In this episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with seminary professor Scott Powell to journey through Jesus’ prayer life, from the blazing summit of the Transfiguration to the raw honesty of the Psalms. We’ll strip away the fear of getting prayer “wrong,” unlock God’s original prayer playbook in Exodus, and give you a fresh, step-by-step guide to praying the Our Father with courage and freedom. Plus, learn how to wait on God like Simeon, eyes open, heart expectant. Timestamps: 8:23 - W...
Jul 09, 2025•56 min
In Episode 1 of the Living Peace Series, I unpack how Jesus’ very first words in the Upper Room weren’t “Surprise” but “Peace be with you!”—a victorious shout that still echoes for us today, even when life feels totally out of control. We’ll explore childlike trust—the same bold faith that sent His disciples out with zero provisions (Luke 10) and kept Paul anchored in a Roman prison:“The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 4:7...
Jul 05, 2025•26 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ In this episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with Andrew Abela—founding dean of the Busch School of Business and author ...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, I unpack the explosive boldness that ignited the early Church—from Peter’s courtroom defiance before the Sanhedrin and Paul’s chains-to-pulpit preaching in Rome to John Paul II celebrating Christmas Mass under communist guns in Poland. We’ll explore how the Holy Spirit fuels unshakable Christian courage, the fierce opposition these saints overcame, and how you can activate that same audacious faith today. What You’ll Discover • How Peter’s stand before the Sanhedrin redefined wh...
Jun 28, 2025•13 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ In this episode, on The Chris Stefanick Show I sit down with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse (economist and Ruth Institute founder to exp...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, I unpack the mystery of the Eucharist for Corpus Christi Sunday—from Jesus’s bold John 6 teaching (“Unless you eat my flesh…”) to awe-inspiring Eucharistic miracles in Italy, Mexico, and Poland. We’ll explore how bread and wine truly become His body and blood (transubstantiation), why so many first walked away, and how today every Mass brings you into Calvary and the empty tomb. What You’ll Discover • The radical words that made Peter stay (and why they still matter) • Scientifi...
Jun 21, 2025•14 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ He beat Bobby Flay. Now he’s feeding souls with bacon, theology, and the Eucharist. In this episode, I sit down with my good friend...
Jun 18, 2025•44 min
Let’s be real—people can be challenging. But trying to do life without them? That’s even worse. We’re in the middle of a loneliness epidemic—and it’s wrecking our health, our joy, and our souls. Worse than high cholesterol. More isolating than ever. And no one’s talking about it. In this episode, I’m diving into the real reason we feel so disconnected—and what the Trinity has to do with it. (Yep. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have something to say about your friendships.) Discover why the Tri...
Jun 14, 2025•16 min
Tech addiction is real—and it’s stealing your time, your peace, and your purpose. But you don’t have to stay stuck. In this powerful episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with Andrew Laubacher, founder of Humanality, to expose how your smartphone is rewiring your brain—and what you can do to take your life back. 93% of your free time is being eaten by screens The average teen is on social media 5+ hours/day 1 in 5 millennials has no friends And your phone was engineered to make this wo...
Jun 11, 2025•57 min
What if everything you’re waiting for hinges on one word: SUDDENLY? Pentecost wasn’t a slow spiritual awakening. It was a detonation. The Church didn’t tiptoe onto the scene—it BURST into the world with power, clarity, and joy. And that same Spirit that flipped the lives of the Apostles upside down… still moves today. In this episode, we delve into what really happened on Pentecost and why it matters more than ever. If you’ve been stuck in fear, burnout, or just wondering where God is, this is f...
Jun 07, 2025•19 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ What happens when “living your truth” leaves you feeling more lost than ever? In this powerful episode, Kim Zember shares her deepl...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ Scott Galuska is a former Green Beret who lived through hell: firefights, grenade blasts, the trauma of combat, and the devastating...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ Join Chris and Natalie Stefanick on the trip of a lifetime, diving into the beauty of creation where Natalie found God, in one of t...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor for FREE and receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy you were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://moj.reallifecatholic.com/ Get your Leo XIV t-shirt: https://reallifecatholic.checkoutstores.com/campaigns/reallifecatholic/products/leo-xiv Pray the Surrende...
May 16, 2025•24 min
Sign up for the Daily Anchor receive daily reflections, updates, and encouragement from Chris Stefanick to help you live with the joy your were made for: https://mailchi.mp/reallifecatholic/daily-anchor-landing-page-20 Help us transform hearts for Jesus! Join the mission and become a monthly donor (A Missionary of JOY!): https://reallifecatholic.com/moj/ When a spiritual father dies, it’s not just the end of an era — it’s a moment for grief, gratitude, and renewed faith. In this special episode,...
Apr 30, 2025•35 min
What if one headline could rewrite your entire life? “He is Risen.” Three words that flipped the world upside down—and they still change everything today. In this episode, we dive deep into what the Resurrection of Jesus actually means for your life. Not in a distant, theological way—but in the realest, most practical sense. The tomb is empty. Death has lost. Your story is forever changed. We talk about the eternal victory that breaks into our ordinary days. The cancer diagnosis? Doesn’t win. Th...
Apr 24, 2025•21 min
Happy Holy Week, guys! This week before we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter is a special time in the Church. So often, we get distracted by holiday plans and preparation that we let the week go by without reflecting on the magnitude of what really happened 2,000+ years ago. So that’s what I’m going to focus on over the next two weeks—the passion, death and resurrection of our God. I’m going to be honest, this was a tough talk for me to write, and it might be tough for you to hear. But tha...
