Episodes

  • A New Patron Saint of Fashion?

    A New Patron Saint of Fashion?
    Aug 22 2025
    Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s will soon be canonized. He is a beloved saint known for his love of Christ and sports, but he is also being called a patron saint of fashion. We are joined by Mary Harper, founder of LiturgicalStyle.com and author of the forthcoming book What the Saints Wore. Register staff writer Jonah McKeown tells us about one powerful use of AI: Saints talking to Saints.
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    27 mins
  • Turning to St. Jean Vianney

    Turning to St. Jean Vianney
    Aug 15 2025
    In an era in which overworked priests are grappling with issues of morale and sometimes indifferent parishes, a diocese in Massachusetts has turned to the perfect person for help. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Edgar Da Cunha of Fall River to talk about how priests and seminarians have consecrated themselves to St. John Vianney. And then we are joined by Register Senior Writer, Zelda Caldwell who tells us about Catholic hubs thriving across the country.
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    27 mins
  • 100 Days of Pope Leo XIV/Canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassatti

    100 Days of Pope Leo XIV/Canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassatti
    Aug 9 2025
    Pope Leo XIV is almost at his 100th day as Supreme Pontiff and Catholics are looking back at his first months and looking ahead to the next steps of his pontificate. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Register Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl with his analysis. The canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassatti are only weeks away in Rome. We hear from CNA Rome Correspondent and expert in Carlo Acutis, Courtney Mares.
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    27 mins
  • St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

    St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church
    Aug 2 2025
    Pope Leo XIV will soon proclaim St. John Henry Newman as the 38th Doctor of the Church. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Register Senior Contributor Edward Pentin to discuss. A seminary rector offers important advice, from ways to foster children’s spiritual development to why gathering around the dinner table is vital to the domestic church. We speak to Father Carter Griffin about his book Forming Families Forming Saints.
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    28 mins
  • Preaching Boot Camp/Beach Masses

    Preaching Boot Camp/Beach Masses
    Jul 26 2025
    Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen welcome Register Senior Editor Zelda Caldwell on teaching the lost art of effective sermons and the Register's Managing Editor of Digital Assets Alyssa Murphy on beach masses on Long Island.
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    27 mins
  • Attack for Christians

    Attack for Christians
    Jul 19 2025
    The only Catholic parish in Gaza, Holy Family, is still trying to recover from a strike by Israeli forces this week. What are the implications of the attack for Christians in Gaza and beyond? This week on Register Radio we are joined by Ambassador Alberto Fernandez with his analysis. And then… There is quite a bit of discussion about the theological term deification. Register senior editor Jonathan Liedl joins us.
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    27 mins
  • Texas Floods/Father's Pilgrimage

    Texas Floods/Father's Pilgrimage
    Jul 12 2025
    Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen discuss the recent flooding in Texas and its tragic aftermath with Register contributor Jim Graves and CNA Senior Editor Amira Abuzeid and welcome back Register Europe Correspondent Solène Tadié to discuss the famous Father’s pilgrimage in France and other news.
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    27 mins
  • Opus Dei Tragedy/SCOTUS Restricts Online Pornography

    Opus Dei Tragedy/SCOTUS Restricts Online Pornography
    Jul 5 2025
    Shannon Mullen, editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register, welcomes Register staff writer Matt McDonald to discuss the recent Opus Dei tragedy in California and Register staff writer Jonah McKeown discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling restricting access to online pornography.
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    27 mins