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The Catholic Morning Show

The Catholic Morning Show

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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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  • Blessed Fulton Sheen Formed Me: Faith, Leadership, and a Growing Catholic University – Msgr. James Shea – 10/20/2026

    Blessed Fulton Sheen Formed Me: Faith, Leadership, and a Growing Catholic University – Msgr. James Shea – 10/20/2026
    Oct 20 2026
    Deacon Mark Campbell welcomes Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, since 2009 and a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck.Msgr. Shea discusses:What's new on campus: 65 tuition-free scholarships, including the Nursing, Accounting, and Elementary Education Academies; the annual Day of Service, North Dakota's largest one-day volunteer event; and construction on the Marauders Athletics Complex with the state's largest sports dome, a new Welcome Center, and Saint Joseph's Residence HallThe Saint Teresa of Calcutta Community for Mothers, which helps single mothers and women facing unplanned pregnancies complete their degreesWhat's driving growth: a faithful Catholic identity families can trust, paired with strong professional programs in nursing, health sciences, engineering, business, and educationThe winter garden in "the Lodge" and why growing up in a family of eight children keeps him out of his office and among studentsBlessed Fulton Sheen: listening to Sheen's recordings on the tractor during planting and harvest, and how the beatification moves him to examine his own priesthoodLessons for leaders: you don't have to choose between intellectual seriousness and a deep love for Jesus Christ, and good preaching helps people recognize themselvesSheen's word for today: don't look for salvation in politics, don't excuse in yourself what you condemn in your opponents, and remember that courage and charity belong togetherResources:University of MaryTuition-free academies and scholarshipsHashtags #FultonSheen #BlessedFultonSheen #UniversityOfMary #CatholicEducation #CatholicHigherEd #CatholicLeadership #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio 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 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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    14 mins
  • Faith, Family Secrets, and Iowa's Irish-German Catholic Divide - Deacon Tom Bradley - 09/28/2026

    Faith, Family Secrets, and Iowa's Irish-German Catholic Divide - Deacon Tom Bradley - 09/28/2026
    Sep 28 2026
    Deacon Tom Bradley — permanent deacon of the Diocese of Des Moines, retired U.S. Army colonel, and author — talks with Bo Bonner about his new novel, Dancing Without Applause: The Land Remembers. The book follows Lawrence and Irene, born around 1915 into a German Catholic family and an Irish Catholic family in central Iowa, as they grow up, fall in love, and marry despite the tension between their two communities.Deacon Tom explains the history behind that tension: Irish immigrants often arrived first but with fewer resources, while German immigrants later bought up farmland more quickly, breeding resentment on both sides — a reminder that ethnic friction in America is nothing new. Spanning 1915 to 1962, through World War I, World War II, and Korea, the story tackles serious themes including poverty, alcoholism, abuse, and the secrets families keep, while showing a simple, steadfast faith: God is present in every family's struggles.The book continues the "without applause" theme of Deacon Tom's first novel, Marching Without Applause: The Officers Who Defied a Nation's Doubt, about the 1917 training camp for Black Army officers at Fort Des Moines — stories of people living faithfully without recognition.Meet Deacon Tom at his book launch on Saturday, October 17, at Holy Trinity, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. for signed copies and a reading. Order both books at TomBradleyBooks.com or on Amazon.Heard on the Catholic Morning Show, weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on Iowa Catholic Radio. More at IowaCatholicRadio.com.#DancingWithoutApplause #DeaconTomBradley #CatholicBooks #HistoricalFiction #IowaHistory #CatholicFamily #CatholicAuthor #CatholicPodcast 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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    10 mins
  • Joe Stopulos: Why Catholic Radio Changed His Life (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | Fall Fundraiser | Tuesday 3PM - 09/29/2026

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