podcast
Synodality’s Last Stand? Will Leo’s Meeting of Cardinals Undo Francis’ Reforms?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrulzlNyeJE On this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine a critical moment for the Catholic Church. As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome under Pope…
The Pope’s New Year’s Meeting & the Fate of the Latin Mass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-WMP_OEds As the year ends, The Prayerful Posse takes on a major Vatican moment: Pope Leo XIV’s decision to summon the full College of Cardinals to Rome. With Church governance, synodality, and sacred liturgy on…
Attacks on the Sacred and a Kinky Vatican Official?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ng5xHVMA4g On this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo is joined by Fr. Gerald Murray and Robert Royal to confront rising attacks on churches and Christmas displays in Europe and the Church’s muted…
Pope Leo’s Islam Two-Step & Female Ordination Shut Down
In this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack Pope Leo’s recent trip to Turkey and Lebanon, examining his cautious language on Islam, the rise of Christian persecution, and the Vatican’s…
Pope Leo’s Plans for the Latin Mass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVC2R5q-wYw This week on the Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal break down new reports suggesting Pope Leo may be easing the Latin Mass restrictions through broader exemptions.…
Why Are the Young Returning to Church? And the US Bishops Get Political
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZsRccacog The US Bishops’ fall meeting takes center stage this week as the Posse unpacks the emotional immigration debate, the growing political tone of the conference, and the influence of federal funding on…
Is Pope Leo Francis 2.0? More Synodal Meetings & “Spectacles”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi0BBP5KuPY In this special episode of Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo convenes Father Gerald Murray and Robert Royal from Rome to ask the question on many minds: Is Pope Leo Francis 2.0? The trio examines Pope…
Why St. John Henry Newman Matters Now: The Church’s Newest Doctor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLq8bPRg-o Robert Royal reports from St. Peter’s Square on the historic day Pope Leo declares St. John Henry Newman the 38th Doctor of the Church. Amid the celebrations on All Saints’ Day, Royal reflects on…
What’s Happening to Opus Dei?! And the Pope & the King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7t-JOGKvd8 In this powerful episode of Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo convenes Father Gerald Murray and Robert Royal to unpack the week’s biggest stories in the Church and the world. From King Charles’ historic…
The Pope Said What? Unpacking Leo’s “Pro-Life” Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fI5OBuIL20 In this episode of Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack Pope Leo’s controversial “pro-life” comments and the firestorm surrounding Cardinal Cupich’s award to…