Is December 25th the true date of the birth of Jesus Christ? Morning Light welcomes John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans who shares a lot of evidence, much of it from Scripture, that points to this fact.

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 as Morning Light presents another episode of "Why Catholics Do That." Today’s topic discusses the topic of celibacy.  How come a priest can’t get married?  Are there married Catholic priests?  What is the history of the celibate priesthood?  Could this ever change?

Monday mornings this month, Morning Light presents a new series with Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage on “Prayer.”  Today, part 3 of 3, talking about meditation and contemplation.

Morning Light interviews the executive director of Pro-Life Champions, producer of the Shout My Story project and host of the new Shout My Story podcast…Cynthia Morales!

Recorded Friday, December 13 - directed by Cathryn Gardner

Blessed & Beautiful is the new Catholic women's segment of Morning Light. Today, Rita Franklin shares her thoughts on balancing life during the holidays.

Morning Light talks with Johnny Horn & Travis Wingo, co-founders of the Idaho Catholic Men's Conference.  The 2025 event will be February 1st at Holy Apostles in Meridian.  Get registered before midnight on Sunday, Dec. 15th and your name will go into a drawing for a trip to McCall! For more information, and to register, visit www.IdahoCatholicMen.org 

Ralph May, Executive Director from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of SW Idaho, joins Morning Light today with a recap of the Thanksgiving Food Box giveaway which fed 6,473 neighbors! However, it took 787 volunteers and 2,503 hours of service to make it possible. Over 6,000 children will receive Christmas gifts through the Christmas Toy Store program. Next week is Cookies for Corrections as over 150 volunteers disperse cookies to 6 prisons out at the Idaho State Correctional Complex in south Boise. Finally, the Statewide fundraising challenge known as "Avenues for Hope" is happening NOW! Funds raised support SVdP Home Visits which helped 8,016 neighbors in 2024 so please help if you can - learn more at www.svdpid.org 

John Vitz from Angelus Music provides the sacred music on today's episode of Morning Light.

Morning Light welcomes back Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, with our annual Christmas Movie Quiz!