Monday, June 30

Featured Saint of the Day: First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
Guest: PJ Green
Today PJ talked about the Sesker Family Golf Open taking place at Toad Valley Golf Club on Saturday, July 12. This event is being held in loving memory of Sgt. Daniel Sesker, PJ's nephew, who gave his life for our country on April 6, 2006 in Iraq. All proceeds from this event will go to Operation First Response to aid wounded soldiers and their families.
Information on the Sesker Family Golf Open is as follows:
Four Person Best Ball, Two Shotgun starts - 7:30am & 2:00pm
7:30am cost - $65 (includes 18 holes, cart, lunch & prizes)
2:00pm cost - $55 (includes 18 holes, cart & prizes)
Please pre-register by July 7.
You may also puchase a Golf Pass if you are unable to attend on July 12. The Golf Pass is $50 and includes 18 holes and a cart. You may also purchase a pass and donate it for a National Guard soldier to use.
For more information please contact PJ Green at 515-986-5211 or pjgreen@mchsi.com
You may also help aid our wounded soldiers at http://www.operationfirstresponse.org/

Friday, June 27

Upcoming Guests:
Monday, June 30: PJ Green, Sesker Family Golf Tournament & Operation First Response
Tuesday, July 1: Bill Ramsey, Serra International & Bl. Junipero Serra
Wednesday, July 2: Gianna Jessen, abortion survivor & speaker
Thursday, July 3: Fr. Christopher Weldon & Fr. Christopher Roberts, The Frassati Society of Young Adults & Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Friday, July 4: The Best of Rise & Shine - Interview with Janet Smith


Featured Saint of the Day: St. Cyril of Alexandria
Guest: Fr. Jim Kubicki, National Director of the Apostleship of Prayer

Today Fr. Jim talked about the Sacred Heart of Jesus as we wrap up the month of June which is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart. He also talked about the Apostleship of Prayer whose mission is as follows from their website:

"The mission of the Apostleship of Prayer is to encourage Christians to make a daily offering of themselves to the Lord for the coming of God's Kingdom and for the Holy Father's monthly intentions. This habit of prayer encourages a Eucharistic spirituality of solidarity with the Body of Christ and loving service to others. Nourishing this spiritual program is the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus."

The Holy Father's Intentions for the month of June are:

Volunteers - That there may be an increase in the number of volunteers who offer their services to the Christian Community.
World Youth Day - That World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia may awaken the fire of divine love in young people and make them sowers of hope for a new humanity.

To view the Holy Father's Intentions for the month of July and the rest of 2008 and to commit to praying the daily offering go the Apostleship of Prayer website.

Thursday, June 26

Featured Saint of the Day: Bl. Raymond Lull

Guest Hosts: Mary Pometto & Randy Kiehl

Guest: Sr. Hosea Rupprecht, Daughters of St. Paul

Today Mary & Randy talked to Sr. Hosea about the Daughters of St. Paul, a religious order dedicated to spreading the Gospel through the media. Sr. Hosea also talked about the Year of St. Paul which begins this Saturday evening, the vigil of the Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul. The Holy Father has declared this the Year of St. Paul in commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of St. Paul's birth.

Wednesday, June 25

Featured Saint of the Day: Bl. Jutta of Thuringia

Guest Hosts: Mary Pometto & Tony Pometto (Mary's Father!)

Guest: Kyle Klosterman, The Catholic Evangelist

Today Mary & Tony talked to Kyle Klosterman about evangelization. The mission of Kyle's ministry as stated on his website http://www.catholicevangelist.org/ is to "...help the faithful and faith-seekers experience the fullness of joy in Christ Jesus by sharing the life-transforming message of the Gospel". Kyle offers several presentations if you would like him to speak at your parish or event including "Search & Rescue: Finding Yourself in the College Experience", "The Seed Sower: Raising Your Children in the Catholic Faith" and "Pop Culture: How to Become Popular By Doing Unpopular Things". If you would like to bring Kyle to your parish or event to speak please contact CMG Booking or email info@catholicevangelist.org.

Tuesday, June 24

Featured Saint of the Day: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Guest: Joseph Cunningham, Founder of the Society of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Joe talked about the life of St. Gianna and the miracles attributed to her after her death in 1962. St. Gianna lived a holy life as a mother, wife and doctor. After giving birth to three children and suffering two miscarriages she was diagnosed with a tumor on her uterus during the second month of the pregnancy of her fourth child. Rather than saving her own life, she willingly expressed before entering the hospital to give birth to her child, "If you must choose between me and the child, do not hesitate; choose the child." She gave birth to her daughter, Gianna Emmanuela on April 21, 1962. One week later on April 28, Gianna Beretta Molla passed away at her home from septic peritonitis.

Many miracles have since been attributed to her intercession. Joe and the Society of Saint Gianna travel all over the country with a pair of St. Gianna's gloves for veneration. If you would like to contact Joe to ask him to bring St. Gianna's gloves to your parish for veneration go to http://www.saintgianna.org/. They also have priests' vestments that have a piece of St. Gianna's wedding dress sewn into it that your priest may wear to celebrate the Mass at the veneration. You may also request holy cards of St. Gianna to pass around by contacting Joe at the website.

