Son Rise Morning Show

Happy feast of St. Anselm of Canterbury! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to discuss some of St. Anselm's thoughts on prayer. Other guests include Steve Ray to discuss more about coins and money in the Bible, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. John Gavin, SJ, to share more thoughts from the Church Fathers on Christian maturity. Other guests include Stephanie Mann with more thoughts from Robert Hugh Benson's The Friendship of Christ, 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 Christian anthropology in light of the latest Morrissey album. 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 news, weather, sports, and more…

Happy feast of St. Bernadette and St. Benedict Joseph Labre! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss St. Benedict as a patron of mental health, and Fr. Boniface Hicks to share thoughts from St. Bernadette on prayer. Other guests include Gary Michuta with more Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ, and Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Ken Craycraft to share a reflection on "rendering to Caesar" in connection with the tax filing deadline. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra to discuss Pope Leo's recent letter to the cardinals about an upcoming consistory, and Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer to continue our series on Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to share more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints. Other guests include Steve Ray on coins and money in the Bible, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome JonMarc Grodi from The Coming Home Network to discuss the next steps for this year's new Catholic converts. Other guests include Fr. Patrick Briscoe to preview the Holy Father's visit to Africa, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy Easter! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin from the Spe Salvi Institute to discuss Pope Leo's recent remarks on the universal call to holiness. 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 Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Mass readings for Divine Mercy Sunday. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss Pope Leo's April prayer intention for priests in crisis. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with granola recipes using foods mentioned in the Bible, and Gary Michuta on his new book about Old Testament prophecies that point to Jesus. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Good morning! On this Wednesday of the Octave of Easter, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Gary Zimak to discuss how the Resurrection gives us hope in the midst of anxiety. Other guests include Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on ways to prepare for Divine Mercy Sunday, and Fr. Philip Larrey with more thoughts on a Catholic approach to artificial intelligence. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

Happy Easter! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss how the early Church handled mystagogy for those who had entered the Church at Easter. Other guests include Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings, and Steve Ray on the significance of body and blood in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...

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Liz Lev - Images of the arrest and crucifixion ..... Kris McGregor - Good Friday Office of Reading

Mike Aquilina - the Passover and the “Four Nights” poem. Dr John Bergsma - Last Supper through Essene eyes

Welcome to Spy Wednesday... on today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell look at the events of Holy Week that immediately precede the Triduum. Guests include Gary Zimak to conclude our series on giving up worry for Lent, Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on the tradition of visiting seven churches on Holy Thursday, and Mike Aquilina to discuss the conversion of St. Mary of Egypt. Plus news, weather, sports, and more...