It has been a long and winding path to beatification for Fulton Sheen. Msgr. Jason Gray has lead the investigation into his cause, and he joins us with an inside look at the process.

The interview we aired today was only a portion of our full video interview with Msgr. Gray. Check out the full video here:

Guest Info

Monsignor Jason Gray is a priest and canon lawyer who serves as the executive director of the Fulton Sheen Foundation, leading the cause for the canonization and beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Trust in higher education is fractured. Why have universities at all? To answer such a question, we need first to recover the very idea of a university. Universities exist in order to discover, understand, and articulate truth in each discipline of human endeavor. Do they also exist to help foster the virtues of character? Jonathan Sanford thinks they do – he explains why.

Guest Info

Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., is the 10th president of the University of Dallas. He has published widely on philosophical figures and topics, especially in foundational questions of moral philosophy. His books include Before Virtue: Assessing Contemporary Virtue Ethics (The Catholic University of America Press, 2015) and The Philosophical Legacy of Jorge J. E. Gracia (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022). He frequently speaks, provides interviews, and publishes on central issues in higher education, virtue theory, Catholicism, and culture. Dr. Sanford is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hildebrand Project, a member of the American Academy of Catholic Scholars and Artists, a Board Director of Great Hearts Texas, and a member of the Dallas Chapter of Legatus.

People who hold traditional values on marriage, gender and sexuality have been led to believe they are in the minority – that at least half the country holds their views in contempt for being backwards and divisive. But it turns out much of this polarization is a myth – and these so called ‘unpopular’ views are much more mainstream than you thought. Jonathan Butcher has more.

Further Reading

The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex

Guest Info

Jonathan Butcher is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation and the author of The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex.

Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan is working directly with the unfortunate in the Detroit area as a working arm of the Church. Paul Propson tells us more about the work they are doing.

Further Reading

Catholic Charities Southeast Michigan

Guest Info

Paul Propson is the CEO of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan.

The FBI was established on July 26, 1908. Catholics have played a significant role in the organization throughout its history. Marcus looks at some of the stories.

Further Reading

The FBI and the Catholic Church, 1935-1962

Hoover’s FBI: The Inside Story by Hoover’s Trusted Lieutenant

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus explains how the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure buried in a field. Marcus unpacks the readings.

On July 25, 1968, Pope Paul VI published Humane Vitae. And on July 25, 1978, the first test-tube baby was born. It seems fitting that these events would fall on the same day; the culture and even some within the church disregarded the warnings of Humane Vitae when it was published, and we’ve been paying the price ever since. Dr. Rachel Coleman has more.

Guest Info

Rachel Coleman is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Assumption University in Worcester, MA.

As humans, we are much more than cogs in a machine or raw material for technology, and when we die, we will be much more than food for worms. From the first breath of Genesis to the final hope of heaven, what does it really mean to be human? Dr. John Grabowski joins us.

Further Reading

A Catholic Guide to Being Human

John’s website

Guest Info

Dr. John S. Grabowski is the author most recently of A Catholic Guide to Being Human. He has taught moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC for many years. His teaching and writing has focused on the human person, moral theology, marriage, sexual ethics, and ethical issues at the beginning of life. He was appointed by Pope Francis to the 2015 Synod on Family as an expert. He and his wife Claire were appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Council for the Family in 2009 as a member couple. They have done marriage ministry (before and after the wedding) for many years and written a number of books together. They are regular guests on Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak’s More2Life show on Ave Maria radio.

On July 24, 1851, the citizens of Britain celebrated the end of the "Window Tax," a tax residents had to pay based on the number of windows in their house. This historical curiosity tells us a deeper truth about state overreach. Marcus has more.

A new study from the University of Notre Dame calls for better preparation for celibacy, greater use of psychological resources and a focus on vocational quality over quantity. Dr John Cavadini has the details.

Further Reading

US Seminaries Need to Improve Screening and Support for Priesthood Candidates, Study Finds

Read the full study

Guest Info

John C. Cavadini is a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, having served as Chair from 1997-2010. From 2000 to 2026 he served as the Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame.