"Blessed & Beautiful" is a new segment of Morning Light aimed at Catholic women. Today, Taryn Kammeraad joins us to discuss “School & Screen Time.” Now that school has been back in session, what are some challenges parents face?

Morning Light catches up with Fr. Rick Frechette who was in Boise to raise awareness and funds for Project Haiti.

Morning Light presents Catholic Book Club, moderated today by Dr. Helen Hoffner, author of the new book "The Rosary Collector's Guide" available through Sophia Institute Press.

Cathryn Gardner from Our Lady of the Rosary joins Morning Light for our "Sacred Music" segment. Today's topic is Marian hymns & compositions in honor of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary approaching on October 7th. 

Ave Maria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyGlFisv7Ng 

Sabat Mater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIpbgr9aUEo

O Sanctissima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wCWFv3Ql0 

Sing of Mary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJCfO2-mchA

Morning Light presents our Faith Community Nursing segment - today, Cari Moodie from Saint Alphonsus talks about September being Child Awareness Month and also Deaf & Hard of Hearing Awareness Month. 

Today on Pat King's Man Cave, the importance of grandparents in a child's life.

Faith & Feasts is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, part 2 of her conversation with the founder of The Little Rose Shop - Raquel Rose.

Amy Ives from Communal Change, LLC provides our Catholic Counseling segment today on Morning Light.

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 S.E. Boise. Today, our co-hosts enjoy a warm slab of delicious apple cake while Chef talks about the apple. While most think of the Garden of Eden, the apple in the New Testament is a symbol of redemption.

Morning Light welcomes back Alanna Burg & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans to continue their series on 1 Thessalonians - today, Chapter 3.

Today on "Why Catholics Do That," Mary Wax returns to Morning Light to discuss the topic - Smells & Bells. Tune in and learn more about incense and the special bells that ring out during Mass.

Salt & Light Catholic Radio presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 2 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 

Stanlynne Mixayphone joins Morning Light once again to discuss the tough topic of human trafficking in our area.

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Nampa Bulldogs - 0

Blessed & Beautiful is a new segment of Morning Light aimed at Catholic women. This month's theme is "School & Screen Time" and we are joined today by Rita Franklin to share her thoughts on this important issue.

Morning Light welcomes back Dcn. Scott Pearhill, Editor of the Idaho Catholic Register, here today to walk us through the latest issue hot off the press!

Beth Huston from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Pocatello, along with Board member Ted Peterson, join Morning Light today to share the wonderful things happening in the Pocatello area.

Kris Foster from St. Mark’s joins Morning Light, talking about how music affects our immune system. She shares a music clip called Beloved Heart, which her group sang last weekend during the Women's Conference.

Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, joins Morning Light with an update on a list of upcoming events in his office.

Vocations Focus is heard on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month during Morning Light. Today, Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse talk with Dcn. Matt Johnston from All Saints parish in Lewiston.

"The Catholic Attic" is a monthly catechesis lesson heard on Morning Light and provided by Fr. Justin Brady, pastor of St. Paul's parish in Nampa. Today, "Good Changes" in the Church.

Morning Light presents "Through the Fire" - giving men the tools to build the domestic church and the spiritual weapons to defend it. Today, Dcn. Don Prendergast & David Fortin talk about the Sacrament of Matrimony.

Faith & Feasts is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, special guest Raquel Rose from The Little Rose Shop joins the segment today to share her beautiful story.

"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 shares his new private practice - Spero Mental Health & Healing. Learn more at: www.speromentalhealth.com  

"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 in S.E. Boise. Chef Lou could not be with us this morning - this "Best of" segment is from Sept. 15, 2020 talking about “Oysters.”

John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans stops by Morning Light to continue the series on 1 Thessalonians - today, Chapter 2.

The Essentials of our 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 during a segment called "Why Catholics Do That." Today on Morning Light, the topic is “What is Liturgy?” What does the word Liturgy actually mean? Why do Catholics worship liturgically? Who can perform a Liturgy?

Salt & Light Catholic Radio presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 2 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 

Kathy Webster from Birthright joins Morning Light during our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment. What makes Birthright unique from other pregnancy resource centers? And, circle October 12th on your calendar for the upcoming dinner gala to help raise funds for their amazing pro-life work. Learn more and buy tickets at:  www.birthrightofboise.com/dinnerauction 

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Bishop Kelly Knights - 7

"Blessed & Beautiful" is our new weekly Morning Light segment aimed at Catholic women. This month, the theme is "School & Screen Time" and today's guest is Rachel Gehring. Tune in and hear her strategies for using phones and other devices as tools more than for mindless entertainment.

