Pat chats with Dr. Robert Collins, a blood cancer specialist and professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Collins shares his personal journey from being an atheist to experiencing a gradual spiritual conversion that fundamentally reshaped his approach to patient care. He also discusses his powerful book, You Visited Me: Grace and Healing in the Modern Medical Center, highlighting how treating patients with deep empathy and faith opens the door for extraordinary moments of grace and mutual healing. https://ignatius.com/you-visited-me-yvmp/

Steve Clarke talks college football's Power Four conferences seeing a dramatic shift in attitude toward expanding the playoff format to 14 or 24 teams. While the ACC and Big 12 are warming up to expansion to secure increased access and revenue, the SEC remains hesitant, content with a 16-team format they believe they can dominate. However, the decision may not rest with the schools at all, but rather with the major television networks pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Father Mark Davis brings a funny twist on the classic "Footprints in the Sand" poem to remind us that faith requires active cooperation with God rather than passive reliance. He also discusses the dynamic nature of the Trinity and explores how we experience the divine through community support, perseverance, and the classic wisdom of the Serenity Prayer. Father wraps up with a lighthearted, silent debate legend from Rome that creatively illustrates the theology behind Trinity Sunday.

Maggie McDaniel checks in from sunny Florida after pulling off a massive, heartfelt surprise family reunion. She shares details of her recent pilgrimage to Italy - highlighting visits to Assisi, Rome, and historic holy sites - before previewing an exciting lineup of upcoming Catholic faith journeys. Listeners can look forward to unique travel opportunities, including a rare chance to ring in New Year's Eve right in the heart of Rome. https://catholicfaithjourneys.com/

Shayne Stanfield unpacks the Parable of the Tenants from the Gospel of Mark, explaining how Jesus’s dramatic cleansing of the temple serves as the ultimate key to understanding its meaning. The discussion explores how Jesus boldly asserted his divinity by going over the head of Mosaic law, leaving the Jewish leadership feeling deeply threatened. We are left with a powerful modern reflection on how we, too, can sometimes act as unruly tenants when we resist God's calls to soften our hearts.