Each day requests for help pour into the Vatican from every corner of the world. The Papal Foundation offers Catholics in America a unique opportunity to assist the Holy Father in responding with God’s love, grace and abundance. Deacon Jim Coffee tells us more about their work.

Guest Info

Deacon Jim Coffee is the vice president of the Papal foundation. Learn more at their website

Since the Second Vatican Council, there has been a new surge in the role of the laity in forming the Church. John Paul II and Benedict XVI made the “co-responsibility of the laity” a key theme of their papacies. We discuss the meaning of lay formation with John Cavadini.

Further Reading

Eight Characteristics of a Culture of Lay Formation

Guest Info

John C. Cavadini is the McGrath-Cavadini Director of the Institute for Church Life and a professor in the department of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to a five-year term on the International Theological Commission in 2009. He is the recipient of the Monika Hellwig Award for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Life and is the author of Visioning Augustine.

A culture of darkness has overtaken many of our younger generations, but Kristan Hawkins is trying to fight back by building a culture of life. She shares her work with us.

Guest Info

Kristan Hawkins is the CEO of the Pro-Life Generation, and President of Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action. Since launching the organization in 2006, Kristan has spent nearly two decades building a national network of more than 1,635+ campus Students for Life groups in all 50 states, training more than 250,000 students to stand up for Life.

In today’s First Reading, we hear the account of Lydia, who was baptized by Paul along with her household and asked Paul to stay in her home. This and the other readings today compel us to ask whether our personal hearts, our families, and our households have been opened up to not just Christ’s messengers, but also to Christ Himself. Is He Lord over every facet of our existence? And if He is not, what is stopping us? Marcus has more.

This year is the 250th anniversary of the American founding. Is our country fulfilling the dream its founders laid out? Some critics on both sides of the political spectrum say the founding of America was flawed from the start. Was it? Dr Jerome Foss joins us.

Guest Info

Dr. Jerome C. Foss is Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and Core Curriculum at St Vincent College, where he also serves as the Director of SVC Honors, Director of the Core Curriculum, and teaches in the Department of Political Science.

This Sunday’s Gospel addresses the vision of the Christian life. If we love Jesus, we will keep His commandments – and Jesus will come to help us. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

Guest Info

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

Dr. John Grabowski discusses Jesus’ lordship over all areas of life.

Guest Info

Dr. John Grabowski is a native of Wisconsin and earned his B.A. in theology at the University of Steubenville and his Ph.D. at Marquette University. For the last twenty-six years he has been on the faculty of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he is currently Associate Professor of Moral Theology and the Director of the Moral Theology/Ethics Area. He and his wife were appointed to the Pontifical Council for the Family by Pope Benedict XVI in the fall of 2009 where they served as a member couple.

All of the areas of our human existence fall under the auspices of Christ’s Lordship and Godhead. And therefore, we cannot seek to compartmentalize Christ’s Lordship into segments - our political life, our personal life, our profession life, and so on. Marcus has more.

As a child, Santonio Hill dreamed of playing in the NFL and he was even offered a scholarship to play college football. But God had other plans and it soon became clear He was calling Santonio to the priesthood. Today, he is a Catholic father and speaker. He shares his story.

Further Reading

Santonio’s website

Follow Santonio on Instagram

Guest Info

Santonio Hill is a dynamic speaker driven by a passion for inspiring others through the Gospel. He is also on the leadership team for Focus Ministries. Visit him at santoniospeaks.com

Pope Leo met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio today to discuss US-Vatican relations and the Iran war. Matthew Bunson gives us an update.

Further Reading

Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump

Pope Leo XIV says violence is a last resort, rejects Trump’s claim about supporting nuclear weapons

Trump: Rubio’s message to Pope Leo XIV should be ‘Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon’

Inside Pope Leo’s Customer Service Snafu With His Chicago Bank

Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011

Cardinal Parolin says talks with German bishops continue, calls sanctions talk premature

Vatican publishes 2024 letter prohibiting formal blessings for homosexual couples in Germany

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