Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Peter Herbeck, Director of Renewal Ministries and co-host of multiple Catholic television and radio shows, about the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement. Gene and Peter talk about what the movement specifically is and what it specifically is not. They also talk about what the relationship is between the Charismatic Renewal and the Catholic Church, and the historical account of how the movement was founded. Part of the discussion in this episode also focuses on the...
Jan 12, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 234
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais invited RED-C's Director of Education and Development, Dr. Thaddeus Romansky, to delve into the Second Vatican Council. The sixtieth anniversary of the council's opening is in 2022. They first assessed the historical context that led to the council. A guiding principle of their conversation was that the documents produced by the council are the council. Therefore, they gave brief overviews of its four constitutions: Sacrosanctum Concilium, L...
Jan 07, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 232
Host Pam Marvin interviews co-founder and President of 40 Days for Life Sean Carney about his newest book release, What to Say When. From "forced birth" to gender to "shout your abortion", much has changed since abortion was legalized in 1973, yet it remains the most controversial issue of our time. What to Say When equips the reader with proven approaches from the front-lines to help you know exactly what to say (and not say) when abortion comes up; balance converting hearts vs. winning argumen...
Jan 06, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 233
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Judy Comeaux warmly welcomed Jason and Amanda Kirklin into the RED-C Catholic Radio studios. They shared the basic outline of their conversion to Catholicism last year after several years of discernment and dialogue. They are now faithful listeners to RED-C Catholic Radio in Waco and our programming played a significant role in the story. Listen for the whole story and especially to how Jason and Amanda navigated the decision in the context of their marriage rela...
Dec 27, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 231
Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Anthony DeStefano about his two new books for children (ages 3 to 103 as the author quips) and their families, Joseph’s Donkey and The Beggar and the Bluebird. Both Gene and Anthony discuss how the deeper theme in the books is about death and resurrection, and the great things that come in life through the many deaths and resurrections that we all experience. The books at their core are about finding Jesus, which can be difficult to do in our busy lives and during t...
Dec 08, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 230
Deacon Mike Beauvais interviews Elizabeth Lev about her book, The Silent Knight A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art. Deacon Mike asks his favorite questions about the art in her book that intrigues him most, but he also gives a general review in his discussion with Elizabeth. The Silent Knight explores and chronicles the remarkable rise of Joseph’s iconography through masterpieces by some of history’s greatest artists. Each chapter of this book reveals a different facet of Joseph, context...
Dec 01, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 229
On Wednesday, November 24, 2021, host Judy Comeaux spoke with John Pisciotta, founder of Pro-Life Waco (PLW). He invited listeners to attend their Rise Up Waco event on Saturday, November 27 from 8-10 AM; to join PLW every fourth Saturday for prayer and witness in front of Planned Parenthood; and to participate in 40 Days for Life's "mini-40 Days" campaign on November 30 and December to pray in advance of oral arguments in the Dobbs case at the United States Supreme Court. You can find more info...
Nov 24, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 228
Host Pam Marvin interviews Deacon Mark Olivieri about his early life and call to the diaconate 5 years prior. Throughout the interview they wove in the virtue of humility, how that plays out in both of their lives, and a practical tool to increase in our humility. Deacon Mark spoke about the tsunami of grace that flooded his life when he said yes to his vocation as deacon. He also spoke about Ignatian Spirituality silent retreats, which he now leads at his local parish. Deacon Mark also spoke ab...
Nov 17, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 227
Host Gene Wilhelm interviews Kevin Wells, speaker, author, and evangelist in this episode of RED-C Roundup. Gene spoke with Kevin about his early upbringing and his background in the Catholic Faith as well as sports broadcasting and journalism. They also visited about how we use the talents and gifts that God has given us, no matter our lot in life. Kevin draws upon examples in his own life of marriage struggles, dire medical challenges, various work and ministry callings, and challenging the pr...
Nov 10, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 226
Host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with John Paci, Director of Catholic Charities of Central Texas and Mary Saladino, Case Manager for the St. Michael's Veteran Services Program at CCCTX. John Spoke about the past year of accomplishments for their organization and what is in store for the year ahead. Mary spoke specifically about National Veterans and Military Families month, the importance of serving veterans in our community, common issues that veterans and their families face, and how Catholic...
