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Connecting Listeners to Christ. The Catholic Morning Show, a nationally known radio show conveys a message of lasting fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Through prayer, the Sacraments, family life, and the help of Mary and the saints, We want to cultivate an intimate relationship with Jesus, and help others do the same. Join the Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7:00AM with Bo Bonner, Alexia Baker, Brady Grimm and Ayden Pugh.
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Their Church Flooded — So They're Taking the Faith to Campus – Fr. PJ McManus, Megan Schultz & Tyler Dillon – 08/06/2026
2w ago00:11:43Tap to summarizeWhat happened On July 17, a sprinkler system at St. Catherine of Siena was erroneously activated and deluged the inside of the church, causing extensive damage. The parish — the personal parish assigned to university students and attached to Drake, with a vital presence one block south of campus for many decades — is closed for cleanup and repair. Fr. PJ McManus says the team is using the disruption to look hard at the space and reconfigure it to better serve students, while pushing evangelization efforts out onto campus and into the city. Where Mass is happening right now Sunday Mass: 10 a.m. in the Sussman Theater, lower level of Olmsted Center, on Drake's campus. No Saturday or weekday Masses at the church until further notice. Questions: call the parish office at 515-650-8646. Start of the year: parking lot party and outdoor Mass Sunday, August 23 — the annual parking lot party returns with a grill-out alongside the Knights of Columbus and a lot full of yard games. This year students are invited to bring a blanket for Mass outdoors. "Who's not here, and how do we get them?" Fr. McManus explains that his appointment to St. Catherine of Siena came paired with a new diocesan role — Vicar of Evangelization and Mission — and that the question driving his work is whether the Church's activities are simply serving the people already in the pews. He cites Paul VI's line that the Church is the only institution that exists for the people who haven't joined it yet, and notes he never would have planned a flood, despite jokes from the insurance people. His closing thought: God saved us through a flood once, so there's no reason this can't be an opportunity for rebirth at Drake and beyond. The third place, and the loneliness underneath Megan Schultz describes summer plans going into the dumpster along with the supplies — and then the joy of celebrating daily Mass in a Drake academic building while football players walked by and students waved. She connects the moment to a broader trend: for a long stretch young people lost the "third place" beyond home and school that Christian community used to provide, and now they're naming that absence and coming back. She points to significant growth across the parish's young adult and student ministries over the last four years. FOCUS on campus Tyler Dillon, a FOCUS missionary for five years and entering his second year as team director at Drake, says the work doesn't stop — it relocates. Expect Bible studies meeting on campus and in missionary homes, pop-up coffee shops, study centers and more game nights. His read on college friendship: students assume they're known because they're constantly surrounded by people, but those relationships often stay so surface-level that many don't experience what real friendship is until someone loves them well for the first time. Find them Parish: stcatherinedrake.org | 1150 28th St., Des Moines, IA 50311 | 515-650-8646 Instagram: @dubulldogcatholic All DU Bulldog Catholic links: linktr.ee/DuBulldogCatholic FOCUS at Drake: focus.org/campus/drake-university Megan's advice for any incoming student anywhere: look up the Catholic community online before you get to campus, and don't be afraid to ask — there are plenty of people happy to sit next to you at Mass and show you where to go. Hear more segments and full episodes of The Catholic Morning Show at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #CampusMinistry #DrakeUniversity #FOCUS #CatholicCollege #NewmanCenter #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #DioceseOfDesMoines #Evangelization #CatholicPodcast #YoungAdultCatholic #DesMoines #Catholic Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! 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Baby Brian: An Infant Found Incorrupt 37 Years After Burial – Fr. David Axtmann – 08/06/2026
