Morning Light presents a bonus edition of "Catholic Book Club." Today’s guest is: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle - a Catholic wife, mother of five, a grandmother of two, and an award-winning and best-selling author and journalist, TV host, international speaker, and pilgrimage and retreat leader. She returns to the show to promote another of her books “30 Marian Eucharistic Visits” available through Sophia Institute Press at: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/30-marian-eucharistic-visits/

     Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Pat King & David Fortin.  Today, they talk with Marc Sandrus about the Idaho “Knights on Bikes” motorcycle club.  Learn more at: https://konbidaho.org/ 

     "Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda.  Today, she shares saints and feast days to celebrate over these next 2 weeks.  Then, more ideas on how to celebrate the Christmas Season.

     Catholic Counseling is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health.  Today, Matt from Cornerstone talks about the pitfalls of being self-centered.

     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.  Today's topic is "thorns & thistles" - while Deacon Lou talks about the "sticky" situations we get ourselves in to, our co-hosts dine on some delicious artichoke dip with healthy crackers made from seeds and nuts.

     Morning Light welcomes John Keenan & Anita Moore from the Idaho Lay Dominicans - here to continue the discussion on “The Ten Commandments”  Today, the Fifth (start at CCC paragraph #2258) and Sixth Commandments (CCC #2331).

     Morning Light welcomes back Eric M. Meyer, Executive Director of Mission at Vandal Catholic, talking about music for this season and actually shares a Christmas song he wrote and recorded back in 2017 - "Love Born This Night."  Add it to your holiday playlist by clicking below:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2h8qatcLiUQsmfVX21KSF9?si=rj-0VmlXSUGnwxJySrz3tw

https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-born-this-night-single/1369494191 

     The Feast day for St. John the Evangelist is December 27th.  However, we will be on vacation next week, so Morning Light is happy to announce St. John's Cathedral as our final Parish of the Week in 2023.  Recently ordained priest, Fr. Tim Segert, is the Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral and shares details about this beautiful building along with St. Joseph's Catholic School next door.

     Mary McCool stops by Morning Light to shares details about Rachel's Vineyard.  The next healing retreat is scheduled for May 3-5, 2024 up in Garden Valley.  Get details at: https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/weekend/all-sites.aspx?s=ID#retreatsdetailsrow

     Salt & Light Catholic Radio now presents “Woman of the Eucharist.” Based on the final encyclical from Pope Saint John Paul II, Mary is presented as the Mother and Model of the Church.  Join Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage as continues to help us understand why the Eucharist is so important to our Catholic faith.  To learn more about the ministry of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org