RED-C Roundup

On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais invited RED-C's Director of Education and Development, Dr. Thaddeus Romansky, to delve into the Second Vatican Council. The sixtieth anniversary of the council's opening is in 2022. They first assessed the historical context that led to the council. A guiding principle of their conversation was that the documents produced by the council are th...

Host Pam Marvin interviews co-founder and President of 40 Days for Life Sean Carney about his newest book release, What to Say When.  From "forced birth" to gender to "shout your abortion", much has changed since abortion was legalized in 1973, yet it remains the most controversial issue of our time. What to Say When equips the reader with proven approaches from the front-lines to help you know ex...

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Judy Comeaux warmly welcomed Jason and Amanda Kirklin into the RED-C Catholic Radio studios. They shared the basic outline of their conversion to Catholicism last year after several years of discernment and dialogue. They are now faithful listeners to RED-C Catholic Radio in Waco and our programming played a significant role in the story. Listen for the whole story...

Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Anthony DeStefano about his two new books for children (ages 3 to 103 as the author quips) and their families, Joseph’s Donkey and The Beggar and the Bluebird.  Both Gene and Anthony discuss how the deeper theme in the books is about death and resurrection, and the great things that come in life through the many deaths and resurrections that we all experience.  The bo...

Deacon Mike Beauvais interviews Elizabeth Lev about her book, The Silent Knight A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art.  Deacon Mike asks his favorite questions about the art in her book that intrigues him most, but he also gives a general review in his discussion with Elizabeth.  The Silent Knight explores and chronicles the remarkable rise of Joseph’s iconography through masterpieces by some...

On Wednesday, November 24, 2021, host Judy Comeaux spoke with John Pisciotta, founder of Pro-Life Waco (PLW). He invited listeners to attend their Rise Up Waco event on Saturday, November 27 from 8-10 AM; to join PLW every fourth Saturday for prayer and witness in front of Planned Parenthood; and to participate in 40 Days for Life's "mini-40 Days" campaign on November 30 and December to pray in ad...

Host Pam Marvin interviews Deacon Mark Olivieri about his early life and call to the diaconate 5 years prior. Throughout the interview they wove in the virtue of humility,  how that plays out in both of their lives, and a practical tool to increase in our humility.  Deacon Mark spoke about the tsunami of grace that flooded his life when he said yes to his vocation as deacon. He also spoke about Ig...

Host Gene Wilhelm interviews Kevin Wells, speaker, author, and evangelist in this episode of RED-C Roundup. Gene spoke with Kevin about his early upbringing and his background in the Catholic Faith as well as sports broadcasting and journalism. They also visited about how we use the talents and gifts that God has given us, no matter our lot in life. Kevin draws upon examples in his own life of mar...

Host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with John Paci, Director of Catholic Charities of Central Texas and Mary Saladino, Case Manager for the St. Michael's Veteran Services Program at CCCTX.  John Spoke about the past year of accomplishments for their organization and what is in store for the year ahead.  Mary spoke specifically about National Veterans and Military Families month, the importance of se...

Host Judy Comeaux interviews Paulist Father Bruce Nieli, CSP from the Diocese of Austin about his article in the Catholic Spirit, “May we be Spirit-filled Catholics pursuing a Spirit-filled America.”  They spoke about a potential religious awakening in our country as the most recent pandemic comes to an end. As it states in his article, “May we take the lead and accept the challenge and opportunit...

Host Thaddeus Romansky interviews Gary Michuta, author of the book, Revolt Against Reality.  We seem to be living in an age of insanity. Crimes against children, born and unborn; marriage defiled and redefined; the madness of transgenderism; the looming terror of trans-human-ism . . . the list goes on and on. And it’s getting uglier out there every day. Everywhere you look, the culture is twisting...

Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Ben Walther, his longtime friend, singer and songwriter, and campus minister at Walsh University in Ohio.  Ben shares his life path through his growing up in the Dallas, Texas area to his studies at Franciscan University, to his career as worship leader and singer/songwriter for Oregon Catholic Press, to his position as a Catholic campus minister at Walsh University. ...

Deacon Mike interviewed Steve Weidenkopf about his book, Light From Darkness: Nine Times the Catholic Church was in Turmoil - and Came Out Stronger Than Before in this latest episode of RED-C Roundup. They address the question that Steve often gets from others, “Have things ever been as bad in the Church as they are today?”  As a historian he answers this with an emphatic, “No, things have actuall...

