Driving Home the Faith

Today, Rob Judge joins us from the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to talk about two exciting pilgrimages going on this month, Church Fathers aficionado and author extraordinaire Mike Aquilina tells us about St. Augustine and the Augustinians (Pope Leo XIV’s order), and much more. Dayton Right to Life is at daytonlife.org 50th Anniversary events at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton are at setonshrine.org Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Find Mike Aquilina at fathersofthechurch.com The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org Read “Pope Leo XIV Speaks Hard Truths to a  Troubled Age” at ncregister.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Professor Andrew Swafford explains why C.S. Lewis’s question “lunatic, liar, or Lord?” argument points to the truth of the Catholic faith–whether he meant it to or not; podcaster and speaker Bobby Fredericksen explores the temptation for zealous Catholics to become “influencers” rather than true teachers, and much more. Get “Lunatic, Liar, or Lord” at avemariapress.com Read “The Slave Market in our Midst” at crisismagazine.com Read “Influencers vs. Saints” at catholicexchange.com Get “Raising Blue-Collar Kids in a White-Collar World” at tanbooks.com Well-Ordered Family is at wellorderedfamily.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Christopher Kaczor talks with Fr. Rob about what makes belief believable, Them Before Us Training Director Jennifer Friesen explains why, whether or not money changes hands, surrogacy is always morally wrong, and much more. Get “Is Belief Believable?” at avemariapress.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org SVDP – St. Martin is at daretocaredash.org Them Before Us is at thembeforeus.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, UD Professor Dr. Michael Carter continues his discussion on the myth of “decanonization” of certain saints; Devin Schadt of the Catholic Gentleman and The Fathers of St. Joseph proposes a “Rule” for all seeking to be better fathers, husbands, and men; and much more. Read “Mental Illness More Likely After Abortion…” at humanize.today Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center is at olhsc.org SVDP-NKY is at svdpnky.org Get “The Rule” at sophiainstitute.com The Fathers of St. Joseph are at fathesrofstjoseph.org The Catholic Gentleman is at catholicgentleman.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Catholic University of America’s Dr. C.C. Pecknold explains how St. Augustine of Hippo can set our lives ablaze, former Chicago radio shock jock Keven Matthews talks about the upcoming film about his new career as “Mary’s Roadie,” and much more. Communio is at communio.org Get “Fire on the Altar: Setting Our Souls Ablaze Through Augustine’s Confessions” at stpaulcenter.co/fireonthealtar Get “The Confessions of St. Augustine: A Latin Reader’s Edition Books I-IX” at stpaulcenter.com Watch the trailer and buy tickets for “Broken Mary: The Kevin Matthews Story” at brokenmaryfilm.com Get “Mary’s Roadie” at wellspringbooks.org Get “Lord, Save Me! Prayers and Encouragement When Life Feels Hard” at avemariapress.org Read “Comfortable Catholicism Must End” at catholicexchange.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin, author of “The Faith Unboxed,” to discuss why the Catholic Church is not an exclusive club. Other guests include Fr Hezekias Carnazzo and Fr. Jonathan Duncan to preview the Sunday Mass readings, and Bobby Schindler from the Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network. Plus news, weather, sports, and more… ***** A Prayer for God’s Protection O God, You are the preserver of men, and the keeper of our lives. We commit ourselves to Your perfect care on the journey that awaits us. We pray for a safe and auspicious journey. Give Your angels charge over us to keep us in all our ways. Let no evil befall us, nor any harm come to our dwelling that we leave behind. Although we are uncertain of what the days may bring, may we be prepared for any event or delay, and greet such with patience and understanding. Bless us O Lord, that we may complete our journey safely and successfully under Your ever watchful care. Amen ***** Iconographer Garrett Hines is online at garretthines.com. Neena Gaynor, contributor to A Pocket Guide to the Works of Mercy Jeff Cavins is online at ascensionpress.com. Fr. Carter Griffin, author of Forming Families, Forming Saints Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, attorney and moral theology professor Dr. Ken Craycraft explains what St. John Henry Newman’s being named a Doctor of the Church means to him and many other converts to the faith; literature teacher Kale Zelden Find articles by Ken Craycraft at thecatholictelegraph.com, catholicherald.co.uk, and oursundayvisitor.com Read “Newman’s new men” at thecatholicherald.com Get “Citizens Yet Strangers” at osvcatholicbookstore.