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.
2025-01-24
Tune in to our pregame coverage of today’s March for Life in Washington!
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell kick off EWTN Radio's live coverage of the March for Life, including conversations with EWTN Pro-Life Weekly's Abigail Galvan about today's schedule of events, Ken Craycraft on the presidential pardon of pro-lifers prosecuted under the FACE act, and outgoing March for Life president Jeanne Mancini on what it's like passing the torch this year to a new generation of leadership. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-23
Celebrating the feast of St. Marianne Cope, comfort food recipes using ingredients mentioned in the Bible, and more…
Happy feast of St. Marianne Cope! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss her extraordinary work with the lepers of Hawaii. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with more winter comfort food recipes using ingredients mentioned in the Bible, and Gary Michuta from Hands on Apologetics. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-22
Celebrating the feast of St. Vincent Pallotti, Scriptural reflections for the Jubilee, and more...
Happy feast of St. Vincent Pallotti! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Frank Donio, a member of the Pallottine order, to reflect on his spiritual wisdom and desire to bring Christ to the world. Other guests include Gary Zimak with more Scriptural reflections on hope for the Jubilee year, and canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra from the Diocese of Paterson. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2025-01-21
Celebrating the feast of St. Agnes, Screwtape and the Catechism, and more…
Happy feast of St. Agnes! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss how the witness of St. Agnes took the Roman world by storm. Other guests include Kris McGregor with reflections from the Office of Readings, and Marlon De La Torre with more thoughts on the Screwtape Letters and the Catechism. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-20
Celebrating the feast of St. Sebastian, preparing for the March for Life, and more…
Happy feast of St. Sebastian! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk more about his story, and how he came to be invoked as the patron saint of athletes. Guests include Fr. John Gavin with more wisdom from the Church Fathers as contained in the Catechism, and Teresa Tomeo to discuss her role in this week's EWTN coverage of the March for Life. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-17
: Celebrating the feast of St. Anthony of the Desert, previewing the Sunday Mass readings, and more…
Happy feast of St. Anthony of the Desert! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Kris McGregor from Discerning Hearts to reflect on his life and legacy. Other guests include Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview this weekend's Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-16
Celebrating the feast of St. Joseph Vaz, home cold ad flu remedies using ingredients from the Bible, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Rita Heikenfeld to share some cold and flu home remedies using ingredients mentioned in the Bible. Other guests include Gary Michuta from Hands on Apologetics, and Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss the feast of St. Joseph Vaz. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more...
2025-01-15
Cultivating hope in the Jubilee year, new letter on exorcism, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Gary Zimak to look at more scripture verses connected with the Jubilee theme of hope. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on his new book, "This is Our Faith," and Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more...
2025-01-14
Wisdom from the Office of Readings, Screwtape and the Catechism, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Kris McGregor to reflect on the Office of Readings. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks with more thoughts on personal prayer, and Marlon De La Torre to look at connections between the Screwtape Letters and the Catechism. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...
2025-01-13
Celebrating the feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers, a Christmas pilgrimage to Bethlehem, and more…
Happy feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to talk about his life and legacy as a Doctor of the Church. Other guests include Fr. Patrick Briscoe to recap his Christmas pilgrimage to Bethlehem, and Fr. John Gavin on what St. John Chrysostom had to say about marriage. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and more...
2025-01-10
Living Catholic in a divided world, understanding the Baptism of the Lord, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell preview the readings for this Sunday's feast of the Baptism of the Lord with Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast. Other guests include Bobby Schindler from the Life and Hope Network, and Ken Craycraft with more thoughts on living as authentic Catholics in a politically divided society. Plus news, weather, sports and more...
2025-01-09
Helping New Year’s resolutions stick, soups and stews in the Bible, and more…
Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to talk about why so many New Year’s resolution plans fail, and how to prevent that from happening. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld on soups and stews in the Bible, and Gary Michuta from Hands On Apologetics. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more…
2025-01-08
The mystery of the Magi, the Jubilee year as a time of hope, and more…
Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Rob Jack to unpack the mystery of this week's celebration of the feast of the Epiphany. We'll also talk with Gary Zimak about hope as a theme of this jubilee year. Plus news, weather, sports, and everything you need to start your day...
2025-01-07
Son Rise Morning Show - Tuesday
Join Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim for the best of the Son Rise Morning Show!
2025-01-06
Son Rise Morning Show Monday
Join Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim for the best of the Son Rise Morning Show!