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IT'S OUR PLEDGE DRIVE: We're live at 7 am CT with Christine Bordelon, Associate Editor with the Clarion Herald, the official Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Dina Dow, Director of Evangelization and Catechesis with the Diocese of Baton Rouge talks about the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the month of June and Archbishop Aymond, archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans talks about the need of Catholic Community Media in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

We're live with Bishop Duca, Bishop with the Diocese of Baton Rouge talks recent ordinations and why the Diocese of Baton Rouge needs Catholic Community Media, Michael Acaldo, Executive Director with St. Vincent de Paul Society in Baton Rouge updates us and Fr. Andrew Merrick, Director of Seminarians in the Diocese of Baton Rouge talks vocations.

We're live with Sr. Dulce talking about Cypress Springs Mercedarian Prayer Center and the importance and need for Catholic media, Alan Migliorato, co-author of Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today talks about teens, piercings and tattoos and Danny Fitzpatrick, editor of Joie de Vivre, a quarterly print journal of Catholic art, culture, and letters for South Louisiana by St. Louis IX Art Society talks about the June issue of Joie de Vivre.

We're live with Fr. Albert Blount, Parochial Vicar of St. John the Evangelist in Prairieville talks about his recent ordination to the priesthood, Jeff Young, the Catholic Foodie joins us and Margaret Miller, Coordinator with Walking with Moms in Need in the Diocese of Biloxi provides an update and need.

We're live with Kathleen Higgins, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese of Baton Rouge updates us, David Dawson Jr., Director of the Office of Parish Support with the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux talks about cultivating gratitude as a family for the food we eat and Cory Howat, Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation update us.

We're live with Sr. Mary Josefa of the Eucharist talks about the book published by Sophia Institute Press called Brides of Christ, David Dawson Jr., Director of the Office of Parish Support with the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux talks about what to look for in kids shows and media and Patrick O'Hearn, Catholic author talks about his book Courtship of the Saints: How the Saints Met Their Spouses.

We're live with Peter Finney, Editor in Chief with the Clarion Herald, the official Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of New Orleans updates us on this week’s issue, Lisa Flood, winner of the 2023 Council of Catholic School Cooperative Club’s (CCSCC) Regina Matrum award joins us and Brian Butler, Executive Director and Co-Founder of ECHO Community talks about their move and update.

We're live with James Behan, Associate Director for Young Adult Ministry and Marriage and Family Life in Arch-NO with update, Thomas Mckenna, Founder and President of Catholic Action for Faith and Family and St. Gianna Physicians' Guild talks about the book Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord and Doug Grane, Catholic entrepreneur and author  talks about his new book Against the Grain: Heroic Catholics Through the Centuries.

We're live with Dr. Peter Howard, founder of the Fulton J. Sheen Institute talks about the possibility of beatification of Fulton J. Sheen, Alan Migliorato, co-author of Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today talks about when teens lose a friend, classmate, family member close to them and Dr. David Whidden, Professor of Theology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University joins us.

We're live with David Summers, Organist and Musical Director of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Baton Rouge talks about the Feast of the Ascension events, Tyler Morrow, Recruitment Coordinator with CASA on foster care update in the Baton Rouge area, Jeff Young, the Catholic Foodie joins us and Sr. Alicia Torres, National Eucharistic Revival Executive Team Member and member of the Franciscan of the Eucharist of Chicago talks about the National Eucharistic Revival.