Ave Maria In The Afternoon

We continue our look at the life of Pope Francis with Edward Pentin, John Cavadini, Peter Laffin and Doug Keck.

We discuss Suffering, the Blessed Mother, and Good Friday with Dr. Steve Doran and Randall Smith.

Andre Villeneuve discusses the Jewish roots of the Eucharist and we talk with Msgr. Michael Heintz about how love was manifested at the Last Supper.

Dr. Tom McGovern gives us a medical and spiritual analysis of what Christ suffered during His Passion.

Worried about how your kids will handle the long Triduum services? Dr Greg Popcak has tips for helping them understand these most sacred liturgies. Also, Steve Ray takes us on a virtual tour of Holy Week.

Monica Miller walks us through the Incarnational, Marian and Eucharistic themes in Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ.

Marcus and Rob Corzine prepare for Holy Week by discussing the Palm Sunday readings and Jesus’s role as the new Pentecost.

Matthew Bunson reports on the USCCB ending its partnership with the federal government for refugee resettlement and David Bonagura helps with tough questions for Catholics.

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has the details on a woman arrested in the UK for praying in front of an abortion clinic and Will Estrada has an update on homeschool legislation in Illinois. We also discuss St. Paul’s writings on the Cross with Fr. Mitch Pacwa.

Pro-lifer Savannah Craven was assaulted last week in New York. She shares her story, and Dr. Greg Popcak discusses John Paul II’s Universal call to Holiness for families.

Theodore McCarrick has died, but the stains of his scandal live on. We talk with Matthew Bunson, and Nathaniel Peters dicusses how Neil Postman predicted America “amusing itself to death.”

“Let he who has no sin cast the first stone.” So says Jesus in Sunday’s Gospel – we unpack the readings with Rob Corzine. We also rethink the Enlightenment with Joseph Stuart.

A collegiate fencer was disqualified after she refused to compete against a transgender opponent. Marcus takes a look at the story, and Steve Ray discusses why we say the Mass is a Sacrifice.

Is it “religious” to love your neighbor? Andrea Picciotii-Bayer discusses a SCOTUS case that is attempting to answer that question, and we discuss the meaning and power of God’s love with Peter Herbeck.

How did law schools become lawless? Ilya Shapiro joins us. and we get a Catholic view of finance from Chris McMahon. Also, Marcus looks at the Christian imagery behind the original story of Snow White.