Son Rise Morning Show

How does seeing all of creation through the lens of divine gift fundamentally transform the way we manage our time, talent, and treasure? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Anna Mitchell welcomes back Matt Reinkemeyer, President and CEO of the Catholic Community Foundation, to explore Pope St. John Paul II’s profound impact on the theology of stewardship. Reinkemeyer reflects on his collegiate study of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and Gaudium et Spes 24, highlighting the "hermeneutic of the gift"—the core insight that man discovers his true self only through a sincere gift of self. Reinkemeyer contrasts secular models of ownership, duty, and resource management with a Catholic framework rooted in gratitude, reception, and personalist relational care. He offers practical steps for living out this vision daily—from recognizing every individual as a unique, unrepeatable gift to mirroring Trinitarian generosity in our personal and financial stewardship. Stream now to listen!Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it like walking the sacred streets of Rome on a papal pilgrimage just as major news breaks directly from the Holy Father himself? On The Son Rise Morning Show, co-host Matt Swaim checks in with Teresa Tomeo live from Italy, where she is co-leading a pilgrimage alongside Deacon Dom Pastore and EWTN’s Dr. Matthew Bunson. Tomeo shares updates from the pilgrims' visits to major Roman basilicas—including St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major—and reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s direct, transparent Angelus announcement regarding his upcoming surgery at Gemelli Hospital. Coinciding with the October 12 feast day of Bl. Carlo Acutis, Tomeo describes the powerful experience of visiting Acutis’s tomb at the Church of St. Mary Major in Assisi during this 800th anniversary year of St. Francis. Plus, she previews upcoming pilgrimage reports and interviews on EWTN's Catholic Connection, including Dr. Matthew Bunson's insights on the papal conclave history in Arezzo. Stream now to listen!Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the Ten Commandments merely a restrictive list of rules, or are they a divine invitation to deep friendship with God and neighbor? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Anna Mitchell welcomes back Fr. John Gavin, S.J.—author of Mysteries of the Lord's Prayer and Growing into God—to continue exploring the Church Fathers cited in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Focusing on CCC 2063 and a passage from St. Irenaeus of Lyon’s Against Heresies, Fr. Gavin unpacks how the Decalogue serves as moral formation for friendship. He explains how God addresses each human soul individually ("you"), inviting us into His divine life. Fr. Gavin also addresses why St. Irenaeus defended the abiding validity of the Ten Commandments against ancient Gnostic heresies, and clarifies the essential distinction between the universal, natural law of the Decalogue and the ceremonial or dietary laws of the Old Covenant. Stream now to listen!Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can a simple act of stepping towards someone in need transform both the giver and the receiver? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim speaks with Rit Leslie and Paul Gastonguay, leaders of the "Cross the Street Ministry" at Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, Maine. Leslie and Gastonguay share how their parish outreach grew from delivering essentials out of personal vehicles to operating a mobile outreach van—playfully dubbed the "Pope Mobile" by locals—delivering coffee, hot cocoa, sandwiches, water, and seasonal care packages. Subverting the common instinct to "cross the street" to avoid those in need, they reflect on the Good Samaritan call to restore human dignity, learn regulars by name, and foster a broader community effort involving dozens of parish volunteers and local sponsors. Stream now to listen!Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a Civil War major general with an evocative name to a world-spanning Marian movement born in Rome, what key milestones mark this week in Catholic history? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Kevin Schmiesing—historian with the Freedom and Virtue Institute, co-host of the Catholic History Trek podcast, and author of A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History. Schmiesing highlights the life of Union Major General Erasmus Darwin Keyes, who passed away this week in 1895. Born into a prominent New England family and serving alongside Gen. Winfield Scott, Keyes converted to the Catholic Church after the Civil War following an earlier friendship with a Jesuit priest. Schmiesing then turns to October 16, 1917, when St. Maximilian Kolbe and six fellow friars founded the Militia Immaculata (Knights of the Immaculate) in Rome to promote personal consecration, the Miraculous Medal, and devotion to Our Lady—a movement that today spans millions of members worldwide. Stream now to listen!Support the show: https://www.sacredheartradio.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.