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 – 07/09/2026

    This Week on The Catholic Morning Show Bo Bonner, Alexia Baker, Brady Grimm, and Ayden Pugh welcome Deacon Mark Campbell into the studio for a full morning of Scripture, prayer, and practical faith formation. Sunday's Readings, Previewed Deacon Randy Kiel joins for his regular Thursday visit to walk through the readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 12, 2026) — Isaiah's rain-and-snow prophecy and Saint Paul's letter to the Romans on suffering and glory, and how both point to the fruitfulness of God's Word. Full readings: USCCB – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pope Leo XIV's July Prayer Intention Bo and Alexia unpack the Holy Father's prayer intention for July 2026, "for respect for human life," and share opera singer Andrea Bocelli's story of a mother who chose life against medical advice. Find the full prayer intention at USCCB – Pope's Monthly Intentions or watch the video at Vatican.va. The Eleventh Commandment: Wrapping Up a Ten-Week Series Ed Van Buskirk, founder and president of the Ten Commandments apostolate If U Love Me, joins Bo and Deacon Mark Campbell to close out their multi-week look at the Ten Commandments with a challenge from Matthew 28: go and make disciples. Ed shares practical ways to know, live, and share the Commandments — including the Ten Commandments Sunday parish program and the God's Recipe for School and Family program for kids. Learn more at IfULoveMe.org. Catch The Catholic Morning Show weekday mornings at 7 AM Central, live or on-demand at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #CatholicPodcast #CatholicMorningShow #TenCommandments #PopeLeoXIV #CatholicRadio #DailyMassReadings #ProLife #CatholicFaith 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
  2. This Sunday's Readings: Why God's Word Never Returns Empty – Deacon Randy Kiel – 07/09/2026

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    This Sunday's Readings: Why God's Word Never Returns Empty – Deacon Randy Kiel – 07/09/2026

    Sunday's Readings, July 12, 2026 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading (Isaiah 55:10-11): God's Word, like rain and snow, never returns to Him without accomplishing its purpose — a foreshadowing of Jesus as the Bread of Life. Second Reading (Romans 8:18-23): Saint Paul reflects on his own suffering and reminds us that present hardships are nothing compared to the glory to come, even as creation itself groans in "labor pains," awaiting new life rather than death. Deacon Randy connects both readings to the hope Catholics carry into Mass each week. Full text of Sunday's readings: USCCB – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time #SundayReadings #CatholicMass #DeaconRandyKiel #CatholicMorningShow #WordOfGod #CatholicPodcast   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.

    5 min
  3. Pope Leo XIV's July Prayer Intention: Praying for Respect for Human Life – 07/09/2026

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    Pope Leo XIV's July Prayer Intention: Praying for Respect for Human Life – 07/09/2026

    The Pope's Prayer Intention for July 2026 Each month, Pope Leo XIV releases a prayer intention through the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, inviting Catholics worldwide to pray together on a specific theme. For July 2026, the intention is for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God. Bo and Alexia walk through highlights of the Pope's recorded prayer, including his call to welcome life unconditionally and defend those who have no voice. Full intention: USCCB – Pope's Monthly Intentions Prayer video: Vatican.va Andrea Bocelli's Pro-Life Story Alexia shares the story of opera singer Andrea Bocelli, who was born with congenital glaucoma and became fully blind at age 12 after a soccer accident. While pregnant with Andrea, his mother was advised by doctors to abort him due to appendicitis complications and fears he'd be born with a disability — advice she refused. Fragility and the "Magnificence of Humanity" Bo connects the Pope's prayer intention to themes in his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas ("The Magnificence of the Human Person"), noting how human fragility and our need for one another are, in the Pope's words, part of the magnificence of being human rather than a flaw to overcome. #PopeLeoXIV #ProLife #RespectLife #PrayerIntention #AndreaBocelli #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicPodcast #MagnificaHumanitas 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.