Below is a photo of Joe and Pietro (Peter) Molla, the husband of St. Gianna. The photo was taken by Dr. Gianna Emmanuela Molla - the daughter for whom St. Gianna offered her life!

Monday, June 23

Featured Saint of the Day: St. John Fischer

Guest Host: Mary Pometto, KWKY's New Program Director

Guest: Sally Proctor, President of Iowans for Life

Today Mary and Sally talked about Iowans for Life and the many activities that Iowans for Life is involved in such as the March for Life in Washington, D.C., their booth at the Iowa State Fair located in the Varied Industries Building, and VirtueMedia. If you would like to donate or get involved with Iowans for Life please call them at 515-255-4113 or email iowansforlife@msn.com.

You can also check out their website at http://www.iowansforlife.org/

Also mentioned on today's show:

Bishop Richard Pates of the Diocese of Des Moines asked parishes to include a letter from him in their bulletins this weekend. If you didn't get a bulletin, the Bishop thanked everyone for their prayers over the last week for the flood waters to recede. He also asked that we send any monetary contributions to help flood victims to:

2008 Flood Relief

Diocese of Des Moines

601 Grand Ave.

Des Moines, IA 50309

Bishop Pates said in his letter that after the needs of the Des Moines Diocese are met, the rest of the funds will be forwarded to the Archdiocese of Dubuque and the Diocese of Davenport, which were particularly devastated from the flooding.

Also if you would like to volunteer in the recovery efforts, you may contact Trish Radke at Catholic Charities of Des Moines at 515-237-5078 or tradke@dmdiocese.org

Bishop Pates has also asked us to continue with our prayers.

Step Up to the Plate: Catholic Charities Night has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 8. If you had purchased tickets to the June 13 game you may exchange your tickets by contacting your parish ambassador or Catholic Charities. If you had not purchased tickets for the June 13 game, but would like to get tickets for the July 8 game please contact Laura Holms at 515-237-5025. Sponsored by Mercy Medical Center, all proceeds from ticket sales through Catholic Charities as well as the silent auction held during the game go to support services that provide food, shelter, counseling and adoption services to Iowans in need.

And don't miss the Introduction the Theology of the Body Seminar with Christopher West this Saturday, June 28 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 5419 N. 114th St. in Omaha!

Upcoming Guests

Monday, June 23 - Sally Proctor, Iowans for Life
Tuesday, June 24 - Joseph Cunningham, The Society of St. Gianna Berretta Molla
Wednesday, June 25 - Kyle Klosterman, The Catholic Evangelist
Thursday, June 26 - Sr. Hosea Rupprecht, Daughters of St. Paul
Friday, June 27 - Fr. Jim Kubicki, Apostleship of Prayer

Guests for the week of June 16-20

Friday, June 20, 2008
Featured Saint of the Day: St. Paulinus of Nola
Guest: Carla Hughes
Counselor at Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of Dubuque

Carla talked about the flood damage in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area and what we can do to help. Currently, the biggest need is financial assistance. We will keep you updated as organization is completed to be able to send over supplies, etc. To find out how you can donate your time, talents, and provide financial assistance to the people of Cedar Rapids please contact Catholic Charities at 1-800-772-2758 or go to the Catholic Charities of Dubuque website.

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Featured Saint of the Day: St. Romuald
Guest: Brian Rooney
Communications Director for the St. Thomas More Law Center

Named after the patron saint of lawyers, the St. Thomas More Law Center is a law firm dedicated to defending religious freedom and upholding family values and the sanctity of all human life from conception until natural death. The St. Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit organization and does not charge their clients for their services. You may support the St. Thomas More Law Center by clicking on the above link.


Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Featured Saint of the Day: Venerable Matt Talbot
Guest: Diane Ericksen
Diane is the editor of the Catholic Faith Explorers Series . This series is a great source for adult catechesis. If you would like to order the Catholic Faith Explorers series for your own use or for group catechesis please contact Ignatius Press at http://www.ignatius.com/ or call 1-800-651-1531.


Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Featured Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Cafasso
Guest: Mike Aquilina

Mike is an author, editor, and the Vice-President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He is the Co-host of several shows produced for EWTN with Dr. Scott Hahn. Many of these shows can be heard on a rotating basis every weekday morning at 6am on KWKY Catholic Radio.
Mike's topic on our show today was the Church Fathers.
To find out more about Mike or the Church Fathers go to http://www.mikeaquilina.com/
Mike also has a blog at http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/


Monday, June 16, 2008
Featured Saint of the Day: St. John Francis Regis
Guest: Greg Willits
Co-founder of The Rosary Army, Co-host of The Rosary Army Podcast, & Co-creator of That Catholic Show
Greg talked about the first Catholic New Media Celebration taking place June 22, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more new media (podcasts, etc.), Catholic style, check out http://www.sqpn.com/
Enjoy this episode of That Catholic Show: I Confess!

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