Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what’s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community.
Today Ken talks with Dr. Ben Reinhard about JRR Tolkien’s life–and afterlife; Deacon Tom McDonald about why Catholics revere relics, and much more — plus traffic and weather! Listen in at sacredheartradio.com/listen (http://sacredheartradio.com/listen)
Get A Long-Expected Party: Tolkien’s Life, Works, and Afterlife” at bookstore.wordonfire.com (https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/a-long-expected-party)
Read “The News is Not an Excuse to Stare” at thecatholicassociation.subtack.com (https://catholicassociation.substack.com/p/the-news-is-not-an-excuse-to-stare)
Read The Lamp at thelampmagazine.com (https://www.sacredheartradio.com/driving-home-the-faith/show-notes-for-friday-10-23-26-2/thelampmagazine.com/)
Cincinnati-area listeners can find a discussion group for readers of The Lamp at cincylampreaders@gmail.com (mailto:cincylampreaders@gmail.com)
Find Deacon Tom McDonald’s “Weird Catholic” at weirdcatholic.substack.com (https://weirdcatholic.substack.com/) and “An Owl Among the Ruins” at thomaslmcdonald.substack.com (https://thomaslmcdonald.substack.com/)
Get “Invited” at ascensionpress.com (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/program/invited)
The Taft Law Firm is at taftlaw.com (https://www.taftlaw.com/)
The Cincinnati Cyclones are at cycloneshockey.com (https://cycloneshockey.com/)
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22 Oct 2026
Driving Home the Faith 2026.10.22
Today, Ken talks with Dr. Samuel Johnson about spring classes at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse about young people who “go no-contact” with families, and much more — plus traffic and weather! Listen in at sacredheartradio.com/listen (http://sacredheartradio.com/listen)
Read “But for Harvard?” at crisismagazine.com (https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/but-for-harvard)
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology is at athenaeum.edu (https://www.athenaeum.edu/)
Read “The Messenger” at covdio.org (https://covdio.org/messenger/)
The Ruth Institute is at ruthinstitute.org (https://ruthinstitute.org/?srsltid=AfmBOop8p0hZKzLNbvpduvDTG6x76ZBEkxvXTAY9SzPoLJf1VSM07j3p)
Get “The Sexual State” at tanbooks.com (https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-sexual-state-how-elite-ideologies-are-destroying-lives-and-why-the-church-was-right-all-along/)
The Diocese of Cookston is at crookston.org (https://crookston.org/)
The National Eucharistic Congress is at eucharisticcongress.org (https://eucharisticcongress.org/)
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22 Oct 2026
Compassion, Gender Theory, and Conscience Protections: Dr. Christopher Kaczor on Vital Conflicts Part 2
How can Catholic healthcare professionals and philosophers balance genuine compassion for individuals experiencing gender dysphoria with an unwavering commitment to biological reality and ethical medical care? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes back Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University and author of Vital Conflicts: Debating Abortion, Gender Treatments, and Claims of Conscience (Ignatius Press).
Dr. Kaczor addresses the critical distinction between political gender ideology and authentic psychological suffering, drawing parallels to clinical eating disorders to illustrate why medicalizing gender dysphoria in youth can cause profound harm. He cites clinical research showing high desistance rates among young people as they mature and calls for treatment rooted in truth and bodily integrity. Finally, Dr. Kaczor unpacks the distinction between "conscientious objection" and "conscientious provision," defending the right of Catholic institutions and healthcare providers to refuse participation in unethical medical practices like chemical gender transitions, abortion, and physician-assisted suicide. Stream now to listen!
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