Eric Meyer returns to Morning Light with a unique new series that looks at how our Catholic faith permeates our culture in ways you may be unaware of! Today's topic: ‘CULTURAL STUFF THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE LENT’ as Eric covers the following...

• Dry January

• Positivity

• Discipline

• Capuccinos - the real history if you are giving up coffee.

• Beer - the real history if you give up cold ones for Lent.

• Pretzels - why are they shaped like that?

Morning Light continues our annual series - FOCUS in February - where each week, we will talk with a missionary from one of our Idaho universities or a member of the FOCUS staff. Joining us this morning - Cooper Dow, FOCUS missionary at Idaho State University in Pocatello. Cooper grew up in Colorado as an atheist but an encounter with Jesus led him to the Catholic Church and ultimately to FOCUS.  He and his wife have been at ISU for over two years - learn more about his ministry at: https://focus.org/missionaries/cooper-and-emily-dow  

     During our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment, Morning Light visits with Terri Marcroft, Executive Director of Unplanned Good Inc., to talk about adoption legislation at the Idaho Capitol and three bills that are progressing. She is also the author of two pro-life books and tells us more about them. To learn more, please visit her website: UnplannedGood.org