Alena Johnson from Holy Apostles, Meridian is our latest winner of Salt & Light Radio's Distinguished Graduate Award. Nominated by her mom, Debbie Johnson, Alena talks about her deep prayer life, future plans after graduation and her high school swimming career.

May is the month dedicated to Our Lady. Morning Light welcomes back Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage to discuss a book by Dr. Brant Pitre entitled Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah. Today’s episode focuses on how Mary can be called The New Eve. And, to learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

Morning Light welcomes back our Passionately Pro-Life advocate Emily Naugle with her thoughts on the newly elected Pope and details on tonight's Mass of Hope at St. Mark's 

Joe Burke joins Morning Light to share details on a new Legatus chapter coming to Boise.

John Vitz from Angelus Music was unable to join Morning Light today. With Mother's Day coming up, we share John's version of the Memorare. Also, with the conclave underway we share the finale of his composition "A Mass for Peace in the Third Millennium"

Monica Goeckner from Assumption Parish in Ferdinand is Salt & Light Radio's latest winner of the Distinguished Graduate Award. She was nominated by Theresa Schwartz who describes Monica as “ a faithful and committed young Catholic who lives a life of prayer and virtue.”

Gina Schmidt returns to Morning Light with our Faith Community Nursing segment. May is “Arthritis Awareness Month.”  What is arthritis and what causes it?  Are there Signs & Symptoms we should watch for?  Is there a Patron Saint of arthritis?!

Fr. John Mosier, pastor of St. Mark’s Catholic Community, joins Morning Light today to talk more about vocations.

"The Catholic Attic" is a monthly catechesis lesson on Morning Light provided by Fr. Justin Brady, pastor of St. Paul's parish in Nampa.  Today, he wraps up his 4-part series on the Cardinal Virtues.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio congratulates Rhodes Firestone from St. John’s Cathedral - a senior at Boise High School, latest winner of the Carlo Acutis Distiguished Graduate Award.  Nominated by Karen Simkins, Rhodes has been an altar server for 5+ years, and plans to run College Track at Franciscan University of Steubenville after graduation. He also shares about his Heart of the Brave Award for resilience.