Morning Joy

Today: 00:00 Angelus Prayer, Word of the Day, News Brief, Catholic Trivia 15:00 "The Inside File" featuring Debbie Georgianni and Cy Kellett 43:00 "Notes of Truth" featuring Julie Carrick 1:00:00 Morning Prayer, News Brief, Word of the Day, Lesser Known Saint 1:15:00 Weekly News Roundup: American Saints on the Road to Sainthood 1:30:00 Online Roundtable   Word(s) of the Day: RETURN   Do you know w...

Today: 00:00 Angelus Prayer, Word of the Day, News Brief, Catholic Trivia 15:00 "The Inside File" featuring Debbie Georgianni and Cy Kellett 43:00 "Bishop Sheen Today" featuring Allan Smith 1:00:00 Morning Prayer, News Brief, Word of the Day, Lesser Known Saint 1:15:00 Bobby Contreras on the Holy Face 1:30:00 Online Roundtable   Word(s) of the Day: I   Do you know in what industry Sts. Aquila and...

Today: 00:00 Angelus Prayer, Word of the Day, News Brief, Catholic Trivia 15:00 "The Inside File" featuring Debbie Georgianni and Cy Kellett 43:00 "Sunday to Sunday" featuring Steffani Aquila 1:00:00 Morning Prayer, News Brief, Word of the Day 1:15:00 Tread Boldly with Fr. Nathan Cromly; Lesser Known Saint 1:30:00 Online Roundtable   Word(s) of the Day: GO   Do you know St. Peter's original name?...

Today: 00:00 Angelus Prayer, Word of the Day, News Brief, Catholic Trivia 15:00 "The Inside File" featuring Debbie Georgianni and Cy Kellett 43:00 "Mornings with Medley" featuring Fr. Sam Medley, SOLT 1:00:00 Morning Prayer, News Brief, Word of the Day, Lesser Known Saint 1:15:00 Doug Barry 1:30:00 Online Roundtable   Word(s) of the Day: LABORERS   Do you know which people group heard of Christian...

Steve Ray sneaks us into a chapel in the Church of the Visitation to see the best artwork about the Virgin Mary that he has ever seen. We have to be quiet so we don't disrupt the Mass next door. He explains about these beautiful representations of the Council of Ephesus, the mantle of Mary, the battle of Lepanto, Bl. John Duns Scotus, and more.  Church of the Visitation - Wikipedia CatholicConvert...

Jesus said "My yoke is easy." That sounds nice, but we really don't understand what it means. When was the last time you used a yoke? Is 'easy' really the right word to convey Jesus' meaning? Msgr. Charles Pope provides some very helpful explanations this week on Morning Joy.  https://blog.adw.org/2026/07/stop-yoking-around-a-homily-for-the-14th-sunday-of-the-year-5/   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth...

Debbie and Cy pull the inside file on driverless cars. Did you know that each of these cars is always asking 4 important philosophical questions? Do we place more faith in technology than we do in Jesus? https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/5-of-americans-say-theyve-ridden-in-a-driverless-car/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnwQ1-P7Jw   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted...

Today: 00:00 Angelus Prayer, Word of the Day, News Brief 15:00 "The Inside File" featuring Debbie Georgianni and Cy Kellett 43:00 "Notes of Truth" featuring Julie Carrick 1:00:00 Morning Prayer, News Brief, Word of the Day 1:15:00 Scriptures That Show God as Ruler of All   Word(s) of the Day: MET    In honor of America's 250th birthday, every guess at today's question will be entered into the week...

Vanessa Denha-Garmo and Allan Smith discuss journalism vs. activism. What kinds of questions are good to ask? What kind are not? Who and what can we trust? https://epiphanycommunications.com/   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline.com/Joy Also heard on:  Catholic Spirit Radio - https://www.c...

Did you know Ven. Fulton Sheen participated in Vatican II? In fact, he made 16 contributions to the large discussion sessions and 1 of those was an address to the full assembly. The reaction was priceless. Allan Smith sets the scene for us in this segment.  https://CelebrateSheen.com   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalu...

Debbie and Cy pull the inside file on a MarketWatch report about what lawmakers are prepared to do to help people be less lonely AND an Associated Press report on what communities are currently doing to help people be less lonely.  MarketWatch - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-loneliness-crisis-has-gotten-so-bad-that-lawmakers-are-ready-to-spend-millions-of-dollars-to-fight-it-f7e7c7b7   AP...

