Wake Up!

Wake Up!

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Wake Up! episodes

  • Wake Up! 7/30/2026: Trusting in God | Respect Life Questions | Catholic Charities

    We're joined by Ben Clapper, executive director of Louisiana Right to Life, with Pro-Life Persuasion Segment answers the question: "What If the Mother's Life is in Danger?". David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father, talks about how we often struggle to follow where God wants to lead us because it’s unfamiliar. Cynthia Hayes, CEO of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, with update.



    45 min
  • Wake Up! 7/29/2026: Adoration Chapel | Back to School Discernment | Gospel Reflection

    We're joined by Johnny Hebert with a Gospel reflection. Erin Franco, Catholic wife and mother, talks back-to-school and preparing our families for a new school year, discerning activities and schedules. Dr. Luke Arredondo, Executive Director of the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee joins us with our Catholic 101 segment.

    45 min
  • Wake Up! 7/27/2026: Fiddler on the Roof | Teens and Communication | Theology Lesson

    We're joined by Tadd Swart and Candace Gary, leads in the show of the upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof by the Christian Community Theater, talk about their performance and provide details. Alan Migliorato, founder of Adventure Catholic, talks raising teens: why your teen stops talking and how to reconnect. Dr. David Whidden, theology professor at Fran U in Baton Rouge joins us.



    45 min
  • Wake Up! 7/23/2026: The Sacred Heart of Jesus | Gift of Our Spouse | Devotion to the Holy Angels

    We're joined by Betty Bosarge, editor, will discuss Fr. Bradley's latest release with Angelico Press entitled The Pathway to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Rule of Life. David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father, talks about why we often struggle to receive the incredible gift of our spouse. Michael Lichens, spokesperson for Sophia Institute Press, talks about the book Devotion to the Holy Angels.



    45 min
  • Wake Up! 7/22/2026: Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You | Clarion Herald | Mass Reading Cycles

    We're joined by Sarah McDonald, Archdiocese of New Orleans communications director, with Clarion Herald update. We are joined by Maria Palma Smith, translator of the book Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You: The Life of Don Dolindo Ruotolo. Dr. Tom Neal, Chief of Evangelization and Mission Engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment talks about mass readings: why are there different cycles every year for the mass readings?



    48 min
  • Wake Up! 7/21/2026: Grandparents | Heroism | Events

    We're joined with Steve Ray, Catholic convert and pilgrimage leader, talks about grandparents and their role in the faith life of their grandchildren. Steve Ray, Catholic convert and pilgrimage leader, talks about grandparents and their role in the faith life of their grandchildren. Doug Barry, author of First Line of Defense: The Catholic Man’s Call to Heroism.



    45 min
  • Wake Up! 7/20/2026: A Mother's Grief | Fulton Sheen | Teens and College Preparation

    We're joined by Jackie Baker, talks about her book Messy Mourning: Hope for Mothers Grieving the Loss of a Child by Suicide. Alan Migliorato, founder of Adventure Catholic, talks raising teens and preparing them for college: move in, schedules, being on their own. Al Smith, Founder and Director of Bishop Sheen Today, talks about Fulton Sheen in his new book The Soul of a Disciple : Fulton Sheen's Meditations on the Cross, the Eucharist, and the Christian Life.



    44 min
  • Wake Up! 7/17/2026: Italy's Shrines and Wonders | Fulton Sheen | Marital Harmony and Happiness

    We're joined by Teresa Tomeo. She will talk about her book Italy's Shrines and Wonders: Discovering Sacred Spaces and Fascinating Places in the Life of St. Francis of Assisi. Dr. Peter Howard, founder and president of the Fulton Sheen Institute and Fulton Sheen Movement, will talk about a one-day America's Saint Conference on the eve of Sheen’s beatification in St. Louis. Evan Lemoine, Catholic speaker, will talk about two upcoming events at St. Agnes on marital harmony and happiness.



    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.