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Janelle Menz, Iowa Catholic Radio's Director of Mission Growth, sits down with Lisa Cotter, Catholic speaker, Benedictine College graduate, and author of Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius (Ascension), ahead of her keynotes at the Iowa Catholic Radio Women's Conference.

Highlights:

• "Reveal the Gift": What St. John Paul II meant by the feminine genius, why it's broader than the world's gender stereotypes, and how the saints show it — from St. Thérèse of Lisieux in the cloister to her mother, St. Zélie Martin, who ran a successful lace-making business.
• "What Do You Want Me to Do for You?": Lisa's reflection on Jesus healing the blind man Bartimaeus, given just before adoration, on getting comfortable with silence, setting aside routine prayers to be honest and vulnerable with God, and bringing Him the things we've been avoiding.
• Prayer for busy moms (listener question): Why mothers of young children have to fight for prayer time, how Lisa and her husband scheduled 20 minutes after morning Mass, why first thing in the morning beats nap time or bedtime, and how ora et labora — like a family rosary while doing dishes — still counts.
• Why attend: "Every yes is a no to something" — Lisa makes the case for stepping away for a day of retreat, because we can only give what we have first received.
• One takeaway: God uses everything and is always working all things for our good, even when life feels chaotic.

Iowa Catholic Radio Women's Conference — "Be Her"

• When: Saturday, January 23, 2027
• Where: St. Boniface Catholic Church, Waukee, Iowa
• Speakers: Lisa Cotter and Fr. Dan Reehil
• Register: IowaCatholicRadio.com/events
• Text a question for Lisa: 515-223-1150 (unaired questions may be used at the conference)

Heard on The Catholic Morning Show, weekday mornings on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. More at IowaCatholicRadio.com.

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• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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Deacon Mark Campbell, Brian Egan, and Janelle Menz host this Wednesday edition of The Catholic Morning Show on the Memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, the 16th-century Archbishop of Milan and cardinal who helped bring the Council of Trent to completion and reformed Catholic life in his archdiocese.

National Vocation Awareness Week (Nov. 1–7): The hosts remember the priests and sisters who shaped them — Sister Elizabeth and Sister Donna at Resurrection School in Dubuque; Sister Mary Karen at the former All Saints School in Des Moines, who sent Deacon Mark a note of congratulations at his 2018 diaconate ordination; and Fr. Lee Fangmeyer, who became a "family priest" to Brian's family in Maryland and baptized 11 of 13 grandchildren. Plus a practical challenge for parish families: invite your priests and seminarians over for dinner. Prayers and resources: USCCB — National Vocation Awareness Week

Lisa Cotter — Women's Conference Preview: Catholic speaker and author of Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius Lisa Cotter joins Janelle to preview her two keynotes for the Iowa Catholic Radio Women's Conference, "Be Her": "Reveal the Gift," on St. John Paul II's vision of the feminine genius as lived by saints as different as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and her mother, St. Zélie Martin; and "What Do You Want Me to Do for You?", a reflection on the healing of the blind man Bartimaeus that prepares hearts for Eucharistic adoration. She also answers a listener question on making time for daily prayer with young kids at home.

• When: Saturday, January 23, 2027
• Where: St. Boniface Catholic Church, Waukee, Iowa
• Speakers: Lisa Cotter and Fr. Dan Reehil
• Register: IowaCatholicRadio.com/events
• Text a question for Lisa: 515-223-1150

Praying for the Faithful Departed: Throughout November, the show prays the Prayer of St. Gertrude for the souls of listeners' loved ones. Submit names through Friday, November 20, at IowaCatholicRadio.com.

Also on today's show: Wednesday news including midterm election results and Pope Leo XIV's message for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul; Iowa Hawkeyes, UNI, and Drake basketball season openers; a preview of Friday's Class 5A state quarterfinal, Cedar Falls at Dowling Catholic (pregame 6:30 p.m., kickoff 7 p.m.), live on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network; the central Iowa forecast; the Saint of the Day; and a preview of Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio.

Listen weekday mornings on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network, online at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app.

