RED-C Roundup

On Wednesday, May 27, Judy Comeaux spoke with Marcel Lejeune about evangelization. He is the President and Founder of Catholic Missionary Disciples, Catholic Evangelist, international speaker, and award-winning author of the Contagious Catholic: the Art of Practical Evangelization. Marcel and Judy talked about what it truly means to be a disciple, not just a believer, of Jesus Christ. Living your...

On Wednesday May 20, Pam Marvin spoke with Charlene Alexander of the Regnum Christi consecrated women of the Houston/Tomball area. They reflected on this time we’ve had in quarantine and how it has affected us humanly as well as spiritually. They each talked about their personal experiences, things they have learned throughout this time, ways they have grown, and more! Listen to the episode now fo...

On Wednesday, May 6, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Trent Horn from Catholic Answers Live about his new book, Can a Catholic be a Socialist? In the first part of the show, Deacon Mike and Dennis shared their thoughts about the resumption of public masses in the Diocese of Austin and how that process is playing out. In the second segment, Trent Horn also talked a little bit about public masses bei...

On Wednesday April 22, Judy Comeaux spoke with Elle Staniszewski of the Pro-Life Waco, about the impact of “blessing bags.” Elle serves as a sidewalk counselor outside of Planned Parenthood, and hands out blessing bags to women heading into or out of the clinic. These blessing bags are filled with love as a way to reach out to the women and, hopefully, prevent them from following through with an a...

On Wednesday, April 8, Gene Wilhelm talked about St. Julie Billiart in the first part of the show, who was the Saint of the Day for April 8. In the second half of the show, he talked with Fr. Ryan Higdon, Pastor at St. Louis Catholic Church in Waco. Fr. Ryan talked about his experience as a priest at different Catholic churches and schools. He has been at St. Joseph in Bryan, St. Mary’s in College...

On Wednesday April 1, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Dr. Holly Ordway, newly appointed Fellow of Faith and Culture at Word on Fire, and also Professor of English and faculty in the M.A. in Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. Dr. Ordway was not raised in a religious home, but she eventually became a Christian, and then a few years after that she became Catholic. She talked about her journey...

On Wednesday, March 25, Judy Comeaux spoke with Fr. Ron Gonzalez, a Jesuit priest and retreat director at Montserrat Retreat Center in Dallas, TX. They talked about his experience at the center and the impact that retreats can have on peoples’ life journey. Retreats have the capacity to bring you into a much deeper relationship with God. Fr. Ron talked about the process of retreats and how the Hol...

On Wednesday, March 18, host Pam Marvin talked with Dennis Macha about the difficult times we are facing in the world. They looked at ways the Church has approached difficult times in the past, talked about saints, growth in virtue, and making a spiritual communion, especially during these challenging times. If you’re struggling right now, this episode is a great reminder that our God is sovereign...

On Wednesday, March 11, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with founder and President of Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, Dan Burke, about his new book, Spiritual Warfare and Discernment of Spirits. Dan talked about spiritual warfare he has encountered throughout his life, that began at a young age. He shared spiritual experiences that brought him to despair, which in turn led him to Jesus Christ and...

On Wednesday March 4th, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with evangelist Troy Guy, a former Baptist, a nuclear engineer by trade, and a self-professed "Evangelical Catholic," about his new CD: Mary the Mother of Our Lord, as well as the importance of evangelization for Catholic Christians. Troy created this CD with the goal in mind of having a resource for Protestants to go to in order to help them get...

On Ash Wednesday, February 26, Judy Comeaux talked with Kathryn Whitaker, Catholic author, blogger, speaker, and freelance graphic designer, about her book, Live Big, Love Bigger. Kathryn wants the book to let people know that they are loved, right where and how they are at that time in their life, no matter the state. She told her personal story that led her to write the book, and opened up about...

On Wednesday February 19, Pam Marvin began the show highlighting St. Josephine Bakhita (February 8), a Sudanese slave, who, despite living a tough life, found her peace in the Lord through it all! Listen to learn more about her beautiful story. In the second part of the show, John Schroeter, editor of a special illuminated edition of Thomas à Kempis’s The Imitation of Christ (Sophia), was Pam’s gu...

