Ave Maria In The Afternoon

Benedict Rogers reacts to the guilty verdict against Jimmy Lai and Miles Smith looks at America's religious landscape.

Bishop Daniel Thomas of Toledo discusses the meaning of Advent and Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings.

Dr. John Bruchalski shares how Our Lady of Guadalupe inspired his pro-life converion and Jason West discusses the philosophy of Maritain.

Professor Robbie George has a solution for campus extremism and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer has suggestions for family films.

Cheryl Hughes celebrates the life and influence of Fulton Sheen, who died on this day in 1979.

Steve Ray answers Protestant challenges to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings and historian Dr. Vejas Liulevicius looks back on Stalin's Great Purges.

St. Nicholas joins us in studio to tell his story and celebrate his feast, and Matthew Bunson discusses the heresies confronted at Nicaea.

Dr. T. Adam van Wert discusses the Vatican document Nostra Aetate and how the Church dialogues with the Jewish people, and we discuss the latest SCOTUS news with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer.

Fr. Roger Chikri of the Marionite fathers discusses the Biblical roots of Lebanon and Pope Leo's visit, and Dr. Mark Cherry discusses bioethics for a post-Christian world.

Carl Olson embraces the "embarrassment" of Advent and Mike Schramm looks at Pope Leo's New Maps of Hope for education. We also discuss Pope Leo's Lebanon trip with Doug Keck.

We unpack the readings for the First Sunday of Advent with Rob Corzine and discuss Pope Leo's visit to Turkey with Dr. Matthew Bunson.

Richard Samuelson looks at the role George Washington played in making Thanksgiving a part of our national heritage and Melanie Kirkpatrick places Thanksgiving at the heart of the American experience.

Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw presents his plan for taking the Church from maintenance to mission and we discuss what John Paul II says about being "Sent" by the Spirit with Peter Herbeck.

Dr. Greg Popcak has tips for a peaceful thanksgiving celebration and Jennifer Bryson introduces us to Cardinal Ratzinger's favorite author. We also meet the real Sojourner Truth with Mary Cuff.