Following the publication of Pope Leo’s new encyclical, the New York Times claimed that the teaching on artificial intelligence was a shift from the Church’s “fixation” on “pelvic theology.” This betrays a profound misunderstanding of the Church’s teaching on sexuality and its relationship to Catholic social doctrine. Noelle Mering has more.

Further Reading

The false divide between “pelvic theology” and Catholic social teaching

Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology

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Noelle Mering is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in the Life and Family Initiative. She is the author of No Contact: How a Seductive Ideology Broke Families and Friendships—and How We Can Repair Them (Penguin Random House, 2026). She is also the best-selling author of Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology and co-author of the Theology of Home book series.

This Sunday we celebrate the Trinity, one of the great mysteries of our faith. We unpack the Sunday readings with Rob Corzine.

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On this day in 1453, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire came to its earthly end. The fall of Constantinople represents a clash between two political theologies – and it remains a warning for us today. Marcus has more.

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Children’s literature, by its very nature, can spark unexpected and fruitful conversations. These conversations can take various forms—from lighthearted and whimsical to educational and pro¬foundly thought-provoking. And they can be used to spark conversations on the faith. Luella D’Amico joins us with more.

Further Reading

Wondrous Reading Encountering the Catholic Faith in Children’s Literature

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LuElla D’Amico is Associate Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of the Incarnate Word. Her scholarly and teaching focus is on early United States literature, children’s literature, Christian women’s writing, transatlanticism, and girlhood studies.

The Church continues to suffer persecution in Lebanon. Fr. Roger Chikri, head of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary, tells us about the struggles the Church is facing and how you can support them at an upcoming fundraiser dinner.

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Fr. Roger Chikri is the head of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Gregory the Great gives us an important exhortation in today’s Office of the Readings: Whose approval governs the soul when we are mocked? Do we do things for the love of God, or because we desire our own praise and adulation? If we aren’t careful, praise can very quickly become a drug to the soul and it can turn the soul away from the altar of God. Marcus has more.

St John Henry Newman taught the Church a whole host of things, ranging from the development of doctrine to the primacy of truth to the nature of conscience. But Matthew Walz wants to consider something else – what it means to Hope in God the Creator. He joins us.

Further Reading

Trusting the One who ‘Knows What He’s About’

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Matthew Walz will begin serving as President of Thomas More College at the beginning of the upcoming academic year after almost two decades of teaching and administrative work at the University of Dallas and Holy Trinity Seminary. His inauguration will take place in September. He and his beautiful wife, Teresa, have been blessed with eight children.

The Society of St. Pius X has announced the names of four priests who will be consecrated as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV. We talk more about this and other Church news with Matthew Bunson.

Further Reading

Vatican announces global rosary for peace with Pope Leo XIV

Society of St. Pius X names priests to be consecrated bishops July 1

Churchgoers Hear About Political, Social Issues in U.S. From Pulpit, Pew Survey Says

Pope Leo Urges Priests to Respect ‘Norms of the Liturgy’ to Avoid Confusion at Mass

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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

10 years ago, social media was set ablaze following the death of Harambe, a zoo gorilla who was shot after a child fell into its enclosure. The White House X account tried to honor the anniversary of the incident this week with a rather bizarre post. A society that eulogizes a zoo animal while celebrating the “right” to abortion is a society doomed to fail. Marcus has more.

Further Reading

Pope Decries ‘Drastic Sterility,’ Discrimination Against Motherhood in Europe

White House commemorates ‘true patriot’ Harambe

Despite its linguistic beauty and political intrigue, Dante’s “Divine Comedy” is a work of profound theological depth. It reflects the coherence and richness of Medieval Christian philosophy and theology and has much to say about the nature and effects of sin. Mike Schramm has more.

Further Reading

8 life lessons from Dante’s Inferno

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Mike Schramm lives in southeastern Minnesota with his wife and seven children. There, he teaches theology and philosophy at Aquinas High School and Viterbo University. He earned his MA in theology from St. Joseph’s College in Maine and an MA in philosophy from Holy Apostles College. He has written for Busted Halo, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and the Voyage Comics Blog.