The Front Line with Joe & Joe

Fr Donald Haggerty has written "The Hour of Testing", positing that the Church may live out, within history, a trial mirroring the Passion of her Lord—and that union with Jesus' suffering must be central in the spiritual lives of her individual members. Against a darkening historical backdrop, the would-be saints of today must be ready to accept and embrace—in love, through prayer, and for the sake of the Church—a mysterious replication of Jesus' last week in their own lives. The Hour of Testing Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Tess Livingstone has written the definitive biography of George Cardinal Pell... tracing Cardinal Pell's life from his childhood in Australia to his role as the Vatican treasurer; through his trials, unjust imprisonment, and exoneration to his untimely passing away on January 10, 2023. George Cardinal Pell: Pax Invictus Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Joseph Pearce has written "Classic Literature Made Simple", which takes the reader on a guided tour of fifty great works of literature... showing how each work presents a mystical mirror to the reader, offering insights into the meaning of life itself.  Joseph Pearce Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

On Pentecost Sunday in 2017, Paul Zucarelli died unexpectedly of sudden cardiac death. God, in His infinite mercy and love miraculously spared Paul's life, and now Paul writes & speaks to bear witness to a living Jesus Christ - our hope of Glory.  Paul Zucarelli Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Scott Smith hosts the Dad Monk Podcast, aiming to help menus Catholic productivity hacks and lifestyle design to transform every home into a domestic monastery. Dad Monk Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Ken Ogorek & Scott Hahn have compiled "Breaking the Bread" to help Catholics make the most of Sunday Mass through reflections on Scripture, the Catechism, and short prayers to help one deepen their personal relationship with the living Word of God: Jesus Christ. Breaking the Bread Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube  

Andrew Abela has written "Superhabits", showing us how attaining virtue requires not a herculean effort, it simply requires steady daily practice, which is accessible to all. The genius of a thirteenth-century philosopher-monk codified the super habits into a veritable human operating system, one that's more relevant today than ever... Superhabits Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr James Kubicki SJ has written a wonderful book of daily offerings, featuring meditations based on the saint of the day or liturgical calendar, an offering prayer, and a “Daily Word” to help you recall the offering throughout the day. Each day concludes with a review question, based on the daily theme, inviting you to make an Examen. A Year of Daily Offerings Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Austin Habash founded Sent Evangelization to provide pastors with the tools to go out to their parishes - door-to-door - to send missionaries (not overseas) to the homes within their home parish boundaries. Sent Evangelization Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Maria Keffler is the co-founder of Advocates Protecting Children, an organization dedicated to protecting children from the cult of gender ideology and unethical medical transitions for the sake of political and financial profit. Maria has written a book providing an abundance of resources for parents whose children are currently in the throes of, or recovering from, gender dysphoria. Central to her approach is unconditional love and forgiveness, with a focus on moving forward together. Advocates Protecting Children Desist, Detrans & Detox Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr Nathan Cromly has written a book detailing how St Paul's example can transform our lives. Paul dares us to be impactful Christians in an often-perilous world, to transform our fears into courage, our rejections into opportunities, our suffering into grace, and our solitude into union with Christ. Dare Great Things Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr Cornelius Buckley has written a book commemorating the life of his friend Fr Joseph Fessio SJ, who Fr Buckley calls “amazing in many respects”. Fr Fessio founded Ignatius Press in 1978 and has grown the company to become one of the largest US publishers of Catholic books, magazines, videos and music.  California Blackrobe Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Sr Anne of Yahweh has devoted her life to the Carmelite way of life, and heads up the “House of Mary”, website devoted to promoting the approved messages of the Mother of God to the world. House of Mary Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Peter Kwasniewski re-joins the Joes to explain the Traditional Latin Mass, which has recently caused unnecessary controversy. He has written a book to help dispel myths and misunderstandings about the TLM. "Turned Around: Replying to Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass" is a journey to the heart of Catholic worship. Peter Kwaśniewski, PhD Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Robert Trussell, the founder & former CEO of Tempur Pedic, presents a compelling case for the existence of a divine Creator, using clear, concise language and step-by-step logic to make complex ideas accessible to readers of all backgrounds. The Logic That God Exists Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Have you ever wanted to study the life & works of St Thomas Aquinas, but don't know where to start? The Thomistic Institute has created Aquinas 101 to simplify the angelic doctor's admittedly daunting writings through short & engaging videos. Aquinas 101 Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Archduke Eduard Habsburg joins the Joes to guide us on the ultimate adventure of building a family. As a father of six and now a grandfather, the Archduke of Austria shares his own experiences and recipes for a wholesome family life, bolstered by 850 years of Habsburg family history.  Building A Wholesome Family Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Claudia McAdam re-joins the Joes to tell the story of Our Lady of the Snows and the building of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore... it's all captured in her new children's book: "The Miracle of the August Snow". Claudia McAdam Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr Robert Nixon OSB has translated "The Devil's Bagpipe", a biography of Martin Luther originally written by one of Luther's contemporaries in the mid-1500s. Far from the saintly portrait propagandized today, this books reveals the true motives for Luther's objections to indulgences, his bad temper and vitriolic tongue, his nocturnal conversations with demons (whether they were real or imagined), and his scandalous and degrading bouts of drunkenness and debauchery.  The Devil's Bagpipe Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr Edward Looney re-joins the Joes to meditate upon the Collect of the day, the Opening Prayer at Mass, to help readers enter more deeply into the Mass and the mysteries of Lent. Praying with the Church Through Lent Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Ralph Martin joins the Joes to talk about his remarkable journey - from the early days of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal to becoming one of the most courageous voices in the Church in America... he has truly lived a life in the Spirit. A Life in The Spirit Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Helen Hoffner began researching the history of the Rosary, which led her to co-author The Rosary Collector's Guide... providing historical information for rosary collectors, antique dealers, and historians. The Rosary Collector's Guide  Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Karen Hall argues that it's time to stop being a "mainstream" Catholic, and instead we need to embrace "radical Catholicism". Radical Catholicism Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Michael Grogan, a favorite Joe & Joe guest, is back with more reflections from below America's poverty line.  Michael, a legally blind lay missionary, has placed his life in the Lord's hands by giving everything up and moving among the poorest of the poor Americans. He lives and works with gang members, homeless, and other marginalized people in the violent Kensington neighborhood of Phila­delphia. Michael Grogan Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Scott Smith is working to restore the beauty of Catholicism and particularly for reverence for the Eucharist... through his blog and through the Reverence Foundation. The Scott Smith Blog Reverence Foundation Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Mary Elizabeth Cuff has gathered wised and advice from contemplative nuns for women in their common struggles of motherhood. Through a series of questions and answers, these nuns from various orders take wisdom from their cloisters and offer it to mothers in the domestic Church. Mary Elizabeth Cuff Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

