Son Rise Morning Show
The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET.
2026-06-05
Celebrating the feast of St. Boniface, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…
Happy feast of St. Boniface! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to share about his role in the evangelization of Germany. Other guests include Andrew Petiprin on the pope's recent comments about the importance of liturgy, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-06-04
Celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi, the Pope’s prayer intention for sports, and more…
Happy feast of Corpus Christi! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. John Bergsma to discuss the Eucharist foreshadowed throughout salvation history, and Joseph Pearce to look at how the Eucharist is discussed in the classic novel Brideshead Revisited. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods, Gary Michuta on Bible prophecy, and Kevin Prendergast to reflect on the Pope's prayer intention for June involving sports. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-06-03
Celebrating the feast of the Ugandan Martyrs, the foolishness and wisdom of God, and more…
Happy feast of the Martyrs of Uganda! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss their incredible witness of charity and truth that has echoed through generations of African Christianity. Guests include Gary Zimak on the foolishness and wisdom of God, Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers on Baptism, and Fr. Wade Menezes from EWTN's Open Line to get us ready for the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-06-02
June as the month of the Sacred Heart, preparing for the feast of Corpus Christi, and more…
Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Steve Ray to discuss the hearts of Jesus and Mary during this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Other guests include Dr. Marlon De La Torre from Knowing is Doing, and Kris McGregor from Discerning Hearts to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-06-01
Celebrating the feast of St. Justin Martyr, This Week in Catholic History, and more...
Happy feast of St. Justin Martyr! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his incredible witness as one of the great early defenders of the faith. Guests include Fr. John Gavin on spiritual fatherhood and motherhood in the early Church, Teresa Tomeo from EWTN's Catholic Connection, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2026-05-29
How tech companies are responding to the pope’s new encyclical, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Greg Willits to continue our series on his book, "God Doesn't Hate Me After All." Other guests include Fr. Phillip Larrey on how tech companies are responding to the pope's new encyclical, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-05-28
The dangers of diagnosing your own mental health, strawberries and the Sacred Heart, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss the dangers of using social media to diagnose your mental health. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld to talk Bible Foods, and Gary Michuta to share more Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-05-27
Economics in the pope’s new encyclical, how the letter to the Hebrews discusses faith, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Gabriel Martinez to discuss how the Pope's new encyclical addresses economics. Other guests include Gary Zimak on how faith is discussed in the Letter to the Hebrews, and Karlo Broussard with more discussion of the Catholic understanding of Baptism. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2026-05-26
Son Rise Morning Show - Monday
Join Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim for the Son Rise Morning Show!
2026-05-25
Best of the Son Rise Morning Show - Memorial Day
Join Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim for this special Memorial Day edition of the Son Rise Morning Show!
2026-05-22
A Pentecost Special, featuring Dr. John Bergsma, Steve Ray, and more
It’s the Son Rise Morning Show Pentecost special! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell feature some of our favorite reflections on the descent of the Holy Spirit, from Son Rise Morning Show favorite regular guests such as Dr. John Bergsma, Steve Ray, Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo, Msgr. Charles Pope, and more
2026-05-21
Keeping your faith during retirement, vines and branches in the Bible, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss the spiritual challenges that can sometimes accompany retirement. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld to discuss vines and branches in the Bible, and Gary Michuta to share more Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
2026-05-20
Celebrating the feast of St. Bernadine of Siena, Pope Leo’s remarks on the sacrament of Confirmation, and more…
Happy feast of St. Bernadine of Siena! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss St. Bernadine and his powerful preaching. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra to look at Pope Leo's recent remarks on Confirmation, and Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer with more thoughts from the Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2026-05-19
Economics and Catholic Social Teaching, prayer and Pentecost, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Gabriel Martinez from Ave Maria University to discuss economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks on how the apostles model prayer in the lead up to Pentecost, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2026-05-18
St. John Henry Newman on the Holy Spirit, This Week in Catholic History, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Stephanie Mann to reflect on St. John Henry Newman's thoughts regarding the Holy Spirit ahead of Pentecost. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin, SJ, with more thoughts from the Church Fathers on Christian Maturity, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more…
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