How can a Catholic high school education combine rigorous academic formation with real-world leadership skills and practical trade tracks? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes Josh Ater, Head of School at Royalmont Academy—an independent Catholic school in Mason, Ohio, affiliated with the Regnum Christi network and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Celebrating over 30 years of mission, Ater introduces Royalmont's new four-year leadership and trades curriculum launched in late October. They explore how the academy is blending classic liberal arts (logic, rhetoric, critical thinking) with hands-on apprenticeships in electrical, plumbing, construction, and culinary arts alongside entrepreneurship and AI ethics. Stream now!

How can a Catholic high school education combine rigorous academic formation with real-world leadership skills and practical trade tracks? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes Josh Ater, Head of School at Royalmont Academy&mdash;an independent Catholic school in Mason, Ohio, affiliated with the Regnum Christi network and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Celebrating over 30 years of mission, Ater introduces Royalmont's new four-year leadership and trades curriculum launched in late October. They explore how the academy is blending classic liberal arts (logic, rhetoric, critical thinking) with hands-on apprenticeships in electrical, plumbing, construction, and culinary arts alongside entrepreneurship and AI ethics. Stream now!

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what’s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community. 

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what&rsquo;s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community.&nbsp;

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Forming Christian Leaders: Josh Ater on Royalmont Academy’s New Trades and Leadership Curriculum

How is St. Henry District High School expanding its campus footprint to accommodate historic enrollment growth and booming athletic participation? On Driving Home the Faith, the sports spotlight turns to St. Henry District High School as principal Grant Brannen joins the broadcast to discuss the school's $4 million capital campaign, "Faithful to Our Roots, Fearless in Our Rise". Brannen outlines plans for the new Crusader Training Center—featuring a modern weight room, turf training area, and 75–80 new lockers—alongside renovations to existing locker rooms and debt reduction from previous Fine Arts expansion projects. With 80% of the student body participating in athletics, including a thriving second-year football program, Brannen shares how Crusader spirit and community support are driving momentum. Stream now!

How is St. Henry District High School expanding its campus footprint to accommodate historic enrollment growth and booming athletic participation? On Driving Home the Faith, the sports spotlight turns to St. Henry District High School as principal Grant Brannen joins the broadcast to discuss the school's $4 million capital campaign, "Faithful to Our Roots, Fearless in Our Rise". Brannen outlines plans for the new Crusader Training Center&mdash;featuring a modern weight room, turf training area, and 75&ndash;80 new lockers&mdash;alongside renovations to existing locker rooms and debt reduction from previous Fine Arts expansion projects. With 80% of the student body participating in athletics, including a thriving second-year football program, Brannen shares how Crusader spirit and community support are driving momentum. Stream now!

Faithful to Our Roots, Fearless in Our Rise: Principal Grant Brannen on St. Henry’s New Crusader Training Center

What is the proper Catholic attitude toward ghost stories, Halloween spooks, and Christmas fireside tales? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes back literary scholar, speaker, and author Joseph Pearce (Tolkien: Man and Myth, Great Books for Good Men) to discuss his essay "Horror and Holiness for Halloween" published in The Imaginative Conservative. Pearce unpacks the historical and theological distinctions between Protestant and Catholic views of spectral phenomena, examining how authors from William Shakespeare (Hamlet) to Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol) use supernatural storytelling to illuminate moral truth. They discuss guardrails for evaluating ghost literature, modern Catholic gothic fiction, and how storytelling helps train the moral imagination. Stream now!

What is the proper Catholic attitude toward ghost stories, Halloween spooks, and Christmas fireside tales? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes back literary scholar, speaker, and author Joseph Pearce (Tolkien: Man and Myth, Great Books for Good Men) to discuss his essay <a href="https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/10/horror-holiness-halloween-joseph-pearce.html">"Horror and Holiness for Halloween"</a> published in The Imaginative Conservative. Pearce unpacks the historical and theological distinctions between Protestant and Catholic views of spectral phenomena, examining how authors from William Shakespeare (Hamlet) to Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol) use supernatural storytelling to illuminate moral truth. They discuss guardrails for evaluating ghost literature, modern Catholic gothic fiction, and how storytelling helps train the moral imagination. Stream now!

Horror and Holiness: Joseph Pearce on Ghost Stories, Purgatory, and the Catholic Imagination

How should Catholic voters process recent election cycles, partisan exhaustion, and the state of civic discourse? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes distinguished Catholic biographer and historian George Weigel, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of Witness to Hope, The Truth of Catholicism, and To Sanctify the World. Weigel reflects on voter exhaustion with negative campaign ads and personal attacks, analyzing why many voters are yearning for genuine statesmanship rooted in personal character, clear principle, and constructive vision. Drawing parallels to historic moments such as the Election of 1860, Weigel and Craycraft discuss the urgent need for leaders who appeal to the "better angels of our nature." Stream now!

How should Catholic voters process recent election cycles, partisan exhaustion, and the state of civic discourse? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes distinguished Catholic biographer and historian George Weigel, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of Witness to Hope, The Truth of Catholicism, and To Sanctify the World. Weigel reflects on voter exhaustion with negative campaign ads and personal attacks, analyzing why many voters are yearning for genuine statesmanship rooted in personal character, clear principle, and constructive vision. Drawing parallels to historic moments such as the Election of 1860, Weigel and Craycraft discuss the urgent need for leaders who appeal to the "better angels of our nature." Stream now!

Forming Christian Leaders: Josh Ater on Royalmont Academy’s New Trades and Leadership Curriculum

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