Conversations with Consequences
News & Politics Podcasts
“Conversations with Consequences” is the voice of The Catholic Association, offering a weekly hour of thoughtful dialogue—with the leading thinkers of our time— on the most consequential issues of our day.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
“Conversations with Consequences” is the voice of The Catholic Association, offering a weekly hour of thoughtful dialogue—with the leading thinkers of our time— on the most consequential issues of our day.
Twitter:
@ConvosTCA
Language:
English
Episodes
Ep. 256 Father Kirby on the Mental Sufferings of Christ & Kate Ashbrook Talks A Purposeful Day!
3/14/2024
Marking Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we talk with Kate Ashbrook about her efforts to help adults with special needs through her organization, A Purposeful Day. As we enter into Passiontide, Father Jeffrey Kirby discusses the mental suffering of Christ as we get nearer to Holy Week. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 255 The Oscars, Popcorn with the Pope & Cabrini!
3/7/2024
TCA heads to the movies ahead of the Oscars this weekend! With the long-awaited film Cabrini in theaters Friday, we talk with director Alejandro Monteverde about the life of this great saint who reminds us: 'You can serve your weaknesses or you can serve your purpose.' We also chat with film critic David Baird all about his book, Popcorn with the Pope, that fleshes out every movie on the 1995 Vatican film list--full of timeless classics that are ever so relevant today! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for Laetare Sunday. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 254 Fran Maier on True Confessions & Brad Wilcox on Why You Should Get Married!
2/29/2024
With the release of his new book, True Confessions, editor and EPPC scholar Fran Maier takes readers on a journey through the life of the Church with interviews with notable bishops, Catholic thought leaders, and his favorite: 'the invisible people in the church have the most interesting perspective.' Touching on topics that cause great division today, the book shares the many reasons why US Catholics love the church despite the challenges of today. Brad Wilcox also joins with a look at his new book, Get Married. Father Roger Landry offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 253 Conscience Before Conformity: Drawing Inspiration from the White Rose Resistance
2/22/2024
As we remember the brave witness of Hans and Sophie Scholl this week with the anniversary of the arrest and executions by the Nazi regime for the White Rose resistance, Dr. Paul Shrimpton takes us through the true history and the group's reliance on the works of St. John Henry Newman and St. Augustine. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 252 Haley Stewart on The Golden Key & Monica Kelsey on Safe Haven Baby Boxes
2/15/2024
Word on Fire's Haley Stewart discusses the need for challenging children's literature. Inviting all readers to enter what G.K. Chesterton called “the glorious fairyland of George MacDonald," Haley discusses The Golden Key and why "children need to be steeped in fairy tales that don’t gloss over the dark and ugly parts of the world." We also talk with Monica Kelsey about safe haven baby boxes and her own moving story that inspired their creation. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 251 Deacon Harold's Catholic Response to Racism & Finding Love on Ash Wednesday
2/8/2024
As we mark Black History Month, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers offers his Catholic take on racism, what's wrong with critical race theory, and why a relationship with Jesus is what matters most. With Ash Wednesday kicking off the penitential season of Lent next week on February 14, the TCA team talks the true story behind St. Valentine, and how we can mark the day in a unique and meaningful way. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily as we mark World Day of Marriage on Sunday. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 250 Alejandro Monteverde Talks Cabrini & Jeanne Mancini on Marching for Life!
2/1/2024
With a new movie telling on Mother Cabrini in theaters March 8, filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde joins with a glimpse into this amazing saint's life who defied all the odds even with doctors saying she only had a year to live, reminding us all: 'You can serve your weaknesses or you can serve your purpose.' Considered patron saint of immigrants, Monteverde said 'Cabrini was not about immigration. She was about the immigrant.' Jeanne Mancini of March for Life also joins with a look at the great turnout at the march in DC and the state marches that are taking place across the country! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 249 Father Kirby Talks ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ & Kathryn Lopez on Building a Culture of Life
1/25/2024
As we mark one-month since the DDF's document on same-sex blessings, we talk with Father Jeffrey Kirby who offers a pastor's view of the new declaration lamenting the confusion that its sown within his own parish. As it's just been one week since the March for Life, Kathryn Jean Lopez of the National Review discusses the vibrant young pro-life movement she witnessed in the snowy streets of DC during the march, and ways we can actually get somewhere on abortion. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 248 Brian Clowes on March for Life & Tips for Building Stronger Families!
1/18/2024
As tens of thousands march for LIFE in our nation's capital, we talk with Brian Clowes of Human Life International about ways to build a true culture of life in our post-Roe world. With the liberal media embracing open marriages and promoting polyamory, Ashley McGuire joins to discuss the true beauty of marriage and family, pointing to statistics that show married couples with children are the happiest! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 247 Sisters of Life on Life Fest & Katy Faust on Why Surrogacy is Child Trafficking
1/11/2024
With March for Life events this month, we talk with Sister Ann Immaculee and Sister Marie Veritas of the Sisters of Life all about the profound experience at SEEK 2024 and what we can expect from the upcoming Life Fest! With the strong words from Pope Francis on the evils of surrogacy, we talk with Katy Faust of Them Before Us about the wounds that this inflicts on all involved. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 246 Walk for Life West Coast Turns 20 & Remembering Benedict XVI!