Christian Welp from the Diocese of Boise joins Morning Light to share details about the Encounter School of Ministry. If you're interesting in joining the 2-year course, they meet Wednesdays at 6pm inside St. Mark's parish. For more information, e-mail Christian at cwelp@rcdb.org 

Morning Light presents Catholic Book Club with our moderator today - Dr. Joseph Hollcraft, a Professor and Director of the High Calling Program at the Avila Institute, discussing “Contemplating the Seven Sorrows of Mary” a book he co-authored with Ruth Berghorst.

Purchase at:  https://sophiainstitute.com/product/contemplating-the-seven-sorrows-of-mary 

John Vitz from Angelus Music provides our sacred music segment during Morning Light. John shares a track from The Cure' of Ars CD as we learn more about the life of St. John Vianney. Also, a 9/11 tribute song called In the Aftermath.

Gina Schmidt provides our "Faith Community Nursing" segment today on Morning Light. September is International Blood Cancer Awareness Month - Gina talks about the most common types of blood cancers, risk factors, symptoms & diagnosis, treatment plans and of course a Patron Saint to help intercede for us if we're facing blood cancer.

Alberto Jaramillo from Bronco Catholic stops by Morning Light today to share some upcoming events at the student center on the Boise State campus. Oktoberfest is coming up September 27th! There is also a new President at Bronco Catholic and she's excited to take things to the next level - tune in and find out what's happening!

Morning Light presents a special 9/11 episode of Through the Fire as David Fortin and Dcn. Don Prendergast give their eyewitness accounts of that day 23 years ago.

Today on Man Cave, Pat King shares with the Morning Light audience his memories from September 11, 2001 and how he was inspired by a men's conference to begin his men's ministry 8-9 years ago.

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, after a quick look at the Saints and feast days coming up in the week ahead, she looks at the playbook for this year of mission from the National Eucharistic Revival.

"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 How Do You Bear Your Burdens? We talk about our burdens …others’ burdens…and how to manage them.

Hebrews 12:1 - Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

Matthew 11:28 - Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 

Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Galatians 6:2 - Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Acts 20:35 - I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Chef Lou Aaron could not be with us today on Morning Light so we feature this "Best of" segment from September 6, 2022 talking about the ancient grain “Farrow.”

Morning Light welcomes back Josh Andrus & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans to launch a new series on St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians.

The Essentials of our 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 during a segment called "Why Catholics Do That" heard on Morning Light. Today’s topic - “Who Can Receive Communion?” What is transubstantiation?  What does it mean to be a Catholic in “good standing”?  How should we properly receive Communion?

Salt & Light Catholic Radio presents “He Gave Us So Much - A Tribute to Benedict the 16th” as Sister Beverly from Marymount Hermitage reads Chapter 2 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 

Morning Light gets an update on pro-life news from Emily Naugle during our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment.

Bishop Kelly Knights - 20

Minico Spartans - 8

Morning Light presents our new women's segment "Blessed & Beautiful" featuring Diana Carrillo this week, discussing the theme of “Back-to-School & Screen Time.”

Dcn. Scott Pearhill, Editor of the Idaho Catholic Register, joins Morning Light today to walk us through the latest issue hot off the press!

Morning Light welcomes back Ralph May, Executive Director from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of SW Idaho, with updates on several projects. "Feeding American Heroes" takes place on Wednesday, September 11th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at the Boise VA Medical Center. They are also looking for volunteers for the Christmas Toy Store. Finally, Ralph shares the story of Doug Austin. 

Ken Jercha from Holy Apostles in Meridian joins Morning Light to provide our weekly Sacred Music segment of the show.

Coming up September 20 & 21, Kim Cameron-Smith comes to Boise to facilitate a couple of events centered around Catholic parenting. She joins Morning Light today to share a sneak peek at what will be covered during those talks.

Vocations Focus is heard the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month on Morning Light. Today, we share an encore of our recent interview of Fr. John Mosier. The new pastor of St. Mark's Catholic Community in Boise has a VERY interesting vocation story and he shares that today with our audience.

Morning Light presents "Catholic Kids Questions" 'cuz Catholic kids want to know. Today, Gabe sits down with Fr. Johannes from the fraternity of Verbum Spei.

Morning Light brings you "Through the Fire" hosted by David Fortin and Dcn. Don Prendergast - giving men the tools to build the domestic church and the spiritual weapons to defend it. Today, discussing the book "Be a Man" by Fr. Larry Richards.  We are called to be Saints - how can Catholic men get to that level of spirituality?

Faith & Feasts is a weekly segment on Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda.

"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, Dr. Joe Lipetzky shares more from the book Character Building by David Isaacs, this week focusing on how to teach obedience to children of different age groups.

"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 S.E. Boise. Today is Taco Tuesday! Not just any ordinary taco however - as Chef talks about the tongue and what it meant in Biblical times, Brian & Hope enjoy some lengua tacos.

John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans joins Morning Light today to conclude thier series on St. Paul's letter to the Colossians. 

Bishop Kelly Knights - 28

Bonneville Bees - 20

(due to technical issues, game coverage ended at 10:00pm)

Blessed & Beautiful is our new women's segment on Morning Light. Today, Taryn Kammeraad joins the panel of Catholic ladies to share her personal journey of faith. If life is a journey of choices and consequences, how do we reconcile the idea of free will with the concept of God's plan?

Morning Light introduces you to the new Executive Director for Catholic Charities of Idaho - he's a familiar face around the hallways of Salt & Light Radio ... Eddie Trask!  He shares his experiences from the past 6 weeks of on-the-job training, plus his short and long-term goals for CCI. Also, "save the date" - October 24 @ 5:30pm is the Harvest of Hope Gala & Dinner. Get your tickets now at www.ccigala.com or call 986-200-1142.

Morning Light welcomes back Kevan Grant, Principal of St. Mary's Catholic School. As the school celebrates it's 75th Anniversary this year, he shares some upcoming events with our listeners along with how Fr. Kucera supports the work being done at the school.

A graduate of Bishop Kelly in 2021 and now a senior at the University of Idaho, Morning Light welcomes Peter Behrend to discuss the next chapter of his faith journey - becoming a FOCUS missionary!  

Cari Moodie provides our Faith Community Nursing segment on Morning Light. Cari talks about the importance of this beautiful ministry in our parishes. Also, there is an opening at Holy Apostles - learn more at www.CatholicIdaho.org  

"Vocations Focus" is heard the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month during Morning Light. In this bonus edition (5th Thursday) Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse talk with Sister Mary Catherine Siminski, Chaplain at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston and a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet.

Br. Joseph & Fr. Jonathan from the Fraternity of Verbum Spei

Submit your kids’ questions at…https://saltandlightradio.com/catholic-kids-questions 

Pat King's Man Cave is heard every other Wednesday as part of Morning Light. On the heels of the DNC and a recent heavy metal concert he was attending, Pat shares ways that parents can bring up healthy Catholic kids in a culture that wants them to make bad choices.

Morning Light presents "Faith & Feasts" with Tereza Zepeda, highlighting the saints and feast days in the coming week. Also, more about the "mission year" - part of the National Eucharistic Revival.

Amy Ives from Communal Change couldn’t be with us today so Morning Light presents this encore of last month’s Catholic Counseling segment.

"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, Chef talks about how cucumbers from the Old Testament may have been more of a melon that what we find in the grocery store of today.

Alanna Burg from the Idaho Lay Dominicans joins Morning Light to continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians… today, Chapter 3.

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 in a new segment of Morning Light called "Why Catholics Do That."  Today’s topic - “The Missalette.”  What exactly is a missalette and the history behind it? Shouldn’t Catholics just read the Bible? How important is it for us to sing and respond during Mass? Where can we purchase our own copy?

Monday mornings during the month of August, Morning Light has presented our Back-to-School series - today, Dr. Sarah Quilici, Principal of Bishop Kelly High School joins us to wrap up ther series.  Based on her article in the new Idaho Catholic Register, she goes into more depth on the House System and how it helps build community at BK.

Cathryn Gardner from Our Lady of the Rosary joins Morning Light for our "Sacred Music" segment this week. Today’s theme is “King of Kings” and here are the musical selections:

King of Kings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfOOksq7kFI

The King of Kings, Christ Jesus Reigns - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWplES5HCY0

King of Kings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQl4izxPeNU

Messiah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c

Jay Wonacott, Director of Marriage & Family Life for the Diocese of Boise, returns to Morning Light with a couple of upcoming events - learn more at www.CatholicIdaho.org.  We also finish our series regarding the paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that talk about marriage. (CCC #1657 & #1658)

Morning Light welcomes back Fr. John Mosier, pastor of St. Mark's Catholic Community in Boise. Thursday mornings kick off with our segment surrounding vocations.  Father tells his powerful story of BOTH the vocation of marriage and his current vocation to the priesthood. He shares ideas that men and women can use to properly discern what the Lord has planned for their futures.

