Today’s prayer:  “Come, Holy Spirit, living in Mary.  Prepare me to give myself fully to living out this true and solid devotion.”    

Questions for Day 2:  In order for Mary, along with the Holy Spirit, to bring us to Jesus...we need to let go of always trying to do everything ourselves.  What is the first thing that you need to become detached from? Will it be difficult to detach? Will it take time? St. Pope John Paul II read St. Louis’ book “True Devotion to Mary” and called it a decisive turning point in his life.  What one or two books (besides the Bible) have had that kind of influence on your life?  Finally, no less than six Popes were influenced by the teachings of St. Louis de Montfort.  If you had your choice of someone to influence, who would it be and why?

   Gina Schmidt fills in for Jay Wonacott today on Morning Light.  February is "Heart Health Month" and Gina has more important tips to take care of your heart, including diet & exercise, emotional health and shares a patron saint that can intercede for us.

   Jake Ineck returns to Morning Light with his segment on "Sacred Music."  In this edition, he shares two pieces of music based on the Our Father.  First, a chant of "Pater Noster" in Latin and then the popular "As It Is in Heaven" by Matt Maher.

   Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse return to host "Vocations Focus" during Morning Light.  In this episode, Fr. Joseph Lustig - the Parochial Vicar of St. Edward's parish in Twin Falls, ID.

   Morning Light interviews Richard Meyers regarding "couples counseling."  Mr. Meyers works out of the Idaho Falls office of Catholic Charities of Idaho.

Today’s prayer:  Come, Holy Spirit, living in Mary.  Help me to make this retreat with generosity and zeal.  

QUESTIONS:  Consider the place where you grew up and your birth family. How did that contribute to...or provide obstacles to...your growth in holiness and your desire to belong more completely to the Blessed Mother?  Consider your motives to begin this retreat with us - have you asked Mary to start a divine fire in your heart for Jesus?  What obstacles might she find there that would interfere? How will you overcome those obstacles?

Boys Scouts of America at Our Lady of the Valley in Caldwell, ID

   "The Tall Truth" with Shelly Donahue returns to the airwaves of Salt & Light Radio!  For the last 20 years, Shelly has traveled all over America promoting purity on purpose so that teenagers have a better chance of reaching their hopes and dreams for the future. Today she shares some disturbing facts about "sexting."

The Chair of St. Peter - celebrated Friday, February 22nd.

"Tax Credit Scholarship"

Trey Schorr is a Field Agent for Knights of Columbus Insurance.

Top 10 Heart Healthy Foods

   During our weekly "sacred music" segment of Morning Light, Alex Street joins us in the St. Gabriel Studio and sings a love song to Jesus on this St. Valentine's Day.

   On this St. Valentine's Day and talk of love in the air, the Director of Marriage & Family Life for our Diocese - Jay Wonacott - returns to Morning Light to finish up his 4-part series on the recent exhortation "Complete My Joy."  It's also Jay's birthday so if you see him...wish him a Happy Birthday!

   Seminarian Spotlight is a segment heard every other week on Morning Light.  In this episode, Alberto Jaramillo interviews Ivan Lara - a seminarian from the Diocese of Las Vegas, sharing memories of their time together at Mt. Angel.

   With it being St. Valentine's Day, Gina Schmidt shares great information about Heart Health during the Parish Nursing segment of Morning Light.  

   "Man Cave" is a weekly segment on Morning Light that discusses issues important to Catholic men.  Pat King talks today about giving of your time.  Whether it's through the Knights of Columbus, youth ministry, or being a Lector...a great way to be involved in your parish is by giving your time.

   Kerry Uhlenkott from Right to Life of Idaho calls in during Morning Light to share some of the pro-life legislation being discussed at the Idaho Statehouse.

St. Valentine

   John Paulton, Director of Advocacy for Family Policy Alliance of Idaho, shares during Morning Light the work done by this group to protect religious freedom and issues affecting families.

   During our weekly "Catholic Counseling" segment of Morning Light, Dr. Joe Lipetzky from Cornerstone Psychological Associates shares some "inspiration" with the audience.  Where do you go for inspiration?  Dr. Joe has some of the most popular Bible verses that people go to as their source.