On Wednesday, February 12, Gene Wilhelm spoke with Roger Martinez and Deacon Mark Oliveri about prison ministry in the Brazos Valley and the need for volunteers. They discussed the Kolbe Retreat, the importance of helping the families of the incarcerated, and much more about their experiences, including how they’ve seen God work in the lives of prisoners, as well as their own. Listen to this episo...

On Wednesday, February 5, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Dr. Michael Behe, a biochemist from Lehigh University and world expert on the theory of intelligent design (ID).  If you’re not sure what ID is, then tune in to hear Dr. Behe explain some of the flaws in the theory of evolution and how ID is an eminently reasonable and evidence-based theory for how the universe and life came to be. Dr.  Beh...

On Wednesday, January 29, Mark Brumley, editor-in-chief of Ignatius Press, was on the show to talk about The Day is Now Far Spent, the last installment in a trilogy of books by Robert Cardinal Sarah. (The preceding books were God or Nothing and The Power of Silence). Mark talked about how the title of this third book comes from the scripture where the disciples were on the road to Emmaus and Jesus...

On Wednesday, January 22, host Judy Comeaux talked with Beth Cowles, Coordinator of Religious Education at St. Anthony’s in Bryan, Texas, about the Holy Spirit and the Sacraments. She started with what we proclaim about the Holy Spirit in the Nicene Creed. We say the second Person of the Trinity became incarnate through the power of the Holy Spirit each time we pray the Nicene Creed at Mass. God t...

On Wednesday January 15, Pam Marvin spoke with Sister Celestina with the Apostles of the Interior Life about the Incarnation of Christ. They discussed how Jesus lived a life that shows us what it means to be children of God, adopted sons and daughters. Jesus - God in the flesh, trusted in God the Father and the Holy Spirit to guide Him throughout His life, and His life is the perfect model for how...

On Wednesday January 8, Gene Wilhelm opened the first part of the show talking about the Saint of the Day, Andre Bessette who is credited with thousands of reported miraculous oil healings associated with his devotion to Saint Joseph. In the second part of the show Gene talked with Dennis Daniel, Executive Director for the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men, about the organization and the up...

On Wednesday January 1, all four hosts of RED-C Roundup gathered together to do a look-back on 2019 as they reminisced about some favorite moments. Judy Comeaux, Gene Wilhelm, Pam Marvin, and Deacon Mike Beauvais told us why they love hosting the show, what keeps them coming back, and some favorite parts of their interviews from 2019. This episode reveals what these four great people behind the mi...

On Wednesday December 18, host Pam Marvin spoke with Deacon Frank Ashley of St. Thomas Aquinas in College Station about a fresh perspective of Advent. In the first part of the show, they talked about one of their favorite saints, John of the Cross who is also the national poet of Spain. In the second part of the show, Deacon Frank and Pam talked about a fresh look on the season of Advent. They dis...

On Wednesday, December 11, host Gene Wilhelm talked with Anthony DeStefano about children’s literature. In the first part of the show, the saint of the day was St. Damasus who lived from AD 304–384. He was a deacon in the Church and at age 60 he was selected Bishop of Rome. Learn more about him  here .  In the second part of the show Anthony DeStefano talked with Gene about children’s literature a...

Wednesday December 4 in the first half of the show, Zach Harris who is in formation with the Apostles of the Interior Life was on to talk about his order, his time at St. Mary’s, and what brought him back to Aggieland. The Saint of the Day for this segment was St. John of Damascus, a Doctor of the Church, who was part of the Monastery of Saint Sabas near Jerusalem. In the second part of the show,...

On Wednesday, November 27, we had a special episode of RED-C Roundup: Advent 101 with Judy Comeaux and her guest, Barbara Svatek. They talked all about the meaning of Advent, what traditions they have in their families, and what special things they do during Advent to prepare their homes and hearts for the coming of our Savior! Listen now to hear this special episode. You might learn something abo...

On Wednesday November 20, Pam Marvin talked with Jim Olson about his new book, To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence. Mr. Olson served for over thirty years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency and is now a Professor of the Practice at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence and counterintelligence. He has a passion for counterintelligence,...

On Wednesday November 13, in the first part of the show, host Gene Wilhelm talked about his “saint of the week”, Mother Frances Cabrini, who became the first American citizen to be canonized. You can learn more about this amazing woman  here ! In the second part of the show, guest Dr. Michael Foley, Associate Professor of Patristics (the study of the Church Fathers), at Baylor University, and auth...