2w ago00:10:22Tap to summarizeJune 16, 1982 — Brian Thomas Gallagher is born at a hospital on the military base at Fort Knox, Kentucky, weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces after a normal pregnancy. He is the firstborn son of Shawn and Mary Pat Gallagher and lives less than an hour due to complications during delivery. A week later — Knowing Fort Knox is not their long-term home, the Gallaghers bury Brian at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Highmore, South Dakota, near his father's extended family. 2019 — Now retired and planning to be buried at Black Hills National Cemetery outside Sturgis, the couple arranges to have Brian's remains relocated so they can one day rest beside him. Funeral director Tiffany Hofer of Highmore is retained for the disinterment. The discovery — A backhoe pierces the original casket. Opening it to transfer the body, Hofer finds it astonishingly free of any sign of decay: entirely intact 37 years after burial, lifelike in color and form, supple skin, full facial features, no drying, wrinkling, odor, mold, mildew or disfigurement. In her words, he looked like he was sleeping. November 8, 2019 — Shawn and Mary Pat travel to Highmore with two of their children and Shawn's sister. Photographs are taken, including one of Mary Pat holding her son again. Brian is placed in a new casket and reburied at Black Hills National Cemetery, with a Catholic priest assisting. March 2025 — Mary Pat attends a presentation by author Bri Edwards at a Catholic church in Spearfish, South Dakota. Edwards, who lost her own infant son Lachlan to SIDS, urges her not to keep the story quiet and begins collecting witness testimonials, photographs and documentation. May 2025 — babybrian.org launches, publishing the funeral director's testimony, the parents' accounts, other witness statements and the photographs. May 27, 2026 — After the story is presented to the Diocese of Rapid City, the parents receive word from the diocesan chancellor that an active investigation has been opened with the intention of establishing its miraculous nature. Why it resonates Fr. Axtmann points to two things: the comfort it brings parents who have lost children in the womb or in infancy, and its force as a faith-building sign that God is present and active in the modern world. He notes the Gallaghers are cradle Catholics who met at Mount Marty in Yankton, South Dakota — Shawn went on to a law degree from the University of Notre Dame, Mary Pat to a master's in education — and that they were not seeking publicity; they simply did not know how to share the story for five years. Fr. Axtmann was the celebrant at their 50th wedding anniversary on July 18. He calls it a resurrection story: birth, death, and this appearance of an incorrupt child. Where to go next Full story, witness testimony and photographs: babybrian.org Media coverage, including the Dive Deep interview with Brian's brother Thomas Gallagher from the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois: babybrian.org/media Bri Edwards' book: A Thousand Pounds The retreat center where Fr. Axtmann assists in ministry: siouxspiritualcenter.org Hear more segments and full episodes of The Catholic Morning Show at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #BabyBrian #Incorrupt #CatholicMiracle #InfantLoss #PregnancyLoss #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #Catholic #SouthDakota #GriefAndHope #Saints #CatholicFaith Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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God in the Whisper, Not the Earthquake: Sunday Readings for August 9 – Deacon Randy Kiel – 08/06/2026
2w ago00:05:02Tap to summarizeThe readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — Sunday, August 9, 2026 First Reading: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 Second Reading: Romans 9:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33 Read along at the USCCB. Elijah at Horeb Deacon Randy sets the scene: Elijah is running for his life under a death sentence from Jezebel, carrying a message from God and sustained along the way — fed under the broom tree, given drink — before a forty-day journey brings him to Mount Horeb, also called Mount Sinai, arguably the most famous place on earth for God's physical presence. He shelters in a cave, possibly the same one tradition associates with Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. Told to go out and stand on the mountain because the Lord will pass by, Elijah watches a wind strong enough to crush rocks, then an earthquake, then a fire — and God is in none of them. Only in the tiny whispering sound does he recognize the Lord, hide his face in his cloak, and go stand at the entrance of the cave. Deacon Randy's takeaway: God was present the whole time, not confined to the manifestations of nature. Don't look too hard to see Him. Look lightly. He's here. He also traces the reading back to the old hymn "Rock of Ages." Paul's agony in Romans 9 Deacon Randy sits with the force of Paul's opening — speaking the truth in Christ, conscience joined with the Holy Spirit — and the astonishing thing Paul says next: that he would accept being cut off himself if it meant his brethren would come to believe. Israel had been given adoption, glory, the