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As we near her feast day (April 17), join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about St. Kateri Tekakwitha and lesser-known facts about her life, including her Catholic formation in a Mohawk women’s community, her relationship with radical forms o
Are we striving to be “good” people? Or virtuous people?Join Archbishop Smith and host Jenny Connelly for a discussion about virtue ethics, the virtues that Archbishop Smith learned from his parents, the cardinal virtues and what it means to be
Will our bodies rise again?Join Archbishop Smith and host Jenny Connelly for our Easter episode on evidence for Christ’s Resurrection, the theology of the resurrection of our bodies, the relationship between wisdom and doubt, and why Catholics
What is happening in our nation? Join Archbishop Richard Smith, Deacon Larry Worthen and host Jenny Connelly for a discussion about the expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, how Christi calls us to respond to this culture of death
Join Archbishop Smith for his annual Lent episode! We discuss why we fast on Wednesdays and Fridays, the theology of sacrifice, why young men are committing to the Exodus 90 program, and why asceticism is part of our Catholic tradition.Shownote
Join Archbishop Richard Smith for a discussion about what it means to be in crisis as a Church, why we must respond to crisis with obedience and repentance, the call to defend our family, the Church, and what it means that the Church has “lost
Join Archbishop Richard Smith for a discussion about private versus public revelation, Marion apparitions, how to discern whether a prophecy is legitimate or not, the origins of the Rosary and how Tradition relates to Revelation. Show NotesThe
Join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about why the Catholic Church canonizes saints, the heroic story of St. Josephine Bakhita, how the grace of God can transform trauma and abuse into healing and forgiveness, and how we can bring heroic forg
Join Archbishop Smith for our Christmas episode where we discuss the virtue of joy, the Christmas liturgies and the prophet Isaiah as the “5th Gospel,” Christmas-only Catholics and the ancient promises of God that he keeps to every one of us th
How many priests does Canada need? Join Archbishop Smith and Dr. Ryan Topping (Benedict XVI Institute, Newman Theological College) for a discussion about the priestly “vocations crisis” in the Catholic Church, the brand-new study that Dr. Toppi
As we near the feasts of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about his own Marian devotion, his trips to Mexico in honor of our Lady of Guadalupe, the significan
As November – the Month of Souls – comes to a close, Archbishop Smith speaks about the Church’s teaching on praying for the dead, indulgences, purgatory and the importance of the ministry that our Catholic cemeteries offer. On last week’s episo
What have we forgotten about Advent?Join Archbishop Smith as he shares about Advent as a season of penitence, the purpose of the liturgical year vs. the secular year, Advent as a season of being shook out of our apathy and the irregularity of t
“A great river of poverty is traversing our cities."Join Archbishop Smith as he talks about why Pope Francis instituted the annual World Day of the Poor, the (strange) Book of Tobit that Pope Francis wants us to reflect upon for this year’s Wor
How does smudging and Indigenous culture integrate with the Mass?Join Archbishop Smith and Fr. Cristino Bouvette from the Diocese of Calgary as they discuss cultural appropriation and integration in the Mass, how much human culture is supposed
Join Archbishop Smith and Catholic school teacher Brett Fawcett (Elk Island Catholic School District, Chesterton Academy) for a discussion around defending our Catholic school system, what would be the repercussions if Alberta got rid of its pu
Today, Archbishop Smith directly answers questions from YOU, our listeners! We talk about low Synod participation rates, whether or not the Archdiocese will restore the original order of the Sacraments of Initiation, whether all monotheistic re
Join Justice Kevin Feehan (Alberta Court of Appeal) and Archbishop Smith as they discuss whether human rights are man-made or God-given, collective versus individual rights, the history of religious freedom in Canada, the experience of being a
Join Archbishop Smith as he directly addresses the concerns that many parishioners have brought up about the Synod, skepticism about the intentions of Pope Francis, the history of Synodality, the media's interpretation of the Synod and his pers
Join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about moments in the Gospels where Jesus is asked a question and he gives an "evasive" answer, such as his conversation with Pontius Pilate or his pattern of using parables to explain different truths. We
Should we desire to die as martyrs?Join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about martyrdom, the portrayal of martyrdom in the Martin Scorsese film "Silence," the saints who died for Canadian Catholic Church, the moral dilemmas that come with fac
Join Archbishop Richard Smith for a discussion about what the Catholic Church teaches about being the “one, true religion,” Christian dialogue, the idea of praying that all Christians would be “one,” and how religion stands in a pluralistic soc
What does the Archbishop think of The Chosen?Join Archbishop Smith and our host Jenny for a conversation about Archbishop Smith’s first time watching Season 1 of the crowd-funded series, The Chosen, which depicts the life of Christ through inti
Click here to subscribe to the Upfront with the Archbishop YouTube Channel!Join Archbishop Smith for a conversation about consumerism, finding our identity in comfort, the ideology of materialism and how to approach our relationship with the ma
Why do followers of Jesus need a sense of wonder?Join Archbishop Smith for a discussion about “fear of the Lord,” the often misunderstood gift of the Holy Spirit that we receive with the Sacrament of Confirmation.Watch us on YouTube here!Subscr
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