Surrendering to the Moment
Willem van der Pas and Anette Herfkens were an engaged couple who were attempting to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to the Vietnamese coast in 1992 for a romantic getaway. Their flight was to be executed by a small, 25-passenger plane and the flight was supposed to be a short one. Herfkens, who was... Continue reading→
Our Country Needs Prayer
Tucker Carlson, about whom it was recently announced was parting ways with FOX News, gave a speech over the weekend at the 50th Anniversary of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based out of Washington D.C. Any average observer might have guessed that his 25-minute keynote address could have been spent criticizing mainstream media,... Continue reading→
Christ the King Chapel Solemn Vespers: An Address from Dr. Timothy O’Donnell
The following are remarks delivered by the President of Christendom College, Dr. Timothy O’Donnell, at the Solemn Vespers led by Cardinal Arinze as part of the dedication of Christendom’s new Christ the King Chapel | April 14, 2023 Good evening, everyone. A letter to read to you from Vatican City, May 19th, 2022. “Dear Dr.... Continue reading→
20 Years of Bringing Christ to the World: Morning Air
You read that correctly. Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the longest-running network show on Relevant Radio, Morning Air. Through these past two decades, the show has gone through many changes and transformations. Currently hosted by John Morales, the show was previously hosted by Jeff Cavins, Sean Herriott, and John Harper, the latter of whom... Continue reading→
Harrison Schmitt: A Future in Space
It’s been more than fifty years since humans have flown to the moon, but NASA recently announced that it would be moving forward with its Artemis II mission, during which four astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen will perform a lunar flyby mission in the Orion spacecraft. And whenever news about... Continue reading→
4 Reasons Why Others May Misunderstand You
Part of our mission to bring Christ to the world through the media involves finding the good, the truth, and the beautiful, and sharing it with our listeners and audience. However, focusing on the good in the world doesn’t mean that we bury the negative aspects of life, as numerous as those may seem to... Continue reading→
Avoiding the Number One Relationship Killer
According to researcher Matt Schnuck and psychologist Dr. John Gottman, this indicator predicts divorce between married couples with 91% accuracy. It ends marriages, engagements, friendships, and business relationships. It can’t be held or seen or touched, but it can absolutely be felt. What is this x-factor that is leading to so many relationships falling apart? Cale... Continue reading→
Pope Francis Invites Us to Renew the Consecration of the World to Our Lady
On February 24th, 2022, Russian troops invaded and occupied parts of Ukraine in what was a blatant act of escalation in the war that has been raging between the two countries since 2014. As the world watched, Russian forces launched attack after attack on major Ukrainian cities, killing tens of thousands in the process. Millions... Continue reading→
Is it okay for me to work at a store that sells Plan B?
Maria called into The Patrick Madrid Show with an ethical predicament about her new job and her role in what she thinks is an immoral transaction. She asked Patrick for his advice and for suggestions on how to proceed. Maria recently got a job at a grocery store in a small college town that operates... Continue reading→
Why You Should Aim to Fail 100 Times a Year
In June of 2016, a writer named Kim Liao published an article on Lit Hub talking about why she started aiming to get rejected from literary publications 100 times a year. She said she got rejected 43 times in 2016, well short of her goal. That only meant she had to try harder next... Continue reading→
Less Meetings, More Work
The e-commerce company Shopify recently announced that they will be implementing a “calendar purge” of meetings company-wide so that they can allow their employees more time to work on their actual tasks instead of being stuck in meetings all day. And business executive and leadership professor Harry Kraemer seems to think they’re on the right... Continue reading→
St. Josemaría and Pope Francis: Holiness for All
In his famous work, St. Josemaría says: You have the obligation to sanctify yourself. Yes, even you. Who thinks this is the exclusive concern of priests and religious? To everyone, without exception, our Lord said: ‘Be perfect, as my heavenly Father is perfect’ (The Way 291). Pope Francis says the same in Gaudete et Exsultate:... Continue reading→
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