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Find Kale Zelden at kalezelden.substack.com Get “The Scriptural Rosary” at thescripturalrosary.com Watch Dr. Morse’s message to young fans of Charlie Kirk at youtube.com The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Cross Catholic Outreach President Michele Sagarano invites us to help bring joy to children around the world this Christmas; Franciscan University of Steubenville Dr. Daniel Keubler will explore the history of Catholic theological engagements with the theory of evolution; and much more. Box of Joy is at crosscatholic.org Crisis Magazine is at crisismagazine.com Read “On Meditation” at spiritualdirection.com Get tickets to RetroFittings at Cincinnati is at svdpcincinnati.org Get “Darwin and Doctrine” at bookstore.wordonfire.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, bioethicist Dr. Jozef Zalot talks with to Fr. Rob about ethics in the medical field; soprano and director Krista Cornish Scott invites us to an renew our spirits with a concert of sacred music this Saturday, and much more. The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org Read “The Sound of Silence” at crisismagazine.com Ensemble con Fuoco is at ensembleconfuoco.com All events discussed today and scores more are at sacredheartradio.com/events Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Tim Hill joins us from TAN Books and Well-Ordered Family to talk about why kids from white-collar families need “blue-collar” values; Jim Papandrea explains why the Catholic Church is the original Church, and much more. Get “Raising Blue-Collar Kids in a White-Collar World” at tanbooks.com Well-Ordered Family is at wellorderedfamily.com Get “Enchanted by Eternity: Recapturing the Wonder of the Catholic Worldview” at osvcatholicbookstore.com Crisis Magazine is at crisismagazine.com Get “The Original Church” at scepterpublishers.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Holy Cross Fr. David Guffey, executive producer of the new film “Broken Mary,” will join us to talk about the inspiring project; Steve Ray talks with Fr. Rob about St. Moses and sites associated with him, and much more. Find out more about “Broken Mary” at familytheater.org, brokenmaryfilm.com  and fathomentertainment.com The Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford is at jesuitspiritualcenter.com The St. Thomas More Lawyer’s Guild of Greater Cincinnati is at cincinnatiredmass.org Steve Ray is at catholicconvert.com The Serenelli Project is at serenelliproject.org Get “Great Books for Good Men” at Ignatius.com In-Game Sports is at in-gamesports.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, singer and musician Steve Angrisano joins us to talk Mary, Meals, and more; Ed Clancy from Aid to the Church in Need talks with Fr.  Rob about persecuted Catholics around the world, and much more. Mary’s Meals is at marysmeals.org Read Brandon Showalter at christianpost.com Aid to the Church in Need is at churchinneed.org The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children is at nationaldayofremembranc.org Read “On Applying the First Principle” at crisismagazine.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, director Anthony D’Ambrosio joins Fr. Rob to talk about his first solo film, “Triumph of the Heart,” which opens later this week; Michele Sagario, President of Cross Catholic Outreach, tells us how to join its growing “Box of Joy” program and give gifts to children this Christmas; and much more. Jeannie Ewing is at jeannieewing.com and jeannieewingsubstack.com American Heritage Girls are at americanheritagegirls.org See the Trailer for “Triumph of the Heart” at triumphoftheheart.com Box of Joy is at crosscatholic.org Get “Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions” at bookstore.wordonfire.org Read “Symbols of Disruption: The Demonic in an Age of Uncertainty” at crisismagazine.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Steve Ray joins Fr. Rob in between his Catholic travels to talk about Moses, his feast day (yes, he’s a saint!) and sites associated with him;, Joseph Pearce introduces us to great books that can help form great men; and much more. Steve Ray is at catholicconvert.com The Serenelli Project is at serenelliproject.org Get “Great Books for Good Men” at Ignatius.com In-Game Sports is at in-gamesports.