On Wednesday, September 30, host Pam Marvin talked with James Adams, Theology teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Bryan, Tx. In the first part of the show, they had an interesting discussion about the archangels. Did you know there are 7? Tune in to hear more! In the second half of the show, James and Pam talked about the USCCB’s document, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. James and Pam talked about the importance of voting as Catholic citizens. When American Catholics vote, the...
Oct 22, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 173
On Wednesday, September 23, host Judy Comeaux spoke with Malachy Fallon, Executive Director of the Xavier Society for the Blind in New York. The Xavier Society for the Blind provides religious, spiritual, and inspirational reading materials in braille and audio to blind and visually impaired individuals. Malachy talked about the history of the organization, as well as what they do to bring resources of the Catholic Faith to the blind population. One example of what they do is transcribe books fo...
Oct 22, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 172
This episode was a roundtable discussion about sharing our faith in professional settings! On Wednesday, September 16, former President of the Texas A&M University Catholic Faculty and Staff Network Dr. Roger Martinez, current President Jessica Lennerton, and President of the Christian Faculty Network Dr. Micah Green talked about sharing the faith in a professional setting. Tune in for a great conversation!
Sep 24, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 171
On Wednesday, September 9, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with Fr. Timothy Vaverek about his journey and discernment to the priesthood. Fr. Timothy is the pastor at St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption in West, Texas. In the first part of the show, Gene talked about saints of the day, Saint Peter Claver, a Jesuit from Barcelona who ministered on slave ships in Cartagena, Columbia, and blessed Frédéric Ozanam, an equal rights advocate who founded the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of S...
Sep 14, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 170
On Wednesday, September 2, host Deacon Mike Beauvais talked with Dr. Michael Foley, Professor of Patristics at Baylor University, and author of multiple books including Drinking With the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour. In the first part of the show, Deacon Mike talked about our two upcoming benefit dinners for KEDC and KYAR where Dr. Foley will be the guest speaker. You can register for the KEDC Benefit Dinner here ! In the second part of the show, Dr. Foley brought together his...
Sep 14, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 169
On Wednesday, August 26, host Judy Comeaux spoke with Patricia Hefti, leader of the 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil. In the first part of the show, Judy talked about St. Monica, who prayed for 21 years for the conversion of her husband and son, the son who later became St. Augustine. In the second half of the show, Patricia Hefti talked about the 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil and the beauty of 40 Days for Life and its mission. The 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil is a peaceful sidewalk protest, where...
Aug 31, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 168
On Wednesday, August 12, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with former special operative “CT” about his life story and military experience which showcases the power of prayer during times of adversity. In the first part of the show, Gene talked about Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, protégé of St. Francis de Sales and founder of the Sisters of the Visitation. In the second half of the show, Gene began his conversation with “CT” by talking about his time in the Army Reserve, but desiring move to active duty,...
Aug 19, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 166
On Wednesday August 5, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Dr. Robert J. Matava, an Associate Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, about the Christendom Project, a great opportunity for students at different universities to gain a new appreciation for their faith while working toward a potential degree in theology at Christendom. Christendom is a small, Catholic, liberal arts college in the Shenandoah River Valley of the Blue Ridge Mo...
Aug 14, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 165
On Wednesday, July 29, Pam Marvin invited Fr. Paul-Michael Piega on the show to talk about his journey to the priesthood. Fr. Paul-Michael is a Texas A&M graduate and is one of two new associate pastors at St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station. The first part of the show, Pam talked about St. Martha, as the day's Gospel reading was from Matthew where Lazarus died and Martha boldly said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died!” In the second half of the s...
Aug 07, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 164
On Wednesday July 22, Judy Comeaux talked with Gail Peterson about simplicity. In the first part of the show, Judy talked about St. Mary Magdalene as today is her feast day. Mary Magdalene was a Jewish woman who traveled with Jesus, and was a witness to the crucifixion and its aftermath. She is even sometimes referred to as an apostle to the apostles. Judy also spoke with Allison Sullivan in the first half of the show about a GoFundMe account to help those in the Bryan College Station area with ...
Aug 07, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 163
On Wednesday, July 15, Pam Marvin talked with the newly assigned Vocations Director for the Diocese of Austin, Fr. Greg Gerhart, about dating. In the first part of the show, Megan Silas, Pam’s co-host on the new podcast, Shoulder to Shoulder, talked about St. Bonaventure, a Franciscan priest who united the pastoral and practical aspects of life with the doctrines of the Church in an appealing way. In the second half of the show, Fr. Greg spoke about the dos and don’ts of dating. Fr. Greg said we...
