This week, Catholics and many other Christian denominations are celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Dr. Charlie Self joins us with a look at Jesus’s words in John 17 and other scriptures, discussing the hope and promise for Christian unity.

Guest Info

Dr. Charlie Self is an author, adviser, pastor and professor with more than 40 years of experience connecting Faith and the Common Good. He is the author of several works including Flourishing Churches and Communities (published by Acton) and his new co-authored work, Life in 5-D: A New Vision of Wholeness. He is the visiting professor of church history at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Visit him at drcharlieself.com

The mission, plantation, pioneer homestead, immigrant colony, mission farm, and remote job-homeschooling homestead―this is the story of the American Catholic Land Movement. Jared Staudt joins us to talk more about it.

Further Reading

Book: The American Catholic Land Movement: Past, Present, and Future

Guest Info

R. Jared Staudt is a teacher, writer, and speaker committed to helping others enter into the living and vibrant tradition of Catholic culture. He serves as Director of Content for Exodus 90, writes a syndicated column called The Catholic Culturalist, and teaches classes for various Catholic institutions. He holds a PhD in systematic theology from Ave Maria University and is a Benedictine oblate. He and his wife Anne have six children.

Many Christians struggle with confidence because we’ve absorbed the world’s definition of it. The culture tells us that confidence means believing we’re strong, capable, and talented enough to handle whatever comes our way. If we don’t feel competent or certain, we assume something is wrong with us. But the Theology of the Body offers a radically different—and deeply freeing—understanding of confidence. Greg Popcak gives us a Christian view of what it means to be confident.

Further Reading

Catholic Households on Mission

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.

Tomorrow night, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Plymouth will host a Rose Ceremony during Mass to remember all the lives lost to abortion. Monica Miller joins us with the details.

The Mass begins at 6:00 pm.

Further Reading

Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Abortion Wars

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.

In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees accuse Jesus and His followers of breaking the Sabbath. God commands us to keep the Sabbath holy and observe the day of rest - but we can only join in that Sabbath rest if we take our Sundays seriously. Going to Mass is not an obligation. It is an invitation to be elevated into the divine intimacy and life of our Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Marcus has more.

January 15 was the 25th anniversary of the first edits on Wikipedia and many consider the date to be the website’s “birthday.” Wikipedia has grown from the website your teachers warned you never to cite as a source, to one of the most widely-used resources on the web. But while it can provide us with knowledge about countless topics, it cannot give us wisdom. Knowledge is valuable, but wisdom is invaluable. Marcus has more.

In his iconic “I have a dream” speech, Martin Luther King shared his vision and understanding of Justice in America. We discuss it with Nathan Schlueter.

Further Reading

One Dream or Two?: Justice in America and in the Thought of Martin Luther King Jr

Guest Info

Nathan Schlueter is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Hillsdale College. He’s the author of many books, including One Dream or Two? Justice in America and in the Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pope Leo’s official papal mosaic is complete and will soon be installed at St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome, where the mosaics of every other pontiff are displayed. Art historian and expert Liz Lev joins us to talk about the history and symbolism behind these mosaics.

Further Reading

Mosaic bearing Pope Leo XIV’s portrait readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls

Book: The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art

Book: How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art

Liz’s website

Guest Info

Elizabeth Lev is an art historian, bestselling author, international speaker and certified sommelier. She teaches Baroque, Renaissance and Christian Art at Duquesne University; in Rome. She is the author of How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art and The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus is asked why His disciples do not fast, while the followers of John and the Pharisees do. Jesus’ answer is key to understanding the covenantal relationship between the Old and New Testaments. Marcus has more.

A group of anti-ICE agitators stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota yesterday during Sunday services. We look at the story with Doug Keck.

Guest Info

Doug Keck is the host of EWTN Bookmark.