Lynn called The Inner Life from a parked car outside a hospital in California. She was about to walk inside for her final round of radiation. Three years earlier, Lynn had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Then, just one month later, her son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. “I was devastated,” Lynn told […]Read more

What does wisdom have to do with a happy marriage? According to Doug Hinderer on Marriage Unhindered, quite a lot. Drawing from the wisdom of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Doug shares three practices that can help spouses grow closer to God and each other. First, give thanks and praise. St. Bernard teaches us to recognize […]Read more

Something remarkable is happening on college campuses across the country. Young adults are showing a growing interest in becoming Catholic. On The Drew Mariani Show, Drew shared reports of increased participation in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) at universities including Harvard, Arizona State, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M. What are these young […]Read more

Six-year-old Daniel and eight-year-old Gabriel from Los Angeles brought an extra dose of joy to the Family Rosary Across America. Gabriel called to pray for his grandpa on his birthday and for his own upcoming birthday in July. But Daniel had another request: Could Fr. Rocky and Maggie sing “Happy Birthday” for them? Maggie happily […]Read more

What does studying a meteorite have to do with knowing God? Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J., astronomer and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, joined The Mark Swartzberg Show to explain how exploring the universe can deepen our appreciation for its Creator. Brother Guy’s fascination with space began during the space race. Eventually, meteorites captured his […]Read more

Don called The Patrick Madrid Show with a question about watching Mass on television. At 92 years old and living with disabilities that make attending Mass difficult, he wanted reassurance that watching from home was still worthwhile. Patrick explained that someone legitimately unable to attend Mass is not sinning by missing it and encouraged Don […]Read more

Priesthood brings the privilege of entering people’s lives at their most important moments. But moving from someone’s deepest grief to another’s greatest joy can also take a toll. Speaking with Tim Glemkowski, Fr. Alex McCullough reflected on the cumulative weight of years in parish ministry. He has celebrated more than 100 weddings and 300 baptisms, […]Read more

On Trending with Timmerie, family physician and psychologist Dr. Leonard Sax raises concerns about what he calls the medicalization of normal human differences. Dr. Sax points to the dramatic increase in autism diagnoses without intellectual disability and argues that changing diagnostic standards have made it easier for ordinary struggles with social interaction to be labeled […]Read more