Aug 07, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 162
On Wednesday, July 8, Gene Wilhelm talked with Fr. Augustine Ariwaodo from St. Peter’s Catholic Center at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, about his life and path to the priesthood. Fr. Augustine is originally from Nigeria, came to the US in 2008, and was ordained to the priesthood in 2013. In this episode he told the eventful story about how God called him to become a priest. His journey took some surprising twists and turns that allowed him to grow in his faith and ultimately grow in holiness...
Aug 07, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 161
On Wednesday, June 24, Judy Comeaux talked with Robin Waters, RED-C Catholic Radio’s station director for KYAR 98.3 FM in Waco,Texas. Robin talked about his journey to the Catholic Faith, his faith in God that has strengthened him through his life experiences, and his calling to the diaconate. He was raised in a loosely Baptist home and started to learn about the Catholic Faith through his then girlfriend, and now wife, Carolyn. Although he didn’t see many differences between Catholicism and Pro...
Jul 06, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 160
On Wednesday, June 17, Pam Marvin and Megan Silas talked about their new podcast, Shoulder to Shoulder, a brand new show that talks about building healthy and holy relationships, and much more! In the first part of the show, Pam talked about the Feast of the Sacred Heart, which is coming up on June 19th! Pam shared her beautiful devotion to the Sacred Heart and the blessings it can bring. The Shoulder to Shoulder podcast was born out of the friendship and shared love for Christ of its hosts, Pam...
Jun 18, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 159
On Wednesday, June 10, Gene Wilhelm talked with Katie Smith, graduate of Texas A&M and now Director of Youth and Young Adults at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Richardson, Texas. Katie and Gene talked about the beauty of youth ministry and the impact a great youth minister had on her life at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish in College Station. She shared her journey to becoming a youth minister and talked about her deep family history at St. Joseph in Richardson. Listen to this episode to l...
Jun 17, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 158
On Wednesday June 3rd, Fr. Sebastian Walshe, a Norbertine Priest from St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange, California, was on to talk about his new book, Secrets from Heaven: Hidden Treasures of Faith in the Parables and Conversations of Jesus. Fr. Sebastian was raised in a mixed-religion family, his father being a non-practicing Catholic, and his mother a Jew, until she had a conversion to the Lutheran Church. Fr. Sebastian mentioned the three main objections to the truth of scripture that he writes ...
Jun 08, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 157
On Wednesday, May 27, Judy Comeaux spoke with Marcel Lejeune about evangelization. He is the President and Founder of Catholic Missionary Disciples, Catholic Evangelist, international speaker, and award-winning author of the Contagious Catholic: the Art of Practical Evangelization. Marcel and Judy talked about what it truly means to be a disciple, not just a believer, of Jesus Christ. Living your Faith intentionally as a disciple of Christ is far different from just going through the motions by ...
Jun 03, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 156
On Wednesday May 20, Pam Marvin spoke with Charlene Alexander of the Regnum Christi consecrated women of the Houston/Tomball area. They reflected on this time we’ve had in quarantine and how it has affected us humanly as well as spiritually. They each talked about their personal experiences, things they have learned throughout this time, ways they have grown, and more! Listen to the episode now for a peaceful and fruitful conversation! Remember to go and love your neighbor!
Jun 02, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 155
On Wednesday, May 6, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Trent Horn from Catholic Answers Live about his new book, Can a Catholic be a Socialist? In the first part of the show, Deacon Mike and Dennis shared their thoughts about the resumption of public masses in the Diocese of Austin and how that process is playing out. In the second segment, Trent Horn also talked a little bit about public masses being re-opened to the public and made the point that we can never be 100% safe in life, but we take re...
May 14, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 154
On Wednesday April 22, Judy Comeaux spoke with Elle Staniszewski of the Pro-Life Waco, about the impact of “blessing bags.” Elle serves as a sidewalk counselor outside of Planned Parenthood, and hands out blessing bags to women heading into or out of the clinic. These blessing bags are filled with love as a way to reach out to the women and, hopefully, prevent them from following through with an abortion. On the outside of the blessing bags there are coupons for free health care such as pregnanc...
Apr 24, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 153
On Wednesday, April 8, Gene Wilhelm talked about St. Julie Billiart in the first part of the show, who was the Saint of the Day for April 8. In the second half of the show, he talked with Fr. Ryan Higdon, Pastor at St. Louis Catholic Church in Waco. Fr. Ryan talked about his experience as a priest at different Catholic churches and schools. He has been at St. Joseph in Bryan, St. Mary’s in College Station, and is now the pastor at St. Louis in Waco. The parochial school—a Catholic school under t...
Apr 15, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 152
On Wednesday April 1, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Dr. Holly Ordway, newly appointed Fellow of Faith and Culture at Word on Fire, and also Professor of English and faculty in the M.A. in Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. Dr. Ordway was not raised in a religious home, but she eventually became a Christian, and then a few years after that she became Catholic. She talked about her journey to the Catholic Faith through learning from authors like C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Her intervi...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 151
On Wednesday, March 25, Judy Comeaux spoke with Fr. Ron Gonzalez, a Jesuit priest and retreat director at Montserrat Retreat Center in Dallas, TX. They talked about his experience at the center and the impact that retreats can have on peoples’ life journey. Retreats have the capacity to bring you into a much deeper relationship with God. Fr. Ron talked about the process of retreats and how the Holy Spirit moves throughout them. After listening, you’ll want to book a retreat at Montserrat! Fr. Ro...
Apr 03, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 150
On Wednesday, March 18, host Pam Marvin talked with Dennis Macha about the difficult times we are facing in the world. They looked at ways the Church has approached difficult times in the past, talked about saints, growth in virtue, and making a spiritual communion, especially during these challenging times. If you’re struggling right now, this episode is a great reminder that our God is sovereign, and it will encourage you to move forward in faith, despite our worldly circumstances. Listen in f...
Mar 19, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 149
On Wednesday, March 11, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with founder and President of Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, Dan Burke, about his new book, Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits. Dan talked about spiritual warfare he has encountered throughout his life, that began at a young age. He shared spiritual experiences that brought him to despair, which in turn led him to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Faith. You can check out Dan’s book at Sophia Institute Press here . When choosing bet...
Mar 19, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 148
On Wednesday March 4th, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with evangelist Troy Guy, a former Baptist, a nuclear engineer by trade, and a self-professed "Evangelical Catholic," about his new CD: Mary the Mother of Our Lord, as well as the importance of evangelization for Catholic Christians. Troy created this CD with the goal in mind of having a resource for Protestants to go to in order to help them get past misconceptions they might have about the Blessed Virgin Mary which he himself used to believe, ...
Mar 12, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 147
On Ash Wednesday, February 26, Judy Comeaux talked with Kathryn Whitaker, Catholic author, blogger, speaker, and freelance graphic designer, about her book, Live Big, Love Bigger. Kathryn wants the book to let people know that they are loved, right where and how they are at that time in their life, no matter the state. She told her personal story that led her to write the book, and opened up about her faith journey and life as a Catholic woman and mother in general. Listen to this episode to be ...
Mar 02, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 146
On Wednesday February 19, Pam Marvin began the show highlighting St. Josephine Bakhita (February 8), a Sudanese slave, who, despite living a tough life, found her peace in the Lord through it all! Listen to learn more about her beautiful story. In the second part of the show, John Schroeter, editor of a special illuminated edition of Thomas à Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ (Sophia), was Pam’s guest. He talked about the 600-year-old spiritual classic. John spoke about his journey to the Catholi...
Mar 02, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 145
On Wednesday, February 12, Gene Wilhelm spoke with Roger Martinez and Deacon Mark Oliveri about prison ministry in the Brazos Valley and the need for volunteers. They discussed the Kolbe Retreat, the importance of helping the families of the incarcerated, and much more about their experiences, including how they’ve seen God work in the lives of prisoners, as well as their own. Listen to this episode to learn about prison ministry in the Brazos Valley…you might even feel called to become involved...
Feb 21, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 144
On Wednesday, February 5, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Dr. Michael Behe, a biochemist from Lehigh University and world expert on the theory of intelligent design (ID). If you’re not sure what ID is, then tune in to hear Dr. Behe explain some of the flaws in the theory of evolution and how ID is an eminently reasonable and evidence-based theory for how the universe and life came to be. Dr. Behe will be debating a fellow scientist—defending the theory of evolution—at Texas A&M on Thursday, ...
Feb 18, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 143
