Cale discovers that a famous holy site might not be so legit after all! Plus, Michaela returns for another set of kid jokes, and we’ll celebrate the 40th Anniversary of #DietCoke! Let’s crush it!  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Cale fields a question about the Garden of Eden. Plus: not to alarm you, but if you’re tired from thinking, your brain just might be poisoning itself! And, why Happy Gilmore has reason to smile! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

A listener asks Cale how, given the apparent “harshness” and “violence” of God displayed in the Old Testament, this can possibly be the same God of Divine Mercy we see in the New Testament. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland quits social media, citing mental health. How the 18th-century economist Adam Smith (of all people!) might be able to help Tom (and us) focus on the right things. Plus: a nun builds something truly “powerful”, and a question about whether or not a Catholic who leaves the Church can go to […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

One of the most challenging—and challenged—Catholic dogmas is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How can we explain and defend it today? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Popular Bible teacher Beth Moore gets dragged on social media for a controversial post. Did she really go too far, or are people simply being too harsh? Callers jam the phone lines with passionate takes on either side of the debate. Plus: Cale takes calls from non-Catholics intrigued by our way of worship and Eucharistic […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Cale is joined by Christendom College professor Dr Christopher Shannon to discuss the passing of the legendary David McCullough, the value of history and salvation history, and Dr Shannon’s new book “American Pilgrimage”, which traces the growth of Catholicism in the New World. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In an age of rush and the never-ending quest for constant productivity at all costs, Cale examines the human need for “Sabbaths” — and how God in his wisdom knew that we would need them to be “forced” upon us. Also: a preview of the 2nd annual “Field of Dreams” game in the cornfields of […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Cale returns from his east coast vacation and talks about the spiritual lessons he and his family learned while on holidays: the gift (and necessity) of God-given rest, and the crucial importance of the oft-neglected spiritual gift of hospitality. Plus: the legacy of one of the greatest saints of the 20th century on this, her […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

“Zero Dark Thirty” depicted torture at Guantanamo Bay. Meet a Catholic who was an interrogator there—and learn why a well-formed conscience isn’t optional in life. And, an all-important existential question: is beer a sports drink?   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Shakespeare said names are no biggie, but when it comes to people’s names in the Gospels, it’s absolutely HUGE when establishing the authenticity of the Gospels. PLUS: The real reason you’re working so much but can’t get anything done. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more