During the first part of this month's episode, the Rutten brothers reflected on their movie of the month: Gran Torino. In the second part of the hour, they talked about what it means to live in authentic Christianity.

In this lesson, Dr. Jan George, a retired university teacher of literature with a Master of Theology from the University of Dallas and founder of Sacred Heart Productions, discusses: Christ’s Teaching on Marriage and Divorce; Docility to Revealed Truth; Detachment from the World, Ourselves; and The Necessity of Fruitful Lives. To find a study guide for each part of the program and to learn more visit: sacredheartproductions.org/

We have to do difficult things all of the time. Why do we do them? We do them because we hope. We have the confidence that what we do makes a difference. The hope that, even when discipline becomes difficult, the discipline makes a difference.

Bishop Barron answers questions from all over the world about God, the Church, and the culture. Will it be possible to upload one’s consciousness to a computer and attain immortality? Why was Christianity started in the West? If humans are born with original sin, then why does the Bible encourage us to have children and increase the amount of sin in the world? Listen for Bishop Barron’s answers!

In this lesson, Dr. Jan George, a retired university teacher of literature with a Master of Theology from the University of Dallas and founder of Sacred Heart Productions, discusses: Salvation Comes Through Israel; God Ministers to Us Through the Humanity of Christ; Knowledge of Christ Leads Us into His Mysteries; and Union with Christ is Our Strength. To find a study guide for each part of the program and to learn more visit: sacredheartproductions.org/

So many people have been “raised Catholic, but…” They have never embraced the inheritance of the Faith they have been given. They may even have the answers to all of the questions, but those who can say “I’ve been raised Catholic, and…” are those who have actually met the living God. We want to be the kind of community where we don’t just “know about” God, but a group of people who have encountered the God who is present when we are honest.

A recent Pew Research Center study revealed that “just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of Christ.” What’s the cause of this? And moving forward, how do we fix the problem? Bishop Barron discusses in today’s episode. A listener asks if the Eucharist gives us life, why do we reserve it only for Catholics?

In this lesson, Dr. Jan George, a retired university teacher of literature with a Master of Theology from the University of Dallas and founder of Sacred Heart Productions, discusses: We Look at Appearances but God Looks at the Heart; Conscience Is the Voice of Christ in Us; The Miracles of the Loaves and Fish Prefigure the Eucharist; and Jesus’ Teaching on Clean and Unclean. To find a study guide for each part of the program and to learn more visit: sacredheartproductions.org/

Faith is more than belief. It “acts.” It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.

Today, we discuss a recent article in Teen Vogue titled “Who is Karl Marx?”, which shows how many teens and teachers have begun dabbling in Marxism. There have been a slew of other articles noting the rise of millennials supporting socialism. Having done his masters work in philosophy on Karl Marx, Bishop Barron introduces us to this influential thinker and his main ideas, noting the problems the Catholic Church has with them. A listener asks why the Apostle’s Creed says Jesus “descended into hell.”