Morning Light continues our new segment - "Catholic Kids Questions." Today, Gabe talks with Teresa Zepeda about saints…’cuz Catholic Kids want to know! Submit your kids’ questions on our website under the Contact Us tab at… https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-kids-questions 

Morning Light presents Pat King's Man Cave as Pat looks at the controversial opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, she highlights the saints and feast days coming up over the next seven days.

"Catholic Counseling" is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, Dr. Kevin Laughlin joins us to discuss the Code of the West and how mental illness affects rural America.

"Cooking With Scripture" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Chef Lou Aaron, owner of the Westside Drive-In and a Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in S.E. Boise. 

Josh Andrus & Pam Jaszkowiak from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light to continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians…today, chapter 4.

"Why Catholics Do That" - the Essentials of the Catholic Faith Are Found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mary Wax is our guide on an exploration to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith. Today on Morning Light - “The Altar" - 1) Why must every Catholic church have an altar?  2) How does the altar of the Old Testament differ from the altar of today?  3) Can you describe what is meant by “the sacrifice of the Mass”?

Morning Light concludes our series for the month of July as Fr. John Kucera, pastor of St. Mary’s parish here in Boise - gives us part 5 of 5 discussing “The Gifts of the Holy Spirit.”

Casey & Katie Pieplow join Morning Light today during our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment to share their foster care experience.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio now presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the XVI” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 1 of this book written by Robert Cardinal Sarah…reflecting on what Benedict’s pontificate gave to the Catholic Church! Today’s episode offers a conclusion to the first Chapter of this book.  To learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

Morning Light shines the spotlight on the Idaho Knights of Columbus. Today, we chat with Paul Consalvo, the Grand Knight of Council #899 at Sacred Heart parish of Boise. Paul recently moved to Boise via time spent at Utah State University and his home state of Florida. Once he planted himself in the City of Trees, he immediately found a new family with Council #899 and became one of the youngest Grand Knights in the state. Find out what Paul loves about the Knights and why other young Catholic men should join too.

Ralph May, Executive Director from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of SW Idaho, joins Morning Light today to talk about news from their Boise Overland Food Pantry. Check out this recent story in the Idaho Statesman: 

 https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article290206089.html

Also, big changes are coming to the Thrift Store system as a major renovation of the flagship store on State Street and Pierce Park in Boise is scheduled soon!

Providing our weekly Sacred Music segment, Morning Light welcomes back Cathryn Gardner from Our Lady of the Rosary. Today’s topic is Teaching, specifically teaching children's catechism in honor of VBS next week at OLR:

Blest are They (Notre Dame Folk Choir) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzH-Vo4ocRo

10 Commandments Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho5jgKt3P5E

The Fruit of the Spirit Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1t8MVZRNb4

The Greatest Commandment (Porter’s Gate) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pElUWTNsYXU

Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, joins Morning Light to continue his series on the paragraphs in the Catechism pertaining to marriage. Today, CCC paragraph #1655 talking about the Domestic Church.

Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, joins Morning Light to promote the many upcoming events coming from his office at the Pastoral Center.

Morning Light continues our new segment - "Catholic Kids Questions" - as Gabe Ryan talks once again with Ginger Mortensen from St. Mark's in Boise…’cuz Catholic Kids want to know! Submit your kids’ questions on our website under the Contact Us tab at… https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-kids-questions 

Today on Morning Light, we introduce a new men’s segment that will rotate with Pat King’s “Man Cave” - a show called “Through the Fire” with David Fortin & Dcn. Don Prendergast, giving men the tools to build the domestic Church...and the spiritual weapons to defend it!

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. After highlighting the saints we get to celebrate over the next 7 days, Teresa shines the spotlight on the trio of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus.

