A lively Easter season morning show that finds its best rhythm in St. Therese.
Friday, April 17, the Catholic Morning Show settles into Easter season radio with quick banter and a steady turn toward St. Therese of Lisieux.

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Catholic formation for the weekday morning.
The Catholic Morning Show works like a faith-centered morning desk, moving from studio banter and local notes into Scripture, saints, canon law, books, and Catholic mission work. Its best moments make theology feel close to breakfast-table life.
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The Catholic Morning Show blends the structure of local morning radio with the concerns of Catholic formation. It is brisk. Studio greetings, short handoffs, newsy framing, and Iowa Catholic Radio signposts give the program a clear broadcast rhythm before it turns toward Scripture, saints, books, canon law, mission work, and prayer. The show often treats the coming Sunday readings as the day’s spiritual center. Father Chris Rising’s reflection on the road to Emmaus, for example, lingers on the risen Christ as familiar yet transformed, with recognition arriving through Scripture and the breaking open of meaning. Deacon Randy Kuehl brings a preacher’s eye to Acts 2, emphasizing Peter’s sermon, Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and the need for a response. The program also likes the concrete side of Catholic life. Adam Story’s canon law segment on sacred places frames churches and cemeteries as ordered for worship, protected for the good of the faithful, and tied to the Church’s sanctifying office. Book conversations widen the range. Jason Gale discusses Father Joseph Spence’s Living the Little Way through St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Holy Face, spiritual childhood, family loss, and fraternal charity. Father Robert Nixon brings patristic learning into the studio through Saint Isidore of Seville, numbers in Scripture, unity, pastoral wisdom, and lifelong study. Mission-focused interviews add a public-facing dimension, including Chris Massaro’s explanation of Biking for Babies, young adult formation, pregnancy centers, maternity homes, and cycling pilgrimage. The tone is sincere but not solemn all the way through. It can joke, pivot, and move on. Still, the center holds: Eastertide, mercy, parish life, prayer, Catholic books, Catholic law, and the conviction that ordinary daily routines can be ordered toward God. The show is best for listeners who want church vocabulary and morning-radio accessibility in the same hour.
Made for: The show is for Catholics, parish-minded listeners, and spiritually curious Christians who want Scripture, saints, church teaching, and Catholic culture in a familiar morning-radio format.
What sets it apart: It stands apart by pairing local broadcast cadence with explicitly Catholic depth: Gospel previews, canon law, devotional history, ministry interviews, and ordinary studio banter share the same table.
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.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Beau Bonner turns Catholic teaching and the liturgical calendar into practical conversations about suffering, community, spiritual formation, and daily faith.
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A lively Easter season morning show that finds its best rhythm in St. Therese.
Friday, April 17, the Catholic Morning Show settles into Easter season radio with quick banter and a steady turn toward St. Therese of Lisieux.
A brisk Catholic morning mix of readings, canon law, and Scripture-focused reflection.
The Catholic Morning Show for April 16 keeps a steady morning-radio pace, moving from a quick welcome and studio banter into readings, canon law, and a Benedictine guest.
A warm Catholic radio hour that makes youth formation feel concrete and local.
April 14's Catholic Morning Show follows parish Catholic life as it moves through an April 14 morning in the second week of Easter, with prayer, studio banter, and a focused talk on youth formation in the Des Moines area.
A parish walk gives the Easter morning show its clearest grounding.
This Easter-morning show stays rooted in Catholic life from the opening April 13 frame through the Easter season, parish guests, and the pilgrimage for the unborn.
A brisk Easter morning segment centered on Mohamed Karmie's path into the church and the Catholic basics behind it.
Deacon Mark Campbell steps in for Beau Bonner on the Friday of Easter, and the segment follows Mohamed Karmie, a parishioner at St. Bernard's in Osceola who was received into the church last Saturday night. It begins with a first visit to St.
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.
An Easter morning segment that treats joy as a practice, not a mood.