Nov 03, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 225
Host Judy Comeaux interviews Paulist Father Bruce Nieli, CSP from the Diocese of Austin about his article in the Catholic Spirit, “May we be Spirit-filled Catholics pursuing a Spirit-filled America.” They spoke about a potential religious awakening in our country as the most recent pandemic comes to an end. As it states in his article, “May we take the lead and accept the challenge and opportunity offered by Servant of God Father Isaac Thomas Hecker a century and a half ago, to pray and work for...
Oct 28, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 224
Host Thaddeus Romansky interviews Gary Michuta, author of the book, Revolt Against Reality. We seem to be living in an age of insanity. Crimes against children, born and unborn; marriage defiled and redefined; the madness of transgenderism; the looming terror of trans-human-ism . . . the list goes on and on. And it’s getting uglier out there every day. Everywhere you look, the culture is twisting truth into lies and lies into truth. In this interview, Gary Michuta explains how an army of liars, ...
Oct 28, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 223
Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Ben Walther, his longtime friend, singer and songwriter, and campus minister at Walsh University in Ohio. Ben shares his life path through his growing up in the Dallas, Texas area to his studies at Franciscan University, to his career as worship leader and singer/songwriter for Oregon Catholic Press, to his position as a Catholic campus minister at Walsh University. Throughout Ben's stories, clear examples of he and his wife answering promptings of the Holy Spirit i...
Oct 13, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 222
Deacon Mike interviewed Steve Weidenkopf about his book, Light From Darkness: Nine Times the Catholic Church was in Turmoil - and Came Out Stronger Than Before in this latest episode of RED-C Roundup. They address the question that Steve often gets from others, “Have things ever been as bad in the Church as they are today?” As a historian he answers this with an emphatic, “No, things have actually been much worse!” He reflects on how to learn from the lessons of history and apply this learning s...
Oct 06, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 220
On Wednesday, September 29, Thaddeus Romansky introduced listeners to Andrew Robison of Petrus Development, the creator of a new Catholic podcast, Holy Donors, about historical individuals who lived lives of radical generosity as witnesses of their Catholic Faith. RED-C Catholic Radio is collaborating with Petrus in producing this podcast and Dr. Romansky is one of the members of the Holy Donors team. Please check out this podcast anywhere that fine podcasts are hosted, subscribe, and offer a gl...
Oct 06, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 221
Part Two looks at how Catholics were a minority population viewed largely with suspicion and prejudice by their Protestant neighbors because of their ethnic, creedal, and worship differences. The challenging years of the World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II began to break that mould and put American Catholics on a path to greater participation in the nation’s cultural and civic mainstream. Part two then looks at how American Catholicism has weathered the chaotic years following th...
Sep 23, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 219
Catholic counselor Kelsey Johnson, MA, LPC, of Abide Counseling in College Station, joined Pam Marvin to talk about mental health during these difficult times in our world. Pam and Kelsey spoke about coping mechanisms and skills that help people deal with depression, anxiety, fear, and addiction that often finds their root cause in not only the crisis of a pandemic and world events, but also in physical, mental, and emotional stressors that can lead to other mental health symptoms.
Sep 15, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 218
Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Joe and Cheryl Franklin about their life story and Faith journey. Both converts to the Catholic Faith, Joe and Cheryl have a remarkable story of love and endurance through many challenges, twists and turns along the way! The Franklins have been involved in a life of service and assistance to others in their spiritual lives.
Sep 08, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 217
On Wednesday, September 1, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais spoke with the founder and director of the Texas Alliance for Life , Dr. Joe Pojman. Dr. Pojman left a career in the aerospace industry to found the Alliance in 1991. He has lobbied tirelessly during that time at the Texas statehouse on behalf of the pro-life movement. He gave our listeners a status report on the achievements for life at the most recent Texas legislative session, most importantly the Texas Heartbeat Bill. He also discussed Texas...
Sep 02, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 216
On Wednesday, August 11, Gene Wilhelm talked with Fr. Sinclair Oubre about two American Catholics with a military background who are on the path to sainthood. He is the postulator for the cause of Brother Marinus, born Leonard LaRue, who was a Korean War hero who rescued over 14,000 Korean civilians from communist rule during Christmastime 1950–51. This incredible feat has been described by Richard Goldstein of the New York Times as the "largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship in ...