Sara Beth Meyer, author of The Gospels for Little Ones series, has now created a beautiful book to introduce all of the Vatican approved Marian apparitions, including the lesser known ones, to our children. https://sarabethmeyer.com   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline.com/Joy Also heard o...

Steffani Aquila teaches people how to live liturgically every day of the year. We asked her how to prepare to celebrate the feast of St. Maria Goretti. Her answer includes pasta and forgiveness! More from Steffani here: https://hisgirlsunday.com   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline.com/Joy...

Debbie and Cy pull the inside file on why avoiding the news may be the best thing for your brain.  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260614012006.htm ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline.com/Joy Also heard on:  Catholic Spirit Radio - https://www.catholicspiritradio.com   Our Lad...

Here is the second hour of Morning Joy from June 30th, presented without edit, because the Holy Spirit brought out so many themes that were unplanned, from leadership to obedience to salvation and hope. It was incredible how all of these uncoordinated segments lined up to form a through-line. If I were to sum it up in one way, it would be something like this: Jesus is both our perfect example of h...

Jesus knew the storm was coming. Why did he send his disciples into the boat anyway? So that they could be obedient! Why do we have to be obedient? Because our very ability to choose IS the thing that God is trying to save. So choose life!  Fr. Sam Medley, SOLT, shares some very powerful teachings from the Gospel of Matthew.  ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays...

Debbie and Cy examine in detail Mother Teresa's famous advice that we are not called to be successful but to be faithful. It is so much easier to simply do what God calls us to instead of worrying about the outcomes. We can't control the outcomes anyway.  https://www.denvercatholic.org/god-has-not-called-me-to-be-successful-the-freedom-of-faithfulness   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted...

Steve Ray vividly describes the artwork at the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, Israel. He shows us the stone that saved John the Baptist's life when he was an infant. And he also shares some exciting personal news.  http://www. CatholicConvert.com ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline....

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, Msgr. Charle Pope helps us think through the best attitudes that Catholic Americans can have toward our nation.  ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting at 6am Central From the Guadalupe Radio Network www. GRNonline.com/Joy Also heard on:  Catholic Spirit Radio - https://www.cathol...

Debbie and Cy pull a very serious inside file about a claim of mass graves for Native American children being false. When the Catholic Church is in the wrong, the pope issues an apology and seeks reconciliation. When the media is in the wrong, who issues the apology?  https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/02/canada-needs-a-real-reckoning-for-the-mass-graves-hoax/   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters...

In this week's Weekly News Roundup, Bailey highlights the Vatican's denial of the German bishops' request that lay people occasionally be given permission to preach the homily during Mass.  News Links:  https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/vatican-rejects-german-bishops-request-for-lay-homilies-at-mass    https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2026-06/vatican-dicastery-liturgy-sacraments-resp...

What prayer do you say most often? Do you know what the words mean? Do you act like you mean them? Julie Carrick pushes Nick a little to see if he lives out the words of his favorite prayer.  Bring Julie to your parish: https://www.carrickministries.com/event-planning-details.html   Litany of Humility Anima Christi ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Weekdays starting a...

Debbie and Cy are pulling the inside file from Urban Land Magazine about what is happening to old shopping malls. They're being turned into town centers. That's a very Catholic thing to do, if we don't make them only accessible to the rich.  https://urbanland.uli.org/issues-trends/reinventing-u-s-malls-as-mixed-use-town-centers   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Truth Matters Hosted by Nick De La Torre Week...

Nick De La Torre interviews Caleb Mitchell about what the ultimate purpose of life is. As a pipewright, Caleb has great insight into what it takes to force ourselves to slow down and remember that we are made for eternity, not for productivity. At the same time, he calls us to a crucial understanding that leisure is not mere laziness, and relaxation is not mere distraction. Rest intentionally, fri...

The greatest thing about Ven. Fulton Sheen was not his eloquence on radio and television, but rather his zeal for the salvation of souls. Allan Smith shares moving stories about prominent public personalities that Ven. Sheen brought into the body of Christ, and also a story about how Sheen's minsitry changed the course of Allan's own family.  https://celebratesheen.com   ~~~ Morning Joy, Where Tru...