Arroyo Grande with Raymond Arroyo
Arroyo Grande with Raymond Arroyo
Podcast Description
Raymond Arroyo, host of Arroyo Grande navigates and analyzes the culture with insight, satire, and style. The New York Times Best Selling author, award-winning producer, chart topping vocalist and broadcaster wades deep into the manners, lifestyle trends, people, faith, and art of the moment-- celebrating the best, while lampooning the rest. During his surprising conversations with celebrities, thought leaders and culture-makers, you’ll discover life lessons, practical advice, and inspiring examples to live by. This fun, entertaining and unifying show helps listeners transform their lives into a broad, thriving Arroyo Grande. Each episode bursts its banks- and wait until you hear “How It Ends…”
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The podcast covers themes including faith, resilience, personal growth, and the influence of cultural trends. For example, episodes feature discussions on overcoming adversity with guests like Lauren Daigle, who talks about her journey through illness and music, and John Rich, who emphasizes maintaining personal values amid challenges.

Raymond Arroyo, host of Arroyo Grande navigates and analyzes the culture with insight, satire, and style. The New York Times Best Selling author, award-winning producer, chart topping vocalist and broadcaster wades deep into the manners, lifestyle trends, people, faith, and art of the moment– celebrating the best, while lampooning the rest. During his surprising conversations with celebrities, thought leaders and culture-makers, you’ll discover life lessons, practical advice, and inspiring examples to live by. This fun, entertaining and unifying show helps listeners transform their lives into a broad, thriving Arroyo Grande. Each episode bursts its banks- and wait until you hear “How It Ends…”
On this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine a critical moment for the Catholic Church. As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome under Pope Leo, the trio analyzes whether this extraordinary consistory marks a decisive turn away from Pope Francis’s model of synodality and toward renewed collegiality, doctrinal clarity, and mission.
The posse breaks down the structure of the meeting itself, questioning whether limited debate and small working groups can truly address issues as consequential as liturgy, governance, and the legacy of Vatican II. They also respond to growing calls, including from Bishop Robert Barron, to distinguish pastoral consultation from doctrinal decision-making.
A central focus is the intensifying debate over the Traditional Latin Mass. Father Murray and Robert Royal examine the legacy of Summorum Pontificum, the fallout from recent restrictions, and the flashpoint in the Diocese of Charlotte, where priests are formally challenging sweeping liturgical bans and episcopal authority.
The episode concludes with reflections on wider Church controversies, from clerical dissent to cultural scandals and public conversion stories, ending with a sober but hopeful look at where authentic renewal in the Church must begin.
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