Aug 12, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 215
On Wednesday, August 4, Deacon Mike Beauvais talked with Dr. Mark Miravelle about his new book, Meet Your Spiritual Father: A Brief Introduction to St. Joseph. Dr. Mark Miravalle earned his Sacred Theological Doctorate at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He holds the Saint John Paul II Chair of Mariology at Franciscan University of Steubenville , where he has been teaching since 1986. Not only does he hold the title of Doctor, but also Deacon! Deacon Mike and Deacon/Dr. M...
Aug 04, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 214
On Wednesday, July 28, host Judy Comeaux spoke with RED-C’s director of education and development, Dr. Thaddeus Romansky, for the first of two conversations covering the historical experience of American Catholics. In this first installment, Dr. Romansky covered the initial arrival of English Catholics to the colonies and their subsequent settlement and later participation in the American Revolution. This period set forth a longstanding pattern for American Catholic life that would last into the...
Jul 28, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 213
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, host Pam Marvin welcomed back Donna Hanus, a registered nurse and naturopath, who is also a dear friend. Donna and Pam talked about how you can take control of your health and wellbeing through attention to nutrition, hydration, and exercise. Donna also explained how fasting can unlock spiritual fruits and lead to better overall health. But for what purpose do we take care of our bodies? Donna and Pam explained that it is not for vanity or personal physical prowess, ...
Jul 21, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 212
On Wednesday, July 14, Gene Wilhelm talked with Nathaniel Binversie, Director of Content for Exodus 90, which is a 90 day spiritual exercise based on prayer and fraternity. The exercise teaches men to live more like Christ each and every day through different practices, and should be a life-changing experience. They discussed Nathaniel’s experience with his Catholic Faith, which he drifted from for a time, and later was encouraged to come back home by his high school priest. Nathaniel graduated ...
Jul 14, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 211
On Wednesday, July 7, Deacon Mike Beauvais talked with Dave and Dorothy Hargrave about a recent experience they had that can only be described as miraculous. Dave and Dorothy live in Waco, Texas, and have been married for 5 years. Their faith shines bright and it is evident in this interview. We don’t want to give the miracle away in the summary so you’ll have to listen for yourself! You won’t regret it. Remember when considering the many ways in which you might share your time, talent, and trea...
Jul 07, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 210
On Wednesday, June 30, Pam Marvin talked with Julia Mishler and Misty Poe about Catholic School education. Julia will be the new St. Joseph Catholic School Principal in Bryan, Texas this upcoming school year. Julia has been involved in the public school system for about 15 years, and is excited to jump into her role in a Catholic School. Misty Poe is the Austin Diocese Catholic Schools Superintendent. Julia, Misty, and Pam discussed the importance and beauty of a Catholic school education, as we...
Jun 30, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 209
On Wednesday, June 23, host Judy Comeaux interviewed Michele Faehnle, one of the authors of a book to boost women's spiritual connection, The Friendship Project: The Catholic Woman's Guide to Making and Keeping Fabulous, Faith-Filled Friends. Along with her co-author, Emily Jaminet, they delve into the cardinal and theological virtues as aids toward friendship. They also draw on Church teaching, recount friendships of their own, and draw on the lives of saints and biblical women. You can get the...
Jun 23, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 208
On Wednesday, June 16, Pam Marvin talked with Author and Speaker Emily Jaminet, about the Sacred Heart, as June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They discussed the beauty and power of devotion to the Sacred Heart, and how their devotions have impacted their lives and the lives of their families. Listen to the episode for a great conversation about how you can devote and display the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your life and home and be sure to go and love your neighbor! And find out more a...
Jun 16, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 207
On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, Gene Wilhelm spoke in the first segment with Fr. Greg Gerhart, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Austin. Fr. Greg gave us an update on priestly ordinations this summer and some of the official steps that men who think they might have a call to Holy Orders can take to discern their call properly. In the main segment, RED-C Catholic Radio was honored to have in the studio, Fr. John McManamon, S.J., a Jesuit priest, historian, and nautical archaeologist. He began by ...
Jun 11, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 206
On Wednesday, June 2, Deacon Mike held a roundtable discussion with Bryan/College Station locals and Catholic mothers, Robyn Romansky, Angela Okonski, and Katy Karasek, about homeschooling, as well as the importance of being engaged in your child's schooling no matter where they may attend. Remember when considering the many ways in which you may share your time, talents, and treasure with the people of God, always round up! Our guests kindly offered some additional resources for listeners who a...
Jun 02, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 205
