As the Mayflower lay at anchor in Cape Cod, Pilgrim leaders signed the Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. This short document is laden with profound truths about the role of religion in the world. Marcus has more.

Only a few saints in Church history have been recognized as “the Great,” and we celebrate one of them today – Pope Leo I, who helped define the critical doctrine of the Human and Divine nature of Christ. Matthew Bunson joins us.

In a special video message on Friday, Pope Leo warned about how excessive internet use is fueling the continued rise of addictions such as pornography and gambling. Doug Keck joins us with more.

In a special video message on Friday, Pope Leo warned about how excessive internet use is fueling the continued rise of addictions such as pornography and gambling. Doug Keck joins us with more.

The fathers of the Early Church believed that the Church is necessary for Salvation because the Church is, first and foremost, an organism – the literal bodily ingrafting of humanity into Christ. But this does not mean the Church is not also an Institution. We discuss both roles of the Church with Richard Bulzacchelli.

A major recent survey suggests that a new generation of Catholic priests is breaking free of the restrictive political labels of “conservative” and “liberal,” recognizing that the claims of our Faith transcend such increasingly anachronistic branding. We look at the numbers with Ken Craycraft.

Further Reading

The Emergence of the Post-Liberal Catholic Priest

Every year, British citizens celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, in commemoration of the failed Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament. For generations after Fawkes’ execution, English identity was centered on opposition to Rome – with disastrous results. Marcus has more.

Before one can fully understand why the Church teaches that contraception is intrinsically evil, one must first comprehend the true meaning of human sexuality itself and the purpose for which it was intended. Monica Miller joins us.

Further Reading

Why Contraception is Evil

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus famously drives the salesmen and money-changers out of the Temple, and then says that if the Temple is destroyed, He will raise it up. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

Pope Leo has already made AI a focus of his papacy and encourages Catholics to be leaders in discussing the field and the ethical problems it raises. Brendan Newell joins us with more.