St. Martin’s Academy in Kansas is meant to be a place for the whole person: body, mind and soul. It's founders, Daniel Kerr and Patrick Whalen explain their vision for a boys boarding school offering farm-work, study and prayer. Can such a school be a place for God to cultivate saints?

With grace and humor, author Matthew Arnold shares his story of conversion, including his time as a Catholic Traditionalist. Without recrimination or resentment toward anyone, he shares the beauty of the Catholic life he has discovered, and gives insights into some of the still-simmering controversies of our times.…

The founder and President of the Cardinal Newman Society, Patrick Reilly, updates us on the state of Catholic Higher education, finding signs of hope in a relatively bleak landscape.

Sue Ellen Browder helped sell the sexual revolution. And she, along with many others, lied to do it. Her book, Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement, names names as it tells the heartbreaking tale.

The Fatima apparitions ended the very same month that communists took over Russia. A century of spiritual battle between communism and Our Lady ensued. The author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism explains the hidden battle at the heart of the 20th century.

Director and screenwriter Michael Carney stops by for a chat about making good, uplifting movies in Hollywood and about his new movie, Same Kind of Different as Me.

Though the era of Christendom was plagued with anti-Semitism, it was not universally anti-Semitic. Scholar Edmund Mazza discusses how scholastic scholars of the time understood relations between Christians and Jews.

Renowned theologian Ulrich L. Lehner challenges modern ideas about the niceness and usefulness of God, offering an introduction to the wild and dangerous God of the Bible.

Bishop Chad Zielinski is the 6th bishop of Fairbanks Alaska, a diocese of 11,000 Catholics spread across an area of more than 410,000 square miles. He shares what it is like to minister in America’s largest, and coldest, mission diocese.

With the Southern Poverty Law Center labeling Catholic and other Christian-leaning institutions as “hate groups,” we talk with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, the founder of the Ruth Institute, a recent target of the SPLC.

Jim Towey, president of Ave Maria University in South Florida, shares the story of one Catholic school's journey through the eye of Hurricane Irma.

In the name of LBGT rights, the Southern Poverty Law Center has begun labeling Catholic and other Christian-leaning institutions as “hate groups.” We talk with Family Research Council Senior Fellow, Chris Gacek, and Communications Director and Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, Kerri Kupec, about the serious consequences of such labe ...…

People have lost faith in the Catholic Faith. Pat Gohn, lifelong Catechist and author of All In: Why Belonging to the Catholic Church Matters stops by for an in-depth discussion of the reasons not just to remain Catholic, but to go All In.

Should Catholic priests be allowed to marry? Fr. Joshua Whitfield, a married Catholic priest, explains why he thinks a departure from the traditional practice of priestly celibacy would be unwise.

What is life like for Christian refugees from Syria and Iraq? We ask Dalal Saied, who left Iraq when she was seven, lived for years as a refugee in Syria, and finally settled in the United States as part of the Middle Eastern Christian diaspora.

Once a successful Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, subsequently a nearly broken man, John Carmichael tells his story of collapse and redemption in the memoir Drunks & Monks. He joins us to reflect on his reasons for writing about the mess he made of his life, and the grace that turned it all around.…

Michael Vanderberg is the director of Stewardship for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and he is a survivor of priestly sexual abuse. His story is about the transforming power of Christ's love and finding the dignity in every person.

Can the modern world put people, instead of economics, at the center of policy?We discuss the Catholic understanding of business profit with former Swiss Guard and renowned CEO, Andreas Widmer.

Dr. Pia Matthews, author of God’s Wildflowers: Saints with Disabilities, joins us for a discussion of disability and holiness. We touch on the teaching of Pope John Paul II, the case of Charlie Gard, and the role of disability in the lives of individuals and communities.

Philosopher Edward Feser joins Cy to discuss his new book, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment. Feser points out that Catholic doctrine has not changed, and argues that there are positive reasons not to abandon the death penalty.

Guest host Jimmy Akin interviews Catholic Answers Live host, Cy Kellett, about his experience in the Catholic Worker Movement, and about its founder, Dorothy Day.

Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput joins us for a discussion of Catholic Faith in American society. His new book, Strangers in a Strange Land, is our jumping off point.