On Wednesday, September 29, Thaddeus Romansky introduced listeners to Andrew Robison of Petrus Development, the creator of a new Catholic podcast, Holy Donors, about historical individuals who lived lives of radical generosity as witnesses of their Catholic Faith. RED-C Catholic Radio is collaborating with Petrus in producing this podcast and Dr. Romansky is one of the members of the Holy Donors t...

Part Two looks at how Catholics were a minority population viewed largely with suspicion and prejudice by their Protestant neighbors because of their ethnic, creedal, and worship differences. The challenging years of the World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II began to break that mould and put American Catholics on a path to greater participation in the nation’s cultural and civic main...

Catholic counselor Kelsey Johnson, MA, LPC, of Abide Counseling in College Station, joined Pam Marvin to talk about mental health during these difficult times in our world.  Pam and Kelsey spoke about coping mechanisms and skills that help people deal with depression, anxiety, fear, and addiction that often finds their root cause in not only the crisis of a pandemic and world events, but also in p...

Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Joe and Cheryl Franklin about their life story and Faith journey. Both converts to the Catholic Faith, Joe and Cheryl have a remarkable story of love and endurance through many challenges, twists and turns along the way! The Franklins have been involved in a life of service and assistance to others in their spiritual lives.

On Wednesday, September 1, host Dcn. Mike Beauvais spoke with the founder and director of the Texas Alliance for Life , Dr. Joe Pojman. Dr. Pojman left a career in the aerospace industry to found the Alliance in 1991. He has lobbied tirelessly during that time at the Texas statehouse on behalf of the pro-life movement. He gave our listeners a status report on the achievements for life at the most...

On Wednesday, August 11, Gene Wilhelm talked with Fr. Sinclair Oubre about two American Catholics with a military background who are on the path to sainthood. He is the postulator for the cause of Brother Marinus, born Leonard LaRue, who was a Korean War hero who rescued over 14,000 Korean civilians from communist rule during Christmastime 1950–51. This incredible feat has been described by Richar...

On Wednesday, August 4, Deacon Mike Beauvais talked with Dr. Mark Miravelle about his new book, Meet Your Spiritual Father: A Brief Introduction to St. Joseph. Dr. Mark Miravalle earned his Sacred Theological Doctorate at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He holds the Saint John Paul II Chair of Mariology at  Franciscan University of Steubenville , where he has been teaching...

On Wednesday, July 28, host Judy Comeaux spoke with RED-C’s director of education and development, Dr. Thaddeus Romansky, for the first of two conversations covering the historical experience of American Catholics. In this first installment, Dr. Romansky covered the initial arrival of English Catholics to the colonies and their subsequent settlement and later participation in the American Revoluti...

On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, host Pam Marvin welcomed back Donna Hanus, a registered nurse and naturopath, who is also a dear friend. Donna and Pam talked about how you can take control of your health and wellbeing through attention to nutrition, hydration, and exercise. Donna also explained how fasting can unlock spiritual fruits and lead to better overall health. But for what purpose do we take...

On Wednesday, July 14, Gene Wilhelm talked with Nathaniel Binversie, Director of Content for Exodus 90, which is a 90 day spiritual exercise based on prayer and fraternity. The exercise teaches men to live more like Christ each and every day through different practices, and should be a life-changing experience. They discussed Nathaniel’s experience with his Catholic Faith, which he drifted from fo...

On Wednesday, July 7, Deacon Mike Beauvais talked with Dave and Dorothy Hargrave about a recent experience they had that can only be described as miraculous. Dave and Dorothy live in Waco, Texas, and have been married for 5 years. Their faith shines bright and it is evident in this interview. We don’t want to give the miracle away in the summary so you’ll have to listen for yourself! You won’t reg...

On Wednesday, June 30, Pam Marvin talked with Julia Mishler and Misty Poe about Catholic School education. Julia will be the new St. Joseph Catholic School Principal in Bryan, Texas this upcoming school year. Julia has been involved in the public school system for about 15 years, and is excited to jump into her role in a Catholic School. Misty Poe is the Austin Diocese Catholic Schools Superintend...