Why Pray for the Dead?

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells the story of the virgins who were unprepared for the arrival of the bridegroom and were locked out of the wedding feast. Likewise, we do not know the hour that the Lord will arrive and must be ready. Rob Corzine unpacks the Sunday readings.

Most couples don’t drift apart because they stop caring. They drift apart because they stop understanding. Devin Schadt joins us with a practical framework for building, or rebuilding, the intimacy, joy, and fulfillment your marriage was made for.

As we continue to think over the midterm elections it is important that we ground our thought and appreciate this great political experiment we call the United States of America, particularly the Christian roots of our American liberty. John Pinheiro joins us.

A survey published by the APA Newsroom found that 21% of Americans have become estranged from a family member, 22% have blocked a family member on social media, and 19% have skipped a family event because of disagreements over controversial topics. As we wrap up a contentious political cycle just in time for the holidays, we speak with Dr. Greg Popcak.

To many people, even many Christians, purgatory is a fantasy or worse, a wicked lie invented by the Church to make salvation complicated and keep people in fear. But apologist Karlo Broussard says that purgatory is fact, not fiction. The Bible supports it, Christians have historically believed in it, and it makes theological sense. He joins us.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus delivers the Beatitudes. We unpack the readings with Rob Corzine.

A new survey from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate finds that the majority of Catholic voters cite the cost of living, inflation and unemployment as higher priorities than life issues. Matthew Bunson joins us with more.

What if you are asked to support someone with whom you are close — a parent, spouse, child, sibling, cousin, friend — in his or her decision to commit assisted suicide. More anguishing, what if your loved one wants you to be there for it? What would you do? Wes Smith joins us.

The latest report from Aid to the Church in Need shows that millions of Christians around the world continue to live under persecution. Ed Clancy has the latest data.

Some Protestants object to the Catholic view on Sacred Tradition on the grounds that we can’t know its content the way we can know the content of Scripture. Tom Nash joins us.