The world is in Crisis. The Church is in Crisis. America is in crisis. Brian Walsh joins the Joes to talk about a petition to the Bishops of the United States asking them to consecrate our country to the single greatest source of grace in the world—Jesus in the Eucharist. Consecrate America Download the Veritas app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, Ephesus, Carthage, Edessa... Mike Aquilina paints the picture for us to climb the hills of these cities, sail into their harbors, walk their streets... and see how these ancient cities that once raged against the Gospel and persecuted the Church later came to admirable faith. Mike Aquilina Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Tom Carroll was the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Boston. During his tenure, he replaced 75% of parochial school principals, hiring only principals with strong faith lives and a commitment to evangelization. He now runs the Catholic Talent Project, to form strong Catholic teachers & faculty in order to reverse the alarming percentages of young children walking away from their Catholic faith during their school years.  The Catholic Talent Project Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Fr Dave Tomaszycki has compiled and edited the extensive thoughts of Archbishop Fulton Sheen... on the demonic. On The Demonic addresses the history of the demonic, how the devil manifested himself to Our Lord, how he has worked throughout the Church's history, and how the Anti-Christ will come in the end times. On The Demonic Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

David Pinault re-joins the Joes to talk about his recent visit to Taiwan, and the signs of hope for the Church and the Taiwanese people he saw there. Taiwan, China, and the Regina Caeli Download the Veritas mobile app Joe & Joe on X Joe & Joe on YouTube

Ryan Patrick Budd joins the Joes to talk about "Salvation Stories", which reveals that the families in Scripture (Abraham, Jacob, Tobit, Judith, and more) experienced all that we do with our families. And just as God shaped their stories for His glory and their good, He does so for each of us. Ryan Patrick Budd: https://ryanpatrickbudd.com/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Ed Vn Buskirk is the founder of If U Love Me, a nonprofit organization focused on restoring the truth and wisdom of God's Ten Commandments in your school, your parish, and in your family. If U Love Me: https://ifuloveme.org/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Fr Richard Cipolla joins the Joes to talk about how beauty will save the world. Fr Cipolla is the retired pastor of St Mary's Church in Norwalk CT, and formerly the Chair of the Classics Department at the Brunswick School in Greenwich. He holds a PhD in Chemistry, and a D.Phil from Oxford University. Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Karen Hall is a television writer of hit shows like M*A*S*H, Hillstreet Blues, Moonlighting, and The Good Wife. Karen has written a book about Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ, who died in September 2020. Fr. Mankowski was silenced by the order of the Society of Jesus for airing its dirty laundry and for upholding the two-thousand-year magisterium of the Catholic Church.  Karen Hall: https://x.com/khallwalker The Sound of Silence: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-sound-of-silence/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/

Fr Leandro Fernandez joins the Joes to talk about St Joseph's Men's Group at Ave Maria University. The group exists to form young men to become selfless husbands and loving fathers. St Joseph's Group: https://www.avemaria.edu/clubs-and-organizations/st-josephs-mens-group Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/

Claudia McAdam re-joins the Joes to talk about her book "The Day God's Helper Came"... the story of a first-century girl, mocked and ridiculed for her belief in Jesus, who experiences the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and is filled with the understanding, wisdom, and courage necessary for turning the hard hearts of her friends to the Lord. Claudia McAdam: http://www.claudiamcadam.com/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