   During the weekly "Knights News" segment of Morning Light, we talk with Felipe Zamora on the phone.  He belongs to the Knights of Columbus Council at Immaculate Conception parish in Buhl.  Felipe shares some wonderful FUNdraising events they do, including the upcoming Crab Feast and the Corn Beef & Cabbage Dinner.

   John Keenan and Mike Turner of the Idaho Lay Dominicans talk about "conscience" during their weekly segment of Morning Light.

   Chef Lou Aaron stops by Morning Light to do some "Cooking With Scripture."  Today, Chef prepares bone broth and, with the help of St. Ambrose, explains how a Bible passage symbolizes the sacrifice of Jesus.

   Mary Crum, College & Career Counselor at Bishop Kelly High School, stops by Morning Light to share all the ways she helps Knights students find a career path then the right college to help make their dreams a reality.

Top 5 at the Box Office

Daddy/Daughter Dances

Scout Sunday

Bingo at Sacred Heart Parish

Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes

Valentine's Day Giveway

Ticket Giveaway to The Roadshow 2019

The Facebook 500

   Dcn. Gene brings in the latest edition of the Idaho Catholic Register, hot off the press, and shares some of the highlights on Morning Light.

   During the weekly "Young Adult Ministry" segment of Morning Light, we welcome Fr. Nathan Dail via the webcam.  Fresh of the "Wonderfully Made" vocation retreat, Father shares ideas on how to engage young Catholics to prayerfully discern what God has in store for their lives.

Sacred Heart Bingo

Teams of Our Lady

St. Mark's CCW

Grammy Awards

"33 Days to Morning Glory" - Fr. Michael Gaitley is discussed by Laura Plein on Morning Light

   Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, returns to Morning Light with part 3 of his series on "Complete My Joy," an exhortation by the Bishop of Phoenix.

   Catholic recording artist and pro-life warrior Jaime Thietten returns to Morning Light with "Music for the Soul."  This episode features the hymn "I Surrender All" first sung by the St. Petersburg Gospel Choir (in Russian!) and then Jaime's rendition.

   Jim Nourse interviews Dcn. Robert Barros-Bailey during the "Vocations Focus" segment of Morning Light.

   Morning Light welcomes Doug Alles back to the St. Gabriel Studio.  Doug is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Idaho and has some exciting news to share and an important event to promote.

"Our Lady of Lourdes"

   "Jack Fruit" and Mulberry Trees are the subjects as Chef Lou Aaron prepares a fresh pico de gallo during "Cooking With Scripture" - a weekly segment on Morning Light.

   Mike Turner from the Idaho Lay Dominicans is our guest on Morning Light, discussing further the topic of "Natural Law."

   Brock Carpenter, Principal of Sacred Heart Catholic Heart, stops by Morning Light to share more about his school:  Spaghetti Feed, Hallissey Basketball Tournament, Future Cities competition, and upcoming dinner/auction fundraiser.

   Katie Hays, Director of Marketing & Communications at Bishop Kelly High School, stops by Morning Light to share what she does to help promote the high-quality educational experience of being a Knight as well as keeping current students and their parents informed and up to date.

Top 5 Movies Over the Weekend

Carolina Reaper Challenge

Elks Hoop Shoot

Chinese New Year

   Christian recording artist and author, Matthew West, will headline The Roadshow 2019 coming to Taco Bell Arena in Boise on February 28th.  This is Morning Light's phone interview with the man who has sold 1.6 million albums.  Keep listening for details on how you could win tickets to this incredible night of inspiring worship music.

   To cap off the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, all of the Treasure Valley Catholic schools participated in the All-Schools Mass, held at St. Mark's parish in Boise with Bishop Peter as celebrant.

   The Coaching Educator - Rebecca M. Carroll - stops by Morning Light to share some interesting new careers out there that may interest your high school or college-aged students.

   The new Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Boise - Dcn. Sal Carranza - links into Morning Light via webcam to share more details about the upcoming Idaho Catholic Youth Conference.

Sacred Heart School's 10th Annual Spaghetti Feed and Open House

Capstone Missions 14th Annual Crab Feast and Benefit Auction

Construction projects along the Boise River Greenbelt

The 54th Annual McCall Winter Carnival wraps up Sunday

   Ralph May (Executive Director) and Grant Breidenbach (Marketing Director) from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho.

   Jay Wonacott - Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise - continues his conversation on "Complete My Joy" - a new exhortation by the Bishop of Phoenix.

