Sunday Dive host Katie Patrizio joins Deacon Mark Campbell for a special Fall Fundraiser edition celebrating one year of her Catholic Bible study show on Iowa Catholic Radio. She shares how Dr. John Bergsma ignited her love of Scripture, how a sweltering drive to Ames turned into seven years at St. Cecilia Parish, and the trusted Catholic commentaries she relies on to make sure her teaching is true. Katie also reveals how hearing Catholic Answers on the radio in middle school kept her in the faith, a powerful reason to support Catholic radio during The Harvest Is Abundant.
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On the eve of Sunday Dive's one-year anniversary on Iowa Catholic Radio, Deacon Mark Campbell sits down with host Katie Patrizio for a behind-the-scenes look at the woman who opens up the Sunday Gospel every Wednesday morning. Her first live show aired October 1, 2025, on the Feast of St. Thérèse, and this conversation falls on the Feast of St. Jerome, patron saint of Bible scholars.
In this episode:
- Studying abroad at Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Scripture class with Dr. John Bergsma that changed her life
- Leaving a philosophy master's program to study biblical theology, Greek, and Hebrew at John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego
- The Bible study at All Saints in Des Moines that grew every single week
- An interview drive to Ames with an ice pack on her lap, and the seven years at St. Cecilia Parish that sharpened her teaching
- "Where did you get that, and is it true?" Katie's go-to sources, starting with the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture
- What textual variants in ancient biblical manuscripts are, and why scholars study them
- How Chris Stefanick's description of her teaching became the tagline for Sunday Dive
- Katie's vision to bring Sunday Dive to more Catholic radio stations nationwide
- How Catholic Answers on the radio in middle school kept her in the Church
Listen to Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. CT across the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. Catch full episodes at https://sundaydive.com/ or on demand at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/
Coming up: Katie returns Thursday, October 1, from 8 to 9 a.m. CT with members of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in West Des Moines.
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