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The modern conflict between religion and science has only intensified in recent years. While some Catholics want to reject most modern scientific findings, many scientists act as infallible guides to all of reality. What is the proper Catholic perspective?
The National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis generated a great deal of enthusiasm among Catholics, but was it successful in its mission? We'll explore both the highs and the lows of the Congress.
We live in a fundamentally unhappy time. Modern life and modern culture have led many to be profoundly unhappy and to seek happiness in many directions. How do we truly find happiness?
President Trump avoided being assassinated by less than an inch on the anniversary of an apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. A coincidence or heavenly intervention?
Archbishop Viganò was excommunicated, in part, for "his refusal to recognize...the Supreme Pontiff," a view broadly known as sedevacantism. What leads people to accept this view and what are the problems with it?
A new Catholic college is starting up this fall in the Deep South. What makes this college unique and what does it offer for students?
A possibly rigged election, a potential World War III, and imprisoning political opponents are all threats to the future of our country. As we celebrate our nation's birthday this week, we have to ask if this will be the last one for America as we know it.
The reign of Pope Francis has revealed a crisis in the relationship between bishops and the pope. From the sacking of Bishop Strickland to the Vatican micromanagement of dioceses and even parishes, what is the proper relationship between Peter and the other apostles?
Both the Vatican and our surrounding culture are attacking faithful Catholics: how should the Church Militant respond?
The director of the highly-acclaimed Mass of the Ages movie trilogy gives his thoughts on the future of his project, as well as the future of the TLM.
The upcoming National Eucharistic Congress is the milestone event of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival. Will the Congress (and the Revival) be successful? How will we know?
There's been strong resistance in the African Church to the growing acceptance of homosexuality in the worldwide Catholic Church. We'll talk today with someone who went to Africa to discuss this important issue with Church officials there.
After his revelations about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò became one of the most well-known bishops in the Church. Since then he's used his platform to promote highly controversial views, leading even some supporters to question his judgement.
Seven months ago Bishop Joseph Strickland was removed as the bishop of Tyler, Texas. What has he been doing since then, what does he think of the current state of the Church and her bishops, and what advice does he have for faithful priests and lay people today?
Why the recent felony convictions of Donald Trump are leading many former Trump critics to now support him.
Traditional, Conservative, Progressive, Boomer, Millennial: there are many tribes within Catholicism. Is there any way we can all coexist?
Recent comments by Pope Francis on the impossibility of women being ordained and against the widespread homosexuality among the clergy have raised eyebrows. Is the pope changing his views, or do these comments reflect something else?
The Great Reset still sounds to some like a crazy conspiracy theory. Today we'll talk about what it is, why it's real, and most importantly, how to fight against it.
Two competing visions for the future of Catholicism were on display last week with the Harrison Butker speech and the latest Pope Francis interview. Which one has the most energy behind it and is most likely to prevail?
Today we’ll talk with a man who has publicly defended the Catholic Faith for more than 30 years. We'll find that Catholics often are wrong about what they think the Church definitively teaches.