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Ethan Muse is here to make watertight arguments for how the Marian apparitions of Fatima, the stigmata of Padre Pio, and the Lanciano Eucharistic miracle, each naturalistically inexplicable, collectively vindicate the core doctrines of Catholicism, such that rejecting all of them as fraud, coincidence, or demonic deception becomes increasingly implausible. Ep. 581 Theotokos Rosaries are available here: https://dwplus.shop/TheotokosRosaries - - -
As we leave the very busy and spiritually powerful Easter Season and enter into Ordinary Time, it is vital that we remember that the Easter Mysteries are supposed to empower us for the days ahead, not tired us and convince us we need a rest. We must avoid the temptation to hibernate in our faith and wait until the next big season of the Church.
As we leave the very busy and spiritually powerful Easter Season and enter into Ordinary Time, it is vital that we remember that the Easter Mysteries are supposed to empower us for the days ahead, not tire us and convince us we need a rest. We must avoid the temptation to hibernate in our faith and wait until the next big season of the Church.
Friends of the Rosary,Today, May 24, is Pentecost Sunday, the feast of the Holy Spirit and the end of the Easter Season. It's the public solemn descent of the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, on the Christian Church.This solemnity marks the completion of the work of redemption, the fullness of grace for the Church and its children, and the gift of faith for all nations.In Mass, we recite or sing the sequence, Veni Creator, Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit). And in the scriptures, we read,“And when the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them parted tongues as of fire, which settled upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign tongues, even as the Holy Spirit prompted them to speak (Acts 2, 1-4).”“Pentecost", which means "fiftieth", was a Jewish annual feast of thanksgiving for the harvest. It was very fitting therefore that this feast day was chosen for the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles.The Christian religion was to be universal, and the gift of tongues showed its universality. The law given by God to Moses was for the Jews only; the new law, given by Christ, and confirmed by the power of the Holy Spirit, was for all men.Pentecost Day is the "birth-day" of the Church.The Apostles had already received the Holy Spirit on Christ's first appearance to them after his resurrection (Jn 20:22). But on Pentecost day, the descent of the Holy Spirit was a public manifestation intended to impress and amaze the crowds of local and foreign Jews who thronged Jerusalem on that great festive occasion.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• May 24, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
Christ, hear us.
Lord Jesus, give us your Spirit.
A weekly program produced by the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa. SHOW TITLE: Science and the Seventh Sunday of Easter: How Faith and Science Co-exist in Ordinary Time SHOW DESCRIPTION: Easter Sunday may be over but the Easter Season is only just now coming to an end. While the Church calls this Ordinary time, there's nothing 'ordinary' about living as Resurrection people in a world driven by science, technology, questions and uncertainty. Today we're diving into this beautiful tension - and harmony - with Monsignor Frank Karwacki, pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and former science teacher. SCRIPTURE: John 10:10 SAINT SPOTLIGHT: St. Albert the Great
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-thursday-14-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-thursday-14-may-2026
Give us, Lord, the glory of your Son.
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Wednesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-wednesday-13-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-thursday-14-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-thursday-14-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Wednesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-wednesday-13-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Tuesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-tuesday-12-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Wednesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-wednesday-13-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Wednesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-wednesday-13-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Tuesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-tuesday-12-may-2026
Russell Brand joins the show to share about his conversion, overcoming addiction and his latest book, How To Become a Christian in 7 Days. Ep. 578 - - -
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Tuesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-tuesday-12-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Tuesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-tuesday-12-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Sunday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-sunday-10-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Sunday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-sunday-10-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Monday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-monday-11-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Saturday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-saturday-9-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Sunday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-sunday-10-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Night Prayer for Saturday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/night-prayer-contemporary-saturday-9-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Sunday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-sunday-10-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Friday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-friday-8-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Saturday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-saturday-9-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a short service of Prayer During the Day for Saturday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Time to Pray app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/prayer-during-day-contemporary-saturday-9-may-2026
A listener named Mark asks Father Dave about the Easter season in the Catholic Church. "I'm a new Catholic. How long is the Easter season?" Mark asks.
