On this episode, Chris gives an update on several pending bills, and then is joined by Julie Chrisitan to talk about the Church’s teachings on education , how these teachings can apply to homeschooling policy, and a South Dakota organization — Families for Alternative Instruction Rights SD — (FAIR-SD) that’s Read more…

On this episode, Chris is joined by Deacon Denny Davis to discuss support for Senate Bill 98, a bill to ban capital punishment in most cases in South Dakota. Chris is then joined by Dr. Chris Burgwald to discuss the teaching of the Church on the dignity of life, and Read more…

On this episode, Chris Motz is joined by Brandon McGinley, co-author with Dr. Scott Hahn of a new book titled It is Right and Just: Why the Future of Civilization Depends on True Religion. Timely and instructive, their book argues that argues that social justice depends on the primordial justice Read more…

  Chris is joined again by Prof. Jon Schaff, professor of political science at Northern State University. They discuss the scenes of chaos and violence in the nation’s capitol last week, then turn to the incoming presidential administration, with a special focus on life and religious liberty.

  On this episode, Chris is joined by Katy Faust, Founder and Director of Them Before Us, an organization seeking to put children’s rights before adult desires. Them Before Us has flipped the script on adult-centric attitudes toward marriage, parenthood, and reproductive technologies by framing these issues around a child’s Read more…

  On this episode, Chris is joined by Louis Brown, Executive Director of Christ Medicus, an organization focused on sharing Jesus Christ’s healing love in health care, building authentically Catholic health care, defending life and religious freedom, and protecting the poor and vulnerable. Louis and Chris discuss Christian identity in Read more…

  On this episode, Chris is joined by regular guest Dr. Jon Schaff, professor of political science at Northern State University. Chris and Prof. Schaff reflect on some of the problems technology can pose to the family and the faith, how it can contribute to the vice of acedia, and Read more…

    COVID Vaccines and Catholic ethics.  On this episode, Chris is joined by National Catholic Bioethics Center-trained ethicist Cameo Anders.  They discuss the development and rollout of COVID vaccines, and an ethical component to be aware of.  Summary:  The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are not developed with aborted fetal tissue cells, Read more…

In this episode, Chris is joined by Aberdeen native Dylan Kessler, who shares about his studies at Hillsdale College, working for a South Dakota Senator after graduating, and more.

Chris is joined by Shawn Peterson, South Dakota native and executive director of Catholic Education Partners, a bishops-founded organization that works to share the Catholic teaching in favor of parental choice and empowerment in education, and to promote education policy consistent with this principle. This principle is more important than Read more…