Author: John Hanretty

John Hanretty

John Hanretty serves as a Digital Media Producer for Relevant Radio®. He is a graduate of the Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas. Besides being passionate about writing, his hobbies include drawing and digital design. You can read more of his daily articles at relevantradio.com and on the Relevant Radio® app.

The Deceiving Road to Hell

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Family and Kids

On The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick shared a passage from one of St. John Bosco’s documented dreams called The Road to Hell. In it, St. John describes in detail the journey from a state of grace and purity ultimately to a state of damnation and entrance into hell. In his dream, St. John describes being […]

DREW: Bishop Daniel Thomas Calls Catholics to Prayer and Action Against Abortion Pills

September 4, 2026September 2, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

The fight to protect unborn life has entered a new phase following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. On The Drew Mariani Show, Drew spoke with Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities, about the growing availability of abortion pills and what Catholics can do in response. Bishop Thomas […]

Why do Catholics give so much attention to Mary?

September 2, 2026August 31, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On an episode of The Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio, Brandon from San Diego posed a thought-provoking question: Why do Catholics seem to focus so much on Mary? His concern wasn’t about praying with saints, but rather the sheer amount of time and prayer that Catholics dedicated to Marian devotion. He described it as […]

Forgiveness in Marriage is Not Optional

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 Articles, Family and Kids, Marriage Unhindered

“Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from […]

The Holy Father Encourages Catholics to Bring Their Difficulties to Christ

August 30, 2026August 31, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

During his Sunday Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV reflected on St. Peter’s struggle to understand the path Christ placed before him, encouraging Catholics to remain in conversation with the Lord even when His will is difficult to accept. The Holy Father considered the Gospel passage in which Jesus tells His disciples that […]

Pope Leo XIV: Love and Forgiveness Are the Path to Peace

August 29, 2026August 31, 2026 Articles, Catechesis

Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to resist hatred and remain faithful to Christ’s way of love during Mass at the Church of Maria Santissima del Lago in Castel Gandolfo on August 29th. The Holy Father reflected on the Gospel account of Jesus walking on the water, using the disciples’ struggle against the storm as an […]

What is the Magisterium?

August 29, 2026August 28, 2026 Articles, The Patrick Madrid Show

On The Patrick Madrid Show, listener George called in to ask a basic but very important question that a lot of Catholics get tripped up on: What is the Magisterium? From the sound of it, it could be a book or a group of papal documents or a place, or even a specific clerical […]

General Audience of Pope Leo XIV from August 26th, 2026

August 27, 2026August 26, 2026 Articles, Catechesis

Originally written and delivered by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica. Originally published on the Vatican website here. Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. III. Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium. 8. The motivations of the liturgical reform Dear brothers and sisters, In this final catechesis on the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, today I would like to look […]

Pope Leo Calls Catholics to More Than Just “Show Up” at Mass

August 26, 2026August 31, 2026 Articles, Catechesis, Relevant In Rome

Pope Leo XIV is reminding Catholics that attending Mass means more than simply being physically present. On Relevant in Rome, Rome correspondent Ashley Norona joined Mark Swartzberg to discuss the Holy Father’s latest Wednesday audience, where Pope Leo concluded his catechesis on Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. Ashley explained […]

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