For decades, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace investigated the causes behind deaths and murders, chasing one lead after another as he attempted to solve the case. And it was these pursuits that led him to pursue the ultimate truth of the Gospel. He joins us.

Further Reading

The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life

Detective Wallace’s website

Guest Info

J. Warner Wallace is a cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He’s the author of many books, most recently The Truth in True Crime: What Investigating Death Teaches Us About the Meaning of Life.

For centuries, people have been told they must choose: believe in God or trust in science. But what if both paths were designed to lead to the same truth? What if wonder itself is the key that bridges them? Brian Cranley joins us.

Further Reading

The Science of God, the God of Science

Brian’s website

Book: The Call of Wonder: How the God of Reason Created Science in His Image

Guest Info

Throughout his life, Brian Cranley has been fascinated by the intersection of God and the “real world.” This led him to earn a BS in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University and later a masters of divinity from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Today, he lives in the Texas Hill Country outside San Antonio with his family. When he’s not writing, you can find him running a thriving medical device business and spending time with his girls outdoors. In his free time, he continues his own search for wonder in the worlds of philosophy, theology, and science.

Last Sunday at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., worshippers opened their Bibles and began to pray. It was not part of the planned service. It was their response to an anti-ICE mob that had stormed into their sanctuary, disrupting their constitutional right to worship freely. This was not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing pattern that is emerging. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has more.

Further Reading

Vandalized Churches, Disrupted Services And Progressives’ Attack On Religious Freedom

Guest Info

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News. She also directs the Conscience Project. Follow her on Twitter @bayerpicciotti and visit conscience-project.org.

Next summer the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday. We almost didn’t make it, as the Civil War fractured the Union to its core. Historian Scott Ellsworth tells the story of the last days of the Civil War – the most pivotal time in American History.

Further Reading

Midnight on the Potomac

Free climber Alex Honnold recently made worldwide headlines for climbing the Taipei 101 skyscraper without the use of any ropes, harnesses, or other safety equipment. Such a decision may be foolhardy, but it’s nothing compared to living our life without the safety harnesses God has provided us. Marcus has more.

Further Reading

Without a Safety Net: Free Climbing and Mortal Sin

A well-known Italian priest who has millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers across multiple platforms has announced his intention to leave the priesthood. Italian Fr. Alberto Ravagnani has previously clashed with his diocese over some of his online content. While many priests such as Bishop Robert Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. John Riccardo have used modern media to great effect, questions remain over what lines must be drawn. Marcus has more.

Further Reading

‘Influencer priest’ announces his departure from the priesthood

The Priest is Not His Own

For much of American history, an impassable gulf seemed to separate Jews and Christians, keeping their respective peoples and cultures far apart. But in recent decades that has begun to change. The rise of a militant secularism, one equally hostile to Israel and to America’s Judeo-Christian values and institutions, has unexpectedly drawn Jews and Christians closer together. In the face of a common civilizational threat, the study of the two traditions’ joint contributions to the West has risen to the forefront. We explore it with Wilfred McClay.

Further Reading

Book: Jewish Roots of American Liberty

Guest Info

Wilfred McClay is the author of several books, most recently The Jewish Roots of American Liberty. He’s Professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the Victor David Hanson Chair of Classical history and Western Civilization.

Infertility and pregnancy loss plagues many Catholic marriages. And it’s a wound that continues to stay tender. Because the world keeps moving, the parish calendar, the liturgical life keeps turning, and many well-meaning people and conversations keep flowing. But for a lot of these parents the ache just keeps returning to that same place again and again and again. Marcus reflects on his personal experience.

Further Reading

An Open Letter to Couples Living with Infertility

A new survey by CatholicTV suggests widespread emotional distress among US Catholics, raising questions about how mental health may shape parish life and Mass attendance. Dr. Greg Popcak joins us.

Further Reading

Is a Mental-Health Crisis Hiding in the Church’s Pews?

Guest Info

Dr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotional and relationship problems. He is also the former chair of the Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies program at Holy Apostles College and Seminary and an adjunct professor of psychology and graduate theology at Franciscan. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive.

In its response to the latest citizen protests, the Iranian government has shown its true colors. An estimated 30,000 people have been killed with thousands others mutilated or placed under arrest. It is difficult for those in other countries to understand just how horrific are the conditions under which Iranians live, even in normal times, but an acclaimed graphic novel provides a view that other genres cannot equal. Hank Edmonson has more.

Further Reading

The Graphic Reality of Iran’s Theocracy

Guest Info

Henry T. (Hank) Edmondson III is award-winning, Carl Vinson Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (Emeritus) at Georgia College and State University. He has lectured widely in the U.S., Europe, Taiwan, and China and has served as a Visiting Professor in Beijing and Guatemala.. His books include The Moral of the Story: Literature and Public Ethics, The Course of Human Events: American Government for the 21st Century (2021), and A Political Companion to Flannery O’Connor (2017)