    11 min
  4. The Eleventh Commandment: Ed Van Buskirk Wraps Up the Ten Commandments Series – 07/09/2026

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    The Eleventh Commandment: Ed Van Buskirk Wraps Up the Ten Commandments Series – 07/09/2026

    Closing Out the Ten Commandments Series Ed Van Buskirk, founder and president of If U Love Me, joins Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell to wrap up a ten-week series on the Ten Commandments with a call to action drawn from Matthew 28:19-20: go and make disciples, teaching others what Jesus has commanded. Practical Steps Ed Recommends: Test yourself: can you recite the Ten Commandments from memory? Display the Commandments at home, at work, or on a dorm wall Pray the Praying the Ten Commandments prayer daily Give a Ten Commandments image as a housewarming or wedding gift Bring Ten Commandments Sunday to your parish About If U Love Me Founded in 2018 by Ed Van Buskirk in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, with the support of Bishop James V. Johnston Jr., If U Love Me is a nonprofit Catholic apostolate dedicated to restoring the truth and wisdom of the Ten Commandments. Ed is also the author of the God's Recipe for a Wonderful Life video study and podcast series, and creator of God's Recipe for School and Family, a program that teaches the Commandments to children and their families. Learn more or book Ed to speak at IfULoveMe.org. #TenCommandments #EleventhCommandment #EdVanBuskirk #IfULoveMe #CatholicFaith #GreatCommission #CatholicMorningShow #CatholicPodcast 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.

    13 min

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    The Catholic Morning Show – 07/08/2026

    It's Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time, and host Bo Bonner is joined by Alexia Baker, Ayden Pugh, and Brady Grimm for a full morning of Catholic news, faith, and conversation on Iowa Catholic Radio. Summer Curiosity & Evangelization – John Gaffney John Gaffney, Team Director for Adult Evangelization and Leadership Formation for the Diocese of Des Moines, shares how the relaxed rhythms of summer — picnics, ball games, vacations, family gatherings — open hearts to curiosity about God. He offers three practical ways to accompany someone curious about the Catholic faith: invite them to Mass, grab coffee and answer their questions, and connect them with your pastor or deacon. Newly Ordained: Father Thomas Kollasch Father Thomas Kollasch, originally of Divine Mercy Parish in Bancroft, Iowa, was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Sioux City on June 27 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany by Bishop John E. Keehner. He shares what it's like to celebrate Mass and hear confessions for the first time, his formation journey from the University of Iowa and Winona, Minnesota, to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and how listeners can foster vocations — including praying the St. Francis prayer for new priests. Also on Today's Show Saint of the Day: St. Kilian, missionary bishop and martyr, patron of Würzburg, Germany Gospel Reflection: Fr. Nick Smith, pastor of St. Patrick's in Perry, on Matthew 10 and the calling of the Twelve Apostles Sunday Dive Preview: Katie Patrizio on Matthew 13:1–23 and why Jesus taught in parables — listen live Wednesdays at 8 AM or anytime at SundayDive.com Deacon Mark Campbell reflects on nearly eight years of diaconal ministry and why everyone should attend an ordination Upcoming Events Growing the Faith Tour with Dr. Karlo Broussard (Catholic Answers apologist) — three free evenings of talks starting at 6:30 PM: July 21 at Sacred Heart Parish, Spencer; July 22 at Holy Spirit Parish, Creston; July 23 at St. Mary's, Pella. Free, but pre-registration is requested at IowaCatholicRadio.com Christ Our Life Catholic Conference — September 26–27, in person or livestream; tickets at ChristOurLifeIowa.com Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network or at IowaCatholicRadio.com #CatholicPodcast #CatholicRadio #Evangelization #Priesthood #Ordination #CatholicFaith #IowaCatholicRadio #Vocations #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
  6. From Bancroft to Rome to the Altar: A Newly Ordained Priest's Story – Fr. Thomas Kollasch – 07/08/2026

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    From Bancroft to Rome to the Altar: A Newly Ordained Priest's Story – Fr. Thomas Kollasch – 07/08/2026

    Bo Bonner interviews one of the newest priests in Iowa, Father Thomas Kollasch of the Diocese of Sioux City, ordained June 27, 2026. Becoming a Priest After Six-Plus Years of Formation — Fr. Kollasch describes the surreal, fulfilling experience of finally celebrating Mass and hearing confessions after years of anticipation. Small Town to Rome and Back — From Bancroft, Iowa, to the Pontifical North American College in Rome, he shares the "double culture shock" of formation abroad, how it broadened his appreciation for the universal Church, and his first Mass back home June 28 at his home parish. An Ordination Is Never Just About One Person — With his godfather and godmother proclaiming the readings, Fr. Kollasch saw people from every stage of his life — Bancroft, Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, the University of Iowa, Winona, and Rome — gathered at his ordination. Serving Alongside a New Bishop — As the second diocesan priest ordained by Bishop John E. Keehner, he describes the closeness of beginning his priesthood as the bishop begins his episcopal ministry. How You Can Foster Vocations Live and encourage a life of daily prayer — the key moment in his own discernment at the Newman Catholic Student Center in Iowa City Support university campus ministries, where many vocations are emerging (including through FOCUS missionaries — learn more at focus.org) Pray the St. Francis prayer ("Lord, make me an instrument of your peace") for new priests The interview closes with Fr. Kollasch offering a priestly blessing for listeners. Hear more conversations like this weekdays at 7 AM Central on The Catholic Morning Show at IowaCatholicRadio.com #Priesthood #Ordination #CatholicPriest #Vocations #DioceseOfSiouxCity #CatholicPodcast #NewPriest #CatholicRadio #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.

