A Charlie Brown Christmas premiered on CBS on December 9, 1965, and its success was a shock to studio execs and Hollywood. At the heart of the animated classic: the proclamation of the Gospel.

The National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry had a dream: invite the Holy Father to participate at NCYC 2025.

The dream is coming true.

This is a throwback to the announcement of Pope Leo Live from August 15, 2025, with a nice surprise at the end.

One of the most remarkable saints, that can be claimed by both Italy and the United States, Katie tells the story of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

LifeTeen has come out with a second edition of their stellar "Catholic Teen Bible" full of micro-studies into Scripture, apologetical lessons, lists of essential passages to memorize, and more. Mark Hart, the Bible Geek, is the principle editor of this amazing new edition and joins us on the show to talk about it.

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• Catholic Teen Bible

The latest Saint book from Ave Maria Press is a must have for your desk, classroom, family dinner table, or nightstand. Use code KATIE15 for a discount on Ave's website.

Links:

• Praying with the Saints — use code KATIE15 for a discount

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meet twice a year, in June and November. Most people don't pay close attention to what happens at what is essentially an administrative meeting, but perhaps we should. Katie breaks down the inside-baseball of the meaning behind the meeting

On Friday, November 21, at 10:15 a.m. ET, Pope Leo will engage in a live dialogue with young people at the National Catholic Youth Conference. Katie gets to moderate the conversation, that YOU can watch thanks to the streaming of EWTN.

While going through a TSA line, Katie remembers a key thing: kindness ocsts you nothing

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. sits down to discuss K-Pop Demon Hunters and what makes this movie so thought provoking and charming.

John Carroll, born in Maryland, was sent to Europe to study, became a Jesuit, and eventually made his way back to the U.S. and somehow ended up on an epic roadtrip to Canada with Ben Franklin. That's not the premise of a strange buddy-cop film, but instead the story of Bishop John Carroll, who was appointed the first Bishop of Baltimore on this day, in 1789, by Pope Pius VI.