Jan 12

How To Choose Your Patron Saint

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, and Fr. Michael discuss choosing a patron saint and seeking their intercession. 00:00 Exploring Patron Saints 10:36 Understanding the Role of Saints 18:53 Finding Your Patron Saint 23:26 The Pursuit of Saints 30:20 Practical ... Show More

44m 14s

Jan 5

The 6 Most Extreme Catholic Monks & Desert Fathers

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, and Fr. Michael explore the most extreme monastic saints in Church history, examining how silence, solitude, fasting, and radical withdrawal from the world shaped their pursuit of holiness—and what modern Catholics can still ... Show More

1 h

Dec 22

12 Lost Catholic Christmas Traditions That Need To Come Back

Episode 346 In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, and Fr. Michael dive into 12 lost Catholic Christmas traditions that once shaped the Church’s celebration of the Nativity—and why they’re worth reviving today. 00:00 Rediscovering Christmas Traditions 02:53 The Je ... Show More

33m 1s

Oct 30

Pope Leo’s candid Q-and-A on synodality

Pope Leo XIV delivered remarkably candid responses at a jubilee gathering for synodal teams and participatory bodies, in what senior Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell called “perhaps the most extraordinary session” he has witnessed since Leo’s election. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Inter ... Show More

48m 50s

May 2025

WOF 488: The Legacy of Pope Francis

<p>Pope Francis passed away at the age of eighty-eight on Easter Monday. He was the first pope from Latin America, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to take the name "Francis," after St. Francis of Assisi. What stood out in his twelve-year pontificate? How does his papacy ... Show More

35m 59s

May 2025

Old Pope, New Pope

‘The Church needs to change; the Church cannot afford to change,’ Colm Tóibín wrote recently in the LRB. In this episode of the podcast, he joins Tom to discuss how the new pope will have to navigate this paradox. He also looks back at the Francis papacy, and the way that Franci ... Show More

43m 45s

May 2025

Pope Leo XIV's First Five Days: 6 Key Lessons

What can we learn from Pope Leo XIV's first five days? Dr. Sri reflects on the Pope's inaugural days and shares 6 key lessons from the Pope's early messages and homilies that we can all learn from and apply to our own spiritual lives. Snippet from the Show Pope Leo XIV introduce ... Show More

30m 36s

May 2025

New Pope, who dis?

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday 8th May announced that a new Pope had been elected. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th Pope to be exact and the first American. He also has Peruvian citizenship.In this episode we’re going to explain what we know about the ne ... Show More

11m 52s

Feb 2023

Popes

<p>It has been 10 years since Pope Benedict XVI announced his shock resignation. It was the first time in almost 600 years that a pope had stepped down.</p><p>In this programme, we hear stories about the history of the papacy, including how a pope is chosen, the inception of Vati ... Show More

51m 22s

May 2025

TDS Time Machine | The Pope

There's a new pope, and he's made in America. Celebrate the election of Chicago's Pope Leo XIV with a look back at The Daily Show's papal past. Jon Stewart breaks down all the news following the death of Pope John Paul II with help from Ed Helms. Jon discovers the Pope has a Tw ... Show More

36m 39s

May 2025

We’ve Got a New Pope! What’s Next?

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope — Pope Leo XIV! On this joyous occasion, Fr. Mike encourages us to welcome Pope Leo XIV with open hearts. He reminds us that before forming opinions or drawing comparisons to past popes, we should first offer him the respect, trust, and prayers he de ... Show More

8m 11s

Tier Ranking Every Modern Pope