Happy feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mercedarian priest Fr. Daniel Bowen to talk about why St. Raymond is such an important figure in his order and in the Church. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks on intentionally cultivating our relationship with Jesus, Steve Ray on birds and fowl in the Bible, and Shane Kapler with more insights into the epistle of St. James. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mercedarian priest Fr. Daniel Bowen to talk about why St. Raymond is such an important figure in his order and in the Church. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks on intentionally cultivating our relationship with Jesus, Steve Ray on birds and fowl in the Bible, and Shane Kapler with more insights into the epistle of St. James. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Emily Stimpson Chapman to talk about her new book, “Letters to Myself from the End of the World.” Other guests include Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby with more thoughts on what distinguishes “Real Religion,” and Joe Heschmeyer on whether it’s disrespectful to depict modern saints in modern clothing. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Emily Stimpson Chapman to talk about her new book, “Letters to Myself from the End of the World.” Other guests include Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby with more thoughts on what distinguishes “Real Religion,” and Joe Heschmeyer on whether it’s disrespectful to depict modern saints in modern clothing. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk more about this Marian devotion that was a favorite of Pope St. John Paul II. Guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on healing marriages after infidelity, Dr. John Bergsma on why Jesus and the apostles picked grain on the sabbath, Rita Heikenfeld on the “7 species” of Bible foods, and Steve Ray on the history of St. Augustine, Florida ahead of St. Augustine’s feast day this week. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk more about this Marian devotion that was a favorite of Pope St. John Paul II. Guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on healing marriages after infidelity, Dr. John Bergsma on why Jesus and the apostles picked grain on the sabbath, Rita Heikenfeld on the “7 species” of Bible foods, and Steve Ray on the history of St. Augustine, Florida ahead of St. Augustine’s feast day this week. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of King St. Louis IX! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to talk more about the legacy of this saintly French monarch. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on why the Church has so many rules, Rep. Frank Wolf on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, and Dr. Regis Martin on what the poet George Herbert had to say about the nature of love. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of King St. Louis IX! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to talk more about the legacy of this saintly French monarch. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on why the Church has so many rules, Rep. Frank Wolf on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, and Dr. Regis Martin on what the poet George Herbert had to say about the nature of love. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to talk about what Scripture and early Christian sources tell us about this faithful follower or Jesus. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB on incorporating Confession into spiritual direction, Elizabeth Scalia with more thoughts on avoiding the deadly sin of sloth, Shane Kapler on how the book of James talks about anointing of the sick, and Steve Ray on giants and nephilim in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to talk about what Scripture and early Christian sources tell us about this faithful follower or Jesus. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB on incorporating Confession into spiritual direction, Elizabeth Scalia with more thoughts on avoiding the deadly sin of sloth, Shane Kapler on how the book of James talks about anointing of the sick, and Steve Ray on giants and nephilim in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more...