Bishop Jerry Vincke of Salina, Kansas joins us to share his experiences of spiritual fatherhood and how he has seen the Holy Spirit transform lives as we continue from the 2026 Encounter Conference.

Guest Info

Bishop Jerry Vincke is the Bishop of Salina, Kansas.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells the famous Parable of the Sower. Rob Corzine joins us to unpack the readings.

Guest Info

Rob Corzine is the Vice-president of Programs for the St Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

In Romans 12:2, St Paul calls on us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This is the essence of metanoia – a transformation of our hearts and souls in how we view the world, empowered by Christ’s Spirit. We talk more with Matt Ingold.

Further Reading

Metanoia Website

Guest Info

Matt Ingold is the CEO and Cofounder of Metanoia.

In his work with St Paul Street Evangelization, Adam Janke brings the heart of the Gospel to people in their everyday lives. He joins us at the 2026 Encounter Conference.

Further Reading

Catholic Street Evangelization: Stories of Conversion and Witness

Catholic Evangelization

St Paul Street Evangelization

Guest Info

Adam Janke is the President of St Paul Street Evangelization. Adam is a “revert” to the Catholic faith having been born Catholic, raised Lutheran, and became Baptist in high school before returning to the Catholic Church in college. He oversees the day to day operations of St. Paul Street Evangelization, including the development of programs and resources. Adam brings the experience the institute has gained through hundreds of street teams in the form of talks and workshops on evangelization, healing, and hospitality. After converting to Catholicism in 2005, Adam obtained a BA in Theology and Catechetics and an MA in Theology in Christian Ministry from Franciscan University. Adam has been featured on EWTN Television and Radio, Catholic Answers Live, the Radio Maria Network, the National Catholic Register, as well as in several other Catholic news publications. He resides in Michigan with his wife and eight children.

On July 10, 1925, the Scopes Monkey Trial began. The state of Tennessee accused John Scopes, a high school teacher, of violating the Butler Act, which prohibited teaching human evolution in a state-funded school. The trial brought national attention to the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy, a debate over the compatibility of Scripture and modern human science. Marcus looks back.

We must never forget that the Scriptures are the Father’s love letter to us, inviting us to join Him in covenant life. Part of this covenant life is understanding where God is calling us. Dr Mary Healy joins us to discuss reading the Scriptures from the Heart and Mind of the Church.

Further Reading

Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture: Genesis

Mary’s website

Guest Info

Mary Healy (STD, Pontifical Gregorian University) is professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. She is a bestselling author, an international speaker, and one of the first women to serve on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. She is also a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Her books include The Gospel of Mark and Hebrews in the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture. Visit her website at DrMaryHealy.com.

Pope Leo XIV has named the first moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Rome, as the pontiff continues to reform the diocese’s central organization in the wake of administrative upheaval. Matthew Bunson has more on this and other Church news.

Further Reading

Pope Leo XIV Continues Reform of Diocese of Rome With Addition of Leadership Position

Archbishop Gänswein: ‘Time Is Ripe’ to Lift Restrictions on Traditional Latin Mass

Diocese of Oslo to Open Canonization Cause for Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset

Canonization Cause for Mother Angelica’s Spiritual Mentor, Rhoda Wise, Reaches Next Step

Guest Info

Matthew Bunson is Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News and a Senior Fellow at St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He’s the author or co-author of more than 50 books including the first English-language biography of Pope Francis and The Encyclopedia of Catholic History. Follow him on twitter at MattBunson. Register Radio airs Saturdays at 4 pm and Sundays at 11 am on Ave Maria Radio

As the rector of St Paul Seminary, Fr. Joseph Taphorn spends his life helping young men discerning the priesthood to discover the power of the Spirit in their lives. The King of the Universe has a plan for all of us – including you! Fr. Joseph joins us to discuss the power of the Holy Spirit in discernment.

Guest Info

Fr Joseph Taphorn is the Rector and Vice-President of St Paul Seminary in Minnesota. He also serves as Vice-President of the University of St Thomas. He was ordained a priest in 1997.

It feels perfectly natural to tell friends – and even strangers – about our favorite movie, why our favorite team keeps coming up short, or a new restaurant we just discovered. So why does it sometimes feel so unnatural to share the transforming story of the Gospel? Pete Burak joins us.

Further Reading

A Man on Purpose: 10 Rules of Life from a Faithful Father

Guest Info

Pete Burak is the vice president of Renewal Ministries, an organization dedicated to renewal and evangelization in the Catholic Church, and codirector of Pine Hills Boys Camp. He also served as an EWTN host for coverage of the National Eucharistic Congress. He is the author of A Man on Purpose: 10 Rules of Life from a Faithful Father.

We are surrounded by tribes: political, professional, online, ideological. Each offer belonging at a price. Join, and you risk dissolving into a ready-made identity. Refuse, and you risk drifting into isolation. Either way, the modern person is pulled toward the same end: forming a fragmented self that is easier to manage, easier to sell to, and easier to recruit. Luke Burgis joins us with an alternative to this worldview.

Further Reading

The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion

Luke’s website

Luke’s blog

Guest Info

Luke Burgis is the author most recently of The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion. He founded The Cluny Institute, which brings together philosophy, technology, and the arts in pursuit of a more human future, and is a professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is also the author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, which has been translated into more than 20 languages. He lives in Washington, D.C., and Michigan with his wife, Claire, and their two daughters.