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Dayton Right to Life’s Margie Christi updates us on pro-life events and projects in Dayton, musician and retreat leader Steve Angrisano invites is to an event that helps feed children around the world, and much more! Dayton Right to Life is at daytonlife.org The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children is at nationaldayofremembranc.org Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Mary’s Meals USA is at marysmealsusa.org Find the events mentioned and many others at sacredheartradio.com/events The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Care Net Pregnancy Services of Northern Kentucky is at carenetnky.org and pregnantoptionsnky.com Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church (Dayton) is at qmdayton.org The Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s Office of Mission and the Pontifical Mission Societies is at catholicaoc.org Read “Prayers are Effective—Thoughts are Not” at crisismagazine.com Find out more about the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage and livestream at rosarypilgrimage.org Dragon Slayers and the Seven Deadly Dragons books are at extraordinarymission.com For more on 50th anniversary events at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth, se setonshrine.org/celebrationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to our eighth year of “Driving Home the Faith!” Today, Dawn Beutner and Fr. Rob will discuss two great saints with September feast days, Jacob Imam will update us on the innovative Catholic College and trade school that opened last year in Steubenville, and much more. Find Dawn Beutner at dawnbeutner.com The Angelico Project is at theangelicoproject.org For more on 50th anniversary events at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth, se setonshrine.org/celebration The College of St. Joseph is at collegeofstjoseph.com Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com Read “Why does the Church have so many…” at catholicexchange.com Interested in buying a ticket to “Triumph of the Heart,” or bringing it to a theater? Go to triumphoftheheart.com and click on “get your tickets”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, artist and writer David Clayton explains why so many people think “church art” only depicts Jesus as a Caucasian man, when the reality is very different’ Deacon Tim Schutte tells us how we can help parents who have lost an infant bury their son or daughter in sacred ground at no cost to them, and much more. Read “The Woke Fallacy that Christian Art Generally Portrays Christ as a Northern European man” at wayofbeauty.substack.com Find Mike Aquilina at fathersofthechurch.com and his books at catholicbooksdirect.com Read “Nicaea at 1,700: The council (and creed) that saved the Catholic Church” at angelusnews.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Gate of Heaven Cemetery is at goh.org The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Knights of Columbus State Representatives Mike Felerski and Aaron Meir explain Cor, the KoC’s new program for all Catholic men; local composer Catherine Fishlock talks with Fr. Rob about how and why she composed a new Mass setting for The Angelico Project, and much more. Find out more about Cor at kofc.org Find Mike Aquilina at fathersofthechurch.com and his books at catholicbooksdirect.com Read “Nicaea at 1,700: The council (and creed) that saved the Catholic Church” at angelusnews.com Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center is at olhsc.org The Angelico Project is at theangelicoproject.org Get “From Silence to Silence: A Benedictine Pilgrimage to God’s Sanctuary” at tanbooks.com Interested in buying a ticket to “Triumph of the Heart,” or bringing it to a theater? Go to triumphoftheheart.com and click on “get your tickets”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Fr. Rob talks with Mary Beth Bracy about the upcoming canonization of Bl. Carlo Acutis, Fr. Shanen Boquet of Human Life International tells us how Catholic families and renew the world, and much more. Get “God’s Influencer” at sophiainstitute.com Find Mike Aquilina at fathersofthechurch.com and his books at catholicbooksdirect.com Read “Nicaea at 1,700: The council (and creed) that saved the Catholic Church” at angelusnews.com For more on 50th anniversary events at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth, se setonshrine.org/celebration Read “The Domestic Church: How Catholic Families can Renew the World” at hli.org Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com Read “Forgiveness is Required of Us” at catholicexchange.com Interested in buying a ticket to “Triumph of the Heart,” or bringing it to a theater? Go to triumphoftheheart.com and click on “get your tickets”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.