In this episode, associate editor Quinton Amundson and reporter Luke Mandato join host Mickey Conlon for an episode sponsored by the 2026 Lift Jesus Higher Rally, coming on March 14, to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The episode opens with the ongoing journey of Truth and Reconciliation, focusing on the Indigenous artifacts repatriated from the Vatican in December 2025. Mandato shares insights from his interviews with Noah MacDonald and Dr. Cody Groat of Western University, both of whom spoke at a recent dialogue event at King's University College in London, Ont. Shifting to the world of entertainment, Amundson discusses a major new U.S. study revealing audiences’ strong desire for authentic portrayals of faith in film and TV. Amundson then introduces a Canadian perspective on Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the iconic 20th-century "media evangelist" whose cause for beatification advanced in early 2026. Mandato and Conlon listen to Amundson recount his talk with a devoted Canadian admirer still inspired by Sheen’s timeless messages of Catholic witness. Mandato rounds out this week's conversation with his recent interview with the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Vocations director, revealing a growing interest in religious vocations to the priesthood, highlighted by the upcoming Come and See Discernment Retreat weekend.

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Read these related stories from catholicregister.org:

• Young men invited to Come and See - The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Vocations is again hosting its Come and See Weekend Discernment Retreat at St. Augustine's Seminary for single Catholic men 18 years and older.
• Fulton Sheen resonates through generations - Allan Smith, the director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada, heard just a single line of the famed American radio and television host’s writing in 2009 and was captivated.
• Audiences seek authentic faith on film | The Catholic Register - A major new U.S. study found that audiences, including non-religious viewers, are drawn to authentic portrayals of faith in entertainment media.
• Moving reconciliation forward | The Catholic Register - Indigenous artifact repatriation helps deconstruct simplistic narratives

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.