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The Catholic Morning Show - 04/08/2026

April 8, 2026·58 min·5 clips

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April 8 opens with Easter still in the air. The broadcast begins in its usual Iowa Catholic Radio rhythm, with Beau Bonner naming the crew and setting the tone for a Wednesday of Easter week. Alleluia is not just mood music. It gives the morning a bright Catholic center before the show turns to parish life and everyday community. John Gaffney joins the first half of the conversation. He talks about parishes where people can sit nearby for a long time and still stay unknown. The issue is easy to recognize. New parishioners, young people, families, and OCIA participants can be present every week and still feel outside the circle. A Norwalk example brings it down to earth. The guest remembers moving with Jane to St. John the Apostle during the pandemic, when finding a new parish family took more effort. That memory shapes the advice. Longtime parishioners are urged to become friends and guides, because parish life is easier when someone helps you find your way. Youth get treated with real weight. The conversation says young people want to know whether the faith is real and whether Catholics live what they say they believe. Shared service helps answer that. When young people recognize parish members as teachers, principals, and workers in the same town, faith feels less distant. OCIA receives the same pastoral care. A real encounter with a disciple of Jesus can be the moment that changes things. The close returns to the show's prayerful radio rhythm. Beau thanks Aidan Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Elise Kerr, asks for prayers, promises prayers back, and sends listeners into the day trusting Christ's mercy and love.

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A brisk Easter-week morning show about parish friendships, authenticity, and conversion.

The show treats parish life as something practiced in public, moving from sports chatter and banter into authenticity, encounter, and the friendships that keep people close to parish life.

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You want parish wisdom, conversion testimony, and a steady morning-radio rhythm.

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