Guest host Marcus Peter discusses suffering with Cole DeSantis and St. Jerome's advice to those who mourn with David Bonagura.

Guest host Marcus Peter and Michael Dauphinais look at the 10 year anniversary of Evangeli Gaudium, and Al joins the program to dicuss the latest Vatican statements against the German bishops.

Peggy Stanton helps us prepare for the Sunday Gospel and Thomas Kidd tells the story of George Whitefield, America's Spiritual founding father

John U Bacon tells how he began coaching America's worst hockey team and turned them into winners.

Thanksgiving Blessings to your family! Al reads George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and Melanie Kirkpatrick tells us the stories most people don’t know about Thanksgiving.

Susan Muto discusses the spiritual benefits of gratitude and Robert Tracy McKenzie explains what makes Thanksgiving the Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience.

An outspoken critic of Pope Francis has been elected president of Argentina. We talk about what this means for the Church there. Also, Matthew Levering looks at Aquinas' work as a Biblical theologian.

On this day in 1963, JFK was assassinated and authors CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley died as well. Peggy Stanton was working as a reporter that day; she shares her memories. Also, Peter Kreeft imagines what would happen if the three men met in the next life.

It's been 30 years since President Clinton signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. We look back at its significance with Dean John Czarnetzky of Ave Maria School of Law. Also, Tom Nash asks why our secular culture remains so fascinated with Exorcism movies and Al looks at some recent media missteps in religion news coverage.

Pope Francis has written a letter to four former members of the German Synod, the latest in a series of Vatican statements expressing concern about the direction of the Church in Germany. Matthew Bunson has more. Also, Joseph and Monique Gonzalez tell the story of an ancient prophecy and its connection to Our Lady of Guadalupe.