On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, host Judy Comeaux spoke over the phone with Dcn. Guadalupe Rodriguez, one of the co-formators in the Diocese of Austin's Diaconate Formation Program. They talked about some inexplicable events in Guadalupe's life connected to the Holy Souls and how those have stirred a great devotion in him for their salvation. He also explained many of the remarkable insights gained for us by saints and mystics about Purgatory. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebo...
Dec 14, 2018•57 min•Season 2Ep. 83
On Wednesday, November 21, 2018, host Pam Marvin spoke over the phone with Fr. Greg Gerhart, the current associate pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Center in College Station, Texas. What is temperance and from where does it come? St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, “The entire structure of good works is built on four virtues…[and] the passions need a curb, which we call Temperance.” Fr. Greg had a lot to explain about the foundation of temperance, how to increase it, and even how to draw on the sacrament of ...
Nov 26, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 81
On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais spoke over the phone with the current chaplain at the Diocese of Austin's Cedarbrake Retreat Center about his life as a Franciscan friar, the uniqueness of Franciscan spirituality and its charism of poverty. He also talked about his many years in China preaching and supporting the underground Catholics there. Finally, he gave some general spiritual direction to listeners in aiding their prayer life and effort to hear the call of the Lord. E...
Nov 16, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 80
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, host Judy Comeaux spoke with her good friend Terrie Lipscomb about their shared devotion to praying for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and the values of earth, always round up!
Nov 16, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 79
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, host Pam Marvin spoke with Jim Olson, professor at the George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M University. A former CIA field officer and later staff member in the George H. W. Bush White House, Professor Olson joined Pam to talk about real-life examples of the virtue and how to cultivate more of it in your own life. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choosing between the valu...
Nov 16, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 78
On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, host Gene Wilhelm spoke over the phone with John Smith, the Director of Development for St. Peter's Catholic Student Center in Waco, Texas which serves the campus of Baylor University. John not only introduced himself and talked about his background, but also described the vibrant Catholic life on offer to Catholic students at the university. The spiritual fruits from Mass and confession are enriched through fellowship dinners, Eucharistic adoration, and service p...
Oct 15, 2018•50 min•Season 2Ep. 77
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, host Judy Comeaux invited Jennifer Stavinoha, youth minister at @AblazeYouth, to talk about the foundations of discipleship, especially the possibilities for real encounter of the Lord and a blossoming of spiritual closeness with Him through small groups that are places of both discernment and accountability. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and...
Oct 12, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 76
On Wednesday, September 19, 2018, host Pam Marvin invited her friend and fellow health enthusiasist, Donna Hanus, to sit down and talk about the intersection of personal abnegation and whole-body health. Donna is a registered nurse and a licensed herbalist who has over 15 years of experience in homeopathic remedies. She is particularly interested, at the moment, in the physical benefits gained from adopting a regimen of intermittent fasting. To her mind, this seems only to confirm what the Churc...
Oct 11, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 75
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, host Gene Wilhelm invited the president of the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men, Dennis Daniel, into the studio for a conversation about the whys and hows of encouraging Catholic men to take up the cross of leadership and self-sacrifice in their families, neighborhoods, and parishes in order to transmit the faith to the next generation. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choos...
Sep 18, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 74
On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, Pam Marvin spoke with Christopher Lafitte, counselor at St. Mary's Catholic Center in College Station, Texas. Christopher is part of a team of local Catholic clergy and laity who are bringing Bart and Bob Schuchts of the John Paul II Healing Center in Austin to College Station on November 2 and 3 for a Two-Day Equipping intended to help Catholics draw more powerfully and consistently on the grace and gifts of the Holy Spirit they have been given through the Sacrame...
Sep 07, 2018•54 min•Season 2Ep. 73
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, guest host Megan Silas invited Keith Comeaux, who is in the diaconate formation program for the Diocese of Austin, and his wife, Judy, to talk about the joys and struggles of discerning a call to the diaconate, accepting the discipline of the process, and growing closer to one another in their marriage through the call to holiness and prayer demanded of candidates. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And re...
