This week we travel to the Holy Land and learn all about the ancient town of Magdala; Jermaine has some good suggestions for reading; Mark tells us what's good about artificial intelligence and chatbots and we meet singer/songwriter Patrick Briley.

This week on the SLHour, we speak with The Chosen series creator and producer, Dallas Jenkins. We also learn about the work of Aid to the Church in Need in Turkey and Syria after the recent earthquake; Billy has a question about money and we meet the Toronto-based band, Steadfast Worship.

We talk about the real presence of the Eucharist with Deacon Dennis Lambert and Dr. Abigail Favale tells us why there is so much confusion about gender. We also meet the Monks of Clear Creek and we reconnect with singer/songwriter Will Hickl of Novum Records.

We learn all about a new novel by Eleanor Bourg-Nicholson about Franciscans and werewolves and we learn about a resource for those who’ve lost loved ones to suicide. We also meet singer/songwriter Kate Curran and reconnect with Ryan Tremblay, who has some new singles.

We meet learn about the new documentary on the life and work of Mother Teresa and meet Harry McAvoy who is struggling with a rare form of memory loss. We also meet the Hillbilly Thomists and singer/songwriter Joe Lundin.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we revisit some of the conversations we had on this program in the Fall of 2022. We learn about  Catholic Households on Mission: the new support and resource for Catholic families, and also Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow tells us about the good work of Mary’s Meals especially after the pandemic and with the war in Ukraine. We also meet singer/songwriters and married couple Flynn and we reconnect with Matt Maher.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour we remember Pope Benedict and consider his legacy. We are joined by Doctor Christopher Bellitto, professor of history at Kean University and we also hear from Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec, Pope Francis' biographer, Austen Ivereigh, professor of theology at Regis College, Sr. Gill Goulding, CJ and Cindy Wooden, Rome Bureau Chief of Catholic News Service.

This week, on our New Years Special, we revisit new music released by Catholic artists in 2022 and featured on the SLHour. Tune in for some of the best new contemporary Catholic songs of 2022, featuring, Flynn, Will Hickl, The Hillbilly Thomists, Andy Carey, John Finch, Ryan Tremblay, Bob Halligan, Jr., Chris Bray, Sarah Hart and Matt Maher.

On our Christmas Special, we are joined by our contributors: Gillian is OK with all the hustle and bustle; Billy asks how early Christians celebrated Christmas; Sr. Marie-Paul looks at faith in Christmas movies; Mark tries to make sense of all the chaos, and we reconnect with the Dutch Christian band, Trinity, who has a new Christmas album.

This week, author and professor Abigail Favale speaks with us about the genesis of gender and gender identity. Jermaine has some good suggestions for reading; Damien O’Connor returns to tell us about a new initiative for Knights of Columbus councils and we learn about the Marian Sounds of Advent, with the Monks of Clear Creek.