Contemplatives in the World

Ask most people about canon law and they'll picture rules, red tape, and Church bureaucracy. Fr. Trevor sees something else entirely: a treasure worth protecting. In this episode, David sits down with Fr. Trevor, a...

He wasn't always sure he was called to the priesthood. His parish priest told him, "No one is sure — you have to give it a try." When he asked his rector for proof that God had called him, the answer changed his life...

As a teenager, Brother Stephen Sharpe nearly let YouTube talk him out of his faith. Today, he's spent years helping young people find their way back to it. I sat down with Brother Stephen of the Home of the Mother, a...

Growing up in a farming family in northern Ghana, one visit from a missionary priest changed the course of his life forever. Years later, that childhood dream led him thousands of miles from home to Rome, where he's...

What happens when a Harvard graduate, political speechwriter, and aspiring psychologist leaves it all behind to become a priest in Rome? In this fascinating conversation from the heart of the Eternal City, I sit down...

<p>While in Rome, we sat down with Daniel Arasa, Dean of the School of Church Communications at Santa Croce and a communications advisor to the Vatican, for a fascinating conversation about the future of Catholic media...

<p>What would make a young American leave behind a promising career, move to Rome, and dedicate his life to faith, theology, and service?</p> <p>In this conversation, Patrick Friddle, a numerary with Opus Dei and...

<p>Sometimes, the biggest moments in our lives don’t look dramatic at all.</p> <p>In this conversation, Father Marty Miller shares how an ordinary moment (one that didn’t go as planned) became part of the path that led...

<p>What started as a simple trip to Rome quickly became something much deeper.</p> <p>In this heartfelt conversation, Ron and Christina Friddle share their experience of joining a pilgrimage to the Pontifical University...

<p>What if everything you thought about marriage… wasn’t the full story?</p> <p>Father Jaimes Ponce isn’t just a priest, he’s one of the people the Church turns to when marriages break down. As a canon lawyer and...

<p>Fr. Chad Ripperger is one of the most well-known priests in the Catholic world, especially for his work in deliverance and exorcism. But in this conversation, we go much deeper than headlines.</p> <p>We talk about...

<p>AI is transforming the world faster than ever. But what does that mean for our jobs, our ambitions, and even our faith?</p> <p>In this conversation, David DiNapoli sits down with venture capitalist Nuno Gonçalves...

<p>What if one of the most studied objects in Christian history could still surprise you?</p> <p>In this episode, David DiNapoli sits down with Fr. Andrew Dalton, a priest and professor living and teaching in Rome...

<p>From missionary kid to Catholic priest… with a surfboard and a passport full of stamps.</p> <p>In this episode, David DiNapoli sits down with Fr. Scott Borgman, a priest of the Diocese of Orange whose journey into...

<p>From hearing 10,000 confessions a year to welcoming crying babies in the pews, Fr. Michael Fye’s approach to parish life might change how you see the Church. In this episode, he shares what he learned in Rome at the...