The Catholic Morning Show for June 30, 2026 explores the renewal of Catholic liberal education and the legacy of a soon-to-be-blessed archbishop. Host Bo Bonner welcomes Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College, on the reprint of Truth on Trial and the story of the University of Kansas Integrated Humanities Program, then Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger, on the upcoming Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage to Peoria. Tune in for inspiring conversation on Great Books education, conversion, and Catholic pilgrimage on Iowa Catholic Radio.
On today's show, Bo Bonner leads two conversations at the heart of the Catholic intellectual and spiritual life — the renewal of authentic Catholic education and the witness of a future saint.
Catholic Liberal Education Reborn — Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut Fr. Dcn. Kyle Washut, president of Wyoming Catholic College, discusses his new introduction to the reprint of Truth on Trial: The Rise and Fall of the Integrated Humanities Program at the University of Kansas by Dr. Robert K. Carlson. He traces how the 1970s "Great Books" program led by professors John Senior, Dennis Quinn, and Franklyn Nelick instilled wonder through poetry, song, Latin, friendship, and the outdoors — fueling more than 300 conversions (including Bishop James Conley), inspiring religious vocations, and helping seed Clear Creek Abbey, Wyoming Catholic College, and today's Catholic classical education movement. Get the book from CUA Press / The Adeodatus Series.
The Fulton Sheen Pilgrimage — Dan Russo Dan Russo, editor of The Catholic Messenger, previews the newspaper's Archbishop Fulton Sheen pilgrimage from Davenport to Peoria, Illinois. Date: Thursday, July 24, 2026 (registration deadline July 15, 2026). Itinerary: bus departs St. Vincent Center, Davenport at 8 a.m.; tour of the Fulton Sheen Museum; lunch and a film on Sheen's life; tour of St. Mary's Cathedral; Mass with Bishop Dennis Walsh of the Diocese of Davenport at Sheen's tomb; a 2.5-mile scenic drive on Grand View Drive in Peoria. Cost: $100, including transportation, lunch, and museum and cathedral admission. To register: visit catholicmessenger.net and click the pilgrimage link, email messenger@davenportdiocese.org, or call 563-323-9959. Venerable Fulton Sheen is scheduled to be beatified September 24, 2026 in St. Louis.
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