Happy feast of St. Thomas Aquinas! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina and Dr. Matthew Bunson to reflect on the legacy of the Angelic Doctor. Other guests include Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer to continue our series on Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales, and Gary Zimak on Paul’s advice to Timothy about detachment from goods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas for Students

Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, true source of light and fountain of wisdom! Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity to comprehend, and abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to successful completion. This I ask through Jesus Christ, true God and true man, living and reigning with You and the Father, forever and ever. Amen.

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Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org.

Information on this Saturday’s men’s conference at St. Mary in Bethel with Fr. Ricardo Pineda of the Fathers of Mercy can be found at stellamarisfamily.org.

The full text of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales can be found online here.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Andrew Swafford to discuss his new book on C.S. Lewis and Catholic apologetics. Other guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks with more thoughts from the saints on personal prayer, and Kris McGregor to reflect on a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Despair Prayer of St. Claude de la Colombiere

Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others. Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace by their fidelity and constancy to You. For my part I will glorify You by making known how good You are to sinners, that Your mercy is boundless and that no sinner no matter how great his offenses should have reason to despair of pardon. If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer, let me not offend You even more by thinking that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell kick off EWTN’s coverage of the March for Life by talking to some of the people on the ground preparing to converge on the National Mall. Guests include Bishop James Conley, celebrant and homilist of last night’s Mass at the National Shrine in Washington, Sr. Mary Gabriel on the scene at LifeFest where the doors will be opening this morning to thousands of pro-life students, and Teresa Tomeo, who will be reporting live from the Mall during today’s March.

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A Prayer for Life

Heavenly Father, thank you
for the precious gift of life.

Help us to cherish and protect
this gift, even in the midst of fear,
pain, and suffering.

Give us love for all people,
especially the most vulnerable,
and help us bear witness to the
truth that every life is worth living.

Grant us the humility to accept
help when we are in need,
and teach us to be merciful to all.

Through our words and actions,
may others encounter the
outstretched hands
of Your mercy.

We ask this through
Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

From usccb.org.

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The Life Fest Rally is online at lifefestrally.com.

Bishop James Conley’s homily from last night’s Prayer Vigil for Life can be found here.

Mark Irons is online at ewtnnews.com.

Jennie Bradley Lichter is online at marchforlife.org.

Fr. Dave Pivonka is online at Franciscan.edu.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss developing virtuous habits in the new year. Other guests include Dr. John Bergsma from the St. Paul Center, Gary Michuta from Hands On Apologetics, and Courtney Brown from Ruah Woods. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more…

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Prayer for Christian Unity

God of all, we pray as one, that we may be one, just as the Lord Jesus prayed we may be one in Him. Your son Jesus compels us to be reconciled to one another. May our spirits be joined to Your Holy Spirit, that we may witness to the visible unity of your Church. May we all recognize that we are truly one with You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and grow together in peace. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.

More resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity can be found at the Catholic Apostolate Center.

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Happy feast of St. Agnes of Rome! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss the impact her martyrdom had in changing the perception of Rome towards Christians. Other guests include Karlo Broussard on why Catholics venerate relics, and Clare Ath from Vita et Terra on how what Pope Francis called the “throwaway culture” affects the unborn. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Collect for the feast of St. Agnes of Rome

Almighty ever-living God, who choose what is weak in the world to confound the strong, mercifully grant, that we, who celebrate the heavenly birthday of your Martyr Saint Agnes, may follow her constancy in the faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Clare Ath’s article on abortion and the throwaway culture is in the Washington Times.

The full text of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales can be found online here.

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Happy feast of St. Sebastian! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his patronage of athletes and soldiers. Guests include Fr. Boniface Hicks with more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints, and Steve Ray on hair and beards in the Bible. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Collect for the feast of St. Sebastian

Lord, fill us with that spirit of courage which gave your martyr Sebastian strength to offer his life in faithful witness. Help us to learn from him to cherish your law and to obey you rather than men. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Dr. Marcus Peter is online at avemariaradio.net.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. John Gavin, S.J., to share more thoughts from the Church Fathers on Christian maturity. Other guests include Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History, and Teresa Tomeo to preview the EWTN coverage of this week’s March for Life. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Prayer for Christian Unity

God of all, we pray as one, that we may be one, just as the Lord Jesus prayed we may be one in Him. Your son Jesus compels us to be reconciled to one another. May our spirits be joined to Your Holy Spirit, that we may witness to the visible unity of your Church. May we all recognize that we are truly one with You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and grow together in peace. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.

More resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity can be found at the Catholic Apostolate Center.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Andrew Petiprin to talk about the problem of tribalism among Catholics. 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 Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Prayer of St. Francis before the Crucifix

Most High, glorious God,
Enlighten the darkness of my heart, And give me right faith,
Certain hope,
And perfect charity,
Wisdom and understanding,
Lord, that I may carry out
Your holy and true command. Amen.

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The Sisters of Life are online at sistersoflife.org.

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