RED-C Roundup

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Thaddeus Romansky visited with Karl Kuykendall, author of the new book, Faith & Perseverance: The History of the Catholic Church in Central Texas.  Thaddeus and Karl discussed how his book chronicles the 275-year history of Catholicism in Central Texas and its trials and tribulations. From the inception of the Catholic Church in Central Texas in 1745 at the San...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with Dr. Sandy Hapenney, Executive Life Coach and volunteer catechist in the Central Texas area. Deacon Mike and Sandy visited first about her faith, conversion, work, and family background. Sandy then spoke about her background in theology and how this has led her to multiple opportunities to share the Catholic Faith with a variety...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Thaddeus Romansky visited with Maria Sotolongo, Director of Development/Admission for St. Joseph Catholic School in Bryan, and Becky Chollett, Director of Enrollment Management and Communications for Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School in Waco.  The three visited in depth about the importance of a Catholic Education, starting first at home, and also at their tw...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Pam Marvin visited with Megan Silas, former host of this show and cohost with Pam of the Shoulder 2 Shoulder Podcast produced by RED-C Catholic Radio.  Pam and Megan spoke this week about how the role of the papacy has had an impact on their personal lives. The discussion was framed through the lens of both Pam and Megan’s conversions to the Catholic Faith. Both...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Dr. Thaddeus Romansky visited with Kevin Pesek, Director of Faith Formation at St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station.  Thaddeus and Kevin spoke in this episode about the life and teachings of Pope Benedict XVI.  They began by pondering the essential encyclicals, writings, and homilies by Pope Benedict.  They continued by recalling the multiple ways that...

In this week's episode of RED-C Roundup, host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with Wyatt Parlow, 4th year seminarian for the Diocese of Austin.  Deacon Mike had Wyatt first talk about his faith life growing up in his home and his parish, followed by his first call to the priesthood in his first year of college.  Next, they spoke about his next steps after receiving the initial call, including his vis...

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, Dr. Thaddeus Romansky interviewed Jeremiah and Michaela Harrison about the publication of their Fiat traditional Catholic planner. Thaddeus was joined by his wife, Robyn, an expert in Catholic planners and time management resources. The Harrisons have created a work of art and an aid for liturgical living that also happens to be a smart, practical tool for time man...

In today's episode, our host, Deacon Mike Beauvais, visited with Fr. Greg Gerhart, the Vocations Director for the Diocese of Austin.  Deacon Mike and Fr. Greg discussed first his own personal vocations story, including his original call to the priesthood and the joys and challenges that led to his ordination, and his own vocation as a pries today.  They also spoke about the role of the Vocations D...

This week on RED-C Roundup, our host, Pam Marvin, visited with Rodney Boehm, fertility care practitioner in College Station, and Christopher and Amber Alejandro, natural family planning (NFP) clients and advocates. In this episode, Pam spoke to our guests about NFP and why it is important. They spoke about what NFP and naprotechnology are, why it is becoming so popular, and what the benefits are. ...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Dr. Thaddeus Romansky visited with Michael Raia, founder and president of Studioio Liturgical Design and Consulting, and liturgical designer expert on sacred church architecture. Thaddeus and Michael first spoke about the Feast Day of the Dedication of St. John Lateran and it’s significance in the area of church architecture. This was followed by a discussion of...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with Tom Nash, internationally renowned Catholic apologist, speaker, and writer. Tom works with EWTN, Catholic Answers, the National Catholic Register, Catholic World Report, Ave Maria Radio, and many more organizations.  Tom was in studio for this episode to talk about his endeavors and what brought him to our RED-C listening area....