   Alex Street fills in this morning during the Sacred Music segment of Morning Light, singing a song and sharing more about youth ministry

   "Vocations Focus" is a segment heard on Morning Light every other Thursday at 7:05am with Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse interviewing priests, deacons, seminarians and women religious.  Today, the "dynamic duo" of Fr. Tom Lankenau and Fr. Radmar Jao, Jesuit priests on the campus of Boise State University

   During the Parish Nursing segment of Morning Light, we talk with Joan Carnosso from the St. Mark's Health Ministry

   The All-School Mass celebrated at Bishop Kelly High School in honor of Catholic Schools Week.  Fr. Vogel - celebrant

   Teresa Zepeda returns to Morning Light to discuss "The Presentation of Jesus."  Watch the video on our Facebook page and learn how to make an incredible shadow box to recreate this moment in the Gospels.

   Jeff & Val Allen return to Morning Light to pick up their pro-life discussion from last week's program.

   "Catholic Counseling" is heard every Tuesday at 7:35am on Morning Light.  This week, we visit with Pete Espil continuing our discussion on mindfulness and tools for surviving difficult circumstances

   "Knight's News" is a weekly segment on Morning Light heard Tuesdays at 7:48am where we talk with representatives from the Idaho Knights of Columbus.  The scheduled guest today was unable to make it so Brian & Whitni discuss something near and dear to the hearts of Knights worldwide - The Rosary!

   John Keenan and Mike Turner from the Idaho Lay Dominicans stop by Morning Light to share their experiences from the recent Idaho Catholic Men's Conference, including the history and power of The Holy Rosary.

   Chef Lou Aaron - owner of the Westside Drive-In and Deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary in Boise - can be heard on Morning Light every Tuesday at 7:18am, sharing delicious food and how it relates to verses in the Bible.  This week, KALE - how does it relate?  Listen and learn!

   To help kick-off Catholic Schools Week, Morning Light invites Sarah Quilici - State Superintendent of Catholic Schools, in to talk about the importance of Catholic education.

   To help kick-off Catholic Schools Week, Morning Light invites Mike Caldwell, Principal of Bishop Kelly High School, in to talk about "Information Knight" and all the exciting things happening at BK this first semester.

"Weekend Recap"

Top 5 Movies

Idaho Catholic Men's Conference

Catholic Schools Week / Open Houses

McCall Winter Carnival

   The Catholic Business Breakfast is coming up February 13 at Nazareth Retreat Center.  The keynote speak will be Dan Long - who pays a visit to Morning Light to talk about how God transformed his small business.

Dcn. Gene Fadness, Editor of the ICR, stops by Morning Light with the latest issue hot off the press

   James and Katherine from FOCUS at Boise State stop by Morning Light to share their experiences at the recent SEEK event earlier this month.

Pam DiLucca shares "The Fulfillment of All Desire" by Ralph Martin

   Jay Wonacott returns to Morning Light to discuss a new exhortation by the Bishop of Phoenix called "Complete My Joy" which discusses the domestic church...family!

   "Music for the Soul" with Jaime Thietten, a segment heard every other Thursday on Morning Light.  In this edition, we hear two versions of the same hymn - "Beautiful Savior"  How can we take the beautiful music from our roots and give it wings for the young people of today?

   Richard Meyers is a psycho-therapist working for Catholic Charities of Idaho.  Are the "winter blues" a real thing?  How do we sometimes cope with season depression?

Part 2 of our discussion on How to Make Ordinary Time...More EXTRA-ordinary!

Christian Welp from the Idaho Catholic Network shares the latest from the Idaho State Legislature that affects the Diocese of Boise

Dr. Joe Lipetzky - "Beating Stress Through Prayer"

John Valuet, member of the St. Mark's Council, Knights of Columbus

"Almonds"

Dcn. Rick Bonney, Chair of the Bishop Kelly Theology Dept. stops by Morning Light.  He shares changes in the department, class retreats and what he loves best about teaching at BK.

   Braden Stauts and Cecilia Obrachta stop by Morning Light to discuss the Cursillo movement and upcoming retreats in the Boise area.

   Rebecca M. Carroll - The Coaching Educator - stops by Morning Light to talk about high school students getting into military academies or ROTC and what teens (and their parents) need to do to best prepare.