Catholic Counseling is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, we welcome back Amy Ives from Communal Change, LLC. Amy is an LCPC in the State of Idaho with a specialty in Marriage and Family Therapy.  Today’s topic: “a formula for communicating with difficult people.“  Learn more at https://catholictherapistsidaho.org or https://communalchange.com/staff  

"Cooking With Scripture" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Chef Lou Aaron, owner of Westside Drive-In and a Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in SE Boise. Chef couldn’t be with us today, so this “Best of” segment is from Aug. 2, 2022 talking about Asparagus & Butter Sauces.

Josh Andrus & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light to continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians…today, chapter 3, verses 12-21

Morning Light presents our new series - "Why Catholics Do That" - the Essentials of the Catholic Faith Are Found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mary Wax is our guide on an exploration to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith. Today’s topic - “Statues & Stained Glass.”  Mary answers thy typical questions we field from non-Catholics: 1) Why do Catholics pray to statues? (they don’t!)  2) Why do Catholics spend money to decorate the inside of the churches?  3) The beauty of the Church in general.

Fr. John Kucera, pastor of St. Mary’s parish here in Boise, joins Morning Light to present part 4 of 5 of hist discussion surrounding “The Gifts of the Holy Spirit.” 

Riley Sieker joins Morning Light today to kick off NFP Awareness Week. Riley has a new fertility ministry called Galilee Fertility - learn more at https://galileefertility.com  She clears up some misconceptions about NFP, and shares a couple of success stories, including her own! Soon, she’ll be  launching a new program called The Wonder of Eve - an intro to fertility health and cycle-tracking for young women ages 14-18 and their moms.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio now presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 1 of this book written by Robert Cardinal Sarah…reflecting on what Benedict’s pontificate gave to the Catholic Church!  To learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

The Idaho Catholic Women's Conference is coming up Saturday, September 14 to Holy Apostles in Meridian. Morning Light welcomes one of the keynote speakers - Fr. John Mosier, the new pastor of St. Mark's Catholic Community in Boise. Taken from Nehemiah 8:10, the theme of the conference is "The Joy of the Lord is Our Strength" and today Fr. Mosier gives us context behind the story of what's taking place in that passage.

Today on "Catholic Book Club," Morning Light welcomes Chicago author, Steven S. Thomas, sharing his new book - "Catholic Joe, Superhero." The Church and the World needs a superhero. This self-published fiction is described as a combination of today's action heroes fueled by a strong Catholic faith. To learn more or get a copy of the book for yourself, visit Steven's website www.CatholicJoeSuperhero.com 

During our weekly "Sacred Music" segment, John Vitz from Angelus Music joins Morning Light to share a couple of songs from 'The Cure' of Ars" based on the life of St. John Vianney.

Gina Schmidt returns to Morning Light with our Faith Community Nursing segment. Today, Gina talks about heat-related illness:  risk factors and prevention, statistics and safety tips. Who is at increased risk? What are the three main heat injuries? Is there a Patron Saint of heat-related illnesses? Tune in and learn more!

"Vocations Focus" is heard the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month as part of Morning Light. Today, Mary Ellen Nourse continues her conversation with Fr. Ed Nowak from the Paulist Fathers.

Morning Light presents "Catholic Kids Questions" - today, Gabe Ryan talks with Ginger Mortensen on a wide variety of interesting questions…’cuz Catholic Kids want to know! Submit your kids’ questions on our website under the Contact Us tab at… https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-kids-questions 

Pat King returns to the St. Gabriel Studio for a live appearance during Morning Light! Pat talks about the importance of Catholic men to step up and tell their stories...also, engage your children regarding the Faith and be the spiritual leader in your household.

