A Reason for Hope

Episode 21 “Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare” features Fr. James Brent, O.P. as we discuss the nature and activity of those pure spirits created by God called “angels,” the fallen angels called …

Episode 20 “Fatima: A Message for Our Time” features Doug Barry as we discuss the 1917 apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, and the shocking relevance of Our Lady’s messages in light of the contemporar…

Episode 19 “And Forgive Us Our Trespasses” features Immaculée Ilibagiza as we discuss the Lord’s command to forgive (even our enemies), the impossibility of doing so without God’s grace, and the powe…

Episode 18 “Catholic Dating in an ‘It’s Complicated’ World” features Sarah Swafford as we discuss how to navigate relationships of virtue in a world where unchastity is the rule and social media a re…

Episode 17 “Protector of the Church” features Bill Donaghy as we discuss St. Joseph, authentic masculinity, and the role of husbands and fathers in the family.

Guest Info:

• Bill Donaghy — Bill is the Se…

Episode 16 “The Feminine Genius” features Dr. Deborah Savage as we discuss the meaning of femininity, the special gifts that women offer to the Church and to the world, and the complementarity of man…

Episode 15 “Behold Your Mother” features Carrie Gress as we discuss Mary’s part in our redemption and her role in the life of Christians, as well as the Catholic reasoning for Total Consecration to M…

Episode 14: “NFP: For Better or For Worse” features Danielle Bean as we discuss the benefits and challenges of Natural Family Planning, and how the lives of wives and husbands can be sanctified and g…

Episode 13: “Intimacy with God” features Dan & Stephanie Burke, as we discuss what it means to be God’s Beloved, and how to grow in intimacy with the Lord so as to live a life transformed by the powe…

Episode 12: “Called and Gifted” features Sherry Weddell as we discuss the importance of the gratuitous gifts of the Holy Spirit called “charisms,” and how God created each one of us with a unique cal…

Episode 11: “TOB 123” features Dr. Janet Smith as we explore how Pope St. John Paul II’s "Theology of the Body" is a grand defense of “Humanae Vitae,” Pope St. Paul VI’s encyclical on openness to lif…

Episode 10: "The Wedding Feast" again features Christopher West as we discuss how Christianity proclaims the Good News that there is a love that satisfies our deepest longings and hungers, and it is …

Episode 9: "On Eros and Agape" features theological powerhouse Christopher West as we discuss how the love of desire, “Eros,” can be redeemed, sanctified, and perfected through divine, benevolent, sa…

Episode 8: "Love Includes the Human Body" features Lisa Hendey as we discuss how our bodies are purposefully designed by our Creator to manifest His Love in the world.

Guest Info:

• Lisa Hendey — Founder…

Episode 7: "The Domestic Church" features Teresa Tomeo as we continue our discussion on the vocation and mission of the family, especially on how the family is like “a church in miniature.” This epis…

Episode 6: "The Body Reveals Man" features Catholic philosopher Dr. Peter Kreeft as we consider the meaning of the human body and how the body makes visible the invisible reality of the person create…

Episode 5: "Family Become What You Are" features Jason Evert as we consider the vocation and mission of the family in light of St. John Paul II’s "Theology of the Body" and apostolic exhortation "The…

Episode 4: "Chosen by Eternal Love" features Damon Owens as we discuss how our true identity and value are found in God and in being loved into existence by Him and not from what the world tells us, …

Episode 3: "To Love is to Give Oneself" features Gus Lloyd as we discuss the sentimentalization of love in our culture today, the meaning of true love, and the urgency of Christ’s revelation of Divin…

Episode 2: "The New Evangelization" features Dr. Scott Hahn as we discuss every Christian’s call to evangelize, what it means to evangelize, and the importance of a “New Evangelization” to reach peop…