The Catholic Morning Show

Colleen Taki: Why Catholic Radio Is Part of Her Daily Prayer (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | Fall Fundraiser | Tuesday 9AM - 09/29/2026

Episode Summary

Jeanne Thill and Bud Maher welcome longtime listener Colleen Taki of Adel for a joyful Fall Fundraiser hour on The Catholic Morning Show about how Catholic radio shapes daily prayer, family life, and faith across Iowa. Hear stories of praying the rosary with the radio, learning the faith through Catholic Answers, getting to know Bishop Johnson, and hearing God speak at just the right moment, plus listener testimonials from parishes across central Iowa. Join The Harvest Is Abundant Fall Fundraiser and help Iowa Catholic Radio keep connecting people to Christ.

Episode Notes

GIVE TODAY: Text the word GIVE to 515-223-1150 for a secure giving link, or give online at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options. Be one of the laborers in The Harvest Is Abundant Fall Fundraiser: $25 a month for the next year.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 9 a.m. hour. Jeanne Thill and Bud Maher are joined by longtime listener Colleen Taki of St. John the Baptist in Adel for a joyful hour of stories about what Catholic radio means to Iowa families.

FUNDRAISER UPDATE

• The goal for every live hour is 12 donors giving $25 a month (less than a dollar a day). Text GIVE to 515-223-1150 and you'll get a secure link back.
• The previous hour reached all 12 donors, with a triple match from a matching donor. This hour's gifts were also part of a match hour, and the count stood at 5 donors with about four minutes left.
• Bud pledged push-ups for every hour that hits the goal.
• The next live matching hour is today at 2:00 p.m.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Colleen shares how the radio became part of her daily drive, from her Winterset and West Des Moines commutes to morning Mass, and how she has listened since the station played Christian music and later went "all Catholic all the time."
• Colleen's rosary story: growing up, the rosary was for funerals. Now her living room has rosaries her grandkids pick up to ask, "Grandma, say a decade with me."
• Praying the rosary with the radio voices of Mother Angelica, Bishop Barron, Fr. Groeschel, and Bishop Johnson, and feeling the communion of saints.
• Hearing the right thing at the right moment: Fr. John Riccardo answering a question she was praying about, the confession-day "no memo needed" moment, and a Marcus Peter talk on being grafted into the Body of Christ that spoke to Colleen the quilter.
• Favorite programs, including Catholic Answers with Jimmy Akin and Dr. David Anders, Making It Personal with Bishop Johnson, Stories from the Heart, Fr. Robert Spitzer, Dr. Ray Guarendi, and Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz at bedtime.
• Why Iowa Catholic Radio is "the big parish in the diocese," connecting small parishes like Adel with the whole state.
• How Catholic radio reaches young people through Dowling Catholic sports and the morning show, and supports RCIA/OCIA and vocations.
• A reflection on how Catholic media makes the communion of saints visible, prompted by Fulton Sheen's beatification.
• Listener testimonials and voices from across the diocese, including Bishop William Johnson, Coach Tom Wilson of Dowling Catholic High School, Chris Stefanik of Real Life Catholic, Dr. Ray Guarendi, and Teresa Tomeo.

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