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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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  Episode #3214

  Alexia Baker & Emmett McMenemy: The Christ Our Life Collab That Went Viral (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | The Catholic Morning Show - 09/30/2026

  Sep 30, 202657 min

  The Harvest is Abundant! Be one of the laborers with a $25/month gift to Iowa Catholic Radio. Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 or give online: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options It's day two of the 2026 Fall Fundraiser. This hour's goal is 12 new monthly donors at $25 a month for the next 12 months. Jeanne Thill explains why monthly gifts matter: like a steady paycheck, they let Iowa Catholic Radio plan ahead and keep connecting people to Christ. IN THIS EPISODE - Catholic social media as evangelization: Alexia Baker (Iowa Catholic Radio) and Emmett McMenemy (Diocese of Des Moines) share how they tell the stories of the people behind the mic and across the diocese. - Seeds for Seminarians: a parishioner in Imogene farms a plot of land and donates all the proceeds to support seminarians. - "Homilies No One Asked For," Emmett's lighthearted series, including Fr. Jason Lee's take on the Iowa State Fair. - "Where's Alexia?" at the Iowa State Fair, plus the verdict on the peanut butter and jelly corn dog. - The Christ Our Life collab: 563 young people in the youth breakout, Fr. Max Carson shredding on guitar, and four days of numbers: 8,000+ Facebook views, 15,000+ Instagram views, 4,000+ TikTok views, and 78 new followers across all three. - Two vocation stories: Emmett's path from Drake University and a FOCUS missionary interview to diocesan communications, and Alexia's call home from Kansas City to Des Moines. - Why Catholic media matters: how online content helped a friend's intellectual conversion through OCIA, and how online connections become real, in-person encounters. - Listener and volunteer testimonies from Greg Rosa (St. Augustin, Des Moines), Mary Hazleton (St. John the Apostle, Norwalk), Christy Schultz, and Sam Halligan (St. Francis, West Des Moines). - Mary Hazleton explains what happens to the prayer cards from the ICR State Fair booth: they're recorded in a prayer book, presented on the altar in the station chapel, and remembered at Mass. - Bishop William Joensen on imagining an Iowa without Catholic radio. HOW TO GIVE - Text GIVE to 515-223-1150. You'll get a secure link back right away. - Give online: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options - Suggested gift: $25/month for 12 months. Every gift helps. LISTEN MORE - Making It Personal with Bishop Joensen: Saturdays at 8 a.m., Sundays at 11 a.m., and on podcast. - All ICR local shows are on the ICR app and at IowaCatholicRadio.com: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/ - Diocese of Des Moines: https://www.dmdiocese.org/ #HarvestIsAbundant #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #CatholicSocialMedia #CatholicMedia #Evangelization #ChristOurLife #DioceseOfDesMoines #IowaStateFair #CatholicYoungAdults Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh 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 LINKS You 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 Patrizio Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & Devotions The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi The Daily Mass from St. Pius X The Daily Mass from St. Theresa Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John Want 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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  Episode #3213

  Sunday Dive Turns One: How Catholic Radio Saved Her Faith - Katie Patrizio - 09/30/2026

  Sep 30, 202657 min

  Help keep Catholic radio connecting people to Christ: text GIVE to 515-223-1150 or give securely at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options It's the 2026 Fall Fundraiser, "The Harvest Is Abundant," and this week we're inviting 12 people every hour to join the mission with a $25 monthly gift. That's less than a dollar a day. During this hour, a generous Challenge Club member offered a triple match that turned each new $25 monthly gift into $100. The match ran through 9:00 a.m. CT on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. On the eve of Sunday Dive's one-year anniversary on Iowa Catholic Radio, Deacon Mark Campbell sits down with host Katie Patrizio for a behind-the-scenes look at the woman who opens up the Sunday Gospel every Wednesday morning. Her first live show aired October 1, 2025, on the Feast of St. Thérèse, and this conversation falls on the Feast of St. Jerome, patron saint of Bible scholars. In this episode: - Studying abroad at Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Scripture class with Dr. John Bergsma that changed her life - Leaving a philosophy master's program to study biblical theology, Greek, and Hebrew at John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego - The Bible study at All Saints in Des Moines that grew every single week - An interview drive to Ames with an ice pack on her lap, and the seven years at St. Cecilia Parish that sharpened her teaching - "Where did you get that, and is it true?" Katie's go-to sources, starting with the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture - What textual variants in ancient biblical manuscripts are, and why scholars study them - How Chris Stefanick's description of her teaching became the tagline for Sunday Dive - Katie's vision to bring Sunday Dive to more Catholic radio stations nationwide - How Catholic Answers on the radio in middle school kept her in the Church Listen to Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. CT across the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. Catch full episodes at https://sundaydive.com/ or on demand at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/ Coming up: Katie returns Thursday, October 1, from 8 to 9 a.m. CT with members of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in West Des Moines. Be one of the laborers for the harvest. Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 or give at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options #HarvestIsAbundant #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicMorningShow #SundayDive #KatiePatrizio #CatholicBibleStudy #SundayGospel #Scripture #CatholicPodcast #CatholicRadio #StJerome #BibleStudy Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh 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 LINKS You 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 Patrizio Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & Devotions The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi The Daily Mass from St. Pius X The Daily Mass from St. Theresa Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John Want 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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  Episode #3212

