Son Rise Morning Show
Son Rise Morning Show
Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET.Social links:
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Son Rise Morning Show 2026.09.01
Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks to discuss September as the month of Our Lady of Sorrows. Other guests include Kris McGregor with more reflections from the Office of Readings, Cy Kellet on the importance of Jesus as a real historical figure, an…
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St. Gregory the Great: The Shepherd Who Rules with Gentleness and Love
Dr. Benjamin Lewis of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy joins the Son Rise Morning Show to reflect on the Collect for the feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great. Drawing on Gregory’s teachings about pastoral leadership, the prayer asks God to grant wisdom to those entrusted with a…
06:40
The Power of Silence: Learning to Make Room for God
Melissa Overmyer, author of Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy, joins the Son Rise Morning Show to explore the second “S” in her BLESSED acronym: silence. Melissa explains how silence, fasting, and detachment train the soul to surrender our own desires and become …
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John Keble on the Fiery Furnace: Finding Christ in the Flames
What can the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego teach us about facing our own trials? Stephanie Mann of Supremacy and Survival joins the Son Rise Morning Show to explore John Keble’s powerful poem inspired by Daniel’s fiery furnace. Keble moves beyond the dramatic story of persecution to cons…
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Learning Contentment: Finding Peace Right Where God Has Planted You
Marcus Grodi, founder of the Coming Home Network, joins the Son Rise Morning Show to discuss his book Learning Contentment: Finding Peace Right Where You Are. Drawing on St. Paul’s teaching in Philippians, Marcus shares practical ways to quiet the noise of the world, simplify our lives, appreciate …
07:55
St. Francis and the First Nativity Scene: A Virtual Pilgrimage to Greccio
Why do Catholics—and so much of the Christian world—place Nativity scenes in their homes and churches at Christmas? Teresa Tomeo takes us on a virtual pilgrimage to Greccio, Italy, where St. Francis of Assisi recreated the Nativity in 1223 after returning from the Holy Land. We explore Francis’s de…
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St. Athanasius on “Becoming Divine”: What Does Divinization Really Mean?
What does the Church mean when it says that Christians can be “divinized”? Father John Gavin joins us to unpack a provocative teaching from St. Athanasius found in the Catechism: through the Holy Spirit, we become “communicants in the divine nature.” We explore the mystery of the Incarnation, our a…
06:52
This Week in Catholic History: Solesmes Abbey & Servant of God Vincent Capodanno
This week in Catholic history, we look back at two remarkable stories of faith and perseverance. First, we visit the Abbey of Solesmes in France, whose revival in 1837 helped spark a renewed appreciation for the Church’s ancient liturgical traditions and Gregorian chant. Then we remember Servant of…
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Son Rise Morning Show 2026.08.31
Happy feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss his legacy as one of the earliest Mercedarian Fathers. Guests include Marcus Grodi to discuss his new book, “Learning Contentment,” Fr. John Gavin on St. Athanasius and Divinization, and Kevin Schmiesing with…
3:00:15
The Theology of Legacy: Leaving a Final Witness of Faith — Matt Reinkemeyer
On the Son Rise Morning Show, Annie Mitchell welcomes back Matt Reinkemeyer of the Catholic Community Foundation to wrap up their series on the theology of legacy during National Make-A-Will Month. Matt explains why creating a will is about more than deciding who receives our possessions. Our will…
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