Son Rise Morning Show

Happy feast of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Amy Cattapan to discuss Mother Cabrini's role as a great spiritual teacher. Other guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast with more thoughts on grief from a Catholic perspective, and Rita Heikenfeld from About Eating with make-ahead mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to share the latest from the U.S. Bishops' meeting in Baltimore. Other guests include Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers, and canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy feast of St. Martin of Tours! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. John Pepino to discuss St. Martin and his connection to Veterans Day. Other guests include Steve Ray on rods and staffs in the Bible, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more...

Happy feast of Pope St. Leo the Great! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss why the first Pope Leo is one of the most impressive figures in all of Church history. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin with more on what the Church Fathers had to say about Christian maturity, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin to discuss more reasons why the Church is not an escape from reality. Other guests include Bobby Schindler from the Life and Hope Network, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss a Catholic perspective on grief during this month dedicated to the Holy Souls. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with a recipe for "eggs in purgatory," and Courtney Brown from Ruah Woods with more on how Theology of the Body help us understand the difference between humans and artificial intelligence. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On this 5th of November, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell share a Catholic perspective on Guy Fawkes' Day. Guests include Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers, canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra, and Ken Craycraft, author of Citizens Yet Strangers. Plus news, weather, sports, and more

Happy feast of St. Charles Borromeo! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Benjamin Lewis from the International Commission on English in the Liturgy to discuss some of the interesting details behind the translation of the collect prayer for today's feast. Other guests include Greg Willits to discuss his new book on St. Louis de Montfort's "Love of Eternal Wisdom," and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings connected to St. Charles Borromeo. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy feast of St. Martin de Porres! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his legacy as one of the first saints from the Americas. Guests include Chris Altieri to discuss his new book on Pope Leo and Church reform, Brendan Hodge on the upcoming USCCB meeting in Baltimore, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy All Hallow's Eve! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss what you need to know about Catholicism in order to understand vampire mythology. Other guests include Andrew Petiprin with more thoughts on why we should't treat the Church as an escape from the "real world," and Mike Aquilina on the history behind All Saints Day. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Paul Schrimption, author of "The Most Dangerous Man in England," to discuss St. John Henry Newman ahead of him being declared a Doctor of the Church and a Patron Saint of Catholic Education this weekend. Other guests include pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss a report on the mental health of priests, and Gary Michuta on how St. Paul evangelized. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell are joined by Sacred Heart Radio manager Bill Levitt to reflect on the passing this week of Fr. Rob Jack, a longtime member of the Sacred Heart Radio family, who poured countless hours into the mission of Catholic radio. Other guests include Gary Zimak, author of "Lord, Save Me," and Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy feast of Sts. Simon and Jude! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Jeff Cavins to continue his series on salvation history in light of the updated release of the Great Adventure Bible Timeline. Other guests include Derek Rotty to conclude our series on his book about Fulton Sheen as a prophet of hope, and Steve Ray live from a pilgrimage to Catholic shrines in France. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Trevor Lipscombe to discuss Catholic University of America publishing the dissertation that Pope Leo wrote long before becoming pope. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin with more thoughts on Christian maturity from the Church Fathers, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin to explain why the Church is not just a "safe space" where believers can hide from the world. Other guests include Bobby Schindler from the Life and Hope Network, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Diocese of Charleston to preview this weekend's Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...