Good morning, it is Friday, May 17th, 2024. On the program:

• Wayne County jury convicts Jaylin Brazier of second degree murder in death of Zion Foster
• Toddler kills himself with a pistol; father facing charges
• Update from the border
• Heading north for Memorial Day? Expect delays at the Mackinac Bridge.
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

SAINT HILARY OF POITIERS SAYS:   We receive the Spirit of truth so that we can know the things of God. In order to grasp this, consider how useless the faculties of the human body would become if they were denied their exercise. … It is the same with the human soul. Unless it absorbs the gift of the Spirit through faith, the mind has the ability to know God but lacks the light necessary for that knowledge.


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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 16th, 2024. On the program:

• Ascension Michigan still unable to fill prescriptions due to ransomware attack
• Construction progressing at new international bridge crossing in Detroit
• 2024 schedule announced for Lions; will play LA Rams at Ford Field on Sunday Night
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray explains what makes a good predictor of future behavior

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: After Christ had completed his mission on earth, it still remained necessary for us to become sharers in the divine nature of the Word. We had to give up our own life and be so transformed that we would begin to live an entirely new kind of life that would be pleasing to God.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 15th, 2024. Today is the feast of Saint Isidore. On the program:

• Sheriff Mike Bouchard says multi-state Chilean gangs have been robbing homes in Oakland County
• Two teens escaped from Children’s Village
• Belle Isle sees steady growth in visitors
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

LUMEN GENTIUM SAYS:  The Spirit dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful as in a temple. He prays in them and bears witness in them to their adoption as sons. The Holy Spirit leads the Church into all truth and gives it unity in communion and in service. He endows it with different hierarchical and charismatic gifts, directs it by their means, and enriches it with his fruits.

Plus: Bishop Paul Bradley discusses the virtue of hope amidst anxiety

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. Today is the feast of Saint Matthias. On the program:

• AG Dana Nessel’s office taking over investigation into death of Samuel Sterling
• More info about small plane crash in Novi
• University of Michigan-Flint to pick new chancellor
• Detroit Lions extend Jared Goff’s contract and sell out season tickets
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Father Thomas Loya explains self love

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS SAYS: The Apostles, as more abounding in the Holy Spirit, are to be preferred above all the other saints, whatever the prerogative that shines forth in them—virginity, or doctrine, or martyrdom.

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Good morning, it is Monday, May 13th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Our Lady of Fatima. On the program:

• Hundreds thinking about whats next after tornadoes in west Michigan
• Judge allows blood stained jacket worn by defendant into murder trial for Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll
• Blessed Sacrament Cathedral unveils new Marian Grotto
• Michigan Panthers mark third straight win and Detroit Pistons pick fifth in NBA draft
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Johnette Williams details the consequences of recent Title IX changes

SAINT EPHRAEM SAYS: Mary was made heaven on our behalf by bearing the divinity of Christ. ... He chose her alone from the whole assembly of virgins to be an instrument of our salvation.

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Good morning, it is Friday, May 10th, 2024.
On the program today, Matthew Handley shares two readings from the Office of Readings for today.  The first is from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians (4:1-14).  The second is a sermon by St. Augustine on the Ascension.

Cover art: The Ascension by Rembrandt (1636)

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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 9th, 2024. On the program:

• National Weather Service confirms EF2 tornado in Portage
• University of Michigan President to testify before Congress on what he is doing to combat antisemitism
• Kent County Marine deputy will not be charged after leaving his gun in school bathroom
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An updated on Al Kresta

SAINT GREGORY OF NYSSA SAYS: When love has entirely cast out fear, and fear has been transformed into love, then the unity brought us by our saviour will be fully realised, for all men will be united with one another through their union with the one supreme Good

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. On the program:

• National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes touched down in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties
• 16 year old arrested for shooting of two women and two children in Detroit
• Bay City commissioners ask Bay City Bridge Partners to lower tolls in wake of billing mistakes
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta and Dr. Greg Popcak talk about moral realtivism


SAINT AUGUSTINE SAYS: There are two ways of life that God has commended to the Church. One is through faith, the other is through vision. One is in pilgrimage through a foreign land, the other is in our eternal home.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. On the program:

• Vice President Kamala Harris promotes Biden Administration’s efforts to invest in electric vehicle manufacturing during campaign stop in Detroit
• Imaculata statue crown missing for forty-four years found in St. Hyacinth basement in Detroit
• Requiescat in pace: Sr. Gloria Korhonen, OP and Sr. Faye McFarlane, IHM
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Why do some couples seem to grow apart?

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: We are no longer mere men, but sons of God and citizens of Heaven, through becoming partakers of the divine nature.

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Good morning, it is Monday, May 6th, 2024. On the program:

• Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
• Genesee County sheriff announces body of missing girl has been found in Flint
• Michigan Panthers top Arlington Renegades in final seconds of game in week 6 of UFL
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Advice on following God’s plan

DIDYMUS OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: We need the Holy Spirit to perfect and renew us, for spiritual fire can cleanse us, and spiritual water can recast us as in a furnace and make us into new men.

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