Conversations with Consequences

Updated: 12 Sep 2025 • 342 episodes
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“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.

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With a new poll released this week from the NBC Newsdesk on Gen Z's take on marriage and happiness, we talk with Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project about what this means socially and politically for our country. We also talk with Emily Zanotti about her viral Substack on cooking and why the kitchen is the hea

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With a new movie coming to theaters next week telling the harrowing true life account of St. Maximilian Kolbe, filmmaker Anthony D'Ambrosio joins to share what compelled him to make this film given his own suffering. We also talk with billboard-topping singer/songwriter Marie Miller about why she is inspired by our two

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With the canonization for Blessed Carlo Acutis in September, Sabrina Ferrisi joins to share some very unique facts about this soon-to-be-saint including some miracles attributed to him. We also talk with Kate Milligan about her own journey in starting 1 Girl Revolution! Msgr. Roger Landry also shares some interesting d

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With so many young adults opting not to have children, Dr. Ray Guarendi, the Catholic father of 10 adopted children discusses the real joys of big families and how "love doesn't divide, it mutliplies." We also hear about the truths of naprotechnology and how the science heals the issue, not a workaround like IVF does.

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With a recent study highlighting some very sobering statistics on teens that author Jonathan Haidt said only reifies the hards truths in The Anxious Generation, Alvaro de Vicente of The Heights School discusses the success he's had in forming young men to thrive in this digital world by teaching generosity, self-master

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With the big news last week of Cardinal John Henry Newman being declared a doctor of the church, Dr. Paul Shrimpton joins to give us a glimpse into the impact the saint had on Catholic education. Word on Fire's Haley Stewart also delves into her recent book, "Women of the Catholic Imagination: Twelve Inspired Novelists

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