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.

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    The Catholic Morning Show - Independence Day Special - 07/03/2026

    Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You 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 Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    45 min
  2. From Mission Fields to Music Charts: Seph Schlueter on Faith, Fatherhood & His Breakout Hit – Seph Schlueter – 07/02/2026

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    From Mission Fields to Music Charts: Seph Schlueter on Faith, Fatherhood & His Breakout Hit – Seph Schlueter – 07/02/2026

    From Missionary to Music Charts Sam Halligan sits down with longtime friend Seph Schlueter — Catholic singer-songwriter, worship leader, and founder of Damascus Worship, a ministry of the Damascus Catholic missionary community based in Columbus, Ohio. Seph's breakout single "Counting My Blessings" hit #1 on Christian radio, earned multiple GMA Dove Award nominations, and won the K-LOVE Fan Award for Breakout Single of the Year — Seph was also separately named Christian Music Broadcasters' Breakout Artist of 2024. An Iowa Family Legacy Seph shares a surprising Iowa connection: both of his father's parents were born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa — where they met — giving Seph Hawkeye State roots he didn't expect to bring to a Catholic radio interview. Life as a Missionary — and What It Taught Him Seph opens up about his early years as a missionary with Damascus starting in 2018, the hidden, unglamorous formation behind the scenes, and how that season shaped his understanding of self-gift, drawing on St. John Paul II's teaching that "man discovers himself through a sincere gift of himself." Living with an "Audience of One" The heart of the conversation: what it means to make God the singular priority in life, how that reshapes marriage, fatherhood, and public ministry, and Seph's reflection that we can "have everything but own nothing" when we've truly surrendered our lives to Christ. Catch Him Live: Bash at the Lake Seph is a headlining artist at Bash at the Lake, a free, family-friendly Christian music festival in Clear Lake, Iowa on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Full lineup and event details: bashatthelake.unitedtoserve.org Learn more about Seph Schlueter and stream his music: sephschlueter.com Catch The Catholic Morning Show every weekday at 7 AM Central, only on Iowa Catholic Radio. More at IowaCatholicRadio.com #SephSchlueter #CountingMyBlessings #DamascusWorship #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #ChristianMusic #CatholicMusic #BashAtTheLake #AudienceOfOne     Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You 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.

    14 min

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    The Catholic Morning Show – 07/01/2026

    In This Episode Steve Ray on the Precious Blood of Jesus Author, pilgrimage guide, and Catholic convert Steve Ray — known to listeners as "Jerusalem Jones" — joins the show for his monthly visit to explain July's devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, observed on its feast day, July 1. Steve traces the biblical theology of blood sacrifice from the Passover lamb through Peter's first epistle to the Lamb standing on the altar in Revelation 5, and explains how the ransom Christ paid with His own blood connects to the Eucharist today. Steve also shares happy family news: he and his wife Janet recently became great-grandparents to a baby girl, Filomena Maria. Farewell to Fr. Daniel Adjei After ten and a half years in the United States — the last several serving parishes throughout the Diocese of Des Moines, including St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Teresa, St. Pius X, and St. Catherine's — Fr. Daniel Adjei sits down to reflect on his ministry before returning to his home diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana. He shares his journey from graduate studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh to pastoral work in Iowa, and offers a heartfelt word of thanks and blessing to the parishioners who welcomed him. Listen Live Catch The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Catholic Radio Network — on IowaCatholicRadio.com or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #PreciousBloodOfJesus #CatholicFaith #DioceseOfDesMoines #CatholicPriest #DailyCatholic #CatholicMorningShow  Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You 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.

    58 min
  4. The Blood That Ransomed Us: Steve Ray on the July Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus – Steve Ray – 07/01/2026

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    The Blood That Ransomed Us: Steve Ray on the July Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus – Steve Ray – 07/01/2026

    Steve Ray — author, pilgrimage guide, and host of Defenders of the Catholic Faith — joins Bo Bonner for his recurring monthly segment, this time on the Church's July devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, whose feast falls on July 1. Steve explains how the devotion, formally established for the universal Church by Pope Pius IX in 1849, connects the Old Testament's Passover sacrifice to the New Testament's teaching on Christ as the once-for-all Lamb of God. Highlights from the conversation: Why "the life is in the blood" (Leviticus 17:11) grounds the entire biblical theology of sacrifice How 1 Peter's language of being "ransomed" with the precious blood of Christ echoes the ancient slave market A walk through Revelation 5's vision of the Lamb standing, though slain, on the heavenly altar Practical ways to observe the devotion this month, including Scripture study (Lectio Divina) and a deeper Eucharistic focus Steve's happy family news: he and his wife Janet recently welcomed their first great-grandchild, Filomena Maria Steve also mentioned a forthcoming book on the history of blood sacrifice by his friend Fr. Dwight Longenecker, expected to publish later this year, and an upcoming pilgrimage to Our Lady of Knock in Ireland. Learn more about Steve's ministry at catholicconvert.com. Listen Live The Catholic Morning Show airs weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Catholic Radio Network — on IowaCatholicRadio.com or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #PreciousBloodOfJesus #SteveRay #CatholicApologetics #CatholicConvert #CatholicBibleStudy #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #FeastOfThePreciousBlood Episode Contributors   Search Keywords   Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You 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.

    12 min
  5. A Decade of Service: Fr. Daniel Adjei's Farewell Before Returning Home to Ghana – Fr. Daniel Adjei – 07/01/2026

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    A Decade of Service: Fr. Daniel Adjei's Farewell Before Returning Home to Ghana – Fr. Daniel Adjei – 07/01/2026

    Fr. Daniel Adjei has served the Diocese of Des Moines since 2022, ministering at St. Francis, St. Joseph, and St. Teresa, followed by a temporary appointment at St. Pius X (2023–2025) and, most recently, St. Catherine's. Originally from the Sekondi-Takoradi diocese in Ghana, Fr. Daniel came to the U.S. in 2015 to pursue graduate studies in systematic theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where a parish's request to extend his stay ultimately led him to a pastoral assignment — and eventually to Iowa. In this conversation, Fr. Daniel talks about: Arriving in the U.S. during winter and adjusting to a new culture and climate His path from Duquesne University to the Diocese of Des Moines, and his gratitude to Bishop William Joensen for welcoming him into the diocese Memorable moments at the Iowa State Fair and life among his parish communities His parting blessing to the parishioners of St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Teresa, St. Pius X, and St. Catherine's as he returns to serve his home diocese in Ghana Listen Live The Catholic Morning Show airs weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Catholic Radio Network — on IowaCatholicRadio.com or the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicPriest #DioceseOfDesMoines #GhanaCatholic #CatholicVocations #CatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #MissionaryPriest Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You 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.

    9 min

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    The Catholic Morning Show – 06/30/2026

    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 location Blessman International Golf Tournament — coming soon Dr. 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.   LINKS You 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.

    58 min
  7. Walking Where the Saints Walked: The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage to Peoria – Dan Russo – 06/30/2026

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    Walking Where the Saints Walked: The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage to Peoria – Dan Russo – 06/30/2026

    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 Peoria The 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 Peoria Cost: $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.   LINKS You 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.

    12 min
  8. Born in Wonder: How a Kansas Great Books Program Sparked a Catholic Education Revival – Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut – 06/30/2026

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    Born in Wonder: How a Kansas Great Books Program Sparked a Catholic Education Revival – Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut – 06/30/2026

    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.   LINKS You 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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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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    Iowa Catholic Radio
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    600
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    © 2017-2026 Iowa Catholic Radio
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