Teresa Zepeda joins Morning Light today for "Faith & Feasts" - talking about the Brown Scapular. What is the scapular and the backstory behind it? What do you do when you have to get a new scapular? Teresa also highlights the Saints and feast days coming up over the next 7 days. This is the 6th anniversary of this show - you can listen to the very first episode here:

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/saltandlightradio/Faith_and_Feasts_Show_1_071718.mp3 

"Catholic Counseling" is a weekly segment of Morning Light where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, Jarrod Crump from Meridian Advanced Psychiatry talks about anxiety. What is anxiety exactly? How do we deal with it? How bad should anxiety get before going on medication? Learn more at https://catholictherapistsidaho.org

"Cooking With Scripture" is a weekly segment of Morning Light, hosted by Chef Lou Aaron, owner of the Westside Drive-In and a Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in S.E. Boise. Today, with a plate of bread, honey and olive oil...Chef Lou teaches about how to engage non-believers as Christ and the Apostles did - if they do not welcome you, shake the dust from your sandals and move on.

Alanna Burg and Pamila Jaszkowiak from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light today as they continue their new series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians…today, Chapter 3, Verses 1-11

Morning Light continues our new segment - "Why Catholics Do That." The Essentials of the Catholic Faith Are Found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mary Wax is our guide on an exploration to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith. Today’s topic - “CANDLES”  1) What are the symbols of candles?  2) Why are there extra candles that people light?  3) What is the meaning of the Paschal Candle?   The more you listen, the more you learn!

Fr. John Kucera, pastor of St. Mary’s parish here in Boise - joins Morning Light for part 3 of 5 discussing “The Gifts of the Holy Spirit.”

During our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment, Morning Light introduces you to Chad Hyslop from Lifeline of Nampa, talking about the many different ministry services they've offered over the past 39 years. Plus, Chad shares some needs of the Nesting Place as well as some upcoming events.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio now presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 1 of this book written by Robert Cardinal Sarah…reflecting on what Benedict’s pontificate gave to the Catholic Church!  Today's episode focuses on "THe Liturgy."  To learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

Pat King joins Morning Light to give us an update on the COR program being offered by the Idaho Knights of Columbus. Why should we encourage men to ask their parishes to conduct this program? Tune in and find out more!

Ralph May, Executive Director from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of SW Idaho, joins Morning Light with a long list of updates!  Thank you to everyone who showed up to support the St. Dismas Reentry Conference at Westside Drive-In (both Park Center and State Street) and special thanks to Chef Lou for all of his support! The July 4th TNT Fireworks Stand helped to raise $14,300 for the Christmas Toy Store PLUS, an additional $2,700 was raised in direct donations! This Monday, July 15th from 5 to 9pm, it's Bardenay Give Back Night at their Downtown Boise location (610 W Grove St.) where 20% of sales go directly to the Christmas Toy Store. Finally, the Overland Food Pantry is in DIRE Need!! Typically, they need 50 pallets of food to be considered full...currently, they have only 4 pallets of food.  To help, please visit: www.svdpid.org/food 

Ken Jercha from Holy Apostles joins Morning Light today to talk about an upcoming Evangelism Retreat at Our Lady of the Valley in Caldwell then plays a medley of Jesus hymns for us.

Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, joins Morning Light to highlight some upcoming events and also continues his series on the paragraphs in the Catechism pertaining to marriage, covering CCC #1652-1654.

Morning Light talks with the Bronco Catholic team of Alberto Jaramillo & Mary Marcak, Operational Manager. They talk about the changes on the formation side of the student center and highlight some of the first events of the new school year.

Morning Light presents "The Catholic Attic" - our monthly catechesis lesson from Fr. Justin Brady, Pastor of St. Paul's parish in Nampa. This month, Father discusses the differences between sacramentals and superstitions.

Morning Light presents "Man Cave" as Pat King & David Fortin bring you Part 2 of their conversation with Dr. George Ceremuga.

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, she highlights the Saints and feasts over the next seven days...then, rewinds to July 12 where we shine the spotlight on Saints Louis and Zélie Martin.

"Catholic Counseling" is a weekly segment of Morning Light, where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, from Cornerstone Psychological Associates in Boise, we welcome back Dr. Kathy Edwards talking about patience and self-control.

