christ in communion in our marriage and family lives. Dr. Greg Popcak has more.

Segment 2: Immigration: Facts, Economics, and Morality

Immigration policy is one of the most hotly contested topics of our age. Daniel Di Martino joins us to examine immigration policy through the lens of human dignity, solidarity, and ordered love, weighing the duties nations owe to their citizens and migrants alike.

Segment 3: The Ethics and Economics of Sports Gambling (2 segments)

You can no longer watch a professional or collegiate sporting event without being inundated by ads for gambling. What effects does this have on our society? We look at the ethics and economics of sports gambling – past, present, and future – with Dr. Jared Pincin.

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Segment 1: God Preserves His People

In today’s readings, we can see how God preserves His people in their faithfulness, because walking the narrow path of covenantal obedience and moral living is a crucial component of covenant life. Marcus has more.

Segment 2: Education and the Free Society

What is educating for liberty? Dr. Todd Flanders joins us with an historical overview to the question, and engages emerging challenges to forming young people for a proper understanding of freedom and its responsible exercise.

Segment 3: The Foundations of Principled Entrepreneurship (2 segments)

When entrepreneurship is rooted in principle, it can be both a creative calling and a path to human flourishing. Andreas Widmer looks at how integrating faith, work, and culture transforms business from a transactional enterprise into a force for lasting prosperity.

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Segment 1: Echoes of an Angel: Remembering my Wife, Lost to Cancer

Mike Romano, a producer for EWTN, recently lost his wife to cancer. While the family visited her grave on Mother’s Day, his son told him “Dad, you don’t have to be so sad every time we visit her. Mom wouldn’t want you to be sad because she’s rejoicing in heaven.” Mike shares his story.

Segment 2: “The King’s Loyal Servant – But God’s First”

Today we celebrate the Feast of St Thomas More. At his execution, he proclaimed that he died “The King’s loyal servant – but God’s first.” Marcus reflects on what this lesson means for us today.

Segment 3: Philosophy Meets AI: The Real Limits of Machines (2 segments)

Artificial intelligence firms are hiring and paying big salaries to philosophers to help them think through the issues facing the developers of AI. Randall Smith walks us through some of the issues.

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Segment 1: Defending the Free Market (2 segments)

We are excited to be broadcasting again from Acton University in Grand Rapids. Fr. Robert Sirico joins to discuss the conference and his newest book, Defending the Free Market.

Segment 2: 100th anniversary of the Shrine of the Little Flower

The National Shrine of the Little Flower is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week. Judy Maten tells us more.

Segment 3: “Give up your evil ways and keep my commandments”

Marcus looks at today’s First Reading from the Second Book of Kings and the consequences of when the children of Israel sinned against God.

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Segment 1: “Even all the hairs of your head are counted.” (2 segments)

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reassures us that we have no reason to be afraid. God know the very number of the hairs on our head, and if even the sparrows are cared for, then we know we will be as well. Rob Corzine joins us to unpack the readings.

Segment 2: Truth First Ministry

Every one of us has been equipped perfectly for a purposeful life. True joy and authenticity come from wholeheartedly living that life. We talk about it with Andrea LaFountain, who shares the work she is doing with Truth First Ministry.

Segment 3: The Gift of Fatherhood

Marcus’ oldest son turns five today – just in time for Father’s Day. Marcus reflects on the gift of Fatherhood.

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Segment 1: Treasures in Heaven

In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns us not to store our treasures on earth, but to store them up in Heaven, for were our treasure is our heart will be as well. What treasure occupies our deepest affection? What rival loyalties do we have within us for our devotion? What resentments do we have that remain unsolved? Or what spiritual blindness is clouding the way we live spiritually? Marcus has more.

Segment 2: The Worst Father in the Bible

When we think of fathers in the bible, our minds immediately go to the shining example set by St Joseph. But what about the less than stellar fathers? Steve Ray joins us.

Segment 3: America’s Great Dad Divide (2 segments)

There are some encouraging numbers on fatherhood in America. Recent research shows that dad are spending nearly four times the number of hours their grandfathers spent with their kids, and that parenting time for fathers has been trending upward for decades. In the words of one study, today’s dads are becoming “the parents their fathers never were.” But there is a cloud to this silver lining – a major reason for the change is that fewer men are becoming dads in the first place. Brad Wilcox has more.

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Segment 1: A Link between Smartphones and Declining Birth Rates?

The US has been in a steep fertility decline for nearly two decades, and a new study may shed some light on one of the causes. The study used mobile coverage maps cross-referenced with fertility data to conclude that the release of the iPhone, the first modern smartphone, is associated with an accelerated decline in fertility that has continued to the present day. Marcus looks at the numbers.

Segment 2: We are all called to a Royal Priesthood

Dr John Bergsma joins us to explore the theology of the royal priesthood, rooted in the early chapters of Genesis, and look at how God establishes a covenant of sonship with us.

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Segment 1: “Our Father, who art in heaven”

In today’s Gospel, Jesus invites us to address God as our Father. God seeks sons who want to live in His presence, and the entire story of salvation history concerns divine sonship. Marcus has more.

Segment 2: What Pope Leo Means for Fulton Sheen

As the first American pope, Leo XIV is probably the most famous American Catholic in history. And in taking this “title,” he likely replaces soon-to-be Blessed Fulton J Sheen. It’s a blessed irony that the cause of our once best-known Catholic may well have been picked up and advanced by our new best-known Catholic. Paul Kengor has more.

Segment 3: Pope warns SSPX bishop ordinations risk deepening schism (2 segments)

Pope Leo XIV cautioned that the planned ordination of Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) bishops could push the group toward schism, urging them again to stop and remain in communion with the Church. Matthew Bunson has more on this and other Church news.

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