Anna and the CANDID crew discuss Anna’s inspiration for making candles dedicated to the lives of the saints; how a candle can help us pray and learn more about the lives of the saints; and the philosophy behind running a Catholic business for profit.

In this episode, we learn the art of defending the Faith from well-known Catholic apologist Patrick Madrid. We hear about Patrick’s journey of faith, how he came to the work of Catholic Apologetics, and what he has learned through answering people’s questions about the Catholic Faith for over forty years.

This episode features Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan’s interview with Catholic entrepreneurs Kailash Duraiswami and Michael DiStefano, founders of Fidei.email. The group discusses the function of Fidei.email—likened to a Google Apps workspace—which is built for parish and diocesan communities; designed by Catholics, for Catholics.

In this episode, we hear from Fr. Gerald Murray, popular commentator on religious topics on various television and radio outlets, including EWTN Fox News, MSNBC, Fox News Radio, and Radio Maria. He tells us his story, discusses the purpose of law in the world and in the Church, and the crises facing the world and Church today.

Alanis, Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan engage in a challenging and essential conversation with Steve Pokorny, founder of Freedom Coaching, a one-to-one mentoring system dedicated to helping and healing those with an attraction and compulsion to pornography. The group talks about

In this episode, we hear from Jeff Cavins, popular Bible teacher, evangelist, EWTN host (Jeff was the original host of Life on the Rock), creator of the Great Adventure Bible Timeline, and co-producer of The Bible in a Year and The Catechism in the Year podcasts with Fr. Mike Schmitz and Ascension Press. We discuss Jeff’s faith journey, how his

Alanis, Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan sit down with acclaimed singer/songwriter Rachael Lampa and discuss her latest single release, Perfectly Loved. Rachael also shines a light on her music industry burnout and comeback, taking time to hear God’s voice, her prison ministry experiences, and how artists and creatives can maximize their potential for work they can be proud of.

In this episode, we hear from Bishop Andrew Cozzens. He is the Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops Committee of Evangelization and Catechesis, and Director of the National Eucharistic Revival being promoted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Alanis, Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan enter a deep discussion on the transcendentals; in particular, the quality of beauty. They consider the differences between worldly beauty and Godly Beauty, and try to answer a difficult question—is beauty in the eye of the beholder?

In this episode, we hear from Michael and Alicia Hernon, Catholic parents of ten children and founders of the Messy Family Project, an apostolate that seeks to accompany couples to embrace and joyfully live out their vocation to parenthood in the messy realities of life.

Join Alanis, Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan as they dive into a discussion with Catholic social media influencer, Amber Rose, A.K.A. “The Religious Hippie”. The group talks through Amber’s background, TLM and Catholic principles, and Amber’s unprecedented TikTok ban!

In this episode, we are honored to have Dr Ben Carson – the world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, two-time speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast, presidential candidate, and author. We discuss

This Advent series by Dr. David Hajduk, Array of Hope’s Director of Theology, reflects on the Final Advent of the Lord – the Last Judgment. This final part explores questions like “What will we be judged on at the Final Judgment?”

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Ray Guarendi, Catholic father of ten adopted children, clinical psychologist, author, professional speaker, and national radio and television host. We discuss Dr. Ray’s journey away from and back to the

In this episode, we hear the story of Dr. Matthew Levering, internationally renowned Catholic theologian, author or editor of over 30 books, and convert from Quakerism. We discuss common misunderstandings of “conscience” and what it means to

In this episode, we hear the story of Dr. Matthew Levering, internationally renowned Catholic theologian, author or editor of over 30 books, and convert from Quakerism. We discuss common misunderstandings of “conscience” and what it means to

This Advent series by Dr. David Hajduk, Array of Hope’s Director of Theology, reflects on the Final Advent of the Lord – the Last Judgment. This first part explores questions like

In this episode, we hear the story of Bishop Joseph Strickland, the Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, host of the Bishop Strickland Show, and outspoken advocate of Catholic orthodoxy in a time of doctrinal confusion. We discuss the vocation and

In this first CANDID episode of Season 3, the team (Alanis, Jack, Jimmy, and Ryan) discusses the concept of soulmates. Where does this idea come from? Is it based in Christianity? Are soulmates real?!

In this episode, we hear the story of Leah Darrow – a former reality TV model turned international Catholic speaker, life-coach, author, and podcaster. We discuss True Beauty and how the very notion of beauty has become distorted in our culture.