Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin to discuss the difference between suicide and martyrdom in light of recent events regarding the conflict in the Middle East. Other guests include Steve Ray on prayer and fasting in the Bible, and Kris McGregor with more wisdom from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports and everything else you need to start your day ..read more

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to look at ways to break old bad habits and build good new ones during Lent. Other guests include Dr. John Bergsma with more insights into how salvation history is a story of love, and Rita Heikenfeld with more meatless Lenten Friday recipe ideas. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Rob Jack to talk about the peace that comes from making a good Confession. Other guests include Fr. Phillip-Michael Tangorra on the decline of Catholic marriages in the United States, and Gary Zimak with another reflection on giving up worry for Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to look at what St. Irenaeus said about the nature of prayer. Other guests include Steve Ray on martyrdoms in the Bible, and Kris McGregor from Discerning Hearts with more words of wisdom from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

Happy feast of St. Polycarp of Smyrna! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to talk about Polycarp as the earliest reliable account of a Christian martyrdom outside the New Testament. Other guests include Ken Craycraft on Alabama’s frozen embryo ruling, and Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo and Fr. Jonathan Duncan to preview the Sunday Mass readings. Plus news, weather, sports and more ..read more

Happy feast of the Chair of St. Peter! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss why the significance of the authority that Christ gave Peter is represented by a chair. Guests include Rita Heikenfeld with more meatless Lenten recipe ideas, pastoral Kevin Prendergast with thoughts on how we can renew our minds this Lent, and Courtney Brown with more ideas on how to instill principles of Theology of the Body in middle schoolers. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Phillip-Michael Tangorra to explain how a Mass of Reparation works in light of recent events at St. Patrick’s in New York. Other guests include Gerald Gaenslen from Kolbe Prison Ministries, and Gary Zimak with more thoughts on giving up worry for Lent. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, to discuss what St. Ignatius of Antioch has to say about prayer. Other guests include Marlon De La Torre on confronting our sins during Lent, and Kris McGregor to share thoughts from St. Aelred on forgiveness. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more ..read more

Join Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim for the Son Rise Morning Show ..read more

Join Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell for the Son Rise Morning Show ..read more