Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell wrap up the week the morning after Archbishop Fulton Sheen's beatification, with Julie Nelson of Catholic Women Now sharing a firsthand account from St. Louis and the hosts unpacking the striking jawbone relic carried in the ceremony. Dowling Catholic head coach Tom Wilson reflects on 22 years of faith, football, and forming young men ahead of tonight's road game at Waterloo West, and Fr. Dan Kirby offers a Sunday Gospel reflection on the parable of the two sons. Plus a Christ Our Life conference preview, Pope Leo XIV's visit to France, and Friday news, sports, and weather.
Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell close out the week on the Friday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, with Mass today at 9 a.m. at Holy Spirit in Creston (90.9 FM), and remember Saint Finbar, the bishop and patron of Cork, Ireland.
Fr. Dan Kirby previews this Sunday's Gospel (Matthew 21:28–32), the parable of the two sons, using Vince Lombardi's famous "Green Bay Sweep" lesson on follow-through to show how Christ, who "emptied himself" in Philippians 2, calls us to back up our words with action. Read Sunday's readings at USCCB.org.
Julie Nelson, co-host of Catholic Women Now, calls in from St. Louis after Thursday's beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. She describes the international feel of the crowd, the Midwest pride in a farm boy from Illinois becoming "Blessed," Sheen's connection to the Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota (where Diocese of Des Moines seminarians still study), and why his prophetic insight and humor still resonate today. Bo and Deacon Mark then discuss the unforgettable moment when James Fulton Engstrom, whose survival was recognized as the miracle behind the beatification, carried Sheen's jawbone relic in procession, and what relics teach us about an incarnational faith, mortality, and the call to holiness.
Jeanne Thill previews this weekend's Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen, featuring Christ Our Life co-founder Ellen Miller. Listen Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on Iowa Catholic Radio, anytime at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app.
The Christ Our Life Catholic Conference is this weekend, September 26–27, at the Casey's Center in downtown Des Moines. Bishop William Joensen celebrates Mass Saturday at 9 a.m., and Bishop Joseph Espaillat presides at the closing Sunday Mass at 12:30 p.m. Can't make it in person? Register to livestream the full weekend at ChristOurLifeIowa.com, and stop by the Iowa Catholic Radio booth to see our Eucharistic Miracle banners.
Dowling Catholic head football coach and athletic director Tom Wilson joins Deacon Mark to reflect on 22 years at Dowling, why the school's faith and small-town community made it his "dream job," and how postgame radio interviews build confidence in student athletes. He previews tonight's Class 5A district game, No. 2 Dowling Catholic at Waterloo West, and explains why his team focuses on "the standard" over the outcome after a brutal early-season schedule. Pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m. with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. from Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, live on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. More on the program at Dowling Catholic Football.
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