This Easter-week broadcast follows Laura Kelly Fanucci's conversation about practicing joy when life is hard. Beau Bonner and the studio crew keep the hour moving, and the episode draws a clean line between happiness, which rises and falls, and joy, which stays put.
A brisk Catholic morning show that folds Lenten reflection into everyday radio.
This March 27 broadcast works as a brisk Catholic morning show. Sports, weather, news, sponsor reads, Lent, the Sunday Gospel, and a conversation about Christ's suffering all sit together without much fuss, so the faith material feels part of the morning instead of something set…

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The Catholic Morning Show opens on April 17th with Beau Bonner, Alexia Baker, Brady Grimm, and Aidan Pugh greeting listeners on Iowa Catholic Radio and marking the Friday in the second week of Easter.
This episode features a Gospel reflection on Luke's road to Emmaus passage, discussing how the risen Christ was unrecognizable to His disciples due to His transformed, glorified body and the deeper spiritual meaning of redemption.
Jason Gale, VP of Content and Production for Tan Books, discusses Fr.
This interview with Chris Massaro, president of Biking for Babies, explores the organization's mission to engage young adults through cycling pilgrimages that support pregnancy centers and promote a culture of life based on faith and personal transformation.
Deacon Randy Kuehl previews the upcoming Sunday's readings, analyzing Peter's first sermon in Acts as a model for preaching.
A Catholic morning show discusses the legal definition of sacred places in canon law with a guest expert.
This episode features an interview with Father Robert Nixon discussing his translation of St.
The Catholic Morning Show opens on April 16, the Thursday of the second week of Easter, with Bo Bonner, Alexia Baker, Aidan Pugh, and Brady Grimm in studio.
A Catholic morning show discussing the consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart with guest Emily Giminet.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring an interview with author Peter Gersh about his book on death, judgment, heaven, and hell.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, news, saint of the day, and interviews with authors and ministry leaders.
The April 14 broadcast opens with Easter praise and a familiar morning-radio welcome.
It starts wet.
Deacon Mark Campbell keeps Friday moving.
Mohammed Karmi, a 26-year devout Muslim from a Middle Eastern family, was received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil at St.
Deacon Mark Campbell introduces a new Christian unity docudrama and interviews its executive producer.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, discussion of Easter, and previews of upcoming guests and topics.
An interview with Catholic apologist Gary Machuda about his book on Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ.
A Catholic morning radio show discussing faith, evangelization, and parish life with guests, including a director of evangelization.
April 8 starts with Easter alleluias.
April 7 opens with Easter alleluias.
A Catholic radio show discusses Eastertide and interviews author Laura Kelly-Fannucci about her book 'Living Easter'.
Connie Hill, a Catholic convert from Protestantism and Asian ancestral worship backgrounds, discusses spiritual warfare and how to win daily battles for peace during Holy Week.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, discussion of Holy Week, and previews of interviews on spiritual warfare and the Eucharist.
This episode of The Catholic Morning Show features discussions on faith and mental health with two deacons, an interview about an animated series based on Catholic books, and segments on weather, news, and the saint of the day during Holy Week.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring an interview with a perpetual pilgrim about the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
Todd Walatka, a teaching professor and assistant chair for graduate studies in theology at Notre Dame, discusses Mission to Love: Great Spiritual Teachers, 30 Days with Oscar Romero on The Catholic Morning Show.
This episode of The Catholic Morning Show features interviews about theology and faith, including a discussion on a new book about Oscar Romero and updates on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, starting with a prayer for Holy Week.
March 27 begins in Lent, with Beau Bonner and Elyse Kerr moving through the Catholic Morning Show's usual opening rhythm: Gospel reflection, interviews, and updates.
A Catholic morning show discusses the philosophical recovery of the concept of the heart with theologian David Delio.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, discussion of Lenten readings, and interviews on evangelization.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, discussion of the Annunciation feast, and previews of upcoming guests on faith and social justice.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, saint of the day, and interviews on faith and community topics.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, saint of the day, and interviews on faith topics.
A Catholic morning radio show featuring prayer, news, and discussions on faith and family life.