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Wake Up! 5/29/2025: Through the Living Waters | Pro-Life | Family Life

We're live with Ben Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, David Dawson Jr., Catholic husband and father and Claudia McAdam, multi-award-winning author of 30 books for kids and teens, talks about her new book Through Living Waters: An Origin Story About Baptism.

Wake Up! 5/28/2025: Clarion Herald | Seminary Formation | Mass on Vacation

We're live with Peter Finney, General Manager and Editor of the Clarion Herald, the official Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans with update, Dr. David Whidden, Fran U Theology Professor in Baton Rouge talks about FranU and Diocese of Baton Rouge announce new seminary formation partnership and Dr. Tom Neal, Chief of Evangelization and Mission Engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment talks about mass and vacation- do we have to make time for mass while we’re on vacation?

Wake Up! 5/27/2025: Pope Leo XIV Marian Devotion | Holy Spirit Novena | Eucharistic Visions

We're live with Fr. Edward Looney, Priest of the Diocese of Green Bay and host of “Hey Everybody! It's Fr. Edward” podcast talks about the Marian devotion of Pope Leo XIV and ties to Marian devotion of Pope Francis. Deacon Ricky Suprean, Deacon of St. John of the Cross in Lacomb, LA talks about Holy Spirit Novena and Fr. Robert Nixon, O.S.B., a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity in New Norcia, Western Australia, and author of the book The Eucharistic Visions of St. Frances of Rome.

Wake Up! 5/22/2025: I Killed Maria Goretti | Diocese of Biloxi | Family Life

We're live at 7 am CT with Michael Lichens, Catholic author, editor and researcher, talks about the book by Pietro Di Donato called "I Killed Maria Goretti: The Life and Repentance of Alessandro Serenelli", David Dawson Jr., discusses the reality of miscarriages and Terry Dickson, Director of Communication of the Diocese of Biloxi and Editor of the Gulf Pine Catholic newspaper with update.

Wake Up! 5/21//2025: Pope Leo XIV | Consecrated Virginity | Pope's First Days

We're live with Monsignor Christopher Nalty, Pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in New Orleans, talks about Pope Leo XIV. Erin Kinsella, a consecrated virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa and a co-host of “In the Thicket,” a podcast on suffering and hope and Catholic author, talks about her book "Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity" and Dr. Luke Arredondo, Executive Director of the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment answers the question- What does the Pope do in his first days as pope?

Wake Up! 5/20/2025: May Day! | Kingdom of the Heart | 100 Tough Questions for Catholics

We're live with Fiorella de Maria, Catholic author, talks about her new book "May Day! A Father Gabriel Mystery", Dr. Alex Harb, Catholic author, talks about his new book "The Kingdom of the Heart: Meditations from the Christian East" and David Bonagura, Catholic author, "100 Tough Questions for Catholics: Common Obstacles to Faith Today".

Wake Up! 5/19/2025: Grace | Teens Leaving the House | The Meaning of Suffering

We're live with Nate Guyear, Catholic revert and blogger, talks about his article on grace and seeing it as a gift, Alan Migliorato, co-author of "Failing Forward: Leadership Lessons for Catholic Teens Today" talks about parents and nesting and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, is a physician specializing in psychiatry and author of three books, including, "The Catholic Guide to Depression", talks about the meaning of suffering series.

Wake Up! 5/16/2025: Papal Reflections | Blessed Carlo Acutis | Catholic Life Planner

We're live at 7 am CT with Fr. Jamin David, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia in the Diocese of Baton Rouge discusses Pope Leo XIV, Mike Josephs, Director of Marketing at eCatholic talks about the documentary called "Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality" and Nathan Meffert talks about his Catholic planners called "The Saintmaker Series Catholic Life Planner".

Wake Up! 5/15/2025: Fran U | Pope Leo XIV | Catholic Aging

We're live with Matt Estrade with Catholic Aging, Dr. Tina Holland, President of Fran U in Baton Rouge and George Weigel, author, "The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission" talks Pope Leo XIV.

Wake Up! 5/14/2025: Archdiocesan News | Pope Leo XIII | Pope Leo XIV

We're live with Peter Finney, General Manager and Editor of the Clarion Herald, the official Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Dr. Luke Arredondo, Executive Director of the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee talks about Pope Leo XIII and his connection to Pope Leo XIV and Dr. Tom Neal, Chief of Evangelization and Mission Engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee talks about Pope Leo XIV’s address to cardinals.