Stay with us, Lord.
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-thursday-7-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Friday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-friday-8-may-2026
Save us, Lord, by your victory.
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Evening Prayer for Wednesday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/evening-prayer-contemporary-wednesday-6-may-2026
The Revd Catherine Williams leads a service of Morning Prayer for Thursday during the Easter Season. With music from St Martin's Voices. Find the service and join in via the free Daily Prayer app or online via the Church of England website: www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/join-us-in-daily-prayer/morning-prayer-contemporary-thursday-7-may-2026
It's easy to treat faith like an aquarium: you can see it “over there,” but it doesn't touch real life on your side of the glass. Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks push back hard on that. In this episode, they connect Easter-season love to a daily-life obstacle that quietly blocks evangelization and honest relationships: the fear of **manipulating people** or being manipulated. Joe explains why uncomfortable conversations (including talking about Jesus) often trigger something old in us—early childhood experiences of seeing adults lie to salespeople, learning “salesperson = being used,” and then carrying that resistance into adulthood. Father widens it: we often avoid speaking about Jesus because we fear offending people or being rejected, but sincere witness isn't “selling a bill of goods.” It's relationship. Truth has to be offered according to the “mode of the receiver,” with humility and respect, not as abrasive broadcasting. They also contrast modern comfort with the apostles' willingness to suffer for the truth—and emphasize that we're called to share the faith anyway, even when it feels socially risky. The episode lands in a practical place: treat people as persons, not tools. Father names what John Paul II called the **personalistic norm**—a person is an end in themselves and must not be used. Even in everyday transactions (restaurants, stores), the heart matters: are we cooperating toward shared goods, or dehumanizing the other? Joe closes with a simple “this week” practice to rebuild the habit of gratitude and humanization: write a thank-you note—short, specific, real. **Key Ideas*** Faith can't stay behind glass; integrated faith changes how we live, work, and relate. * Fear of “selling” or manipulating often comes from childhood patterns and makes hard conversations feel unsafe. * Witness is relational: give truth with humility, timing, and respect for what someone can receive. * The personalistic norm: people are not tools; treat every interaction as cooperation toward shared goods. * Practice for the week: write a short, specific **thank-you note** to humanize and strengthen relationships. **Links & References (official/source only)**```text id="qr0v9r"None explicitly referenced with clear official/source URLs in this transcript.```**CTA:** If this helped, please leave a review or share this episode with a friend.Questions or thoughts? Email [FatherAndJoe@gmail.com](mailto:FatherAndJoe@gmail.com) .### Tags (comma-separated)Father and Joe, Joe Rockey, Father Boniface Hicks, faith and daily life, integrate faith, Easter season, God is love, evangelization, witness, talking about Jesus, fear of offending, social pressure, manipulation, being used, used car salesman trope, sales psychology, childhood patterns, trust, authenticity, humility, personalistic norm, John Paul II, human dignity, relationships, gratitude, thank you note, stewardship of relationships, dehumanization, AI and relationships, customer service, shared goals, virtue, courage, discipleship, Catholic podcast, Father and Joe on YouTube
Lord, share with us the fruits of your victory.
Dr. J. Budziszewski, philosopher professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and bestselling author of Pandemic of Lunacy is here to tackle some of the deepest questions of our time: the incoherence of nihilism and materialism, Nietzsche's dangerous appeal, transhumanism, sexual ethics, and what it actually means to love. Ep. 577 - - -
Save us, Lord, through your victory.
It's Last Call! The Sisters of Life are back to share a heartfelt message of compassion and hope to women who have posted about their crisis pregnancies on Reddit. Pints: Last Call Ep. 12 - - -
It's Last Call! Professor of History, Dr. Thomas Madden is back to debunk common myths surrounding the inquisition, popes, and even flat earth. Pints: Last Call Ep. 11 - - -
It's Last Call! New York Times bestselling author, mythographer and thinker, Martin Shaw is back to tell Matt Fradd (and you) a story. Put your feet up, close your eyes, and enjoy. Pints: Last Call Ep. 10 - - -