covenants, the law, worship, the promises, the patriarchs, and still many did not believe. It's an agony, Deacon Randy says, that Catholics know firsthand with their own loved ones. His invitation: pray for them, align our hearts with Paul's, and ask the Lord for the grace to sit in the presence of that still small voice that says I am with you. Deacon Randy Kiel joins The Catholic Morning Show each Thursday to prepare listeners for Sunday. Catch this and every segment at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #SundayReadings #DeaconRandyKiel #Elijah #MountHoreb #StillSmallVoice #Romans9 #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #ScriptureStudy #LectioDivina #Catholic #OrdinaryTime Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Nathan Beacom: Reviving Civil Conversation at the Tallgrass Festival of Ideas (+ more) | The Catholic Morning Show - 08/05/2026
2w ago00:52:27Tap to summarizeNathan Beacom – Tallgrass Festival of Ideas Nathan Beacom, founder and executive director of the Lyceum Movement, joins the show to talk about why in-person, generous conversation matters more than ever in an age of online outrage. He previews the fourth annual Tallgrass: The Des Moines Festival of Ideas, a two-day "celebration of ideas and culture" built around this year's theme, the pursuit of happiness, marking the 250th anniversary of America's founding. Friday, August 7 – Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University (2507 University Ave, Des Moines) Saturday, August 8 – The Shop, 901 Cherry St, Des Moines Learn more and register: Tallgrass Festival – Lyceum Movement Mary Bowen – Fabiola Mary Bowen, founder and director of Industrious Family Films, talks about her family's decade-long journey making faith-filled, wholesome films together — and their most ambitious project yet, Fabiola, based on Cardinal Wiseman's classic novel about a pagan Roman noblewoman whose friendship with Saints Sebastian, Agnes, and Tarcisius during the last great persecution of the Church leads her to choose Christ over comfort. Two scenes have already been filmed on location in Idaho, and the Bowen family is raising funds now, with filming planned for 2027 and release targeted for fall 2028. Watch filmed scenes, learn more, donate, or invest: FabiolaMovie.com Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on the Catholic Radio Network, IowaCatholicRadio.com, or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicPodcast #CatholicRadio #TheCatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicFaith #TallgrassFestival #DesMoines #CatholicFilm #Fabiola #CivilDiscourse Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →From Angry Online Discourse to Real Conversation: Nathan Beacom on the Tallgrass Festival of Ideas – 08/05/2026
2w ago00:11:31Tap to summarizeNathan Beacom traces the Lyceum Movement back to a desire, born out of pandemic isolation in 2021, to revive an almost 200-year-old American tradition of neighbors gathering to discuss the big questions of life face to face. He explains how the movement takes its name from ancient Athens, where Aristotle taught in the garden known as the Lyceum, and how that same spirit now animates Tallgrass, the Lyceum's flagship annual festival in downtown Des Moines. This year's theme, the pursuit of happiness, ties into the 250th anniversary of America's founding and will be explored from angles ranging from philosophy and mental health to the impact of artificial intelligence. Beacom also shares a reflection from Pope Leo XIV, paraphrasing the pope's teaching that truth is not a territory to be defended, but a good to be shared — a fitting theme for a festival built on generous, truth-seeking dialogue. He closes with the Lyceum's "habits of healthy conversation," including seeking truth over victory and reading others charitably. Tallgrass: The Des Moines Festival of Ideas Friday, August 7 – Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University (2507 University Ave, Des Moines): a panel on the Founding Fathers and the meaning of "the pursuit of happiness," followed by a classical piano performance Saturday, August 8 – The Shop, 901 Cherry St, Des Moines: a full day of conversations and topics, midday through evening Tickets, schedule, and speaker lineup: Tallgrass Festival – Lyceum Movement Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on the Catholic Radio Network, IowaCatholicRadio.com, or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicPodcast #TallgrassFestival #LyceumMovement #DesMoines #CivilDiscourse #CatholicRadio #TheCatholicMorningShow #FestivalOfIdeas Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →From Homeschool Movie Nights to a Full Catholic Epic: Mary Bowen on Filming Fabiola – 08/05/2026
