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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.2017-2026 Iowa Catholic Radio Christianity Hourly Ministry & Evangelism Parenting Politics & Government Relationships Spirituality
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  • The Catholic Morning Show – 06/30/2026

    The Catholic Morning Show – 06/30/2026
    Jun 30 2026
    On today's show, Bo Bonner leads two conversations at the heart of the Catholic intellectual and spiritual life — the renewal of authentic Catholic education and the witness of a future saint. Catholic Liberal Education Reborn — Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College, discusses his new introduction to the reprint of Truth on Trial: The Rise and Fall of the Integrated Humanities Program at the University of Kansas by Dr. Robert K. Carlson. He traces how the 1970s "Great Books" program led by professors John Senior, Dennis Quinn, and Franklyn Nelick instilled wonder through poetry, song, Latin, friendship, and the outdoors — fueling more than 300 conversions (including Bishop James Conley), inspiring religious vocations, and helping seed Clear Creek Abbey, Wyoming Catholic College, and today's Catholic classical education movement. Get the book from CUA Press / The Adeodatus Series. The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage — Dan Russo Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger, previews the newspaper's Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage from Davenport to Peoria, Illinois. Date: Thursday, July 24, 2026 (registration deadline July 15, 2026). Itinerary: bus departs St. Vincent Center, Davenport at 8 a.m.; tour of the Fulton Sheen Museum; lunch and a film on Sheen's life; tour of St. Mary's Cathedral; Mass with Bishop Dennis Walsh of the Diocese of Davenport at Sheen's tomb; a 2.5-mile scenic drive on Grand View Drive in Peoria. Cost: $100, including transportation, lunch, and museum and cathedral admission. To register: visit catholicmessenger.net and click the pilgrimage link, email messenger@davenportdiocese.org, or call 563-323-9959. Venerable Fulton Sheen is scheduled to be beatified September 24, 2026 in St. Louis. Coming Up on Iowa Catholic Radio First Friday Mass — see the events calendar for time and locationBlessman International Golf Tournament — coming soonDr. Karlo Broussard "Growing the Faith of Iowa" Tour — July 21 in Spencer, July 22 in Creston, and July 23 in Pella Find event details at IowaCatholicRadio.com/events. Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network, at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #CatholicEducation #GreatBooks #WyomingCatholicCollege #FultonSheen #CatholicPilgrimage #Catholic #CatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube! You can also find more information on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian MoncadaCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulosSunday Dive with Katie PatrizioThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleWant to support your favorite show? Click Here 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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  • Walking Where the Saints Walked: The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage to Peoria – Dan Russo – 06/30/2026

    Walking Where the Saints Walked: The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage to Peoria – Dan Russo – 06/30/2026
    Jun 30 2026
    The Pilgrimage Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger (the newspaper of the Diocese of Davenport), invites listeners on the Catholic Messenger's Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage from Davenport to Peoria, Illinois. The Details Date: Thursday, July 24, 2026 (registration deadline July 15, 2026)Departure: Bus leaves St. Vincent Center in Davenport at 8 a.m.; you may also drive and meet the group in PeoriaThe day: Tour of the Fulton Sheen Museum, lunch and a film on Sheen's life, a tour of St. Mary's Cathedral, Mass with Bishop Dennis Walsh of the Diocese of Davenport at Sheen's tomb, and a 2.5-mile scenic drive on Grand View Drive in PeoriaCost: $100, including transportation, lunch, and museum and cathedral admission (financial assistance available — just ask)Register: Visit catholicmessenger.net and click the pilgrimage link, email messenger@davenportdiocese.org, or call 563-323-9959 Why a Pilgrimage Russo reflects on the humility of Venerable Fulton Sheen — a Midwesterner who grew up on a farm outside Peoria and rose to the heights of Catholic media while never forgetting his roots — and on why Catholics make pilgrimages: not as a celebrity tour, but to step where the saints stepped in the hope of becoming like them. He also discusses the mission of a diocesan newspaper to unite the faithful in the real world, in person, in a digital age. Venerable Fulton Sheen is scheduled to be beatified September 24, 2026 in St. Louis. Listen & Learn More Find full pilgrimage details at The Catholic Messenger. Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central at IowaCatholicRadio.com or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #FultonSheen #CatholicPilgrimage #SheenBeatification #CatholicMessenger #DioceseOfDavenport #Peoria #VenerableFultonSheen #Catholic #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube! You can also find more information on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian MoncadaCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulosSunday Dive with Katie PatrizioThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleWant to support your favorite show? Click Here 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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    12 mins
  • Born in Wonder: How a Kansas Great Books Program Sparked a Catholic Education Revival – Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut – 06/30/2026

    Born in Wonder: How a Kansas Great Books Program Sparked a Catholic Education Revival – Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut – 06/30/2026
    Jun 30 2026
    The Book Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College, wrote the new introduction to the reprint of Truth on Trial: The Rise and Fall of the Integrated Humanities Program at the University of Kansas, authored by Dr. Robert K. Carlson — founding dean of Wyoming Catholic College and a student and friend of John Senior. The reprint appears in The Adeodatus Series on Catholic Education and Culture and is available from CUA Press. What Made the IHP Different The Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) ran at the secular University of Kansas in the 1970s, led by three professors — John Senior, Dennis Quinn, and Franklyn Nelick. Rather than deconstructing the classics, students read Homer and Virgil to be moved by them, memorized poetry, sang songs, learned Latin, waltzed, told stories, and stargazed under the night sky. Washut explains how this immersion in authentic human culture — what John Senior called the recovery of a "hearth culture" — produced more than 300 conversions to the Catholic faith. The Fruits Among those formed by the program: Bishop James Conley (who writes a foreword to the reprint) and Archbishop Paul Coakley. The IHP's influence rippled outward to Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma, St. Gregory's Academy, St. Martin's Academy, and the founding of Wyoming Catholic College itself — a vision Washut says is carried forward today through John Henry Newman's principle of "personal influence" and the friendship between professors and students rooted in the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. Learn More Read the story of Wyoming Catholic College's founding and vision statement in the book's appendix, and explore the college at WyomingCatholic.edu. Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 a.m. Central at IowaCatholicRadio.com or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicEducation #GreatBooks #WyomingCatholicCollege #JohnSenior #TruthOnTrial #ClassicalEducation #LiberalArts #CatholicConversion #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube! You can also find more information on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian MoncadaCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulosSunday Dive with Katie PatrizioThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleWant to support your favorite show? Click Here 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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    13 mins
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