Apr 16, 2025•22 min
What if your greatest weakness could become your greatest witness? In this powerful, funny, and deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Fr. Augustine Wetta — a Benedictine monk, author, and high school chaplain — who’s living with early onset Parkinson’s. Doctors told him he’d be “non-functional” by now… but he’s still preaching, writing, and cracking jokes. We talk about everything from gangland L.A. and illegal fireworks to mortality, monastic life, and what it really means to suffer with ...
Mar 26, 2025•53 min
We live in a world that’s quick to judge, slow to forgive, and obsessed with keeping score. But here’s the real question: What if mercy was the key to true strength, freedom, and victory? Guys, I am so pumped for this episode because I’m sitting down with Fr. Ken Geraci, who wrote an incredible book on Divine Mercy and Spiritual Warfare. And let me tell you—this conversation is going to shake you up in the best way possible. One of the biggest lies we buy into is that mercy is weakness—that if w...
Mar 21, 2025•50 min
It’s no secret—within the Church we encounter many problems: scandals, division, human failure. If you’ve ever felt frustrated or even disillusioned, you’re not alone. A lot of people look at the mess and think, why stay? In this episode, I sit down with Monsignor James Shea to break down what so many people get wrong about the Church’s struggles—and why the mess isn’t a reason to leave, but actually a reason to stay. Too often, we expect the Church to be perfect, but from the very beginning, it...
Mar 14, 2025•54 min
Today, we’re diving deep into the eternal reality of Heaven and Hell. But this isn't just a discussion about what the Bible says. We’re bringing you the real-life experiences of those who have crossed over to the other side and returned to tell their stories. I sit down with John Burke, who’s interviewed over 1,500 people who have had near-death experiences. These are real accounts that will challenge your thinking and open your eyes to the truth of eternity. From the overwhelming beauty of Heav...
Mar 05, 2025•46 min
SPECIAL THANKS TO CORPORATE TRAVEL, PRODUCERS OF THE GOOD NEWS CONFERENCE FOR MAKING THIS INTERVIEW POSSIBLE! www.goodnewsconference.com What if your biggest struggles—your addictions, your need for control, even your mindless Instagram scrolling—aren’t just bad habits, but actually trauma responses to your own sorrowful mysteries? And what if God isn’t just asking you to push through, but actually wants to heal you? In this episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with Sister Miriam Jame...
Feb 21, 2025•34 min
Please note: we’re not talking about clinical anxiety and depression which can be a cross that makes you SAINT (insert your name here). That’s not all attributable to “lack of faith,” and may need treatment by professionals. We’re talking about the spiritual root causes of what seems to be a tsunami of mental health issues. What’s wrong with young people today? The mental health crisis is skyrocketing—depression, anxiety, confusion about identity… But maybe, just maybe, the problem isn’t just wh...
Feb 10, 2025•43 min
If you’ve never heard about the mind-blowing conversion of Saint Paul… buckle up, because this story is about to ROCK YOUR WORLD! Saint Paul wasn’t just any apostle—this guy literally reshaped Western civilization with nothing but passion, prayer, and 32,000 words that still outshine the works of ancient philosophers. Second only to Jesus, Paul’s influence is off-the-charts. We’re talking countless lives changed, entire cultures transformed, and an unstoppable zeal that fueled him until the very...
Jan 24, 2025•18 min
In this eye-opening video, I sit down with John Burke, a researcher who has interviewed over 1,500 people who have had near-death experiences (NDEs). John’s extensive research reveals compelling evidence that the soul exists and that there is life after death. These NDE stories aren’t just hallucinations—they offer real, verifiable details about what happens when we die. John shares what initially sparked his interest in NDEs and how these experiences defy common skeptics' explanations. He also ...
Jan 17, 2025•42 min
Ever feel like you’ve tried to make a change but somehow always end up back where you started? It's frustrating, and it’s easy to think that the chance to change has passed. But I’ve got news for you: it’s not too late. Change doesn’t need to wait for the new year or the "perfect moment." You can start today. In this episode, I’m sharing 5 straightforward tips to help you make real, lasting change in your life. The truth is, transformation happens when you stop waiting and take action, no matter...
Jan 13, 2025•25 min
In this episode we dive deep into the reality that our society is drifting away from the bedrock of Judeo-Christian values. We're seeing a disturbing celebration of violence, like the shocking murder of a CEO, and a moral unravelings, as seen in a woman's OnlyFans boast about sleeping with 100 men in a single day. These unsettling trends are the fruit of a godless worldview that strips away the inherent dignity of every person. I discuss that it's time to reclaim the rich legacy of Christianity,...
Jan 01, 2025•29 min
Advent isn’t over yet, guys! While in the secular world, it seems like Christmas is already here, Catholics have a very different perspective. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we not only prepare our homes for Jesus’ birth, but we prepare our hearts and minds and spiritual lives, too! Today on the Chris Stefanick Show, I’m talking to my dear friend, Fr. Michael O’Loughlin. He is the pastor of the Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary in Los Angeles and co-host of the What God Is Not Podcast. And yes,...
Dec 23, 2024•41 min
December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, marking 493 years since our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Juan Diego and initiated the largest mass conversion to Christianity EVER. If you don’t know how AMAZING the story of the apparitions of Mary, the miracle of Juan Diego’s tilma, and how God intervened in a contentious relationship between Aztecs and Spanish colonists, your mind will be BLOWN. You guys, I am so excited to share this episode with you, that I filmed at the Shrine of Our Lad...
Dec 11, 2024•17 min
You know him, you love him! I am so happy to bring back my good friend Fr. Mike Schmitz. Did you know that, in addition to his podcasts and YouTube videos, Fr. Mike is a spiritual father to hundreds of students? It’s true! He has been the campus minister at the University of Minnesota Duluth Newman Center for 20 years! We talk about how campus ministry has changed, how to get through to the “nones” (those who identify with no religious affiliation), and we offer some hope and advice for parents ...
Dec 02, 2024•29 min