2w ago00:09:58Tap to summarizeMary Bowen recounts how her family avoided mainstream films growing up until, at fourteen, she watched the low-budget homeschool production The War of the Vendée and realized a family could make movies of its own. Since 2017, Industrious Family Films has produced seven feature films and more than twenty other productions, with each project sharpening the family's skills as directors, cinematographers, and actors. Their newest project, Fabiola, adapts the classic novel of the same name and follows a pagan Roman noblewoman during the last great persecution of the Church. Drawn to the courage of her Christian friends — including Saints Sebastian, Agnes, and Tarcisius — she must choose between a comfortable pagan life and a faith that could cost her everything. Two scenes have already been filmed on location in Idaho, including cave scenes and footage at the sand dunes. Inspired by the success of Angel Studios and The Chosen, the Bowen family is now raising funds for their first fully-budgeted film, with fundraising continuing through 2026, principal filming planned for 2027, and release targeted for fall 2028. Visually, Bowen says the film draws on the look of Golden Age Hollywood classics like Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments alongside the modern polish of films like Disney's Aladdin. How to get involved Watch filmed scenes and learn more about the story: FabiolaMovie.com Investment opportunities and one-time donations are available on the site above via the contact form Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on the Catholic Radio Network, IowaCatholicRadio.com, or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicPodcast #CatholicFilm #Fabiola #IndustriousFamilyFilms #CatholicMovies #FaithBasedFilm #CatholicRadio #TheCatholicMorningShow Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Deacon Randy Kiel: Overcoming "Irreconcilable Differences" in Marriage (+ more) | The Catholic Morning Show - 08/04/2026
2w ago00:52:32Tap to summarizeIn This Episode Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell open on the feast of Saint John Vianney and look ahead to Pope Leo XIV's pastoral visit to Assisi, then welcome two guests: Deacon Randy Kiel on navigating marital discord, and Steve Kane on a new tax-credit opportunity for Catholic school families. Marriage, Discord, and the Myth of "Irreconcilable Differences" Deacon Randy Kiel, a licensed mental health counselor and founder of Kardia Counseling, joins the show for his monthly segment to unpack why "irreconcilable differences" is really a legal term, not a spiritual reality, and walks through how couples can work through hurt, forgiveness, and unmet expectations in light of the sacrament of holy matrimony. Learn more or reach out at Kardia Counseling or call 515-267-0030. A New Tax Credit for Catholic School Families Steve Kane, board member of the newly formed Iowa Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization (ICSGO), joins to explain how Iowa's four Catholic dioceses have joined together to help families access the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Starting in 2027, donors can receive a 100% federal tax credit for contributions of up to $1,700 to the ICSGO, which will award scholarships to students at any of Iowa's 67 diocesan Catholic schools. Learn more at the Iowa Catholic Conference or reach Steve directly at s.kane@dbqarch.org. Also on the Show Saint of the Day: Saint John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. Pope Leo XIV: A look at the Holy Father's recent messages of encouragement to young people worldwide ahead of his pastoral visit to Assisi. West Bend Grotto Customer Appreciation Day: Today, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., at the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend — rock painting, a scavenger hunt, hot dogs, and ice cream. Iowa State Fair Concert Giveaway: Enter to win a pair of tickets to Rod Stewart (Aug. 14), Alabama (Aug. 21), or Josiah Queen (Aug. 23) at the Grandstand. Entries close August 9; winners announced August 10. Register at IowaCatholicRadio.com. Dowling Catholic Football: The defending Class 5A state champs open their season against Valley on Friday, August 28, broadcast on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #CatholicMarriage #CatholicEducation #SaintJohnVianney #PopeLeoXIV #IowaStateFair #DesMoinesIowa #CatholicFaith Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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New $1,700 Tax Credit for Catholic School Tuition – Steve Kane – 08/04/2026