Sep 07, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 73
On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Dcn. Mike Beauvais had a lively interview with Paul Gondreau, professor of theology at Providence College and author of an essay in the new collection from Catholic Answers, Inseperable: Five Perspectives on Sex, Life, and Love in Defense of Humanae Vitae. Part of RED-C's effort to mark and observe the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Prof. Gondreau joined the program to discuss why the teachings of Humanae Vitae can be defended and explained on philosophic...
Sep 07, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 73
On Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Dcn. Mike Beauvais and Pam Marvin concluded their two-part analysis of the New Age movement based on the publication "Jesus, Water Bearer of Life" from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Especially useful in this regard are the questions the document provides that are useful in a self-assessment of beliefs and to use apologetically in conversation with a believer in New Age spirituality. The hosts also devoted significant time in the first portion of t...
Aug 20, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 72
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, Gene Wilhelm welcomed Dcn. Dave Mayes from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in College Station who is recently returned from making a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Dcn. Dave gave a description of the experience, some insights into his spiritual state before and after the pilgrimage, and reflected on how he encountered God during his journey. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remem...
Aug 17, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 71
On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Dcn. Mike Beauvais and Pam Marvin began a two-part analysis of the New Age movement based on the publication "Jesus, Water Bearer of Life" from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. You will get acquainted with some of the major philosophies and anthropologies that fall under the umbrella of New Age spirituality. These will be contrasted with what the Catholic Faith has revealed about the nature and purpose of human life. Catch Part 2 live on Wednesday, Au...
Aug 14, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 70
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, host Pam Marvin invited back Dr. Miranda Walichowski for further conversations about the concept of root sin. Dr. Walichowski pointed people to Matt 4:3–11 and the three temptations that Jesus endured in the desert. Together they constitute the root sins of sensuality, vanity, and pride. They explained that conquering root sin depends significantly on what Pam would call good "human formation" and what Dr. Walichowski likened to "preparing for spiritual battle," i.e....
Jul 30, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 69
On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, host Judy Comeaux spoke with Brandon Peice, a former member of her youth ministry at St. Anthony's in Bryan, Texas. Brandon is now a student at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He came on to talk about how youth ministry brought him to desire a relationship with Jesus Christ and how RCIA fed his hunger for truth and deepened that relationship with Christ through membership in His Church. Now Brandon is a campus minister and takes great joy in helping othe...
Jul 25, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 68
On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with his friend Fr. Antony Tinker who is one of the founders of a Franciscan community of priests and brothers in Arizona. They begin their days with praise and the Divine Office and this powers their charitable service. They work on Native American reservations, in mission churches, university campus, and on the highways and byways. In every setting, they are introducing people to Christ and His Church. Learn about the origins of the order, a...
Jul 13, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 67
On Wednesday, July 4, 2018, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais recapped his recent trip to the Holy Land and considered the teaching, reception, and legacy of Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae at the beginning of the month of its 50th Anniversary (July 29, 1968). Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and the values of earth, always round up!
Jul 09, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 66
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, host Pam Marvin interviewed Kristin Stravinsky, in the second half of the show about the devotional practice of home enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (the feast day was June 8). The materials and rites for an enthronement are provided and distributed by Our Lady's Blue Army. This venerable international Catholic organization arose, in response to the apparitions at Fatima, in 1947 under the direction of Msgnr. Harold Colgan. The Blue Army (officially the Wor...
Jun 27, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 65
On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, host Gene Wilhelm interviewed College Station listener Trey Ramirez about his personal devotion to St. Padre Pio. St. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968) was canonized in 2002 after a young Italian boy's miraculous cure in 2000 was established as due to to the saint's heavenly intercession. Padre Pio received the stigmata in 1918 and for the next 50 years lived in great suffering while at the same time hearing enormous numbers of confessions (even intuiting the thoughts o...
