The Holy Post - 714: What's Driving the Surge of Catholic Converts? plus Gabriel Salguero

<p dir="ltr">Catholic bishops around the U.S. are reporting a dramatic increase in applications for church membership and a surge of new converts as Easter approaches. What's driving this new interest in the Catholic Church, and why aren't evangelical churches seeing a similar boom? Mike Erre joins Phil and Kaitlyn to discuss the trend. Gabriel Salguero is back to update Skye on the impact of immigration enforcement on Hispanic churches and communities. He shares about two evangelical pastors detained in ICE facilities, and why Latino voters are abandoning Donald Trump after giving him record support in 2024. Also this week, is sycophantic AI causing us to lose our ability to tolerate real people?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Post Plus:</p> <p dir="ltr">My Hill to Die On: You Shouldn't Write Your Wedding Vows:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-hill-to-die-154029219">https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-hill-to-die-154029219</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Ad-Free Version of this Episode:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/154448508/">https://www.patreon.com/posts/154448508/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">0:00 - Show Starts</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">5:19 - Theme Song</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">5:40 - Sponsor - World Relief - Help families overseas and refugees in crisis! When you give now before Easter Sunday, your donation will be doubled! Start your partnership today at <a href= "http://worldrelief.org/holypost">https://www.worldrelief.org/holypost</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">6:42 - Sponsor - Sponsor - BetterHelp - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at <a href= "https://www.betterhelp.com/HOLYPOST">https://www.betterhelp.com/HOLYPOST</a> and get 10% off your first month!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">7:58 - AI Stunting Human Interactions?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">24:19 - Sponsor - Our Place - Go to <a href= "https://www.fromourplace.com/">https://www.fromourplace.com</a> and use code HOLYPOST to get 10% off site wide on beautiful cookware!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">25:05 - Sponsor - Bushnell University - Equip yourself to be transformative in your community! Go to <a href= "https://www.bushnell.edu">https://www.bushnell.edu</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">26:20 - Catholic Revival?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">46:20 - Interview</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">48:50 - Pastors Detained in Alligator Alcatraz</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">59:28 - Trump Support from Hispanic Communities</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">1:05:01 - Responsibility of the Media</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">1:18:47 - Willing to Lay Down Access</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">1:24:42 - End Credits</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Links Mentioned in News Segment:</p> <p dir="ltr">AI Affecting Human Judgement!</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-sycophantic-ai-can-undermine-human-judgment/"> https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-sycophantic-ai-can-undermine-human-judgment/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Surge in Catholic Converts</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/catholics-converts.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/catholics-converts.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Other Resources:</p> <p dir="ltr">Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local by Amar Peterman:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://amzn.to/3NWHcDN">https://amzn.to/3NWHcDN</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Post website: <a href= "https://www.holypost.com/">https://www.holypost.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Post Plus: <a href= "http://www.holypost.com/plus">www.holypost.com/plus</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Post Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/holypost">https://www.patreon.com/holypost</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Post Merch Store: <a href= "https://www.holypost.com/shop">https://www.holypost.com/shop</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed h