On this episode of The Catholic Morning Show, Msgr. Roger Landry, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, joins Deacon Mark Campbell to explain the nationwide push for 75,000 handmade World Mission Rosaries ahead of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's beatification on September 24 in St. Louis. Diocese of Des Moines evangelization director John Gaffney also joins Bo Bonner for his monthly segment on how the Blessed Virgin Mary models evangelization through presence, patience, and prayer. Plus, the hosts cover Rod Stewart's Iowa State Fair cancellation, preview Katie Patrizio's Sunday Dive, and look ahead to Iowa Catholic Radio's 12th Annual Men's Stag.
Today on the Show Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell open on the Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal before turning to two feature conversations: a monthly evangelization check-in with the Diocese of Des Moines and a national interview on the countdown to Archbishop Fulton Sheen's beatification.
Msgr. Roger Landry: 75,000 Rosaries for Fulton Sheen's Beatification Msgr. Roger Landry, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA and the current successor to Archbishop Fulton Sheen in that role, joins Deacon Mark Campbell to explain the World Mission Rosary — the five-decade, five-color rosary Sheen designed in 1951 to unite Catholics in prayer for the missions on every continent. Tens of thousands of the handmade rosaries will be distributed and prayed together immediately before Sheen's beatification Mass on September 24, 2026, in St. Louis. Learn how to make and send rosaries for the effort at The Pontifical Mission Societies.
John Gaffney: How Mary Teaches Us to Evangelize In his monthly visit from the Diocese of Des Moines, Director of Evangelization and Mission John Gaffney walks through the Annunciation, the Visitation, and Mary's steady presence from Cana to Calvary to show that evangelization starts with receiving Christ and continues through patient, prayerful accompaniment rather than argument. Learn more about the diocese's evangelization efforts at Diocese of Des Moines Evangelization & Mission.
Iowa State Fair Update: Rod Stewart Cancels Grandstand Show Rod Stewart has canceled his Friday, August 14 Grandstand performance at the Iowa State Fair while recovering from a coronary stent procedure. Fans who bought tickets through E-Tix will be refunded automatically; cash purchases can be refunded at the Fair box office. Full details are available from the Iowa State Fair. The Iowa State Fair runs August 13–23 in Des Moines.
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