Bodybuilder and theologian Jared Zimmerer joins us for a discussion of fitness, asceticism, self-discipline, manliness and faith in Christ, the fullness of manhood.

Hank Hanegraaff, the Bible Answer Man to millions of Protestant radio listeners, discusses his entry into the Orthodox Church, his veneration of Mary, and the fullness of life found in the Eucharist.Oh, and why he still doesn’t believe in the Prosperity Gospel.

Why don’t the media get religion, and what can churches do to change that fact? Revered religion reporter and founder of GetReligion.org Terry Mattingly joins us for a wide-ranging look at the state of religion reporting in America.

Is it really OK for Catholics to go door to door sharing the faith? We talk with Father John Guzaldo, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Waco, Texas about the door to door ministry he and his parishioners have started.

Renowned scholar Anthony Esolen is leaving Providence College to take up residence at St. Thomas More College in New Hampshire. Professor Esolen shares his reasons for the move and his insights into the state of Catholic higher education.

Can one be Anglican and fully in communion with the Catholic Church? We talk with Father Glenn Baaten and Deacon Candidate Keith Way about their entry into the Catholic Church. Both are members of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, created by the Vatican in 2012 for people nurtured in the Anglican tradition who wish to become C ...…

The Book of Proverbs is a powerful mix of human striving for wisdom and divine inspiration. Far more than just a collection of sayings, the proverbs form a blueprint for Christian living. In this installment of CA Focus, Father Mitch Pacwa, host of EWTN Live, shares some of the history and import of the proverbs with us.…

Established in 1955, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is part of a growing devotion to Joseph of Nazareth. But it is also a message from the Church about what it means to be truly human in the modern world. Oblate of Saint Joseph, Father Matthew Spencer walks us through this history, and dispels some myths about the patron of the Universal Ch ...…

Assemblies of God Pastor Josh Mangels came into the Catholic Church this Easter with his family and members of his congregation. It all began with a desire to live as the first Christians lived.

Rod Dreher’s book The Benedict Option has become a center of conversation among Christians. Mr. Dreher drops by to discuss the book, our culture, and the Christian-response to post-Christianity.

Lee Strobel joins Cy for a conversation about his new movie – The Case for Christ. Cy and Lee also discuss how Christians can evangelize in a post-Christian era.

Jennifer Donelson, associate professor and the director of sacred music at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in New York, shares her insights on the interior life and the sacred music of the Catholic Church.

In the Christ in the City program, young adults are answering the call to serve the poor while being formed for mission. Meet some of the Church’s most committed young people, as well those who help in their formation.

All 10 archbishops of New York have been Irishmen of one degree or another. Author George Marlin shares their history with us, and a bit of the history of New York as America's leading archdiocese.

Who were the very earliest Christians? How many of them were there? What were their lives like? For the first in what we hope will be a series of talks about the early life of Christianity, Jimmy Akin stops by for a discussion of the first three years (33-36 A.D.) in the life of the Church.

Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, discusses the (somewhat) quiet revolution on college campuses toward the pro-life position. She also discusses how her organization became a national leader in organizing students to stand up for women and the unborn.

Patrick Novecosky, Editor-In-Chief of Legatus Magazine since 2005, discusses Legatus’s efforts to form executives in the Faith. He also discusses changes within Catholic media, and the influence of Opus Dei on ideas about faith and the work world.

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, talks with Cy about pro-life politics and the feminine power of Mary, mother of Jesus. A convert to both the pro-life movement and the Catholic Church, today Dannenfelser is one of America’s most important leaders in the fight for the right to life.…

Aurora Griffin, author of How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard, visits with Cy Kellett to discuss her own strategies for staying Catholic while she was in college, the power of the sacraments, and what parents can do to help their college-aged kids keep the Faith.

Cy Kellett talks about beauty and the revitalization of culture with Bernardo Aparicio Garcia, founder and publisher of Dappled Things, a literary magazine dedicated to providing a space for emerging writers to engage the literary world from a Catholic perspective. Why does the literary world need the Catholic perspective? Bernardo gets into th ...…

Dr. Stacy Trasancos talks with Cy Kellett about her book Particles of Faith: A Catholic guide to navigating science. Trasancos encourages Catholics to take the widest possible view of science and faith in order to see both in the context of God’s gift of creation. She also defends the idea that Christ is the savior of science.…