Wake Up!

Wake Up!

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Wake Up! episodes

  • Wake Up! 5/20/2026: The Holy Spirit | Mental Health | Holy Angels

    We're joined by Catherine DiNuzzo, the Founder of Sacred Heart Mental Wellness and Author of "The Catholic Guide Through Anxiety". Jason Gale, vice president of content and production at TAN Books, talks about Devotion to the Nine Choirs of Holy Angels: 12 Reasons for Veneration. Dr. Luke Arredondo, Executive Director of the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment talks about the Holy Spirit: How does the Holy Spirit help us in discernment? How can we cooperate with the Holy Spirit more?

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/14/2026: End of the School Year | Therapeutic Family Services Program | Being Grateful

    We're joined by Dr. Mark Williams, superintendent of catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux talks about the end of the school year. David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father, talks about why it’s difficult to be grateful for God giving us our basic needs. Angela Ponivas, division director of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, will be speaking about the Therapeutic Family Services Program.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/13/2026: Ordination Season | Archdiocesan News | Gospel Reflection

    We're joined by Johnny Hebert with a Gospel reflection. Sarah McDonald, communications director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, updates us on news and stories in this week’s issue of the Clarion Herald. Dr. Tom Neal, chief of evangelization and mission engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee talks about the beauty of ordination season.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/12/2026: Lectio Divina | Holy Spirit Novena | End of the School Year

    We're joined by Dr. Cindy Ryals, superintendent of Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools. Deacon Ricky Suprean, deacon at St. John of the Cross in Lacombe, La talks about the Holy Spirit Novena. Jason Gale is the vice president of content and production for TAN Books, talks about the book Lectio Divina with the Spiritual Masters: The Book of Daniel with St. Jerome.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/11/2026: Building Trust with Your Teen | Missing Monarchy | Fran U

    We're joined by Dr. David Bellar, president of Fran U, with monthly update. Alan Migliorato, founder of Adventure Catholic, talks about raising teens: building trust instead of control. Jeb Smith, author of Missing Monarchy: Correcting Misconceptions About The Middle Ages, Medieval Kingship, Democracy, And Liberty joins us.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/8/2026: Sacred Chaos | Miracle of the Roses | Biloxi Diocese News

    We're joined by Jennifer Stavinoha, talks about her new book Sacred Chaos Finding Joy and Jesus in the Messiness of Motherhood. Angela Costa Simoas, author of Miracle of the Roses / O Milagre das Rosas, a beautifully illustrated bilingual (English/ Portuguese) children’s book inspired by the beloved story of Queen Isabel of Portugal. Terry Dickson, communications director of the Diocese of Biloxi, with news updates from the Gulf Pine Catholic newspaper.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/7/2026: White Smoke, Two Gulls and a Pope | Trusting in God | Shahbaz Bhatti.

    We're joined by Katie Warner, Catholic author, talks about her new book White Smoke, Two Gulls and a Pope. David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father, talks about trusting in God’s will for our family, especially when His plan looks different from ours. Knox Thames, the producer for Blood and Water and the executive director of the Center for Global Religious Freedom at Dallas Baptist University, talks about a powerful new graphic biography, Blood and Water: The Life and Martyrdom of Shahbaz Bhatti.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 5/6/2026 : Kneeling for Communion | Mental Health | Blessed Mother and St. Joseph

    We're joined by Dina Dow, director of evangelization and catechesis in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, will talk about the Blessed Mother and St Joseph as living models of how to follow Jesus. Dr. Luke Arredondo, Executive Director of the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment: I see people kneel when they receive communion and stand when they receive communion. Is there a right way?

    45 min

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Every weekday morning, join your friends from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and The Gulf South for a discussion of news, events, and living the Gospel, all from a Catholic, faith-filled perspective.