“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.
The program can also be heard every Saturday at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time on EWTN Radio.
Episode Description As we await Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification, Father Dave Tomaszycki joins us to discuss On the Demonic, which he compiled from Sheen’s talks and writings. Father Dave shares how he brought together the book Sheen intended to write and why its insights remain…
Episode Description This week, we explore sacred beauty, architecture, and the power of encountering God in sacred spaces. Grady Connolly joins us to discuss his new book, Basilicas: A Pilgrim’s Guide to America’s Most Remarkable Catholic Churches, inspired by his four-year journey to visit all…
Episode Description With the long-awaited beatification of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen approaching, Bishop Louis Tylka of the Diocese of Peoria joins us to reflect on this historic moment and Sheen’s enduring legacy. Bishop Tylka shares how he inherited responsibility for advancing Sheen’s cause and…
Episode Description Father Thomas Petri joins us to share the story of his vocation to the Dominican Order of Preachers, and why the Dominican charism of study, contemplation, and preaching is uniquely suited to a culture filled with confusion about God and the human person….
Episode Description Award-winning photographer Jeffrey Bruno joins us to share his remarkable journey from the heavy metal music industry to a profound reversion to the Catholic faith, and how an encounter with Christ in the Eucharist ultimately put a camera in his hands. Bruno reflects…
Episode Description Can a vampire novel lead readers closer to Christ? Sister Allison Regina Gliot says yes. The Daughter of St. Paul joins us to discuss her In Aeternum trilogy and explains how a story filled with vampires can be a powerful way to teach…
Episode Description Joining us this week, Noelle Mering of the Ethics and Public Policy Center discusses her new book, No Contact, shedding light on the seductive ideologies driving families apart, and how to restore those broken bonds. She explains how online culture and modern individualism…
Episode Description With several inspiring sainthood causes gaining momentum, “Miracle Hunter” Michael O’Neill joins us to shed light into the fascinating process of how the Catholic Church investigates miracles. He also shares updates on the causes of Rhoda Wise and Sigrid Undset, and recounts the…
Episode Description As news breaks of the tragic killing of British Catholic politician Ann Widdecombe, National Catholic Register Rome correspondent Edward Pentin joins to share the latest details surrounding what police are calling a targeted attack. He reflects on Widdecombe’s courageous public witness, her conversion…
Episode Description The team opens this week’s show by reflecting on Catholic economist Catherine Pakaluk’s recent New York Times essay, celebrating the beauty of siblings and large families amid America’s historic decline in birth rates. Drawing from their own experiences as mothers, the TCA team…