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• Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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Just three hours south of the Iowa border, Benedictine College is working to launch something no other medical school in the country is doing. Janelle Menz, a Benedictine College graduate, sits down with Deacon Dr. Kevin Tulipana, DO, associate dean of the proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine, on The Catholic Morning Show.

In this interview:

• An Iowa connection: Deacon Tulipana graduated from Des Moines University's osteopathic medical school in 2000 and completed his family medicine residency in Des Moines. He was ordained a deacon in 2014 and previously served as president of City of Hope Phoenix, a National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center.
• Why Benedictine, why now: A call from Benedictine College President Stephen D. Minnis, and a vision to form physicians who see medicine as a vocation in the service of the human person, not just a career.
• The accreditation timeline: Candidate status has been granted by COCA (the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). The pre-accreditation application is under review, with a decision expected in December, a site visit in February, and a first class planned for July 2028.
• The team: Founding Dean Dr. Marla Golden, DO, an emergency medicine physician with extensive experience leading osteopathic medical schools, plus new faculty being hired now.
• What will set Benedictine doctors apart: An integrated curriculum of Catholic anthropology, moral theology, and bioethics woven through every course for all four years, from anatomy to pharmacology, capped by an immersive bioethics practicum in partner hospital systems.
• Reframing Catholic medicine: Moving beyond "what we can't do" to the positive vision of healing and the gift of life.
• A personal conversion: Why Deacon Tulipana wrote to his 3,000 patients to explain he would no longer prescribe contraception, and the response that followed.
• Why it's urgent: The rise of euthanasia and medically assisted dying, post-Dobbs state battles over life, and the need to form physicians who uphold human dignity from conception to natural death.

Links:

• Proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine: https://www.benedictine.edu/medicalschool
• Benedictine College: https://www.benedictine.edu/
• Watch for Benedictine College's upcoming seven-part "Christ the Healer" video series.

Please keep the Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine in your prayers as the accreditation process continues.

Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio, at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the free Iowa Catholic Radio app.

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• Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio
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• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

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• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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Do you want to teach your kids the Catholic faith but feel overwhelmed, short on time, or "not Catholic enough" compared to the picture-perfect homes on Instagram? You're not alone. Elissa Tiprigan, founder of Catholic Family Crate and mom of five, joins Deacon Mark Campbell on The Catholic Morning Show to share how she turned her own frustration into a resource for Catholic families everywhere.

In this interview:

• The moment it started (2018): A "simple" Lenten craft that required three stores, more than $30, and a drawer full of leftover supplies, and the realization that there had to be a better way.
• What parents really struggle with: Not a lack of desire, but the overwhelm of daily life and the comparison trap of social media.
• What's in a monthly crate: Two feast days per month with calendar stickers and display-worthy art, hands-on activities exclusive to subscribers, a virtue of the month, and a Catholic prayer of the month, organized in a three-year cycle.
• Who it's for: Designed for families with at least one child ages 3–12, with modern, realistic art and writing that teens and adults enjoy too.
• Why screen-free and hands-on: Kids learn through play, and once a tradition takes root, kids often carry it forward themselves.
• Advent prep: Advent begins Sunday, November 29. The Jesse Tree Advent Sticker Calendar makes the classic tradition doable in seconds a day.

Links:

• Catholic Family Crate: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/
• Monthly Subscription: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/products/one-month-crate
• Free Resources: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/pages/freebie-vault
• Advent & Christmas Collection: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/collections/advent-christmas
• Jesse Tree Advent Sticker Calendar: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/products/jesse-tree-countdown-activity-interactive-jesse-tree-advent-sticker-calendar
• Follow @catholicfamilycrate on social media.

Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio, at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the free Iowa Catholic Radio app.

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• Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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It's Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and the memorial of St. Martin de Porres, the Dominican lay brother of Lima, Peru, unofficially known as the patron of social justice. Deacon Mark Campbell and Janelle Menz open the show with their first voting memories, how faith shapes political conscience, and a reminder that there is no perfect candidate.

In this episode:

• Faithful Citizenship on Election Day – A clip from Bishop Daniel Flores on avoiding "disproportionate allegiance" to a political party: Catholics can belong to any party, but must have the courage to tell their party when it is wrong on Catholic teaching.
• Catholic Family Crate with Elissa Tiprigan – The founder of Catholic Family Crate shares the Pinterest-craft moment that inspired her monthly subscription box, why so many parents feel they're "not Catholic enough," and how feast-day art, hands-on activities, a virtue and prayer of the month, and a three-year cycle make passing on the faith simple for families with kids ages 3–12. Plus: the easy Jesse Tree Advent sticker calendar (Advent begins Sunday, November 29).
• Benedictine College's Proposed Medical School with Deacon Dr. Kevin Tulipana – A Des Moines University alumnus, family physician, and former president of City of Hope Phoenix explains why Benedictine College is building an authentically Catholic medical school that forms physicians "in the image of Christ the Healer," with Catholic anthropology and bioethics integrated into every course across all four years.
• Praying for the Faithful Departed – Throughout November, the show prays by name for listeners' deceased loved ones each morning in the 7:30 hour, through Friday, November 20.
• Plus news, sports, and weather, including the Pew Research Center's findings on rising church attendance among young men.

Election Day resources (Iowa):

• Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT. Bring an accepted ID, and find your polling place at Voter Ready Iowa: https://voterready.iowa.gov/
• Faithful Citizenship resources from the Iowa Catholic Conference: https://iowacatholicconference.org/icc-releases-faithful-citizenship-flyer/

Featured links:

• Catholic Family Crate (subscriptions, Advent products, free resources): https://catholicfamilycrate.com/
• Catholic Family Crate Free Resources: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/pages/freebie-vault
• Jesse Tree Advent Sticker Calendar: https://catholicfamilycrate.com/products/jesse-tree-countdown-activity-interactive-jesse-tree-advent-sticker-calendar
• Proposed Benedictine College School of Osteopathic Medicine: https://www.benedictine.edu/medicalschool

On the Iowa Catholic Radio Network:

• High school football playoffs – Friday, November 6: No. 2 seed Dowling Catholic hosts No. 7 seed Cedar Falls at Mediacom Stadium at Drake University. Pregame at 6:30 p.m., kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
• Pray for your deceased loved ones with us: Submit names through Friday, November 20 at IowaCatholicRadio.com (Contact tab → Prayer Request): https://iowacatholicradio.com/
• Support Iowa Catholic Radio with a year-end gift at IowaCatholicRadio.com, and listen anytime on the free Iowa Catholic Radio app.

#CatholicPodcast #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #ElectionDay #FaithfulCitizenship #CatholicMedicalSchool #BenedictineCollege #CatholicParenting #Advent #JesseTree #SaintMartinDePorres #Catholic

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• Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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How do you "work out your salvation with fear and trembling" (Philippians 2:12) in a culture that has forgotten God's rights? Fr. Lawrence Carney, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita and author of The Secret of the Holy Face, says the answer is reparation.

In this conversation:

• Why reparation matters now: Repairing the relationship between God and our human family, and restoring the honor owed to Him under the first three commandments
• Vicarious reparation: Praying and sacrificing for poor sinners who have no one to pray for them — as Our Lady of Fatima asked — so we don't arrive at our judgment alone
• St. Alphonsus Liguori: How his suffering became reparation for the souls the Redemptorists would win
• St. Joan of Arc: The peasant girl whose victories preserved Catholic France, which later received the Sacred Heart and Holy Face devotions
• Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre & the Holy Face: The 1840s Carmelite of Tours who received the Holy Face devotion, and why Jesus called reparation to His Face the highest devotion
• Where to start: Daily Mass, the Rosary, indulgences (including visiting a cemetery during the All Souls octave), and the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, elevated by Pope Leo XIII
• How the book works: One short prayer of reparation for each day (about 30 seconds) and one saint of reparation for each of 52 weeks

Get the books:

• A Year of Reparations: 365 Days of Penance and Prayer – TAN Books (release date listed as November 17, 2026)
• The Secret of the Holy Face – TAN Books

Hear the full show at IowaCatholicRadio.com.

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• Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio
• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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Is God calling you — or a young woman you love — to religious life? You can't discern a vocation you've never seen up close. That's the idea behind the Nun Run, a vocation pilgrimage led by Fr. Max Carson, chaplain at St. Albert Catholic Schools in Council Bluffs and assistant vocation director for the Diocese of Des Moines. (And no — no running required.)

Highlights:

• How faith life is growing at St. Albert: full confession lines on Tuesdays, Thursday adoration, and a booming altar server program
• Emceeing the Christ Our Life Conference youth breakout
• Where the Nun Run started: a Garrigan bus trip to Nebraska convents, then last year's trip to Kansas City
• The Benedictines of Mary at Gower, Missouri, who pray for priests — and why Fr. Max cried in the back of the room
• "Spiritual ecology": why a parish or school needs spiritual mothers as well as spiritual fathers
• The seventh-grade teacher, Sister Greta, whose daily Scripture time led him to pray for wisdom like Solomon
• Why Hollywood's picture of nuns falls short, and why young people are asking, "Is this life for me?"

Nun Run 2026 – Trip Details

• Dates: Thursday, November 12 – Sunday, November 15, 2026
• Who: High school and college-age women discerning what God is calling them to
• Destination: Twin Cities (St. Paul–Minneapolis), Minnesota
• Planned visits: Pro Ecclesia Sancta Sisters, the Carmelite nuns of Lake Elmo, the Missionaries of Charity, and (hoped for) the Dominican sisters at St. Agnes
• Travel & lodging: 44-seat charter bus, made possible by generous donors; overnight stays at the Carondelet Event Center in St. Paul, run by the Sisters of St. Joseph, with an on-site chapel
• Seats: 17 filled — room for more
• Register / questions: Email Fr. Max Carson at [email protected]

More on vocations in the Diocese of Des Moines: VocationsOnline.org

Hear the full show at IowaCatholicRadio.com.

#NunRun #ReligiousLife #CatholicVocations #Discernment #CatholicSisters #CatholicWomen #VocationDiscernment #NunLife #DioceseOfDesMoines #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast

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• Man Up! with Joe Stopulos
• Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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It's All Souls Day — the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed — and Deacon Mark Campbell opens a new month, a new week, and a special season of praying for the dead.

In this episode:

• All Souls Day & the Octave of All Souls (Nov. 1–8): Why the Church prays for the souls in purgatory, and how the Mass remains the principal act of charity toward the dead. Visiting a cemetery during the octave can gain a plenary indulgence for a soul in purgatory.
• Pray for the Dead with Iowa Catholic Radio: Every weekday at 7:30 a.m. through Friday, November 20, The Catholic Morning Show prays by name for listeners' deceased loved ones using the Prayer of St. Gertrude. There's no limit on names. Submit yours here: IowaCatholicRadio.com Prayer Requests
• Blessed Georgia Martyrs: On October 31, about 12,000 faithful gathered at the Savannah Convention Center as Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto and papal representative, beatified Fr. Pedro de Corpa and four Franciscan companions — Spanish missionaries martyred in 1597 for upholding the sanctity of marriage. Deacon Mark suggests them as intercessors for marriages and for children and grandchildren discerning their vocation. Learn more: TheGeorgiaMartyrs.org
• Fr. Max Carson – The Nun Run (Nov. 12–15, 2026): The chaplain at St. Albert Catholic Schools in Council Bluffs and assistant vocation director for the Diocese of Des Moines invites high school and college-age women to a bus pilgrimage to the Twin Cities to visit the Pro Ecclesia Sancta Sisters, the Carmelite nuns in Lake Elmo, the Missionaries of Charity, and (hopefully) the Dominican sisters who teach at St. Agnes. 17 of 44 seats are filled. Contact Fr. Max: [email protected]
• Fr. Lawrence Carney – A Year of Reparations: What reparation is, what "vicarious reparation" means, and how St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Joan of Arc, and Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre model it. Plus the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face and a simple daily practice anyone can start. A Year of Reparations: 365 Days of Penance and Prayer (TAN Books)

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This Sunday, November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints falls on a Sunday, what Fr. Max Carson calls a "Super Sunday." Fr. Max serves in Council Bluffs at St. Albert Catholic Schools and St. Peter's Parish, and previously served five years at St. Patrick's.

Highlights:

• The point of Christianity: All Saints reminds us that the whole goal of the Christian life is to become a saint.
• What "blessed" really means: The Greek word behind "blessed" means happy, but not a happiness that depends on getting what we like. It's the happiness of God: real spiritual joy.
• You are already a saint in the making: If you're baptized, you're a citizen of heaven, and we work out that holiness over a lifetime.
• Examine your life with the Beatitudes: The Beatitudes name a lot of suffering. If you've found peace with God and joy in those moments, you're already living heaven now.
• Hope, not condemnation: Deacon Mark Campbell reflects on giving thanks in all things, and how suffering magnifies our total dependence on God.
• A blessing for listeners: Fr. Max closes by praying that we accept the call to sainthood and live out the Beatitudes with God's grace.

Sunday readings – Solemnity of All Saints (Rev 7:2–4, 9–14; Ps 24; 1 Jn 3:1–3; Mt 5:1–12a): Read the readings at USCCB

Reminder: Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, November 1. Fall back an hour before heading to Mass.

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• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

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• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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It's the Friday before All Saints Day, and Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell walk through the three-day "triduum" of All Hallows' Eve, All Saints, and All Souls, a season the Church uses to point us toward heaven and remind us to pray for the dead.

In this episode:

• Sunday Gospel Reflection – Solemnity of All Saints (Matthew 5:1–12a): Fr. Max Carson (Diocese of Des Moines; St. Albert Catholic Schools and St. Peter's Parish, Council Bluffs) explains that "blessed" in the Beatitudes points to a deep, God-given happiness, not a mood that depends on circumstances. Every baptized Christian is called to be a saint, and finding joy even in suffering is a sign we're already living the life of heaven. He closes with a blessing for listeners. Read Sunday's readings
• Legacy Giving & a Free Catholic Will: Belle Marasco, Director of Business & Development at Iowa Catholic Radio, shares how ICR carried her faith as a single mom of five, and how the network has grown from three signals to eight in about three years. She explains monthly giving, one-time gifts, the upcoming fall fundraiser, and legacy giving through a will or estate plan. Iowa Catholic Radio has partnered with MyCatholicWill so listeners can create a legal will online for free (normally about $180) in roughly 15–20 minutes.
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• All Hallows' Eve, All Saints & All Souls Explained: Bo and Deacon Mark discuss how the liturgical year (not the "consumer calendar") gives the year its meaning, why "Ordinary Time" means ordered time moving toward a goal, why Halloween is a vigil like Christmas Eve, and how the Church's funeral rites (vigil, funeral Mass, burial) mirror this same three-day pattern of hope.
• Pray for Your Deceased Loved Ones in November: Starting Monday, November 2, the Catholic Morning Show will pray for the faithful departed at approximately 7:30 a.m. every weekday through Friday, November 20. Submit names under Contact > Prayer Requests: Submit a name
• Saint of the Day – St. Marcellus the Centurion: A Roman centurion martyred at Tangier after throwing down his arms and refusing to take part in pagan sacrifices for the emperor's birthday.
• Making It Personal Preview: Jeanne Thill previews this week's conversation with Bishop William Joensen and Deacon Tom Bradley about his novel Dancing Without Applause. Airs Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on Iowa Catholic Radio, and on podcast.
• Bo in Alaska: Bo recaps his four-talk parish mission at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Eagle River, near Anchorage, covering leadership, the Church in the digital age and AI, and resting in God. Listening from Alaska? Text 515-223-1150 and say hello.
• Sports: Dowling Catholic (8-1, No. 2 seed) hosts Bettendorf (6-3) in the Class 5A first round tonight at Drake Stadium. Pregame 6:30 p.m., kickoff 7:00 p.m., live on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. DCHS Football on ICR Plus: Wisconsin at Iowa, Oklahoma State at Iowa State, and the Iowa Wild vs. Charlotte Checkers at Casey's Center tonight and Sunday.
• Reminder: Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 a.m. Fall back an hour, and don't be late (or early!) for All Saints Mass.

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• The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
• Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe
• Be Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián Moncada
• Making it Personal with Bishop William Joensen
• Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
• The Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos
  

Liturgy & Devotions

• The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
• The Daily Mass from St. Francis of Assisi
• The Daily Mass from St. Pius X
• The Daily Mass from St. Theresa
• Sunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint John

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