James Valois speaks with Joe Reciniello about Charlene Marie Richards, a little Cajun Catholic farm girl who died in agony of leukemia... who might just be our next American saint. Charlene Richard: https://www.charlenerichardfoundation.com/ Our Lady's Prophecies: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/our-ladys-prophecies/ Rod Dreher on Charlene: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-miraculous-charlene-richard/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Meredith Hinds has written a book "Eucharistic Saints: 20 Stories of Devotion to Jesus", in which your children will encounter stories of saints they may not know yet, like St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Tarcisius, Blessed Carlo Acutis, St. Jacinta Marto, and Blessed Imelda. Eucharistic Saints: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/eucharistic-saints-twenty-stories-of-devotion-to-jesus/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Western civilization isn't dying: it's already dead. That's the bad news. The good news is that the West can be reborn someday. It is the mystics, the martyrs, and the missionaries who must save the West once again. Michael Warren Davis joins the Joes to talk about his book "After Christendom", which explains how we should respond to the crisis of the early twenty-first century with the wisdom of the ages. After Christendom: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/after-christendom/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Archbishop Emeritus Alfred Hughes serves at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and is the author of "Spiritual Masters: Living and Praying in the Catholic Tradition".  Drawing on the rich teachings of saints (Augustine, Anthony of the Desert, Teresa of Avila, Benedict, Catherine of Siena, Francis de Sales, Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas à Kempis, John of the Cross, and more), each chapter in this wonderful book helps us grow in a different aspect of holiness. Spiritual Masters: https://ignatius.com/spiritual-masters-spmp/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Dan Fitzpatrick joins the Joes to talk about his book "Restoring the Lord's Day", helping us all appreciate the Lord's Day more deeply as a means of attaining happiness — in the here and in the hereafter. Restoring the Lord's Day: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/restoring-the-lords-day/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Anthony DeStefano re-joins the Joes to talk about "Christmas in Heaven", his new book that combines a delightful teaching on the saints with a sweet story of a boy who, through the eyes of faith, gets to see his grandmother again in Heaven. It is sure to tug at the heartstrings of readers young and old, bringing yuletide joy to all. Anthony DeStefano: http://anthonydestefano.com/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Fr Edward Looney offers short daily meditations for Advent, based on the Collect for each day. Using his book "Praying with the Church Through Advent", you can spend a few minutes considering these meditations over a cup of coffee, or while resting in the Lord's Presence, and praying with them before or after Mass.  Pray with the Church Through Advent: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/praying-with-the-church-through-advent/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Sister Anne re-joins the Joes to talk about Rosa Mystica, Marian apparitions took place in Montichiari and Fontanelle, Italy... which the Vatican has just approved in July 2024. House of Mary: https://houseofmaryomd.org/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Francis X Maier joins the Joes to talk about his book "True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church". Maier provides frank and in-depth interviews with 103 bishops, clergy, religious, and lay men and women from various backgrounds from Dec 2020 - May 2022.  Topics range from: the unseen challenges of life as a bishop; the pressures and satisfactions of the priesthood, the diaconate, and the consecrated life; problems in Catholic universities; attitudes toward the Vatican; the witness of parents who have children with special needs; and much more. True Confessions: https://ignatius.com/true-confessions-tch/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Fr John Henry Hanson joins the Joes to talk about his new book "Coached by Josemaria Escriva: Lessons in Discipleship". Never one to mince words or refrain from action, St Josemaría Escriva can coach each of us in our day-to-day lives to help us live elevated, virtuous, and courageous lives. St Michael's Abbey: https://www.stmichaelsabbey.com/ Coached by Josemaria Escriva: https://stjosemaria.org/product/coached-by-josemaria-escriva/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Dale Ahlquist re-joins the Joes to talk about his book "Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching". While Catholic social teaching is often misunderstood, Dale explains that it originates with the family and involves taking an active role in what most directly affects the family, whether in commerce, government, or education. Society of GK Chesterton: https://www.chesterton.org/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Ian Murphy made national news when, as valedictorian of his high school class, he was threatened by his school NOT to say the name of Jesus in his speech. He joins the Joes to talk about his book "Dying to Live", which details his extraordinary story and the unexpected twists and turns his life has taken... and the Lord who has never let him go along the way. Dying to Live: https://ignatius.com/dying-to-live-dtlp/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

Fr Greg Markey, head chaplain of Thomas Aquinas College in New England, joins the Joes to talk about the Camino de Santiago, the importance of pilgrimages, and his newly re-published fantastic book "Discovering the Camino de Santiago: A Priest's Journey to the Tomb of St. James". Fr Markey & his book: https://www.thomasaquinas.edu/news/tac-chaplain-rev-greg-markey-reflects-camino-new-book Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/search

Claudia Cangilla McAdam is the author of delightful & faithful books for children. She joins the Joes to discuss "St Paul's Nephew to the Rescue", which she derived from Acts 23. Claudia Cangilla McAdam: http://www.claudiamcadam.com/ Download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen Joe & Joe on X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE/