Kevin Schmiesing

Cy Kellett

Fr John Gavin

Mike Aquilina

Teresa Tomeo

Brendan Hodge

Stephanie Mann

Fr Chris Alar

Chris Altieri

Dr Benjamin Lewis

Happy feast of Pope St. Leo the Great! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss why the first Pope Leo is one of the most impressive figures in all of Church history. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin with more on what the Church Fathers had to say about Christian maturity, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Collect for the feast of Pope St. Leo the Great

O God, who never allow the gates of hell to prevail against your Church, firmly founded on the apostolic rock, grant her, we pray, that through the intercession of Pope Saint Leo, she may stand firm in your truth and know the protection of lasting peace. 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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Chris Altieri, author of Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform

Full list of guests

Happy feast of Pope St. Leo the Great! On today&rsquo;s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to discuss why the first Pope Leo is one of the most impressive figures in all of Church history. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin with more on what the Church Fathers had to say about Christian maturity, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports, and more&hellip;
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Collect for the feast of Pope St. Leo the Great
O God, who never allow the gates of hell to prevail against your Church, firmly founded on the apostolic rock, grant her, we pray, that through the intercession of Pope Saint Leo, she may stand firm in your truth and know the protection of lasting peace. 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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Chris Altieri, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leo-XIV-Pope-Catholic-Reform/dp/1399430890">Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform</a>
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