Catholic Counseling is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental help. Today, Jarrod Crump from SPERO Mental Health & Healing (as well as Meridian Advanced Psychiatry) talking about “positive psychology” - specifically the benefits/importance of gratitude.

Cooking With Scripture is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Chef Lou Aaron, owner of the Westside Drive-In and a Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary parish SE Boise. Today's lesson centers around the delicious cherry.

Alanna Burg & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light once again - this week, continuing the series of 1 John

The Essentials of the Catholic Faith Are Found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mary Wax is our guide on an exploration to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith in Morning Light's weekly segment - Why Catholics Do That. Today’s topic - “Artificial Contraception is Wrong.”

Morning Light welcomes back Fr. Nelson Cintra to provide our Monday morning series for the month of June on the topic of "Generational Catholicism." How does warmth and affection translate to choosing Catholicism as adults?

• High Affection with High Expectation: Relationship & Holiness

• Low Affection with High Expectation: Resentment

• Low Affection with Low Expectation: Mediocrity, complacency

• High Affection with Low Expectation: spoils and smothers the child

Jamie Switras, Fatherhood Lead at Lifeline PCC, joins Morning Light today to talk about why this new program is so important. When an abortion-minded woman sees an ultrasound she is 87% more likely to keep her baby. If the father of the baby encourages her to keep the baby and promises to be involved, that number rises to 97%! Tune in and learn how the Fatherhood program is connecting with area dads.

Morning Light presents our weekly "Blessed & Beautiful" segment aimed at Catholic women. Today, Diann Scheetz shares her thoughts on how to keep the Faith.

Morning Light says good-bye to Dcn. Scott Pearhill as he leaves his position as Editor of the Idaho Catholic Register for a teaching position at Mount Angel. He's here today to walk us through the latest issue hot off the press!

Ralph May, Executive Director from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of SW Idaho, returns to Morning Light with updates on:  the Subaru Car Raffle (about 900 tickets left), Summerfest is NEXT Friday, and stories about the recent prison visit with Vincentians from the Mountain Region.

Ken Jercha provides this week's Sacred Music segment of Morning Light with a couple of renditions of "Come, Holy Spirit" on the heels of our celebration of Pentecost Sunday.