In this 14 minute podcast, Anna Mitchell, host of the Sonrise Morning show, interviews Dr. Italy on Why the fact that God is Trinity, one God in three persons, matters for our faith and our everyday lives. The Trinity is the central dogma of the Catholic...
Trinity Sunday celebrates the Church's faith in the triune God, one God in three persons. This doctrine has baffled people for 2,000 years. Given that it is so hard to accept, why bother with it? What difference does the trinitarian dogma really make to how...
Bonaventure reflects on the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the meaning of the blood and water flowing from the side of Christ crucified (John 19:34), the living water of sacramental grace coming from the loving heart of the Savior. He reflects especially on several lines...
In this 14 minute podcast, Anna Mitchell of the Sonrise Morning Show interviews Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio on Pentecost and how the Power of the Holy Spirit truly makes the Gospel Good News....
Without Pentecost, the Gospel is not truly Good News. For the Pentecostal gifts and charisms given by the Holy Spirit on this birthday celebration of the Church are essential to its mission and crucial for a joyful, victorious Christian life....
Elected on May 8, 2025, as the 267th successor of St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV's Inaugural Mass took place on Sunday, May 18. Below is the full text of the pope's homily, in which he speaks of love and unity as the central mission of...
In this 7 minute podcast, Anna Mitchell of the Sonrise Morning show interviews Dr. Italy on the profound meaning of the Magnificat, Mary's canticle uttered on the occasion of the Visitation, and how it manifests her as the Queen of Humility and the Queen of...
On May 9, the day after he was elected to the Chair of Peter, Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily as pontiff. Below is the full text of the homily he delivered to the College of Cardinals, in the Sistine Chapel. Source: America Magazine. [dropcaps...
On May 8, 2025, the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV gave his first "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the city and to the world") Apostolic Blessing. The first public appearance and official blessing by a new successor of Peter is a truly incredible moment, and it was...
The papacy is an institution of that both Catholics and non-Catholics typically misunderstand. This papal primer provides an overview - What is the true job description of the Pope and what’s the origin and nature of his authority?...