"Cooking With Scripture" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Chef Lou Aaron, owner of the Westside Drive-In and a Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary parish in SE Boise. Last week's "best of" episode from 3 years featured crepes as Chef taught the lesson on "eating scrolls." Today, he is in-studio teaching a similar lesson with passages from Amos and Revelation while Brian & Hope enjoy "Little Nothin's" - white bread pressed down with raspberry jam rolled inside, dipped in pancake batter and deep fried. 

Alanna Burg and John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light today as they continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians.

Morning Light launches a new segment today -  "Why Catholics Do That."  The Essentials of the Catholic Faith Are Found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Mary Wax is our weekly guide on an exploration to grow in knowledge, wisdom, and faith. Today’s topic talks about “Holy Water.”  Why is it in Catholic churches?  Who can use it an how is it actually made?  The more you listen, the more you learn!

Fr. John Kucera, pastor of St. Mary’s parish here in Boise, returns to Morning Light to continue our July series.  Today, part 2 of 5 discussing “The Gifts of the Holy Spirit.” 

Lois Anderson, Executive Director of Oregon Right to Life, returns to Morning Light to share stories of her very busy month of June and then she looks ahead to a couple of special things over the summer.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio now presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads parts of this book written by Robert Cardinal Sarah…reflecting on what Benedict’s pontificate gave to the Catholic Church! Today’s episode is an Introduction to Chapter 1.  To learn more about the ministry work of Sister Beverly, please visit the website: www.Marymount-Hermitage.org 

Charles Fuschillo, CEO/President of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, joins Morning Light today to talk about a free educational conference on July 18th as part of its Educating America Tour to provide Idaho residents with information about brain health, caregiving, support services, and more.  It will take place at the Springhill Suites in Boise. To learn more or to register for this free Alzheimer’s educational program, please visit www.alzfdn.org/tour or calling 866-232-8484.

Morning Light presents Catholic Book Club, moderated today by Jesse Romero, sharing his upcoming book, One Lord, One Faith, One Church (released July 16) through Sophia Institute Press. What is a “church,” and does man define the term differently from how God defines it?  Did God intend to create an unlimited number of churches with differing beliefs and practices? What are the four supernatural proofs for the one true Church? These and many other questions are answered in Jesse's new book!  

Gabe Ryan talks with Br. Joseph Geiger, LC as Morning Light continues our new segment - "Catholic Kids Questions"…’cuz Catholic Kids want to know!   Submit your kids’ questions on our website under the Contact Us tab at…https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-kids-questions 

Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Pat King & David Fortin. Today, they share Part 1 of their conversation with Dr. George Ceremuga. Catholic men - time to get off the couch and start taking better care of ourselves!

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. On this feast of St. Thomas the Apostle, she gives us a rundown of the feasts for the next week and then - “3 Helpful Truths to Remember When Planning a Wedding.”

Catholic Counseling is a weekly segment of Morning Light, where we've assembled a panel of experts to help Catholics maintain good mental health. Today, from Cornerstone Psychological Associates in Boise, we welcome back Dr. Joe Lipetzky to talk about "patience" and how to instill those skills into our kids.

Chef Lou Aaron could not be with us this morning. Morning Light jumps in the Way-Back Machine and plucked this "Best of" segment from July 6, 2021 talking about “Eating Scrolls?!?”

Pam Jaszkowiak and Josh Andrus from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light as they continue their new series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians…today, kicking off Chapter 2.

Dr. Scott French, one of the Directors at The Magis Center, joins Morning Light today to continue our discussion on modern Faith & Science, Eucharistic Miracles, and Truth. 

Fr. John Kucera, pastor of St. Mary’s parish here in Boise, joins Morning Light to kick-off a new series for the month of July. Today, part 1 of 5 discussing “The Gifts of the Holy Spirit” 

Attorney Megan Wold joins Morning Light today to break down the recent verdict from the Supreme Court regarding Idaho law and EMTALA.