    11 min
  7. Summer Curiosity: How Vacation Season Opens the Door to Evangelization – John Gaffney – 07/08/2026

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    Summer Curiosity: How Vacation Season Opens the Door to Evangelization – John Gaffney – 07/08/2026

    John Gaffney joins Bo Bonner for his monthly evangelization conversation on The Catholic Morning Show, this time exploring "Curiosity in the Summer Sun: How Summer Opens the Door for Evangelization." Curiosity as the Holy Spirit's Stirring — Whether it's a day trip to the Grotto, a domestic vacation, or a pilgrimage abroad, curiosity moves us — and Gaffney says that same curiosity about the person next to you at a summer picnic is the Holy Spirit at work. People Let Their Guard Down in Summer — Relaxed gatherings create openings where people share what's on their hearts. Be approachable, joyful, and ready to share your own story — but ask permission first, and never co-opt someone else's story. Three Ways to Accompany a Seeker Invite them to Mass — "come and see how we worship," sit together, and talk afterward about the Eucharist Grab coffee and invite them to bring every question they have Connect them with your pastor or deacon — deacons especially serve as bridge people between everyday life and the Church Learn more about evangelization efforts in the Diocese of Des Moines at dmdiocese.org Hear more conversations like this weekdays at 7 AM Central on The Catholic Morning Show at IowaCatholicRadio.com #Evangelization #CatholicFaith #SummerFaith #CatholicPodcast #DioceseOfDesMoines #ShareTheGospel #CatholicRadio #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.

    10 min

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    The Catholic Morning Show – 07/07/2026

    Two Ordinations, One Beautiful Calling This morning's show brings listeners inside two recent ordination celebrations shaping the future of the Church in Iowa. Hosts Bo Bonner, Alexia Baker, Ayden Pugh, and Brady Grimm welcome Deacon Joel Rogers and Catholic Messenger editor Dan Russo for back-to-back conversations on vocation, service, and the beauty of Holy Orders. Segment 1: Deacon Joel Rogers on His Diaconate Ordination Deacon Joel Rogers was ordained to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Dubuque on June 27 at the Cathedral of St. Raphael. He walks listeners through the liturgy step by step — the procession of clergy, the promises made by the ordinandi, the moment of lying prostrate during the Litany of the Saints, and the silent laying on of hands that marks the actual moment of ordination. Rogers also unpacks the threefold diaconal ministry of word, sacrament, and charity, and shares that his own charity placement is with Martha's House of Hope, a maternity home in Ames. Segment 2: Dan Russo on Father Alfonso Pizano's Ordination The Catholic Messenger editor Dan Russo joins the show to discuss his coverage of Father Alfonso Pizano's ordination to the priesthood for the Diocese of Davenport. Pizano, a 47-year-old California native, followed a winding path to the altar — high school teaching, studies with the Jesuits at Loyola Marymount University, and years of discernment with the Priests of the Sacred Heart — before being ordained June 6 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport by Bishop Dennis Walsh. Russo shares behind-the-scenes details from the Mass, including Bishop Walsh's homily on being sent as a laborer into the vineyard. Read Russo's full article, "Father Pizano Ordained: California Native Completes 'Long Journey' to Vocation," at CatholicMessenger.net. Listen & Connect Catch The Catholic Morning Show live weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on the Catholic Radio Network, at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicOrdination #DeaconOrdination #PriestOrdination #ArchdioceseOfDubuque #DioceseOfDavenport #CatholicVocations #CatholicFaith #CatholicPodcast 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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    Clean
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    © 2017-2026 Iowa Catholic Radio
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    The Catholic Morning Show