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Today, Steve Ray talks with Ken about Our Lady of Lourdes and pilgrimages to Lourdes; Matthew Levering tells us new and rich way to understand our Church, and much more—plus our Friday sports special! Steve Ray is at catholicconvert.com Get “Engaging the Doctrine of the Church” at bookstore.wordonfire.org Read Olivia Craycraft’s Super Bowl article at news.medill.northwestern.edu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today professor and speaker Angela Franks talks with Ken about the problem of “the empty self” plaguing so many today; Kevin Wells previews his talk at the E-6 Catholic Men’s Conference; commentary by Ken Craycraft; and much more! Get “Body and Identity: A History of The Empty Self” at  undpress.nd.edu Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org Find Kevin Wells at kevinwells.org Find the Feb. 21st E-6 Catholic Men’s Conference, and scores of other Catholic events, at sacredheartradio.com/events Greater Than is at greaterthancampaign.com The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org Get “The Sexual State” at tanbooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Karlo Broussard discusses baptism, Leah Libresco Sargeant introduces her new book, and much more–plus commentary by Ken Craycraft. Elizabeth’s New LIfe Center is at enlc.life Get “Baptism Now Saves You” at shop.catholic.com Get “The Dignity of Dependence” at undpress.nd.edu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Donna Murphy of Heaven’s Gain explains her ministry to grieving parents, artist Holly Schapker discusses painting saints and the sacred, and much more—plus commentary by Ken Craycraft. Musica Sacra is at musica-sacra.org Read Ken Craycraft’s review of Jellyroll’s “Beautifully Broken” album at oursundayvisitor.com Heaven’s Gain Ministries is at heavensgain.org The Angelico Project is at angelicoproject.org Holly Schapker is at hollyschapker.com Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com Crux is at cruxnow.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Candlemas! Today, Mike Aquilina will join us to talk about a musical based on the life of Dion “The Wanderer” DiMucci, Jason Gale from TAN Books will introduce a book that helps us pray with the Gospel of Matthew, and much more—as well as commentary by Dr. Ken Craycraft. Get books by Mike Aquilina at catholicbooksdirect.com, and watch the official video for “Song for Sam Cooke” at youtube.com Read “How the Writings of Russell Shaw Shaped American Catholicism” at angelusnews.com Find Dawn Beutner at dawnbeutner.com The Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics is at mariasteinshrine.org Find the Feb. 11 oratorio at Old St. Mary’s and scores of Catholic events at sacredheartradio.com/events Get “Lectio Divina with the Spiritual Masters: The Gospel of Matthew with St. John Chrysostom” at tanbooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Joseph Pearce reminds all who saw the re-released Lord of the Rings films this month of the Catholic themes in the story; Jennifer Stavinoha introduces her “do-it-yourself” mini retreat for busy moms; and much more—plus our Friday sports special! Joseph Pearce is at jpearce.co Read “The Return of the King” at crisismagazine.com The Catholic Schools Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is at catholicaoc.org Find articles by Dr. Carter at scholar.google.com The Cincinnati Cyclones are at cycloneshockey.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, writer Rod Dreher joins Ken to talk about his two latest best-sellers; Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse tells us how to join a new coalition dedicated to put the needs of children first; and much more! Get “Live Not by Lies” at penguinrandomhouse.com Get “Living in Wonder” at zondervan.com Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org STVDP – St. Martin is at daretocaredash.org The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org Get “The Sexual State” at tanbooks.com The Greater Than Campaign is at greaterthancampaign.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we speak with Brad McGonigle from SVDP-Cincinnati and Karen Zengel from SVDP-NYK (who has an exciting announcement) and Larry Chapp will talk teaching, farming, and Dorothy Day–plus commentary from Ken Craycraft, and much more! SVDP-Cincinnati is at svdpcincinnati.org The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is at catholicaoc.org SVDP-NKY is at svdpnky.org Larry Chapp’s homebase is gaudiumetspes22.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back live after the Great Snow and Freeze! Leah Libresco Sergeant will discuss her new book on a new type of feminism; Archbishop Robert Casey will talk with Ken about faith, schools, and more; commentary from Dr. Ken Craycraft; and more–plus traffic and weather to get you home safe. Get “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto” at undpress.nd.edu The Serenelli Project is at serenelliproject.org Every Sacred Sunday is at everysacredsunday.com The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is at catholicaoc.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Dr. George Delgado, founder of Abortion Pill Reversal, talks about this lifesaving method; attorney Philip Williamson talks with our attorney host about two recent prolife cases argued before the Supreme Court this month; commentary by Ken Craycraft, and more–plus Paul Lachmann will speak with Tom Gamble for our Friday sports special! The Pillar is at pillarcatholic.com Get “Abortion Pill Reversal: A Second Chance at Choice” at ignatius.com The February 28 Pueri Cantores Mass at Cincinnati’s cathedral, and dozens of other Catholic events, are at sacredheartradio.com/events The Taft Law Firm is at taftlaw.com In-Game Sports is at in-gamesports.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find all Word on Fire books at bookstore.wordonfire.org The Ruah Woods Institute is at ruahwoodsinsitute.org Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org Get “The Sexual State” at tanbooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy feast of St. Agnes of Rome! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss the impact her martyrdom had in changing the perception of Rome towards Christians. Other guests include Karlo Broussard on why Catholics venerate relics, and Clare Ath from Vita et Terra on how what Pope Francis called the “throwaway culture” affects the unborn. Plus news, weather, sports, and more… ***** Collect for the feast of St. Agnes of Rome Almighty ever-living God, who choose what is weak in the world to confound the strong, mercifully grant, that we, who celebrate the heavenly birthday of your Martyr Saint Agnes, may follow her constancy in the faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. ***** Clare Ath’s article on abortion and the throwaway culture is in the Washington Times. The full text of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales can be found online here. Full list of guests See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Kathleen Carr from the Catholic Art Institute invite us to see breathtaking art from its 2025 Sacred Art Competition; Katie Zulanas from the Couple to Couple league invites you to use a fertility app that doesn’t promote anti-Catholic views and procedures, and much more. See this year’s Sacred Art Prize winners at catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2025 The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org Click to download the USSCB’s Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services The Couple to Couple League International is at ccli.org Find out more about PeakDay at peakday.com Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com Sign up for the Jan. 24 Cincinnati Men’s Conference at sacredheartradio.com/events See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell are joined by Sacred Heart Radio manager Bill Levitt to reflect on the passing this week of Fr. Rob Jack, a longtime member of the Sacred Heart Radio family, who poured countless hours into the mission of Catholic radio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Fr. Rob talks with Ave Maria University professor Dr. Dan Guernsey about an online course on Catholic education, physician and Professor Dr. Ashley Fernandes about suffering and healing, and “Catholic Answers Live” host Cy Kellet about how to talk to Jesus with anyone. All this and more, plus our Friday sports special! Ave Maria University’s free online courses, “The Pursuit of Wisdom,” are at thepursuitofwisdom.org Sign up for “The Foundations and Future of Catholic Education: at thepursuitofwisdom.org The Cincinnati chapter of Legatus is at Legatus.org/cincinnati Read “Faith vs. Experience” at crisismagazine.com Get “How to Talk about Jesus with Anyone” at shop.catholic.com Elder High School and the Elder News Network (ENN) are at elderhs.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.