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The Best of the Week

Life can get busy, and it"s easy to miss out on the captivating moments from your favorite Relevant Radio shows. But now, we"ve got you covered! "The Best of the Week - Relevant Radio Podcast" brings you the crème de la crème of Relevant Radio"s programming. We carefully curate and compile the most engaging and relevant content from the past week, just for you! Get ready to catch up on faith, culture, current events, and personal growth, all in one convenient and easily accessible podcast. It"s like

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3:39

How to Be Perfect (Father Simon Says)

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

A caller who has struggled with scrupulosity for 20 years—and now sees the same patterns in her daughter—asked Father Simon what true holiness looks like. She fears that her obsessive perfectionism has harmed her family and wonders how to “be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect” without becoming perfectionist. Father Simon turned to the Greek word for “perfect,” teleios, which means reaching the goal or going the full distance—not being flawless

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The Sweetest Call of the Week: Joey’s Birthday Blessing

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

An 8-year-old boy named Joey called into Relevant Radio from San Jose, California during a Best of the Week segment. Fr. Rocky warmly greeted him, and Joey shared that he wanted to pray for his sister Rose, his brother, and someone named Howe. He also wanted to sing “Happy Birthday” for Maggie and for his mom, whose birthday had passed on November 7th. Joey said he had tried calling earlier but couldn’t get through. Fr. Rocky invited him to sing, and Joey asked him to sing along

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6:10

How Can I Stop Living in Fear of the Unknown? (The...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

Fear crawls in quietly. A sudden headache spirals into thoughts of a brain bleed. A chest flutter becomes a heart-attack alarm. A strange noise in traffic, and suddenly you imagine catastrophic endings. Lauren’s email captured what so many Catholics carry silently: How do I live without being consumed by fear of death, tragedy, or suffering? Father Matthew didn’t dismiss these fears. Instead, he named them. Some fears are natural. Others swell beyond reason and need the healing

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Bishop Thomas Paprocki on the New Legislation...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

The week’s brightest news for the Church came from Baltimore before anything dark showed up. Bishop Thomas Paprocki joined Morning Air with a hopeful report from the USCCB’s Fall Assembly: a new president and vice president elected, a revised set of ethical directives for Catholic healthcare, a national consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026, and approval for a new Eucharistic Congress in 2029. Even better—an uptick in adult conversions across

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4:07

Why Do We Pray the Centurion's Prayer Before...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

The question was straightforward: why do Catholics say “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof” before Communion? Patrick Madrid explained that the line comes directly from the Gospel story of the Roman centurion who asked Jesus to heal his servant. Though a pagan, the centurion recognized Christ’s authority and declared that Jesus didn’t need to enter his home—He could heal with a word. His humility and faith form the basis of the phrase we speak at

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11:48

Why Artificial Intelligence Can Never Replicate the...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

On The Drew Mariani Show, listeners explored the rapid rise of AI-generated creativity and the deeper questions it raises. Drew opened with news that an AI song, “Walk My Walk,” topped the charts, sparking concern among artists worried about copyright, jobs, and the future of human-made music. Elon Musk’s prediction of up to 20 billion humanoid robots added urgency to the discussion.Caller Arlene shared how her son used AI to craft a healing song for his daughter—his own

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The Power of Reconciliation in Marriage (Marriage...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/19

On this week’s Marriage Unhindered on Relevant Radio, Doug Hinderer sat down with Dr. Christine Bacon to confront a hard reality many Catholics face: marriages that look shattered beyond repair. Their conversation didn’t float in abstractions. It was gritty, concrete, and rooted in the painful stories of spouses abandoned, betrayed, and tempted to give up. Dr. Bacon explained how her ministry began with just four people in her living room in 2016—four spouses whose partners were

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14:30

How Much Love Can One Heart Hold in the Face of...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

Ruth was a Harvard graduate, wife, and mother of six who lived the Gospel with astonishing simplicity. Before dying at 41, she responded fully to Vatican II’s call to holiness in ordinary life — sanctifying her home, her marriage, and her suffering. Her husband, Michael, shared on Marriage Unhindered that they often struggled financially, even qualifying for food stamps. Yet Ruth was tireless in her pro-life work, giving talks several nights a week — even while battling cancer. Two

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7:14

God Hasn't Given Up On You, No Matter How Far You've...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

In a heartfelt call on Relevant Radio’s Best of the Week, Yasmin, a wife and mother, shared her deep struggles—an unsacramental marriage, her son’s behavior challenges, bipolar disorder, and a painful sense of unworthiness in her parish. “I feel like I don’t belong,” she admitted. Fr. Rob Kroll, S.J., offered gentle truth: “Remember who you are before God — a beloved daughter of your heavenly Father.” He reminded her that God’s love never

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12:15

The Envy of the Devil: Why Satan Hates What God Gave...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

