Morning Joy

Cy thinks Pinterest is to blame. Debbie thinks Covid is to blame. What do you think?    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, and Bailey Garland   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/americans-socialization-dinner-decline-hosting/688846/ , https://wesingourfaith.com , https://angelusnews.com/voic...

It means more than just not ogling women.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Allan Smith, and John Hale   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://zeale.co/news/articles/custody-of-the-eyes , https://BishopSheenToday.com , https://www.sailinggracecruise.com/   —   Morning Joy is Guadalupe Radio Network's weekdaily show where Nick De La Torre b...

You know the incredibly difficult compassionate work that Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity did in the worst slums of India. She knew that it would take its toll on the sisters. So Mother Teresa built into their lives several routines to avoid burnout. We can benefit from those as well.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Steffani Aquila, Fr. Nathan Cromly, and Mi...

Sure, you deserve to be treated with respect, love, and fidelity. But is setting up a test for a potential spouse to fail really a good foundation for a solid relationship?    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Sam Medley (SOLT), Fr. Nathan Cromly, and Matthew Archbold   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://zeale.co/news/articles/fairy-ta...

We’re nearing the end of the 800-year Jubilee of St. Francis. And we’re prepping for the 500-year Jubilee of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031. But did you know that there is another Jubilee year that the pope declared which just started this month?    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Msgr. Charles Pope, and Steve Ray   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/j...

Pope Leo XIV has a superpower. It’s an ability that can be learned, cultivated, and honed by anyone. Do you know what it is? Listen.   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, Toya Hall, and Bailey Garland   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/france , https://aleteia.org/2026/09/11/pope-grants-guadalupan-jubilee-ahead-of-500th-anniversary , http...

Billy Crystal lost his house to a fire and his friend to a murder and now he says he no longer trusts God. We all will face great troubles and losses, but can we let those drive toward God instead of away from Him? Christ said to save our lives we must lose them.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Allan Smith, and Vanessa Denha-Garmo   📰 Referenced in this episode: ht...

Is smoking really making a comeback among Gen Z Catholics? What does this mean spiritually and physically?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Steffani Aquila, and Dr. Todd Oczkowski   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ncregister.com/news/duncan-mckeown-smoking , https://www.functionalmedicinecenter.com   —   Morning Joy is Guadalupe...

One aspect of modern Catholicism that is surprisingly contentious: should the chalice of the Precious Blood of Jesus be available for the faithful at every Mass?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Sam Medley (SOLT), Fr. Nathan Cromly, and Indira Rice Donegan   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ncregister.com/news/mcdonald-communi...

Are Catholics schools and weekly Mass keeping people from leaving the church? There’s a graph about that.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Msgr. Charles Pope, and Steve Ray   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-not-be-livestreamed-trump-says , https://blog.adw.or...

The execution of the Fort Hood shooter will not be livestreamed, per an announcement from President Trump. What caused the reversal? Could the outcry from Catholics be the reason?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, and Bailey Garland   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/firing-squad-execution-of-fo...

According to CDC data, the number of teens who self-identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual is rapidly decreasing. Debbie and Cy question the phenomenon.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Allan Smith, and Dr. David Anders   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/08/number-teens-who-identify-themselves-gay...

Does a small city council in Iowa have to allow the Church of Satan to lead their opening prayer?    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Sam Medley (SOLT), Fr. Nathan Cromly, Luke & Joshua Mauro   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/iowa-city-council-erupts-after-starting-with-satanic-prayer , https://www...

What are the implications of publishing a deceased pope’s private writings?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Msgr. Charles Pope, and Steve Ray   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/10/05/pope-francis-private-diary-book , https://catholicconvert.com , https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6137747...

The confluence of modern media, modern travel, and the modern papacy made a unique friendship blossom on the world stage.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, and Patrick Novecosky   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/09/jesus-loves-you-russell-moore-theology , https://patricknovecosky.com/ , h...

Some new information has been released about the Greta Gerwig adaptation of Narnia on Netflix. What does this tell us about how they handle the Christ figure of Aslan?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, and Allan Smith   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.tmatt.net/columns/2026/9/25/cs-lewis-readers-everywhere-brace-for-big-screen-arr...

Encountering a loved one after they die is a much more common experience than you realize.   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, and Steffani Aquila   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/a-different-kind-of-apparition , https://hisgirlsunday.com , https://patricknovecosky.com/ , https://shop.catholic.c...

The slippery slope proceeds apace. The first child has been legally killed under the Netherlands’ euthanasia law. Where will this lead? How did we get here?   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Sam Medley (SOLT), Fr. Nathan Cromly, and David DiCerto   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://local12.com/news/nation-world/netherlands-euthanasi...

There are many layers to this situation. Which one are you living in?     🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Msgr. Charles Pope, and Steve Ray   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://ifstudies.org/report-brief/rings-to-roofs-part-i-one-million-homes-through-marriage , https://blog.adw.org , https://catholicconvert.com     —   Morning Joy is Gu...

Topics today: cohabitation, Catholics in the public square, and radical hospitality.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, and Bailey Garland   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/12/most-us-adults-have-lived-with-a-romantic-partner-theyre-not-married-to-by-their-early-40s/ , https://tan...

As Gen Z rediscovers the faith of their grandparents, the secular news media is wondering what internal longing this points to.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Allan Smith, and Sam Estrada   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/27/rise-young-catholic-converts-points-spiritual-longing-us-europe/ ,    ...

And we’re here for it.   🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Chuck Gaidica, and Jennifer Hubbard   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/no-more-ego-lifting-how-one-catholic-gym-is-putting-god-at-the-center-of-fitness , https://www.chuckgaidica.com/post/exercise-beats-meds-for-depression , https://shopmercy.org/forgivi...

We actually have data about this.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Nathan Cromly, and Bethany Kline   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://ifstudies.org/blog/faithful-christians-have-the-happiest-marriages-in-america , https://catholicsinglesnewsletter.com     —   Morning Joy is Guadalupe Radio Network's weekdaily show where Nick De...

It’s probably not the one you’re thinking of.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Fr. Cedric Pisegna (CP), and Steve Ray   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://religionunplugged.com/news/new-hampshire-the-curious-case-of-americas-most-atheist-state , https://frcedric.org , https://catholicconvert.com     —   Morning Joy is Guadalupe Radio N...

A man in Germany has set up a fund to give cash to young families who baptize their infants. Understandably, the Catholic diocese is not comfortable with this.    🎙️ Featuring Debbie Georgianni, Cy Kellett, Dave Vacheresse, Julie Carrick, and Bailey Garland   📰 Referenced in this episode: https://grnonline.com/joy , https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/europe/cash-for-baptisms-german-diocese-questions-...