Michigan Mornings® Saturday

Michigan Mornings® Saturday will be premiering on Ave Maria Radio’s Michigan stations on Saturday, July 18, at 8am. Tune in to catch the latest in local news relevant to Catholics around the state, an update on local weather, interviews and commentaries, and the best segments of the week from Ave Maria Radio. As we move into American Catholic radio’s third decade, stations will have to ensure that...

Matthew comments on President Donald Trump’s salvo against Pope Leo XIV and asks Trump’s supporters why they are opposed to peace. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit purplecatholic.com/subscribe

Matthew discusses Exodus 14 and shares an ancient homily from Holy Saturday. Then, Matthew discusses the future of Catholic radio in the Marquette area. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

Matthew reads and discusses Nostra Aetate , the Second Vatican Council declaration on the Church’s relationship to other non-Christian religions, and then explores the different processions for Passion Sunday. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this pr...

Pope Leo XIV urges world leaders to go to confession. Then Matthew talks to Brandy Holt about using movies to preach the Gospel after this year’s Oscars. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this program: The Problem with ‘Sinners’ - Bishop Robert Barron...

This week, Matthew comments on Ephesians 4 and we look back on news stories you may have missed. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this program: St. John Chrysostom’s homily on Ephesians 4:4-16 SS.Q183.A2 - Whether there should be different duties or...

Matthew and Dr. Marcus Peter discuss immigration, education, and imagination. But first, Matthew explores how we should speak to those in error. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this program: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

Matthew discusses Church teaching on offenses to truth. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this program: Click the button below to get Dr. Marcus Peter’s Lenten devotionals: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

This week, Matthew discusses the constant need for conversion. Then, he talks to the Diocese of Marquette’s new Vice Chancellor, Gannon Foley. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Resources mentioned in this program: Click the button below to get Dr. Marcus Peter’s Lenten devo...

Catholic billionaire and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for violations of Hong Kong’s National Secury Law. Matthew Handley breaks down this injustice and how Catholics can respond. Plus, he continues his conversation on Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michiga...

This week, Matthew looks at what the bishops say the goals for political life are and catches you up on religion and Catholic news stories from the past month you may have missed. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...

This week, Matthew looks at Forming Consciences for Faithful Citzenship and looks at this question: What does the Church say about Catholic Social Teaching in the public square? Matthew also talks about solidarity, the common good, and subsidiarty. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every S...

This week, Matthew looks at Forming Consciences for Faithful Citzenship and shares why the bishops ask these questions: * Why does the Church teach about issues affecting public policy? * Who in the Church should participate in political life? * How does the Church help the Catholic faithful to speak about political and social questions? Matthew also takes a look at this Sunday’s second reading an...

This week, Matthew Handley discusses the Catholic position on healthcare. Then, he shares a 2023 interview he conducted with the late Dr. Dan Hurley. His insurance company denied a scan necessary for his cancer care, causing him to enter his treatment blind. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7...

This week, Matthew Handley discusses the importance of voting and the upcoming statewide elections in Michigan. Then, he shares stories you may have missed in In Case You Missed it (ICYMI). UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Saturday. Mentioned in the program: * Bishop David Walkowiak...

Happy New Year! Matthew shares reflections on readings from the lectionary for Masses for the Beginning of the Civil Year. Then, he and Dino Piccinini conclude their conversation about seminary life. Click here to support the Purple Catholic when you sign up for NordPass. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinis...

Matthew Handley heads out west with his friend Dino Piccinini, who shares his discernment testimony and what it is like being a seminarian for the Diocese of Toledo. Matthew also shares reflections on Chief Seattle, a Catholic and the namesake of the eighteenth-largest city in the US. Click here to support the Purple Catholic when you book travel on Expedia. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northe...

Matthew Handley discusses the recent conviction of Catholic pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. Then, he talks about high-profile forgiveness. Click here to support the Purple Catholic when you book travel on Expedia. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm every Satur...

The Jubilee Year of Hope ends in the Diocese of Marquette on December 28th. That means there is still time to make a pilgrimage to one of the six sites across the Upper Peninsula. Then, In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Matthew covers some religion stories over the past month that may have flown under your radar. (Did you know the pope was gifted a lawnmower?) UP North Catholic airs weekly on Norther...

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first foreign trip and spoke to young people in Lebanon about peace. What exactly is the peace we should be striving for? Then Matthew shares some defenses of the incarnation and words of encouragement from St. Augustine. Click here to support the Purple Catholic when you book travel on Expedia. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michi...

Last Sunday was the Solemnity of Christ the King and Matthew Handley explores whether or not we let Christ be king over our lives. Then Matthew breaks down some of the questions Pope Leo XIV was asked by young American Catholics during the National Catholic Youth Conference. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMi...

In this first episode of UP North Catholic, Matthew Handley discusses whether it is prudent or worthwhile to worry about decisions in other dioceses. Then Fr. Bob Keller, OP joins him to discuss his ministry at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. UP North Catholic airs weekly on Northern Apostle Radio in Marquette, Michigan. Listen on 103.9FM or stream at ClavesRegniMinistries.com at 7pm ev...

Tune into Matthew Handley’s newest program, UP North Catholic on Northern Apostle Radio or wherever you listen to podcasts. Beginning Saturday, Nov 22 at 7p and listen the next day on your favorite podcasting platform. On this program, Matthew takes a look a life through the lens of scripture, the teaching of the Church, and from the Upper Peninsula. He also speaks to young people about their fait...