The Lamplighters

Timothy Nerozzi joins our hosts to discuss his recent piece for the website and to interview its subject, the recently laicized AI priest, Father Justin.

Timothy P. Carney of the Washington Examiner joins our hosts to discuss his new book, Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be, and to debate "The Travel Team Trap" with Nick Cotta, a father of eight children, two of whom play travel sports.

Urban Hannon joins our hosts to discuss Lenten practices, as well as his new book, Thomistic Mystagogy: St. Thomas Aquinas's Commentaries on the Mass.

Megan McArdle of the Washington Post joins our hosts to discuss immigration and what it means to be American.

Amanda Piccirillo of the Josias podcast and Lydia Sherwood join our hosts to discuss memories (and false memories) of the Church of our youth.

Stephen White, executive director of the Catholic Project, joins our hosts to discuss his organization's recent report examining generational differences among the men who are ordained to the priesthood.

Father Joseph Koczera, S.J., a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and Andrew Petiprin, a columnist for Catholic World Report and host of the Ignatius Press podcast, join the Lamplighters to discuss the legacy of The Excorcist.

Shawn Phillip Cooper joins the Lamplighters to discuss King Arthur, Thomas Malory, and the Sword in the Stone.

Michael Hanby joins the Lamplighters to discuss his essay in the Trinity 2023 issue of the magazine. 

Jaspreet Singh Boparai joins our hosts to discuss art criticism and an exhibition of Picasso's works at the Brooklyn Museum.

Jake Neu joins the Lamplighters to discuss how parents with young children participate at Mass.

Tom Shakely of Americans United for Life and Megan McArdle of the Washington Post join our editor to discuss family policy after the fall of Roe v. Wade in a panel hosted with the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. A video recording of the event is available here. 

Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen joins our hosts to discuss his family and his new book, The Habsburg Way: 7 Rules for Turbulent Times, which can be purchased here.

Marlo Slayback and Chris McCaffery join our hosts to discuss Easter feasts.

Timothy Nerozzi and Jeremy Christiansen join our hosts to discuss fasting, abstinence, and other Lenten practices.   

Steven Knepper and Timothy McLeod join our hosts to discuss cycling and mentorship. Subscribers can read Steven's recent piece on the subject here.

Father Jon Tveit joins our hosts to discuss Pope Benedict XVI's life and legacy. The Lamp's latest issue, which commemorates Joseph Ratzinger, is available for sale here or through a subscription.

Ryan T. Anderson and Anna Anderson join the Lamplighters to discuss farming and raising children around animals. Subscribers can read Ryan's recent essay on the subject here.