On this Ash Wednesday, Brandon and Fr. Blake reflect on the holy season of Lent and offer advice on how to sanctify your Lenten season through spiritual reading, prayer...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings ranks near the top of almost every “favorite book” or “book of the century” list. Yet few readers know that...
Let us give you fair warning ahead of time, because this is going to be quite the episode as we discuss two of our greatest heroes, G.K. Chesterton and Pope Benedict XVI...
We often hear about our vocation to become a saint. But what is a saint? And why does the Church honor saints? In this episode, Fr. Blake and Brandon discuss the...
We’re in a period of deep confusion about the priesthood. Some people wonder why the priesthood exists, others wonder why women can’t be priests. The abuse...
In his classic book Leisure: The Basis of Culture, philosopher Josef Pieper observed that “the original meaning of the concept of ‘leisure’ has practically been...
With the upcoming general election, it’s good for us to reflect on the role of Catholics in the political sphere. Fr. Blake and Brandon discuss a Catholic approach...
It seems like each week, another scandal emerges in the Church: sexual abuse, cover up, financial impropriety, poor leadership, heretical teaching, or lack of...
The Blessed Virgin Mary is a troubling figure for many Protestant Christians, but this is a relatively new phenomenon. In the early Church, Marian devotion was hardly...
Christians are often divided on questions about movies, television, and video games. Where do we draw the line between good entertainment, worthy of our attention, and...