The Drew Mariani Show

Hour 1 for 10/28/25 Fr. Richard Simon stops by to cover the 60th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate (1:07) dialogue with non-Catholics, Judaism and salvation (9:01), and dialogue with Orthodox Jews (20:21). Then, Ambassador Joseph Cella covers drug bombings (28:03), and the ceasefire breach in the Middle East (42:19). 

Hour 2 for 10/28/25 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Drew discusses the great feast of the Apostle Jude and how Danny Thomas started St. Jude's (27:06). Callers: My mom knew Danny Thomas (35:13), my conversion (41:34), I have been praying to St. Jude since 1987 (45:02), and I adopted b/c of St. Jude (49:15). 

Hour 3 for 10/28/25 Dr. Sean O'Mara joined Drew to discuss all things sugar (4:19). Topics included: why sugar is addicting (12:13), diet soda (16:10), sugar's connection to cancer (16:10), sugar's connection to cancer (19:44), good habits (24:01), honey (27:59), RX bars (30:23), fermented foods (34:53), sports nutrition (41:23), alcohol (44:22), LDL cholesterol (47:56).  Original Air Date: 10/30/24

Hour 2 for 10/27/25 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka covers the importance of Sacred Music (31:19). Topics: Gregorian Chant (38:23) and implementing Sacred Music in your parish (47:33).  Link: https://catholicinstituteofsacredmusic.org/ https://www.usccb.org/resources/Catholic%20Hymnody%20at%20the%20Service%20of%20the%20Church_0.pdf

Hour 1 for 10/27/25 Drew welcomes Fr. Christopher Trummer from the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois to discuss the complexities of immigration and deportation (18:09). Topics included: The Trump Administration (23:13), pathway to citizenship (30:23), complexity of the issue (33:31), USA lets in a lot of immigrants (36:46), open borders (42:54), immigration as a secular issue (46:38), and illiberal immigration is not a victimless crime (49:17).  Link: https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/trummer-catholic-response-immigration https://www.youtube.com/@TheNormalChristianLifePodcast

Hour 3 for 10/27/25 Drew discusses the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist with Dr. Paul Kengor (5:03). Topics: OCIA (9:45), traditional Catholicism (19:03), we were taught the Eucharist is symbolic (22:55), stigmata & doubting Thomas (26:29), I understood the Real Presence (30:03), Lutheran perspective (35:59), reverence for the Eucharist (41:31), 1970s Catechesis (44:37), the Eucharist is not cannibalism (46:49), and Blessed Sacrament and loneliness (49:14). Link: Dr. Kengor's Article

  Hour 1 for 10/24/25 Drew welcomes Archbishop Timothy Broglio do discuss cancelled army funding for chapel personnel (4:54). Then, Peter Grandich covers why he's bearish on the market (28:57), what advisors should tell clients (40:52), and living paycheck to paycheck (47:12).  Link: https://x.com/PeterGrandich https://petergrandich.com/party-like-its-1929-12-key-factors-why-i-am-the-most-bearish-in-my-41-years-in-and-around-the-financial-arena/

Hour 2 for 10/24/25 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Fr. Dwight Longenecker discusses the Pope and King's prayer service (26:46). Finally, Drew shares a beautiful St. John Paul II story (39:56) Link: https://dwightlongenecker.com/

Hour 3 for 10/24/25 Drew welcomes Merry Beggars President Kevin Collins to discuss if Catholics should watch horror movies. Topics: Paranormal Activity (11:44), Young Frankenstein (16:00), The uninvited, and the Haunting (16:57), Stephen King (21:56), harming our soul (30:26), is the Exorcist blasphemous? (35:46), Psycho (41:57), and defending the Exorcist (43:21).  Link: TheSaintsPodcast.com

Hour 1 for 10/23/25 Drew and Ed Clancy from Aid to the Church in Need (16:58) discuss a decline in world-wide religious freedom. Then, Wesley Smith covers an effort to obtain a copyright for a forest (27:45). They also discussed diet and climate change (40:21).  Link: https://www.churchinneed.org/