  Dr. Stephanie Mohan: A Surprise Call From Her Soon-to-Be-Priest Son (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | The Catholic Morning Show - 09/30/2026

  Sep 30, 202658 min

  The Harvest is Abundant, but the laborers are few. Be one of them and support the Iowa Catholic Radio Fall Fundraiser: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options or text GIVE to 515-223-1150. Day two of the 2026 Fall Fundraiser kicks off with Bishop William Johnson of the Diocese of Des Moines reading the campaign's theme passage, Matthew 9:35-38: "The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few." Deacon Mark Campbell recaps a tremendous Day One (45 gifts totaling roughly $52,000) and invites listeners to keep the momentum going. IN THIS EPISODE - Triple Match Hour: A generous Challenger Club member tripled every $25/month gift this hour, turning it into $100/month. The goal was 12 new monthly "laborers" before 8 a.m., and listeners from across Iowa, plus Wisconsin and Illinois, answered the call. - Dr. Stephanie Mohan, ICR board member, business underwriter, and convert to the Catholic faith, shares how friends first introduced her to Iowa Catholic Radio about five years ago. She explains why she now gives her time, talent, and treasure to the mission and why the programming is "never-ending" nourishment for her faith. - A surprise on air: Stephanie's son, Deacon Luke Mohan, calls in from New York, where he's in his final year of seminary studies and finishing a thesis on the letters of St. Paul. He shares how Catholic radio fed his faith on long college commutes and helped shape his vocation, and how faith grew in his family as it spread from one member to the next. - Julie Nelson asks the question Catholic Women Now hears most: what's it like for a mom when her son says he's thinking about the priesthood? Stephanie's answer for any parent: no matter what you dream or hope for your child, you will never have a bigger blessing for your family. - Saint of the Day: St. Jerome, the great biblical scholar who spent 30 years producing the Latin Vulgate. - Gospel reflection (Luke 9:57-62) from Fr. Nick Smith, pastor of St. Patrick's in Perry, on counting the cost of following Christ, whether you're called to the priesthood, religious life, or family life. - Listener testimonials from parishes in Ames, West Des Moines, Adel, Sheridan, Urbandale, Ankeny, Waukee, and more. DIOCESE OF DES MOINES NEWS Life Chain — Sunday, October 4 - Des Moines: 2:00-3:30 p.m., Des Moines Fellowship Church on 35th Street - Urbandale: 2:00-3:30 p.m., with St. Pius X Parish along Douglas Avenue - Harlan: 1:30-2:30 p.m., near Sorensen Equipment along Highway 59 The Dorothea Project, a new group for Catholic women called to speak truth and defend human dignity, is named for Servants of God Dorothy Day and Sr. Thea Bowman. The Des Moines chapter meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Parish in Ankeny. Learn more: https://dorotheaproject.com/ HOW TO GIVE Text GIVE to 515-223-1150, call 515-223-1150, or give online at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options Monthly gifts help Iowa Catholic Radio plan for the months ahead and into 2027 as we keep connecting people to Christ. Listen live anytime at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/ or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #HarvestIsAbundant #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #Vocations #Priesthood #Seminarian #CatholicConvert #CatholicMom #StJerome #LifeChain #DioceseOfDesMoines Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh 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 LINKS You 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 Patrizio Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & Devotions The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi The Daily Mass from St. Pius X The Daily Mass from St. Theresa Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John Want 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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  Episode #3210

  Joe Stopulos: Why Catholic Radio Changed His Life (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | Fall Fundraiser | Tuesday 3PM - 09/29/2026

