In today’s Gospel, Jesus is confronted with the woman caught in adultery. He tells the crowds about to stone her that anyone who is without sin may cast the first stone, then invites the women to go and sin no more. We talk more about the reading with Doug Keck.

Guest Info

Doug Keck is the emeritus President and COO of EWTN and the host of EWTN Bookmark.

We live in a time of astounding scientific breakthroughs and unprecedented medical marvels. Yet modern man has not yet found a way to overcome the one thing that is inevitable for every person, regardless of their social status, income, or lifestyle: death. We discuss the inevitability of death and the hope of the Resurrection with Carl Olson.

Further Reading

The reality of death and the Trinitarian “science” of salvation

Guest Info

Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report and Ignatius Insight. He is the author of Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?, Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”?, co-editor/contributor to Called To Be the Children of God, co-author of The Da Vinci Hoax (Ignatius), and author of the “Catholicism” and “Priest Prophet King” Study Guides for Bishop Robert Barron/Word on Fire. His recent books on Lent and Advent—Praying the Our Father in Lent (2021) and Prepare the Way of the Lord (2021)—are published by Catholic Truth Society. The Most Asked Questions about Faith, Reason, Jesus, and the Bible, co-authored with Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., will be published by Ignatius Press in Fall 2026. He is also a contributor to “Our Sunday Visitor” newspaper, “The Catholic Answer” magazine, “The Imaginative Conservative”, “The Catholic Herald”, “National Catholic Register”, “Chronicles”, and other publications. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @carleolson.

The UK’s House of Lords has approved an amendment to British law that effectively allows for abortion up to birth. Joanna Bogle joins us from London with more.

Further Reading

UK bishops, pro-life leaders react to vote decriminalizing women who end their own pregnancies

‘A Tragic Moment for Our Nation’: UK Catholic Leaders Condemn Up-to-Birth Abortion Vote

Guest Info

Joanna Bogle is a journalist in the United Kingdom. Her book Newman’s London is published by Gracewing Books.

The last week has seen the deaths of two men who represented two very different forms of masculinity. Chuck Norris was the archetype of the “man’s man” whose characters defended the weak and stood up for justice. Meanwhile, OnlyFans owner Leo Radvinsky raked in nearly $2 million each day from his website, which was largely driven by pornographic content – a drop in the bucket of the mutli-billion dollar porn industry. Marcus looks at these forms of masculinity and our cultural priorities.

The best movies are the ones that, in some way or another, draw us closer to God – and there are many that make for great Lenten viewing. Monica Miller has some suggestions.

Further Reading

Four Great Films for Your Lenten Journey

Guest Info

Dr Monica Miller is the Director of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and the author of many books including “The Authority of Women in the Catholic Church,” “Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars” and “Theology of the Passion of the Christ” Check out prolifesociety.com.

Biblical scholars often point to the Gospel of John as the one that most clearly portrays Jesus’ divinity. But in his recounting of the raising of Lazarus, John portrays Jesus in some of the most deeply human moments of His ministry. We unpack the Sunday readings with Rob Corzine.

Guest Info

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

Religion and Violence are often cited as going hand-in-hand. But in the twentieth century alone we saw example after example of violence perpetrated by governments committed to extreme forms of secularism. We review the history of secularist violence with Thomas Howard.

Further Reading

Broken Altars Secularist Violence in Modern History

Guest Info

Dr. Thomas “Tal” Howard is the author of Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History. He is Professor of Humanities and History and Chair of Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University.

Thinking is good, but overthinking is not. It warps our sense of “what is” and it perseverates when we should let go. We talk more with Tod Worner.

Further Reading

The hell of overthinking

Guest Info

Tod Worner is a practicing internal medicine physician, serves as Managing Editor of Evangelization & Culture, the Journal of the Word on Fire Institute, and hosts The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.

GK Chesterton once observed that we are perishing not from want of wonders, but from want of wonder. Scientism, the claim that empirical science is the only real form of knowledge, has led to a deeply dehumanized worldview. Marcus has more.

The original vision of the civil rights revolution was to ensure all Americans were protected from illegal discrimination. Unfortunately, it was derailed by the left’s misbegotten “disparate impact” approach. Are we trending back towards an era of civil rights sanity? Thomas Powers joins us.

Further Reading

A New Era of Civil Rights Sanity?

American Multiculturalism and the Anti-Discrimination Regime: The Challenge to Liberal Pluralism

Guest Info

Thomas F. Powers is a visiting lecturer at the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Cleveland State University and the author of American Multiculturalism and the Anti-Discrimination Regime.