Fulton Sheen emerged as a thinker with a capacity for synthesis that astounded his contemporaries. He combined rigorous philosophy and theology in a manner that revealed the Truth to his listeners. Marcus shares some thoughts.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen was one of America’s great spiritual leaders of the last century. His Emmy-winning television shows reached millions and he was a household name throughout the 1950s and 60s. But his greatest gift was in finding the lost sheep. We’ll talk about it with Cheryl Hughes.

Further Reading

Book: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker

Fulton Sheen, Convert-Maker Extraordinaire

Guest Info

Cheryl Hughes holds a PhD in historical theology from Durham University in England. She’s the author of several books, most recently Archbishop Fulton J Sheen: Convert Maker.

Did you find yourself simply “surviving” the stress, chaos, and family tensions of Thanksgiving? Are you already dreading going through it at Christmas? Or did you have a great time and want to make Christmas even better? Dr. Greg Popcak has some tips.

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.

Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am Eastern and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.

For many who have hit the rock bottom of long-term homelessness, the journey from here to there is a web of complications that can’t easily be fixed by any one program or institution. Rachel Ferguson joins us with a personal story of trying to confront the problem of homelessness.

Further Reading

Universal Basic Community Now!

Book: Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America

Guest Info

Rachel Ferguson is director of the Center for Free Enterprise and assistant dean and professor of business ethics in the College of Business at Concordia University Chicago and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute. She is the coauthor, with Marcus Witcher, of Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America. Ferguson is also a board member for the Freedom Center of Missouri, Faith Ascent Ministries, and LOVEtheLOU, and a founding member of Gateway 2 Flourishing. Ferguson received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Saint Louis University in 2009.

Last week the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy document, which lays out a vision that is “motivated above all by what works for America—or, in two words, ‘America First.’” What are America’s duties to the world, and to herself? David Deavel joins us.

Further Reading

Living Within Our Means and Getting What We Want—America’s New National Security Strategy

Follow David on X

Guest Info

David P. Deavel teaches at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. A past Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute, he is a Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative. Follow him on X (Twitter) @davidpdeavel.

The United States is collaborating with Mexico and Canada to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Seattle has been planning an “LGBT Pride” theme for the game it will host in late June, to coincide with the city’s Pride Weekend observances. When FIFA officials revealed the tournament groups yesterday, observers quickly realized that the two teams playing in the pride game are Egypt and Iran. Iranian state media has already announced plans to appeal the event, with some reports suggesting Egypt has done the same. Marcus has more on this story.

Many contemporary scholars assume the Marian doctrines are mere “ornaments” within greater Catholic theology. This worldview collapses when we look at how the Marian vision helped give birth to an entirely new worldview. Marcus has more.

Our Blessed Mother is the perfect example of heroic feminine virtue. We celebrate her Immaculate Conception with Doug Keck.

The concept of the Development of Doctrine is frequently misunderstood today. Activists often claim it means that Church teaching can change over time to suit their interpretation of morality. Soon-to-be Doctor of the Church St. John Henry Newman wrote extensively on the Development of Doctrine, we discuss what he said with Eduardo Echeverria.

Further Reading

Development of Doctrine or Change in Teaching?

Newman on True vs. False Development

The Difference Between Development and Change

Book: Jesus Christ, Scandal of Particularity

Book: Pope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II

Book: Are We Together?: A Roman Catholic Analyzes Evangelical Protestants

Guest Info

Eduardo Echeverria holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the University of St Thomas in Rome. He is the author of several books on theology including Jesus Christ, Scandal of Particularity: Vatican II, a Catholic Theology of Religions, Justification, and Truth.

“The phrase ‘Immaculate Conception’ isn’t in the Bible!”

“Mary was a sinner like the rest of us!”

“The Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception wasn’t even confirmed until the 19th Century!”

How do you answer these Protestant challenges? Steve Ray joins us.

Further Reading

Steve’s website

Book: Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines

Guest Info

Steve Ray leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Rome and other sites. He converted to Catholicism in 1994 and is the author of “Crossing the Tiber,” “Upon this Rock” and other books, including a brand-new study on the Book of Genesis. He’s the host and producer of the Footprints of God DVD series and has been to the Holy Land more than 200 times. He also writes bible studies for Catholic Scripture Study International