A reflection on The Best of the Week on Relevant Radio revealed why the devil envies humanity. Drawing from the Book of Wisdom — “God formed man to be imperishable... but by the envy of the devil, death entered the world” — Father explained that Satan despises what God gave us: the power to share in His creativity. Unlike angels, humans can bring forth new life through love and union, participating in God’s act of creation itself. Because the devil cannot create, he

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5:43

Are You Married Outside the Church? Here's Why It's...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

A Relevant Radio host shared a heartfelt reflection for Catholics married outside the Church: bring your marriage home — into the heart of the faith. She told the story of Sophia, a Catholic mother who realized that despite being civilly married, her family was missing something vital — sacramental grace. With great joy, Sophia had her marriage convalidated in Rome, seeking not ceremony, but God’s grace. The host emphasized that grace transforms marriage just as Christ turned water

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Faith Over Fear: A Family's Rosary and a Remarkable...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

When 40-year-old Jason was diagnosed with stage four cancer and given only weeks to live, his large Catholic family refused despair. His sister Cindy GoCart recalled how their suffering became a lesson in trust: “Many of our prayers are answered through our crosses.” Seeking heavenly help, they turned to Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, praying daily for his intercession. Miraculously, faith began to bloom in unexpected places: Cindy’s adult children,

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8:18

Vatican Reaffirms Mary’s True Role, But No New Dogma...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

The Vatican has reaffirmed its stance against defining new Marian dogmas such as “Co-Redemptrix” or “Co-Mediatrix,” despite decades of petitions from clergy and lay faithful. In its new document Mater Populi Fidelis (“Mother of the Faithful”), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith emphasized that while Mary’s cooperation in Christ’s redemptive mission is real and profound, these proposed titles risk obscuring the truth that salvation comes solely

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10:04

From the Gridiron to God: The Nun Coaching Football...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/12

Sister Lisa Maurer of Saint Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota, has found a powerful way to merge faith and football. A lifelong sports lover and assistant coach for the College of Saint Scholastica’s football team, she uses the game to teach spiritual truths. “I wanted a way to bring football together with our values — to talk about football, talk about Jesus, and talk about being a good person,” she explains. Growing up in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, with her father as a

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8:41

Does the Father Have More Authority Than Jesus? (The...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/04

When 12-year-old Zoe from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, calls in to The Patrick Madrid Show with a question that has puzzled believers for centuries — “If God the Father and Jesus the Son are equal, why does the Church call one the Father and the other the Son?” — Patrick responds with clarity, warmth, and theological depth. What follows is a beautiful conversation that makes one of the most profound mysteries of Christianity — theHoly Trinity — come alive in a way both

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10:52

The Saints of Purgatory (The Drew Mariani Show)

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/04

Joan Sutter / Shutterstock.com In this compelling episode of The Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio, Drew takes you on a profound journey through the mysteries of purgatory, Divine Mercy, and the call to holiness inspired by Saint Faustina. It's a deep reflection on the reality of theafterlife and God’s infinite compassion balanced with His perfect justice. Drew reminds us that the choices we make on earth have eternal consequences — and that, after death, we continue to live on,

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4:46

Getting Right with God (Father Simon Says)

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/03

In this powerful episode ofFather Simon Says, Fr. Richard Simon explores what it truly means to justify yourself before God, drawing insight from the Parable of the Good Samaritan. When the scholar of the law tries to “justify himself” before Jesus, Fr. Simon explains that the word justify comes from the Greek dikaios, meaning “to be made righteous” – a concept tied to balance, like a set of scales. In Scripture, justice is about being inright relationship with God and

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Why Don't Most Catholics Receive Both the Host and...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/11/03

paul saad / Shutterstock. Many Catholics have wondered why, at most Masses, the congregation receives only the consecrated Host, and not the Precious Blood? In this episode ofThe Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick unpacks the theology behind this practice and clears up one of the most common misconceptions about Holy Communion. He explains that during the Last Supper, Jesus shared both His Body and Blood with the Apostles because He was ordaining them as the first priests of the New Covenant – not

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The Legend of the Jack O'Lantern (Trending with...

The Best of the Week ·

2025/10/30

Do you carve a Jack O'Lantern with your kids around Halloween? It may be an enjoyable tradition for your family, but did you know there's a deeper legend to the Jack O'Lantern? It should give you a chilling reminder of the presence of evil and why you need to teach your kids to never dabble in it. With Halloween approaching, Timmerie emphasizes the Catholic origins of the holiday, noting that it's historically known as All Hallows' Eve. She addresses misconceptions about Halloween, highlighting the

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10:48

First Saturday Devotions (The Drew Mariani Show)

The Best of the Week ·

2025/10/30

On The Drew Mariani Show, Drew sits down with Barb Ernster, spokesperson for the World Apostolate of Fatima, to talk about one of the most powerful yet often forgotten requests of the Blessed Mother – theFirst Saturday Devotion. It’s a devotion that Our Lady called “essential for peace in the world and for the salvation of souls.” And as we approach the 100th anniversary of that request, Drew and Barb warn that the message of Fatima has never been more urgent. What Are the

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