1/4/2024
With pro-life events kicking off across the country this month, we hear all about San Francisco's Walk for Life West Coast celebrating 20 years this January! Eva Muntean discusses headliners including Live Action's Lila Rose and pro-life momentum on the ground in California! As we remember Pope Benedict XVI marking one year since his passing, we revisit with Edward Pentin about his his life and legacy--and what we are still learning from this saintly man. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel as we celebrate the Epiphany. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 245 Father Ben Kiely on Christmas in the Holy Land & Marie Miller Music!
12/28/2023
As Christmas is cancelled in the Holy Land, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org shares his thoughts on the plight of Christians in Bethlehem this winter. He also expounds on the latest news from the Vatican regarding same-sex blessings. Marie Miller also joins as she is pivoting away from secular music to songs with a Catholic and faith-filled focus. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily on the Holy Family and Mary, Mother of God as we look to this Sunday's Gospel and NYE. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 244 Archbishop Cordileone on a Very Marian Advent & Keara Burke on Losing a Child to Trisomy 18
12/21/2023
As we head into the last weekend of Advent and prepare our hearts for the Nativity of Our Lord, Archbishop Cordileone joins on ways to spend our last days of Advent with Mary, sharing two new Advent carols, including a musical version of setting G.K. Chesterton’s poem, 'A Christmas Carol.' With a Texas abortion case making headlines recently, Mary Fiorito introduces us to Keara Burke who tells us all about her son Rory who lived a short 6 days after being born with Trisomy 18. Burke shares her own journey and what we can learn when we follow God's will over our own. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for not only the last Sunday of Advent but Christmas day! Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 243 Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Flower Prophecy & Jerry Jenkins Talks The Chosen!
12/14/2023
As we celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe this week, we hear about a new book entitled: Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy. Joseph and Monique Gonzalez trace how God prepared the Americas for conversion before Our Lady even appeared. We also chat with Jerry Jenkins about The Chosen and his book series that fleshes out the show's characters even more--in an effort to share the Gospel message with even more fans of the show. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday ay 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 242 Cardinal Burke on Our Lady of Guadalupe & Brad Wilcox Talks Adolescent Mental Health
12/7/2023
As we prepare for the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe next week and the Immaculate Conception this week, Cardinal Raymond Burke joins to discuss his beautiful devotion to Our Lady and the shrine in La Crosse, Wisconsin that just celebrated its 15th anniversary this year. We also speak with Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project about an intriguing new study that shows how parenting is key when trying to protect and nourish a child's adolescent mental health. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:52:03
Ep. 241 Dr. Paul Shrimpton on White Rose & Mary Rose Somarriba Talks Verily Mag!
11/30/2023
With the rise of anti-semitism on college campuses, Dr. Paul Shrimpton shares the history of the White Rose discussing his book, Conscience before Conformity: Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Resistance in Nazi Germany. Mary Rose Somarriba also joins with Ashley McGuire to discuss a new era of Verily Magazine, "home for content that elevates the everyday." Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 240 Best Classic Films for Family Movie Night & Litany of Humility
11/21/2023
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, Ashley McGuire offers her top 5 classic films to watch with your family this winter, movies that "open the minds of children to deeper themes about truth and virtue and tell grand stories that expand their intellectual horizons." We also discuss the Litany of Humility as we strive to embrace a contemplative spirit this Advent. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for Christ the King Sunday! Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 239 Darling Baby Indi Gregory and Fighting a Culture of Death
11/16/2023
Tragic news out of the UK this past week with another infant dying as a ward of the state--Maureen Ferguson and Ashley McGuire discuss a critically ill infant, Indi Gregory and the fight her parents waged to save her life, amid glimpses of a spiritual warfare they encountered as her father felt "dragged to hell," inside a British courtroom. We also revisit with John Bursch of Alliance Defending Freedom discussing the church's clear teaching on gender ideology with his new book, Loving God’s Children. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 238 Anthony Esolen Talks Dante and Word and Song!
11/9/2023
World-renowned author, speaker, and professor, Anthony Esolen joins Dr. Grazie Christie wading into Dante's Divine Comedy and delving into his newest venture Word and Song, a project that he and he wife are immersed in with the high hopes of ‘reclaiming the realm of the imagination for the good, the true and the beautiful.' Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00
Ep. 237 Adam Anders on Journey to Bethlehem & Campus Life in FOCUS!
11/2/2023
With a new musical starring Antonio Banderas coming to theaters next Friday telling the Christmas story in a very unique way, we get a sneak peek of Journey to Bethlehem with 4-time Grammy nominee Adam Anders. We also get a glimpse into the life of a FOCUS missionary that is doing amazing work on the campus of the University of Miami! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Duration:00:54:00