Author: John Hanretty

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.
An Overview of Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas

An Overview of Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas

Articles, Catechesis
Pope Leo XIV has released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), offering the Church’s response to one of the defining issues of the modern age: artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of digital technology. Drawing inspiration from Pope Leo XIII’s landmark 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIV argues that just as the Church […]
Read more
The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Pray with Us as One Nation Under God

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Pray with Us as One Nation Under God

Articles, NEP 2026, News and Culture
As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, Catholics across the country are being invited to take part in a powerful public witness of faith through the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Carrying the theme “One Nation Under God,” the pilgrimage will stretch from St. Augustine, Florida, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concluding on July 4, […]
Read more
Do You Need to Consume Jesus Under Both Species to Receive All of Him? (The Patrick Madrid Show)

Do You Need to Consume Jesus Under Both Species to Receive All of Him? (The Patrick Madrid Show)

Articles, Best of the Week
Many Catholics have wondered why receiving the Precious Blood at Mass became less common after COVID and whether receiving only the Host means receiving “less” of Jesus. On The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick Madrid put that misconception to rest. Patrick explained that while practical health concerns led many parishes to stop offering the chalice, the […]
Read more