The Catholic Conversation
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
Steve and Becky Greene, the Cradle and the Convert, help Catholics faithfully live their vocation by providing Church teaching, navigating moral challenges and exploring current issues facing the faith in our culture. Thank you for subscribing and for telling your family and friends!
Episodes
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Sep 12, 2025 • 1h 15min
9/12/25 - Joe Sullivan on Surviving the Wilderness
Joe Sullivan spent three days lost in the Arizona wilderness after being separated from a group on a hike. He joins Steve and Becky to share his miraculous story.
Sep 5, 2025 • 58min
9/5/25 - Dr. Michael Pakaluk on the Beauty in the Ordinary
Dr. Michael Pakaluk joins Steve and Becky discusses the beauty in ordinary life and his book, a collection of essays called The Shock of Holiness: Finding the Romance of Everyday Life.
Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 2min
8/29/25 - Fr. Charlie Goraieb on Screens, Anxiety and Family Life
Fr. Charlie Goraieb joins Steve and Becky to explore the ways screen use affects children, young people and families and what to do about it.
Aug 22, 2025 • 1h 3min
8/22/25 - Nathanael Blake on Brokenness and Healing in Our Culture
Dr. Nathanael Blake joins Steve and Becky to discuss brokenness in our culture and ways to remedy it. His book is Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All.
Aug 15, 2025 • 1h 1min
8/15/25 - Adam Minihan on St. Michael's Lent
Adam Minihan joins Steve and Becky to encourage the faithful to try St. Michael's Lent, a time of renewal practiced by St. Francis of Assisi that goes from August 15th through the Feast of the Archangels on September 29th.
Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 7min
8/8/25 - Anthony DeStefano on Asking for Miracles
Can we ask for miracles? Does God answer those prayers? Anthony DeStefano joins Steve and Becky to talk about prayer and miracles. His book is The Miracle Book: A Simple Guide to Asking for the Impossible.
Aug 1, 2025 • 59min
8/1/25 - Fr. Wayne Sattler, Getting Personal with Jesus
Fr. Wayne Sattler joins Steve and Becky to help us deepen our prayer life and our relationship with Jesus. His book is Remain in Me and I in You: Relating to God as a Person and Not an Idea.
Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 1min
7/25/25 - Chatting with Friends Mike and Sharon Phelan
Friends of the show and friends of the hosts, Mike and Sharon Phelan join Steven and Becky to talk about life Knights of Columbus evangelization, homeschooling and more.
Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 3min
7/18/25 - Dr. Peter Kreeft on Conversion and Joy
Dr. Peter Kreeft joins Steve and Becky to share his personal conversion story and dive into how we can find joy. His books are From Calvinist to Catholic and The Mystery of Joy.
Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 2min
7/11/25 - Saints with the Stigmata
John Clark joins Steve and Becky to look at the lives of the incredible people who had the stigmata. His book is God's Wounds: The Remarkable Truth of Those Who Bore the Signs of Christ's Passion.
