Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the National Eucharistic Congress, explains why the 11th National Eucharistic Congress is returning to Indianapolis in July 2029 and why its focus will turn to Mary and the Eucharist ahead of the 500th anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mary's Helping Hands previews its Born to Run 5K and 1-mile fun run at Confluence Brewing, benefiting Des Moines families with babies and toddlers, and Fr. Dan Kirby offers a Gospel reflection on putting God first and rejecting modern idols. It's news, sports, and weather for Friday, October 23, on the Memorial of Saint John of Capistrano.
Deacon Mark Campbell, Brian Egan, and Ayden Pugh close out the week on Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, the Memorial of Saint John of Capistrano, the Franciscan preacher and patron saint of judges. Today's Mass is at 8:15 a.m. at St. John the Apostle in Norwalk.
Fr. Dan Kirby of St. John the Apostle Parish in Norwalk previews this Sunday's readings for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the greatest commandment: love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. He explains why the first commandment still applies today, how possessions, pleasure, and politics can become our idols, and how the Mass, prayer, Scripture, the sacraments, and good Christian friends let the Lord truly be Lord of our lives.
Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, chairman of the National Eucharistic Congress, joins Deacon Mark days after organizers announced that the 11th National Eucharistic Congress will return to Indianapolis in July 2029. Bishop Cozzens explains why Indianapolis won out after a serious look at other cities, previews a 2029 theme centered on Mary and the Eucharist ahead of the 500th anniversary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031, and shares the fruits of the 2024 Congress, including a young man who heard a call to the priesthood during opening-night adoration and is now in seminary. The next National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route will be announced in January. Read the announcement at EucharisticCongress.org.
Jeanne Thill previews this weekend's Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen, featuring retired NASA astronaut Col. Michael Good, who flew space shuttle missions to the Hubble Space Telescope and the International Space Station and recently traveled to Poland with Bishop Joensen. He shares how seeing the earth from space deepened his faith. Listen Saturday at 8 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.
Allison Franz and Tonia Martin of Mary's Helping Hands preview the Born to Run 5K and 1-mile fun run, Saturday, November 14, at 9 a.m. at Confluence Brewing Company, 1235 Thomas Beck Rd., Des Moines, on a course around Gray's Lake. Registration is $37 through Sunday, October 25, at 11:59 p.m., then $45, with age-based pricing and family discounts. Expect live music from Josh Sinclair, coffee, breakfast pizza, hot cocoa, donuts, and athletic socks for every participant. Tonia shares how Mary's Helping Hands served a record 610 families last month with diapers, clothing, pack 'n plays, and more. Register at RunSignup and learn more or volunteer at MHHIowa.org.
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