  Sep 29, 202653 min

  Be one of the laborers! Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 and we'll text you a link to securely become a monthly donor. Or give here: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options It's Day 1 of the 2026 Fall Fundraiser, "The Harvest is Abundant," and Bo Bonner and Janelle Minns are back in the studio for the 3 p.m. hour. Six people answered the call in the previous hour, and the goal is twelve every hour: twelve neighbors committing $25 a month for the next year to keep Catholic radio rolling. $18,000 raised so far. IN THIS EPISODE - Twenty-one years of Iowa Catholic Radio. The station began on the Feast of the Holy Archangels and is now in year 22. Janelle shares how it grew from one tower to eight, plus the ICR app. - Brian Gonzalez, Innervisions Healthcare. The clinic next door once called ICR's current studio home. Brian tells how two nurses joined his team after hearing about the opening on Iowa Catholic Radio, and why donors want to see real impact. - Joe Stopulos, host of the Man Up show. How a self-described skeptic ("Nobody listens to Catholic radio") became a host, why a week and a half of daily Rosary has been a joy, and why his life feels better when he fills it with Catholic media. - The easiest way to give. Waiting in the car line? Text GIVE to 515-223-1150. No busy phone lines, and you finish on your own time. - Coming up in the 4 p.m. hour: a donor has stepped forward to five-times match that hour. Get ready to text! - ICR out and about: Christ Our Life last weekend, the Iowa State Fair, and the Men's Stag. LOGISTICS - Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 to receive your secure monthly-donor link, or give online: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options - Goal for the hour: 12 monthly donors at $25 a month for the next year - ICR Women's Conference: January 23, 2027 at St. Boniface in Waukee, Iowa, with Fr. Dan Reehil (Diocese of Nashville) and Lisa Cotter (Halo app contributor, founder of Made to Magnify). Details: https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/womens-conference   Thank you for helping Iowa Catholic Radio keep connecting people to Christ across Iowa! #HarvestIsAbundant #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #FallFundraiser #Innervisions #ManUpShow #CatholicMen #Rosary #CatholicIowa #DesMoines Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh 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 LINKS You 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 Patrizio Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & Devotions The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi The Daily Mass from St. Pius X The Daily Mass from St. Theresa Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John Want 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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  Episode #3208

  Tuesday 9AM | Harvest Is Abundant | Fall Fundraiser - 09/29/2026

  Sep 29, 20261 hour

  GIVE TODAY: Text the word GIVE to 515-223-1150 for a secure giving link, or give online at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options . Be one of the laborers in The Harvest Is Abundant Fall Fundraiser: $25 a month for the next year. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 9 a.m. hour. Jeanne Thill and Bud Maher are joined by longtime listener Colleen Taki of St. John the Baptist in Adel for a joyful hour of stories about what Catholic radio means to Iowa families. FUNDRAISER UPDATE The goal for every live hour is 12 donors giving $25 a month (less than a dollar a day). Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 and you'll get a secure link back. The previous hour reached all 12 donors, with a triple match from a matching donor. This hour's gifts were also part of a match hour, and the count stood at 5 donors with about four minutes left. Bud pledged push-ups for every hour that hits the goal. The next live matching hour is today at 2:00 p.m. HIGHLIGHTS Colleen shares how the radio became part of her daily drive, from her Winterset and West Des Moines commutes to morning Mass, and how she has listened since the station played Christian music and later went "all Catholic all the time." Colleen's rosary story: growing up, the rosary was for funerals. Now her living room has rosaries her grandkids pick up to ask, "Grandma, say a decade with me." Praying the rosary with the radio voices of Mother Angelica, Bishop Barron, Fr. Groeschel, and Bishop Johnson, and feeling the communion of saints. Hearing the right thing at the right moment: Fr. John Riccardo answering a question she was praying about, the confession-day "no memo needed" moment, and a Marcus Peter talk on being grafted into the Body of Christ that spoke to Colleen the quilter. Favorite programs, including Catholic Answers with Jimmy Akin and Dr. David Anders, Making It Personal with Bishop Johnson, Stories from the Heart, Fr. Robert Spitzer, Dr. Ray Guarendi, and Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz at bedtime. Why Iowa Catholic Radio is "the big parish in the diocese," connecting small parishes like Adel with the whole state. How Catholic radio reaches young people through Dowling Catholic sports and the morning show, and supports RCIA/OCIA and vocations. A reflection on how Catholic media makes the communion of saints visible, prompted by Fulton Sheen's beatification. Listener testimonials and voices from across the diocese, including Bishop William Johnson, Coach Tom Wilson of Dowling Catholic High School, Chris Stefanik of Real Life Catholic, Dr. Ray Guarendi, and Teresa Tomeo. STAY CONNECTED Find your station, download the app, and explore events, including the women's event coming in January, at https://iowacatholicradio.com/ #HarvestIsAbundant #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #Rosary #CatholicAnswers #CatholicFaith #Iowa #DesMoines #CatholicFundraiser Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh 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 LINKS You 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 Patrizio Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & Devotions The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi The Daily Mass from St. Pius X The Daily Mass from St. Theresa Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John Want 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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