Make it Make Sense: Ordinary Time

Dallas Jenkins had a vision and a dream: to make a prestige TV show based on the Gospels, telling the story of Jesus through the eyes of those were closest to Him, and were chosen to follow Him first. That vision became The Chosen, a smash hit with 5 seasons (and more to come). This week, Katie sat down with Dallas at ChosenCon, a gathering of fans of the show, to talk about the wider impact he's seen "The Chosen" has had on the culture, faith, and even those who are just vaguely curious about Christianity.

Jonathan Roumie knows a lot about Jesus. And he plays Him on TV. But, he also wants you to know something about Jesus -- how to talk to Him, how to listen to His voice, and how to share Him with the world.

Lent is a chance to surrender, and quiet, and let go. Crux, a new series from Ascension Press, is a walk through that surrender with Fr. Columba Jordan.

For the past few years, the Hallow App has helped millions of people be intentional with their journey through Lent. Rising to the top of the app store charts, and inspiring people to think about praying, fasting, and almsgiving in a new way, Hallow is journeying through reconciliation and returning to the Lord with a read through of he Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky and the writings of Henri Nouwen. Links:Hallow, free for 90 days The Brothers Karamazov "Witness" by Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe

Fat Tuesday leads to Ash Wednesday. They're connected, and not just because you need to eat less after indulging on Mardi Gras. There's a rich history -- rooted in Catholicism -- to the Carnival season. Katie sits down with America Media's Colleen Dulle to talk all things Louisiana Mardi Gras.

As Team USA's Women's Hockey team has dominated at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, one athlete has caught Katie's eye: Britta Curl-Salemme. She's Catholic. And proud of it. She's devoted to her team, and her faith, and is amazing on the ice. Katie sits down with her husband, Andrew, to talk about supporting his wife at the Olympics, being immersed in the faith in Italy, and how Catholicism is the central priority of their lives.

Just back from the Good News Cruise, Katie tells the story of a pop up karaoke night featuring the singing talents of Sarah Kroger, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Matt Maher, Jonathan Roumie, and more. What seemed like a random night of fun may have saved a couple's marriage.

We have jobs. We do work. And there is dignity in that, and we sometimes love what we do. What do you love about your job? was the question of the day, and bus drivers, horse trainers, MRI techs, teachers, and more called in to share about the work they love.

Solo Mio, starring Kevin James as Matt Taylor and Jonathan Roumie, best known for playing Jesus in The Chosen, as Neil, a supportive friend whose own relationship is hilarious, doused in couple's therapy, and more than a little inspiring to his broken hearted friend. Romcoms are making a comeback, and Jonathan is part of the rebirth. See Solo Mio, hitting theaters February 6.

10 p.m. Mass in 19 degree weather, with over 2,000 students in attendance, in a chapel made of ice! What is going on at the University of Notre Dame, and what does it say about the faith of Gen Z?

We're Catholic...we build chapels out of ice on the North Quad of Notre Dame and we bless throats with candles tied together with red ribon in Catholic school courtyards on the third of February. Links:Notre Dame Ice Chapel

In the face of tension, unrest, division, and suffering, the USCCB President has issued a summons to prayer, inviting Catholics in the U.S. to make Holy Hours to pray for peace, and an undoing of the knots that seem to bind us at this moment.

SNL alum, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, has had an illustrious career, starring in film and TV, writing and directing plays, and now taking to the mic with a new Catholic podcast from EWTN+, Catholics and Cappuccinos.

Rian Johnson, the director of Wake Up Dead Man, the third in the wildly popular Knives Out franchise on Netflix, chose a Catholic parish as the setting of his latest film for a variety of reasons, the main one being: Catholicism looks cool. And, let's be real, it is cool. Hear how this latest Knives Out movie is ultimately about a journey through some big ideas about community, faith, what we owe each other, and what we come to believe.

Do you "church hop" or do you go to your territorial parish, closest to your actual dwelling? You're called to invest in a place of worship, an active participant who cares about what happens there. And canon law has something to say about where we go to worship, and the people in our neighborhood. Katie talks to author Patrick Neve about his new book on saving your parish and J.D. Flynn about our canonical responsibilities, and our pastoral call, about where (and how) we worship.