Patrick Madrid responds to a listener question about the 2018 Met Gala. The event’s theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”, and featured over-the-top gowns based on Catholic liturgical vestments, artwork, saints, and more. Madrid shares how he feels about the theme and how he thinks Catholics should respond. Listen here: https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180508.mp3Podcast: Play […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180508.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

A number of reports have come out recently that all point to the same conclusion – Americans are extremely lonely. A recent report by the healthcare company Cigna showed that 46% of respondents feel alone, either sometimes or always. More than 25% of respondents said they rarely or never feel as if there are people […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180502.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thousands of students will graduate from college in the coming weeks. Not only will they receive their degree, but many will also begin paying back their student loans. 40% of people between 18-29 carry student loan debt, and this form of debt adds up to $1.5 trillion nationally. Millennials are putting off buying houses, cars, and […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180430.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Among the corporal works of mercy, visiting the imprisoned is not one that gets to spotlight very often. We can sometimes think that the people who are in prison are there for a reason – to keep them away from society. So why should we go to them? Fr. Joe D’Amico runs the prison ministry […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180427.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Alfie Evans is a British toddler who has been in a Liverpool hospital since December 2016. He has a mysterious illness that doctors believe could be a rare neurodegenerative disease with no hope of recovery. Alfie’s parents want to seek alternative treatments, but the hospital has overruled their wishes and ordered the stop of all […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180425.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

The family is the foundation of our society. But the reality is that most of us spend more of our waking hours at work than we do with our families. This can lead us to look at work as a necessary evil and something that hinders our family life. How can we have a healthy […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180424.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. – Pope St. John Paul II If you read the headlines or scroll through your social media feeds, you will see that tension, anger, fear, and uncertainty are pervasive in our society. It can be easy to give into […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180420.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

The death of a child is one of the most devastating things anyone can experience. Relevant Radio® host Joe Sikorra is facing this tragedy in his own life, as both of his sons were diagnosed with Juvenile Batten Disease at a young age. Batten Disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease that leads to blindness, cognitive […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180418.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Parishes are the center of our Catholic communities. The parish is the place where we come together to worship, receive the sacraments, and grow together as the Body of Christ. But the reality is that many parishes spend so much time maintaining the status quo that they can forget their call to form disciples. Marcel […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180416.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Participating in the sacrament of Confession can make people very nervous. The very idea of telling a priest their sins can keep people away from the sacrament for months or years. The Church understands that shame can keep us from reconciling with Christ, and that is why it takes the Seal of Confession so seriously. […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180412.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Following data leaks and privacy concerns in recent weeks, Facebook CEO is in our nation’s capital testifying before Congress. The news has led some social media users to delete their Facebook accounts. How should we respond? Is the personal information we share on Facebook safe, or is it public domain? Mark Mastroianni, Morning Air® regular […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180410.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Pope Francis released a new Apostolic Exhortation today, titled Gaudete et Exsultate (‘Rejoice and Be Glad’) on the call to holiness in the modern world. Msgr. Stuart Swetland, Relevant Radio®’s chief religion correspondent and host of Go Ask Your Father™, stopped by Morning Air® today to discuss Gaudete et Exsultate  and the key messages that the Holy Father wishes to communicate […]https://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/rewind/rewind20180409.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more