Jun 20, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 64
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, host Dcn Mike Beauvais interviewed three members of The Arms of St Francis community, Sr Rita Jane Radecki, Gail Peterson, and Janie Rios. The Arms of St Francis is a Third Order community that strives to live according to the teachings of St Francis of Assisi, especially hospitality. They meet regularly at St Anthony Catholic Church in Bryan, TX. For more information visit saintanthonys.org/the-arms-of-st-francis-ofs . Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Fac...
Jun 10, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 63
On May 30, 2018, a rare fifth Wednesday of the month, RED-C Radio general manager Dr Thaddeus Romansky hosted fellow radio host Gene Wilhelm. Gene, an avid and experienced gardener, brought to the show a unique perspective on the parable of the sower and the seeds from Matthew 13:3-9. Gene explained the historical context of the parable, shared how the parable spoke to him in a profound way, and taught listeners what the parable means for us today. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Fa...
Jun 04, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 62
On May 23, 2018, host Judy Comeaux interviewed local Catholic musician Kyle Sinkule. Kyle is originally from West, TX and is currently located in Waco, where he is an avid listener of RED-C Catholic Radio, KYAR 98.3 FM. During the show, he talked about how he began writing music in high school and how he later led worship teams at his home parish in West. His songwriting and performing drew him into the orbit of Protestant musicians. This began an interest in Protestant worship styles that led h...
May 25, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 61
On May 16, 2018, host Pam Marvin spoke again with a member of the Apostles of the Interior Life, Sr. Raffaella Cavallin, who is in residence at St. Mary's Catholic Center in College Station. Pam and Sr. Raffaella considered the role of the virtue of justice in improving our prayer lives. The cardinal virtues--justice, temperance, fortitude, and prudence--are human virtues that can be developed by any person and actually are fundamental to the human being's ability to benefit from God's grace and...
May 16, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 60
On May 9, 2018, Gene Wilhelm hosted a roundtable discussion about the state of ministry, to men and by men, in the Diocese of Austin. Joining him in the studio was David Jordan, who is coordinating activities for men in Bryan-College Station in collaboration with the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men (CTFCM). On the phone were the current CTFCM director, Mike Kelly, and the new incoming director, Dennis Daniels. Conversation touched on the spiritual and moral needs of today's Catholic men...
May 16, 2018•51 min•Season 2Ep. 59
On May 2, 2018, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais interviewed the chancellor for the Diocese of Austin, Dcn. Ron Walker, about the duties of that position and how he puts his training and experience as a lawyer at the service of the Church in Central Texas. He began by describing his uprbringing and then his journey to the deaconate. He and Dcn. Mike also spoke about some of their joys associated with forming the men who will be the diocese's future permanent deacons. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic R...
May 10, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 58
On April 25, 2018, host Judy Comeaux chatted with the associate pastor of St Joseph in Bryan, Fr Jared Cooke. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catholic Radio on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter at @REDCRadio. And remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and the values of earth, always round up!
Apr 29, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 57
On April 18, 2018, host Pam Marvin welcomed to the show Sister Penny Dunn, OSF, the Vice President of Mission Integration at CHI St. Joseph Health. From her life experiences, especially in caring for patients at CHI St. Joseph, Sister Penny has discovered the great necessity of forgiveness and how it can be achieved even by those who have difficulties letting go of deep wounds. Sister exlplained during the show that a genuine forgiveness can only be brought about through self detachment and situ...
Apr 23, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 56
On April 11, 2018, host Gene Wilhelm chated with John Egan, director of The Pines Catholic Camp. John says proudly that, "No kid comes into my office after three or four days in the forest and says, 'I miss my X-Box. John discussed a typical day for campers and also gave insight on the types of people that become youth ministers and the kinds of training they have to go through. For more information, email Carla@the pines.org or visit their website, thepines.org. Enjoy the show, like RED-C Catho...
Apr 13, 2018•55 min•Season 2Ep. 55
