Scepter Publishers
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Brief Catholic readings with practical spiritual weight.
Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers centers on Catholic books, prayers, and short-form spiritual instruction. Its episodes move between devotional readings, Scripture interpretation, apologetics, family faith questions, and bonus conversations with authors.
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Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers is a compact Catholic reading and interview show shaped by books, prayer, and practical formation. Its usual center is not personality. It is the text. Episodes often begin with an invocation of the Holy Spirit before moving into a selected reading from a Scepter title, with the tone of a devotional pause rather than a produced lecture. The subjects are recognizably Catholic and often substantial. Scripture is treated through questions of inspiration, inerrancy, dual authorship, Dei Verbum, and continuity with Church teaching. Easter readings dwell on joy. Holy Week readings slow the listener down before the passion and death of Christ, insisting that resurrection cannot be separated from Calvary. Other episodes turn to St. Joseph, justice, prudence, chastity, family structure, Mary, confession, contrition, and the daily struggle to remain close to God. The bonus interviews add a warmer, more conversational layer. Katie asks authors to describe the origins of their books, then guides the discussion toward parents, children, young men, parish habits, modern unbelief, sexuality, and the search for purpose. Stephen Hemler discusses short answers to large Catholic questions, from the existence of God to the resurrection and the Shroud of Turin. Ian Mahood speaks about St. Joseph as a man of action, prudence, family, and love for Christ. Father Carter Griffin addresses discouragement, chastity, holiness, and the need for young men to grow in freedom and self-mastery. The show can be grave when it names sin, suffering, and moral confusion. It stays pastoral rather than sensational. Its appeal is the steady movement from doctrine to daily life: what the Church teaches, why it matters, and how ordinary Catholics might live with more clarity, joy, and fidelity.
Made for: For Catholics and Catholic-curious listeners who want short, serious spiritual reading, especially around family life, Scripture, prayer, virtue, and moral formation.
What sets it apart: The show pairs excerpt-based devotional episodes with occasional author interviews, keeping the focus on Catholic books while still drawing out practical applications for parents, young men, and parish life.
We know finding time to sit down and read daily to deepen your spiritual life and strengthen your relationship with God can be difficult. We're making it just a little easier with these brief excerpts taken from Scepter Publisher's titles. After all, as St. Josemaria Escriva said, "Spiritual reading has made many Saints."
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Author interviews connect Catholic theology with the practical demands of marriage, friendship, family life, holiness, and parish community.
Spiritual Reading with Scepter Publishers turns author interviews into accessible conversations about Catholic belief and practice. The host asks direct, practical questions, giving guests room to connect their books with concerns such as marriage, friendship, chastity,…
An early Church book leaves you wondering whom you'll meet if you stay after Mass.
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An accessible apologetics conversation for Catholic parents and listeners facing questions of faith.
Stephen Hemler's discussion of A Busy Parent's Guide to the Catholic Faith keeps its focus on a practical need: giving families and young people clearer ways to explain and defend Catholic belief.
Ian Mahood makes St. Joseph's midnight flight a clear image of prudence in action.
Ian Mahood's path from Alberta law to writing about St. Joseph gives the episode a grounded entry point. He says he did not begin with an especially strong devotion, but came to believe he had something useful to add after reading what was already available.
A direct Catholic conversation about chastity, shame, and getting back up.
Father Carter Griffin treats Reclaimed as a plainspoken Catholic take on chastity for young men, drawing on his time as rector of St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C., his conversion, and years spent hearing confessions. The episode stays close to the ground.
A thoughtful discussion of friendship that moves from philosophy to Christian practice and everyday relationships.
This episode treats friendship as both an idea and a lived practice. It begins with a classical definition, then asks what Christianity adds, and later turns to why friendship matters, how it develops, and where it can break down.
A measured Catholic interview on the early church, parish life, and a both-and view of worship.
Jim Papandrea's conversation with Scepter Publishers focuses on the early church and why it still matters for Christians today. He argues that its closeness to Jesus, the apostles, and the first bishops gives it weight, and he pushes back on the idea that the Protestant…
A warm, practical discussion of Philip's adaptable evangelization, holy wit, and the courage to bring joy into ordinary encounters.
Rob Marko's conversation about a book on Philip opens with the project's personal roots: Kevin Wells had apparently been approached first, then pointed the work toward Marko, who frames it as a chance to know a dear saint almost like an old friend.
A reflective Catholic conversation about suffering, priesthood, and family responsibility.
Katie and Kevin Wells talk mostly about his book, Coached by the Curate, and the weight of Monsignor Thomas Wells in his life. The conversation then moves into priesthood, redemptive suffering, and the strain parents feel when they try to guide children toward faith.
A practical marriage conversation about forgiveness, gratitude, and growth in holiness.
Doug Hinderer frames marriage as a place where holiness gets practiced, not just discussed. The focus stays on forgiveness, gratitude, and the habit of assuming a hurtful moment was not meant that way, which gives the piece real moral weight without making it feel stiff.
Pastoral sermons for healing, faith, and release.
Faithful steps for God-shaped dreams.
Christian marriage counsel with prayerful accountability.
Christian steadiness for unsettled news and cultural life.
This episode explores the Catholic understanding of biblical inspiration, addressing common misconceptions and tracing the Church's historical development of this doctrine in response to skepticism.
This episode explores the spiritual joy of the Resurrection during Easter, connecting it to salvation, baptism, and liturgical celebrations.
This episode explores how Christians must unite with Christ in his passion and death during Holy Week to truly share in his resurrection, emphasizing the reality of sin and the challenge of Christ's sacrifice.
Steven Hemler, president of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America, discusses 'A Busy Parent's Guide to the Catholic Faith: Short Answers to the Big Questions,' which has received the imprimatur of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
This episode examines the historical and theological evidence for Jesus' divinity, focusing on his own claims in the New Testament and the implications of his crucifixion.
Ian Mahood, an Edmonton lawyer and Catholic convert, discusses his book 'Prince, Patron, and Patriarch: The Litany of St.
Father Carter Griffin joins Scepter Publishers to discuss Reclaimed.
Scepter Publishers welcomes Michael Pokalik to discuss The Company We Keep, True Friendship and Why It Matters.
Scepter Publishers welcomes Jim Papandrea to discuss The Original Church, What It Meant, and Still Means to Be a Christian.
Scepter Publishers host Katie interviews author Rob Marco about his book 'Coached by Philip Neri: Lessons in Joy,' which blends biography of the 16th-century saint with practical guidance for cultivating joy in contemporary life.
Katie welcomes Kevin Wells to talk about Coached by the Curate.
The Scepter Publishers Podcast joins with the Fairest Love Podcast for a conversation with Doug Hinderer, author of Rekindled Hearts.