Happy feast of St. Agnes of Rome! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss the impact her martyrdom had in changing the perception of Rome towards Christians. Other guests include Karlo Broussard on why Catholics venerate relics, and Clare Ath from Vita et Terra on how what Pope Francis called the “throwaway culture” affects the unborn. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Collect for the feast of St. Agnes of Rome

Almighty ever-living God, who choose what is weak in the world to confound the strong, mercifully grant, that we, who celebrate the heavenly birthday of your Martyr Saint Agnes, may follow her constancy in the faith. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

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Clare Ath’s article on abortion and the throwaway culture is in the Washington Times.

The full text of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales can be found online here.

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Today, Kathleen Carr from the Catholic Art Institute invite us to see breathtaking art from its 2025 Sacred Art Competition; Katie Zulanas from the Couple to Couple league invites you to use a fertility app that doesn’t promote anti-Catholic views and procedures, and much more.

See this year’s Sacred Art Prize winners at catholicartinstitute.org/sacredartprize2025

The National Catholic Bioethics Center is at ncbcenter.org

Click to download the USSCB’s Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services

The Couple to Couple League International is at ccli.org

Find out more about PeakDay at peakday.com

Adventure Catholic Leadership Training is at adventurcatholic.com

Get “Failing Forward” at sophiainstitute.com

Sign up for the Jan. 24 Cincinnati Men’s Conference at sacredheartradio.com/events

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Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell are joined by Sacred Heart Radio manager Bill Levitt to reflect on the passing this week of Fr. Rob Jack, a longtime member of the Sacred Heart Radio family, who poured countless hours into the mission of Catholic radio.

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