2w ago00:11:33Tap to summarizeAbout This Segment Steve Kane — director of the Our Faith School Tuition Organization and a board member of the new Iowa Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization (ICSGO) — joins host Bo Bonner to explain how Iowa's Catholic bishops are preparing for the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Highlights What the Education Freedom Tax Credit is: a 100% federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to an approved scholarship granting organization, part of the Educational Choice for Children Act signed into law in July 2025. How the ICSGO will let donors direct gifts to a specific school or diocese, supporting more than 26,000 students across Iowa's 67 diocesan Catholic schools. Why the program starts January 1, 2027, with more details expected once the U.S. Treasury Department finalizes its rules this fall. How families and donors can get answers now, even before the ICSGO website is live. Get Involved / Ask a Question The ICSGO website is still being built. For now, reach Steve Kane directly at s.kane@dbqarch.org, or follow updates from the Iowa Catholic Conference, which represents Iowa's Catholic bishops on this initiative. #CatholicEducation #CatholicSchools #IowaCatholic #EducationFreedomTaxCredit #SchoolChoice #TaxCredit #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Is Your Marriage Really "Irreconcilable"? – Deacon Randy Kiel – 08/04/2026
2w ago00:10:43Tap to summarizeAbout This Segment In his monthly appearance on The Catholic Morning Show, Deacon Randy Kiel — a licensed mental health counselor and founder of Kardia Counseling in Des Moines — talks with host Bo Bonner about marital discord and the popular but misleading idea of "irreconcilable differences." Highlights Why "we marry our imagination" and then spend years discovering the real person. The difference between forgiving a wrongdoing and healing from the pain it caused. Practical steps for closing the gap between the "ideal" of marriage and the concrete, imperfect reality of married life. Why marital discord is common, not a sign of a bad marriage or bad people. Get Help Deacon Kiel and the team at Kardia Counseling work with individuals, couples, and families on marriage and relationship struggles. Learn more at Kardia Counseling or call 515-267-0030. #CatholicMarriage #MarriageCounseling #CatholicPodcast #DeaconRandyKiel #KardiaCounseling #CatholicFaith #Forgiveness #IowaCatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Dr. Linda Harrington: What Pope Leo XIV's New AI Encyclical Means for You (+ more) | The Catholic Morning Show - 08/03/2026
2w ago00:52:56Tap to summarizePope Leo XIV's First Encyclical, Explained Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell open the show reflecting on the Church's commemoration of the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War and Pope Leo XIV's August prayer intention, "for evangelization in the city." Then Dr. Linda Harrington, Associate Professor of Theology at Briar Cliff University, joins to break down Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, Pope Leo's first encyclical, and how it builds on the Catholic social teaching tradition first articulated by Pope Leo XIII. Full conversation and class details below. Seminarian Matthew Johll: A Summer in Hospital Ministry Diocese of Des Moines seminarian Matthew Johll, currently in formation at St. Joseph's Seminary ("Dunwoodie") in Yonkers, New York, shares what he learned during his summer hospital chaplaincy — and how the pastoral experience complements his intellectual formation for the priesthood. Full conversation and details below. Win Tickets to the Iowa State Fair Grandstand Iowa Catholic Radio is giving away pairs of tickets to three Grandstand concerts at the Iowa State Fair, which runs August 13–23 in Des Moines: Rod Stewart — Friday, August 14 Alabama — Friday, August 21 Josiah Queen — Sunday, August 23 Five pairs of tickets will be given away for each show (15 winners total). No purchase or donation necessary; entrants must be 18 or older. Entries close August 9, with winners announced August 10 on The Catholic Morning Show. Enter and find official rules at IowaCatholicRadio.com. Iowa Catholic Radio at the State Fair Look for the Iowa Catholic Radio team at their usual spot under the shade trees by the Bill Riley Stage during the fair. The station is also looking for volunteers — email contact@IowaCatholicRadio.com if interested. Today's Gospel Reflection Father Nick Smith, pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Perry, reflects on Matthew's account of Jesus walking on water, noting how God's greatest work often comes in our darkest, most exhausted hours. Diocese of Des Moines News Anne Marie Cox reports that Catholic schools in the diocese are hiring for cafeteria director, music teacher, and science teacher roles (details at dmdiocese.org), and Catholic Charities is forming a "grounding group" to help participants build healthy stress-management and coping skills over an eight-week series. More information at CatholicCharitiesDM.org. #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #PopeLeoXIV #MagnificaHumanitas #CatholicPodcast #CatholicNews #DioceseOfDesMoines #IowaStateFair2026 #CatholicFaith #DailyGospel Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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