The Bible on Trial
by Mark BauerleinPäivi Räsänen joins in to discuss her experience of judicial persecution in Finland for speaking openly about her beliefs and defending traditional family structures. Continue Reading »
Our Lady of Azakh
by Samuel SweeneyThere’s a curious little church in the Syrian city of Derik. The Church of Our Lady (kanisat al-adhra in Arabic) is modern, built in 1958 atop the remains of a much older, undated church. The original church was long buried when a local parishioner, so the story goes, dreamt one night in 1940 . . . . Continue Reading »
Modern Martyrs
by Mark BauerleinThomas D. Williams joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Coming Christian Persecution. Continue Reading »
Mary, the Church, Christmas, and Jimmy Lai
by George WeigelAt this Catholic moment, when so many are disturbed by ecclesiastical dysfunction, it is good, at Christmastide, to reflect on Mary and the Church—and on what Mary’s initial act of discipleship, that fiat, means for us today. Continue Reading »
A Fear-Filled Advent for Armenian Christians
by Mark MovsesianIn the South Caucasus this Advent, Armenian Christians face the threat of ethnic cleansing. Continue Reading »
Among the Infidels
by James HankinsChristians today are effectively living in partibus infidelium—in formerly Christian lands where infidels now press toward a future world we Christians can’t share. Continue Reading »
Alfred Delp in Advent
by Christopher SnookAt the end of a lengthy reflection on Advent, Alfred Delp writes: “Light the candles wherever you can, you who have them. They are a real symbol of what must happen in Advent, of what Advent must be, if we want to live.” Continue Reading »
A St. John Fisher for Our Time
by Raymond J. de SouzaCardinal Zen was my guest in Kingston in 2013 because he knows the Church needs more men like St. John Fisher. Henry kept Cardinal John Fisher in the Tower of London; now the Chinese regime threatens Cardinal Zen with prison. Continue Reading »
Lutherans, Lenin, and Stalin
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Heise joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union. Continue Reading »
Why Preaching Is Central to Priesthood
by Carl R. TruemanPreaching lays claim to that power of language with the authority of God behind it. It is thus an assertion of reality, a reminder of God’s sovereignty and our dependence upon him. Continue Reading »
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