Catholic Kids Questions returns to Morning Light as Gabe sits down with Brother Thomas and Brother John Paul from the Fraternity of Verbum Spei. Submit your kids' questions on our website: www.SaltandLightRadio.com/catholic-kids-questions ... cuz Catholic kids wanna know!

Morning Light presents "Through the Fire" - giving men the tools to build the domestic Church, and the weapons to defend it. In this episode, David Fortin & Dcn. Don Prendergast talk about the subject of "Authority." To hear more on Dcn. Don, visit the website of Spirit of Truth Radio Arts at:  www.castingthe.net 

Faith & Feasts is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. After looking ahead at the Saints and feast days in the coming week, Teresa talks about the Year of Mission that has come out of the recent National Eucharistic Congress.

Jarrod Crump from Meridian Advanced Psychiatry joins Morning Light today to talk about mood. Is there a difference between disordered mood…and mood disorder? Are there different types of mood disorders? What treatment plans are out there? Tune in and learn more or reach out to Jarrod at https://map-clinic.com/providers-2

"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, we learn about the "Fruits of the Spirit" as our co-hosts feast upon a thick slice of banana bread smothered with fruit and Greek yogurt!

Josh Andrus & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light once again to continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians… today, Chapter 2.

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. Morning Light presents "Why Catholics Do That" with today’s topic covering “Catholic Aerobics.” 

Monday mornings during the month of August, Morning Light presents our Back-to-School series - today, Bill Avey - President of Bishop Kelly High School joins us to give us an update on all things related to the Knights.

During our weekly "Passionately Pro-Life" segment, David Ripley from Idaho Chooses Life stops by Morning Light to discuss Idaho's Defense of Life Act.

Diana Carrillo joins Morning Light today as we continue a brand new segment aimed at Catholic women - “Blessed & Beautiful.”  Diana shares a bit about herself, then discusses this month's theme - God's timeline.  

Morning Light introduces you to Emily Sanchez from Holy Apostles parish in Meridian who heads up the group "Young Adult Teams of Mary." Tune in to find out more about this group.

In this "Best of" Catholic Book Club, Morning Light presents this encore of our interview with Mike Aquilina regarding his latest book "Feasts of Our Fathers."

Kris Foster from St. Mark's Catholic Community provides this week's "Sacred Music" segment of Morning Light. With today celebrating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kris shares her version of Salve Regina.

Morning Light welcomes back Gina Schmidt for our Faith Community Nursing segment. Back to school is an exciting time for our children, but they are also exposed to illness. Gina provides some tips on how to keep your kids healthy as they head back to class this week.

"Vocations Focus" is heard the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month as part of Morning Light. In this episode, Jim & Mary Ellen Nourse chat with Dcn. Sal Carranza, Director of Diaconate for the Diocese of Boise.

Morning Light presents "The Catholic Attic" - our monthly catechesis lesson from Fr. Justin Brady, pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Nampa. August means kids going back to school and Father talks about St. Paul's Catholic SCHOOL and how his faculty and staff approach a quality education along with solid formation in the faith.

Every other Wednesday morning, tune in for Pat King's Man Cave during Morning Light. Pat discusses the issues that Catholic men face in today's culture.

"Faith & Feasts" is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda, with tips on how to turn ordinary situations into supernatural opportunities. Tune in and learn more about our Saints and their feast days.

From Cornerstone Psychological Associates in Boise, Morning Light welcomes back Dr. Kathy Edwards…here today to talk about communication skills. Have you ever heard of “true, necessary, and kind.” How do we assert our needs in this world but still make sure we are not being aggressive or rude or unkind? Here are some Scripture passages to help you out:

James 1:19 - Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building  others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Proverbs 18:13 - To answer before listening – that is folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:2 - Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

Proverbs 12:18 - The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

"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 S.E. Boise. Chef could not be with us this morning so we jumped into the Way-Back Machine to grab this "Best of" segment from June 30, 2020 talking about Caesar Salad.

Alanna Burg & John Keenan from the Idaho Lay Dominicans join Morning Light to continue their series on St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians… today, Chapter 1, verses 15-29.

Morning Light presents "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 - “Vestments.” 

Monday mornings during the month of August, Morning Light presents our Back-to-School series - today, Tammy Emerich - Superintendent of Idaho Catholic Schools joins us to talk about a variety of topics relating to Catholic education.