The Mark Swartzberg Show

7am CT Hour - Mark talks ho to navigate adult children including lending money and advice.

• George and Kristin Kocan share their experience and wisdom on how they have raised their kids and how they interact with them as adults with families of their own.

6am CT Hour - Mark talks construction for Christ and the pros/cons of AI in human workforce.

• Don Fitzmartin and Cristian Mendez shares the story of how they started Our Father Constructors and why they create beauty in the eye and heart through sacred spaces. https://ourfather.us/

• Harry Kramer speaks to the balance that AI must have in the workplace and in educational settings of youth to make sure that humans are always responsible o for check in the work I dos.

7am CT Hour - Mark talks about how Lindsey Clancy trial has awaken America to the idea of mental health for mothers and young women.

• Dr. Daniel Martinez shares his expertise on mental health and the importance of being supportive of young women who are undergoing postpartum or other mental health issues to get them help and support. https://www.discoverccs.org/

6am CT Hour - Mark talks famous Catholics in America and why teens are seeking out the best week ever program.

• Theresa Civantos Barber shares her article with 25 famous Catholics and why their stories impact America today. 

  https://aleteia.org/2026/07/04/25-famous-catholics-who-shaped-americas-first-250-years/

   

• Sam Phillips explains what "The Best Week Ever" is all about and why it encourages teens to become their best self and try new things. https://www.christendom.edu/admissions/thebestweekever/

7am CT Hour - Mark talks Good Counsel Homes and how we can assist women who weren't expecting motherhood.

• Chris Bell from good Counsel Homes speaks about how they tackle the issue of unplanned pregnancy and why it's important to support mothers so they choose life and help their new family to flourish.

6am CT Hour - Mark investigates what the Focolare Movement, St. Maximilian and the Assumption.

• Juliana Hyun and Tom Masters break down what the Focolare Movement is ad what draws people to it's spirituality. https://www.focolare.us/
• The Great Attraction of Modern Times: https://www.focolare.org/en/to-embroider-patterns-of-light-on-the-crowd/

• Fr. John Gordon speak to the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe and his reliance on Our Blessed Mother and why we believe and celebrate the Assumption.

7am CT Hour -  Mark talks faith, science and wonder of space with the last man to walk on the moon.

• Fr. John Gordon explains why the Church celebrates the Assumption of Mary and why it is fitting that her flesh was brought right to Heaven.

• Dr. Harrison Schmidt shares the experiences he had as a geologist who studied and landed on the moon. He also talks faith and how God has a plan for each of us and Earth in the future.

6am CT Hour - Mark talks about the search for truth and what obstacles come in the way and how to create a thoughtful home for your family.

• Monsignor James Shea breaks down how the search for truth intersects Studiositas and Curiositas and what that means.

• Dia Boyle explains what a thoughtful home is and how to create an atmosphere that is loving and comfortable for those that live there. She gives some tips on how to go bout achieving this goal in today's world. https://scepterpublishers.org/products/the-thoughtful-home?srsltid=AfmBOoqCD8d22I-hXKg2P8HyDRNLmEA0mOMNJLiFIXj4nChqkNnlNAYF&variant=44638706401457

7am CT Hour - Mark talks why family dinner is important and finds out what it's like to be a priest on a military base.

• Dia Boyle explains why the perfect should not be the enemy of the good when it comes to family diners and why this practice created a safe place for kids.

• Fr. Mike Metz shares the story of his journey to the priesthood and serving military on base as chaplain to Catholics and all soldiers. He explains why he like to be available at all times to help the men and women in his care be ready to serve in the role they have been called to.

6am CT Hour - Mark talks about life after the death of a child and how to lean of God during times of struggle.

• Alex Alvarez shares the story of his family, the passing of his son Lucas in a boating accident and how God called him to start a foundation.
• https://lucasalvarezla6.com/