Faith and Apple Bread
I was working in the kitchen this afternoon with my daughters, putting together an apple bread for breakfast tomorrow. The recipe required us to think ahead—setting out several ingredients beforehand to bring them to room temperature. We had to measure and mix lots of ingredients and carefully peel and chop some apples we had recently...Continue reading→
Choosing Life and Keeping the Faith
Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received a heart-breaking email from a young mother in California named Juana. Juana explained that she had heard the viral call with Alicia a few weeks ago in which Patrick had an emotional heart-to-heart with a distressed mother on her way to purchase abortion pills from a Planned...Continue reading→
2024 Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities
While some feast days and holidays don’t change their dates year to year, the Liturgical Calendar of the Catholic Church often rotates depending on the dates of other events. So, to help you keep track of the changes coming next year, we’ve compiled this list of Holy Days of Obligation, Liturgical Seasons, solemnities, and special...Continue reading→
Never Objectivize the Body
God created our first parents as the pinnacle of his creation: “Then God said; Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over… [every living thing] upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male...Continue reading→
“I don’t want to go through with the abortion of my child.”
“Right now, I’m calling because I’m actually on my way to get abortion pills at a clinic, and I truthfully don’t know what to do.” Those were the words of Alicia who called into The Patrick Madrid Show during a moment of crisis. She said that she was used to listening to NPR on that radio...Continue reading→
Mourning with Others
It really helps to have a loved one to comfort us in carrying our cross as good families do, comforting those who suffer. Pope Francis urges us to treat all with gentle kindness (see Amoris Lætitia, 100) and so help those who suffer to feel understood and loved, which makes their suffering bearable. When we...Continue reading→
The Merry Beggars Presents “The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage”
Fresh off the heels of their chart-topping On the Night Train series and still receiving praise for their novel retelling of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, The Merry Beggars shows no signs of slowing down as they gear up to release another original production this fall. Prepare to transport your family into a world where...Continue reading→
You Find Your Life When You Give It Away
Some people are called to get married and start families. Others are called to the priesthood or religious life. And still others are called to be celibate lay people. Each one of us is charged with asking God just what He requires of us in this life. And for so many different people, they will...Continue reading→
Relevant Radio Now Accepting Real Estate Donations!
If you’ve followed or listened to Relevant Radio for any extended period of time, you are most likely acquainted with our CARS (Charitable Adult Rides & Services) Vehicle Donation Program, which allows donors to donate their vehicles to us. In turn, Relevant Radio is able to turn those vehicles into revenue to help acquire and...Continue reading→
Over 5,300 Pilgrims Participate in 10th Annual Walk to Mary
Every year, the Walk to Mary grows in its attendance, and this year was no exception. In 2022, the 21-mile walk from the National Shrine of St. Joseph in De Pere, Wisconsin to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion (then Our Lady of Good Help) saw 3,374 people participate in the pilgrimage. This...Continue reading→
Walk to Mary 2023
“If you want a house; if you want a spouse; if you want a baby; don’t say ‘maybe’! – come to the Walk to Mary on the first Saturday of May!!” That’s just what I have been telling folks every night on the Family Rosary Across America and this year a record crowd of pilgrims...Continue reading→
Our Lady of Champion, Matchmaker?
As many Relevant Radio associates prepare for the 2026 Walk to Mary and its sold-out dinner, Family Rosary Across America co-host Maggie Groeschl reflects on the answered prayers that she was blessed with after bringing her own intentions to the Walk to Mary four years ago. In 2022, the temporary Park Ridge office in which...Continue reading→
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