The Lila Rose Show

Jamie Winship, Christian ministry leader and author who helps people discover identity in Christ. He explores confession, repentance, and transformation. He shares stories of prayer in policing, inviting a drug dealer to dinner, finding a missing child, and using contemplation to reshape vocation and community. Practical, surprising, and deeply relational.

Sabatina James, Pakistani-born former Muslim turned Christian activist and author who rescues girls from forced marriage. She recounts brutal treatment of women, madrasa imprisonment, finding Jesus in Austria, refusing an arranged marriage, family betrayal, founding a foundation to help abducted girls, and warnings about Islamic teachings and Western vulnerability.

Andrew, founder of Desert Stream who helps men heal sexual brokenness, shares his journey from same-sex attraction to Christian conversion and fatherhood. He discusses early porn exposure, fractured masculine identity, risky moments that rebuilt confidence, therapy and the Living Waters program. He talks about courting, integrity in relationships, and building masculine affection and consistency for healing.

A memorable Oscars speech about motherhood and family sparks a debate about art and moral influence. The conversation contrasts pro-family messages with pro-abortion rhetoric in awards culture. Reality TV drama around a controversial Bachelorette lead raises questions about modern dating norms. Polling on what singles want in relationships and a discussion on marriage, virtue, and cultural shifts round out the show.

Adam Lane Smith, a relationship coach and therapist focused on attachment and marital thriving, reframes marriage as a lifelong business partnership. He discusses choosing a complementary co-founder, the three types of chemistry, practical dating filters and a three-date method, short scripts and routines to restore peace, and how to spot attachment red flags and avoid martyrdom.

Dan Burke, Catholic author and founder of the Avila Institute, shares his journey from trauma and occult encounters to the Catholic mystical tradition. He discusses spiritual direction, discernment of spirits, mental prayer, Ignatian rules for consolation and desolation, and practical spiritual warfare guidance. Short stories and concrete practices pepper the conversation.

They debate a TV show's portrayal of OnlyFans and whether it presents online sex work as the only option for young mothers. They critique a New York Times piece normalizing polyamory and trace cultural shifts behind sexual decadence. They react to Timothée Chalamet’s controversy about ballet and opera. They apply just war principles to recent violence in Iran and discuss moral and political complexities.

Daniel Suazo, a former Messianic Jew turned Catholic convert and creator who explores Jewish roots of Christianity. He recounts reading the early Church Fathers, wrestling with rabbinic authority, and discovering Eucharistic and papal traditions through Jewish typology. He also discusses facing backlash, confronting antisemitism, and calling for careful dialogue and charity.

Nina (Antonina) Rose, parish music director and singer-songwriter, and Paul Rose, liturgical musician and co-creator of Sing the Hours, join to explore baptism, sacramental identity, and the drift toward self-centered faith. They discuss liturgical prayer, communal Scripture, the role of testimony versus tradition, and share Nina’s new songs and musical reflections.

They dig into the Shia LaBeouf controversy, his arrest, media reactions, and struggles with addiction and conversion. They debate whether nine children is too many and defend large families while noting tradeoffs and homeschooling tips. Vatican warnings about cosmetic culture and a tragic foster care failure in LA County round out the conversation.