Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Pat King & David Fortin, discussing the issues in today's culture that affect Catholic men.  Today, they interview Bear Woznick about his new book "12 Rules to Manhood: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"

     Sunday celebrated "Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe" so it made sense for Christ the King in Idaho Falls to be our Parish of the Week!  Morning Light catches up with Fr. Nelson Cintra to talk about his first assignment since being ordained and assigned this past summer.  What makes the parish unique?  How many families call it home and how many ministries are there at Christ the King?  Tune in and enjoy our lighthearted conversation.

     Sarah Howard from the Boise Rescue Mission joins Morning Light today to share more details about “Cradle of Hope.”  Sarah also tells us several heartwarming stories of the incredible work being done in this great work. 

     During the BONUS edition of "Catholic Book Club," Fr. Dwight Longenecker joins Morning Light to discuss his latest book “The Secret of the Bethlehem Shepherds” available through Sophia Institute Press.

 https://sophiainstitute.com/product/secret-of-bethlehem-shepherds/ 

     Man Cave is a weekly segment heard on Morning Light,  Today, Pat King & David Fortin talk with Dcn. Ben LoCasto about The Knights Templar.

     Teresa Zepeda joins Morning Light today talking about the Saints and feast days we're looking forward to during this week to come for our weekly "Faith & Feasts" segment.  But then…we also get to chat with Luke Zepeda (Teresa’s youngest) about his sophomore year at the U of I plus his involvement with the Vandal Catholic club (he is currently an officer on the Formation Committee!) 

     “The Catholic Company Man” - Eric Meyer - is in Iceland this week on business so Morning Light pulled out this best of segment.  With the recent success of the Vandals football team, we thought it could be nice to revisit our chat with head coach Jason Eck from May 8th.

     Morning Light announces our Parish of the Week - St. Catherine’s Station in Hagerman (which falls under the care of Immaculate Conception in Buhl). Fr. Shiyo is the priest at Immaculate Conception these days and he was on our Vocations Focus segment back on July 7, 2022. 

     During our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment, Morning Light talks with high school counselor Scott Naugle about suicide prevention.  With a recent uptick of teen suicide in our area, we discuss the warning signals and things you can do to help prevent this tragedy.  For help and other resources, remember to dial 988.

     On this edition of Catholic Book Club, Morning Light talks with author Kate Sydnor about her beautiful new children's book entitled “Goodnight, Jesus” available through Sophia Institute Press.

https://sophiainstitute.com/product/goodnight-jesus 

     Once in awhile, Morning Light does a deep dive into our audio archives for some of the things we produced before the morning show existed.  Today, this interview was taken from an old “Catholic Idaho” program, when we spoke with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo on June 27, 2017.

     Vocations Focus is heard the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month as part of Morning Light.  Today, Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse talk with MaryLou Molitor about the 2024 Men in Black calendars and how they raise funds for the St. John Vianney Society.  For a $15 donation, you can enjoy this unique calendar that shows priests in our Diocese doing the things they enjoy doing when they're not celebrating Mass.

     Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light, discussing the issues of today's culture that affect Catholic men.  Today, Pat King & David Fortin finish their interview with Joe McGivney, a direct descendant of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus.

     Can we combine faith AND fitness into our daily routine?  According to Jay Goodman - YES!  Morning Light introduces you to this Army trainer who has been getting people in good shape both physically AND spiritually.

     From Stanton International, Linda Thomas and Lila Afoa (Executive Director) join Morning Light to share more about the services and classes going on at the Boise Wellness Center as well as some things from their Fall Impact Report.

     Morning Light wraps us a Faithful Friday edition of the show talking with Sarah Lemieux, Director of Publicity for Sophia Institute Press  and now - Executive Director of Sophia Communications.  Sarah shares with us the inspiration behind Sophia Communications, what it is and its mission.

     During our weekly Sacred Music segment, Morning Light introduces you to local composer John Vitz.  Learn more about his music at www.AngelusMusic.com 

     In honor of our recent 5th Anniversary, this is the very first Morning Light interview from November 5th, 2018 as Brian & Whitni Willmore talk with Donna Gordon, Principal of St. Mark’s School.

     Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light with Pat King & David Fortin.  Today, part 1 of their conversation with an actual blood relative of Blessed Michael McGivney!

     Morning Light welcomes back the Executive Director of Mission at St. Augustine’s at the University of Idaho, and author of the book “The Catholic Company Man”- Eric Meyer!  Today, Chapter 15…”Fired and Faith.”  In a world of HR-appropriate language, how can we keep our Faith as the cornerstone for our careers and professional lives?  Eric gives us his thoughts on Church & corporations colliding in today’s culture.

     Morning Light is pleased to announce the next Parish of the Week - St. Charles Borromeo in Hailey.  Richard Kulleck talks with us about how vibrant the community is in the parish, some of its unique history and shares the upcoming events as well. Visit https://stcharleshailey.org to learn more

     Morning Light introduces you to Fr. Augustine Wetta, OSB - a monk at Saint Louis Abbey and one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming Idaho Catholic Men's Conference.  If, after you listen to Fr. Wetta's sense of humor, want to register for the Feb. 3rd event before it sells out - go to the website: www.IdahoCatholicMen.org 

     Morning Light talks with Dr. Karel Sovak, Deacon of the School of Business at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND.  Dr. Sovak returns to Idaho next week as the keynote speaker for Salt & Light Radio's Catholic Leadership Series (Nov. 7 in Twin Falls and Nov. 8 in Boise)  Register now at our website: https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-leadership-series 

     "Vocations Focus" is heard the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month as part of Morning Light.  Today, Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse catch up with Fr. Tim Segert!  Recently ordained to the priesthood this past summer, Fr. Tim is now the Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. John in downtown Boise.

     Johnny Horn & Travis Wingo join Morning Light this morning as we officially launch registration for the 2024 Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference! Get all the details and sign up soon at www.IdahoCatholicMen.org

     It's Halloween!  Is it safe for Catholics to partake in this day?  Doesn't this day have religious roots?  Morning Light invites Fr. Greg Vance to clear up some of the confusion surrounding All Hallows Eve.  Fr. Vance is not only the Chaplain of Bishop Kelly High School but also one of the exorcists for the Diocese of Boise, so who better to talk to about regarding the topic?!

     Tammy Emerich, Superintendent of Idaho Catholic Schools, calls into Morning Light to talk about the high quality all of the schools in our Diocese are striving for.

     Due to November 1st coming soon, Morning Light recognizes All Saints Catholic Parish in Lewiston as our Parish of the Week.  We pull out an interview with Fr. Joshua Falce from January of this year during a "Vocations Focus" segment to shed light on his journey to the priesthood and some his current responsibilities to the parish.

     Serenity, Ben and Athena from the Treasure Valley Teens 4 Life stop by Morning Light to share details of their upcoming Dance/Fundraiser.

Morning Light welcomes back Fr. Nathan Dail, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Boise, talking about our seminarians plus what's happening at Bronco Catholic on the Boise State campus.

     Man Cave is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Pat King & David Fortin.  Today, Jay Goodman returns to discuss the importance of both spiritual AND physical health.

     Morning Light welcomes Fr. German Osario, Rector of St. John’s Cathedral, to the show to discuss a special project at Gowen Field.  Plus, Father also talks about his responsibilities as Rector versus a Pastor from his previous assignments.

     Morning Light welcomes back Camille Pauley, President and Co-founder of Healing the Culture. One of the keynote speakers during the recent Brick by Brick event, Camille talked about the 4 keys to happiness but due to time was unable to cover #4. She shares that and other thoughts with our listeners today!

Morning Light introduces you to Heather Lawless, Founder of The Reliance Center & Reliance Ministries based in Lewiston, Idaho.

     Every other Friday, Morning Light presents Catholic Book Club!  Today, Charles Fraune moderates as he shares his book - "Slaying Dragons - What Exorcists See and What We Should Know.” Just in time for Halloween, how can we protect our children from dabbling in the occult and what should Catholics know about spiritual warfare? 

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Fr. Edouard Marot of the Archbishop of Brussels and Alicia Beauvisage of Paris stop by Morning Light to talk about their tour of Boise parishes this week, sharing the Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.