On this episode of RED-C Roundup, host Judy Comeaux visits with Sheera Helms, Director of the Elizabeth House Maternity Home.  Judy and Sheera spoke about the day to day operations and needs of the Elizabeth House, as well as the needs of the organization, which recently was blessed with the opportunity to open their second house.  Sheera shared stories of the ladies who are helped by the Elizabet...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Thaddeus Romansky visited with Katy Faust, Founder and Director of Them Before Us, which is a global movement defending children’s right to their mother and father. Thaddeus and Katy spoke extensively about her organization’s work to put children before adults in every conversation about marriage and family. Them Before Us seeks to prioritize the rights of child...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with J. Budziszewski, professor of government and philosophy at the  University of Texas, Austin , where he has taught since 1981. Professor Budziszewski specializes in ethics,  political philosophy  and the interaction of these two fields with religion and theology.  Deacon Mike first spoke with Professor Budziszewski about his new...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Judy Comeaux visited with Fr. Will Rooney, Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bryan. Judy and Fr. Will spoke about his life and vocation story, as well as his current assignment at St. Joseph’s Parish. Fr. Will also spoke about sabbaticals and the reason for them and what their value is for a priest as well as his congregation. Lastly, the topics o...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Pam Marvin and guest cohost Robye Harvey visited with Immaculée Ilibagiza, author of multiple books and survivor of the Rwandan Holocaust. Pam and Robye spoke with Immaculée about her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, and about the power of prayer and forgiveness. Specifically she mentions in this episode, “when you pray for...

In this episode of RED-C Roundup, host Thaddeus Romansky visited with Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB).  Jennifer and Thaddeus discussed the history and purpose of the TCCB and she shared some personal information about her family and Faith background, as well as her career path to the TCCB.  Next, they spoke about some current topics of intere...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with Fr. Timothy Vaverick, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption in West, Texas.  Deacon Mike first spoke with Fr. Timothy about his call to the priesthood during his time in college as a Physics major at Texas State University. The remainder of the interview focused on Fr. Timothy’s newest book, As I Have Loved You: Rediscov...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Judy Comeaux visited with John Paci, Director of the CCCTX Bryan Office and with Brooke Swate, Director of Disaster Response for Catholic Charities of Central Texas.  John and Brooke visited with Judy in this show about disaster preparedness and response, and how CCCTX is poised to help in response to disasters in Central Texas, and beyond. The guests also spoke...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Pam Marvin visited with Aine Fitzgerald, Campaign Director for 40 Days for Life in Waco, TX.  Aine visited with Pam in this show about her reversion to the Faith and the beginnings of her involvement and leadership in the pro-life movement.  Aine spoke about her moving from Ireland to Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and finally to Waco Texas.  Aine and Pam...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Pam Marvin visited with Brian Baudoin and Bryce Kennison from Ablaze Ministries to talk about youth ministry in today's society.  Brian Baudoin serves as the Local Mission Coordinator for Ablaze in Bryan, and Bryce Kennison serves as an Ablaze Missionary at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Bryan.  All spoke about the tremendous need for evangelization, catechesis,...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Dr. Thaddeus Romansky visited with Adam Brill, Liturgical Coordinator at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in College Station, TX.  Adam and Thaddeus visited in this show about the beauty of the Eucharist, and the current years of Eucharistic Revival that we are in, both in our Austin Diocese, as well as in our United States. Also discussed in this episode were...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with Dr. Randall Smith, Full Professor with tenure in the Department of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.  Dr. Smith’s interests include moral theology, patristic and medieval theology, ancient and medieval philosophy, faith and culture, as well as Theology and science. Deacon Mike spoke with Dr. Smith abo...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Pam Marvin visited with Fr. Will Straten, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station, TX.  Fr. Straten shared his vocation and life story from his early days growing up in Tours, TX. Fr. Will spoke about the wary influences in his faith, especially in his own family and in his community members and local clergy. Next, Fr. Will shared about his exper...

This week on RED-C Roundup our host Judy Comeaux visited with Dianna Jetter, Pastoral Associate at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in College Station and Karen Candelas, Gabriel Project Coordinator at Catholic Charities of Central Texas in Austin.  Our guests spoke about a new Brazos Deanery-level project within the Austin Diocese of Walking With Moms and Dads in Need.  The program is of tremen...