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I was invited to give a talk to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter a few months ago. When putting together what to communicate to them, I landed on a framework I found works for all of us regardless of our place in life.Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

Both Deacon Mark and I are excited about the election of Pope Leo XIV and wanted to share our thoughts on the conclave, Pope Leo's election, and the first week of his pontificate. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

Venerable Emil Kapaun was a Catholic Chaplain in WWII and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2013 and was just named a Venerable by Pope Francis in February of this year. Fr. John Hotze is the Episcopal Delegate for Father Kapaun's Cause for Beatification and Canonization, and he joins me to talk about Fr. Kapaun and his life. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

With the passing of Pope Francis, I wanted to take an episode to reflect on his wisdom on how to live the Christian life, and his example of leading with joy and compassion to bring others to Christ. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

The life of St. Isaac Jogues is truly incredible. There is so much we can learn from his lived example of fortitude and dedication to his mission to evangelize.Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

I recently read (and re-read because it was so good) Viktor Frankl's 1946 classic "Man's Search for Meaning". There is a lot we can learn from this book on how to find meaning and fulfillment in life. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

I recently read (and re-read because it was so good) Viktor Frankl's 1946 classic "Man's Search for Meaning". There is a lot we can learn from this book on how to find meaning and fulfillment in life. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

My good friend Tori Flattery is the host of the "Sacrifice of Praise" podcast, and had me on last week to talk about Iowa Catholic Radio, the history of the Man Up show, and the event with Fr. Mike Schmitz in Des Moines this Wednesday. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Ricky Stanzi is the University of Iowa's all-time winningest quarterback, with a 26–9 record during his time playing for the Hawkeyes. Today, he is a husband and a father of four, and his Catholic faith plays an instrumental role in guiding his life. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

We have come to the end of our Heroic Marriages series. Today, I recap some highlights and takeaways from the great guests I had the opportunity to interview throughout this series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Chris Stefanick joins me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Devin Schadt joins me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Dr. Ray Guarendi joins me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Damon Owens, is an international speaker and evangelist for over 20 years, and is the founder and executive director of joytob. He will be a speaker at the upcoming Forge Men's Conference on March 1st. He joins me to talk about the conference and heroic marriages.Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

Pete Burak from Renewal Ministries, will be a speaker and the emcee at the upcoming Forge Men's Conference on March 1st. He joins me to talk about the conference and heroic marriages. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

As we set out to make the most of our new year, I recently read the book "The Comfort Crisis" and think it has a lot of wisdom to help us do just that. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle

The FORGE Conference 2025 will be on March 1st, 2025. This will be a world-class event right here in Des Moines. Make sure to sign up and spread the word at https://myforge.org/conference/Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Jon Leonetti joins me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Bo Bonner and Bud Marr of the Uncommon Good join me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Deacon Mark and Maria Campbell join me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Joel and Chris Magruder join me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Adam and Kara Storey join me as we continue in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

In our lives, there are certain people who have an outsized impact on the person we become. For me, one of the greatest of these was Doug Reichardt. I was blessed to have Doug in my life; first as a mentor, and then as a friend. There is much we can learn from his example and way of living. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

My good friend Father Bob Busher from the Davenport Diocese passed away recently. He was best friends with Cardinal Dolan, and we talked about him much during our conversation last year. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Bo and Jeane Bishop join me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Dan and Jenny Nielsen join me for our Heroic Marriages series.Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

Today we launch a new series called "Heroic Marriages"; and we will start by exploring the "Exhortation Before Marriage" from the 1962 Roman Ritual. This was a text that many priests used in their sermons before Vatican II, and I believe it to be an excellent distillation for the importance of the sacrament, and a template for living it out heroically. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

I have had two great trips in the past couple months, and wanted to take time to reflect on those experiences and share the lessons learned from them. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Faith of Trial with Deacon Mike Manno and Gina Noll - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle    

The book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear is a great practical guide on how to change your habits, and get better every day.

Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. This is the conclusion to the discussion we had of his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord.

Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. He joins me for two episodes to discuss his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord.

Dr. John Bishop is on the front lines of reclaiming fatherhood and the family. His organization, Forge, is doing incredible work in a very short amount of time to help men become the husbands and fathers they are called to be. Go to www.myforge.org to get involved.

The Des Moines Lyceum's "Festival of Ideas" is coming up in a couple weeks. It is an awesome event that you should check out if you have the opportunity. Joe Carroll joins me to talk about the festival, and what the Lyceum has been up to over the past year.

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fifth and final episode of this series exploring some of the great advice found in this book.

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fourth episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book.

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the third episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book.

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the second episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book.

I first met Blake Clark when he was at Dowling Catholic High School as an Ut Fidem participant; today he is a mentor for the program. He joins me to discuss the things in his life that helped him to remain strong in the faith through college, and we can do to help others do the same.

Throughout her career, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has been standing up for Catholic values in the public sphere. She is a leader nationally on many important issues, and we are lucky to have her working for us in our state.

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. I will spend the next few weeks exploring some of the great advice found in this book.

Victor Hugo's masterpiece "Les Misérables" is probably best known today by the Broadway adaptation from the 1980s. I finally got around to reading the novel and wanted to share some of the themes and insights Hugo brings to life in this great work.

The story of how Iowa Catholic Radio came to be is an incredible testimony of God's work in forming and sustaining this impactful apostolate.

My good friend Taylor Bennett joins the show to discuss a new program he is helping to launch in Des Moines called "Catholic in Recovery". After his own personal experiences with addiction, he is helping others to break the cycle in their own lives.

As we wrap up the series on Health and Fitness, coincidentally, I just finished reading the book "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity" by Dr. Peter Attia, and I think it is the perfect summation of the concepts discussed in the past four episodes.

Adam VanErsvelde is the strength & conditioning coach at Dowling Catholic High School. In addition to being an all-around awesome guy, he helps people everyday to live healthier lives and achieve their fitness goals. He joins me as we finish up our interview series on Health and Fitness.

Jay Freiermuth is a good friend and colleague of mine at Holmes Murphy. In addition to being an all-around great guy, he also loves to help people to live healthier lives and reach their fitness goals.

Joe Teeling, in addition to being the founder of Iowa Catholic Radio, is a man who has always had a passion for helping people to live healthy lives. He joins me today as we continue in our series on health and fitness.

As we enter into Holy Week, let us enter fully into the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord by participating in many of the beautiful prayers and customs the Church gives to us for these days.

Lance Farrell, the founder and CEO of Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping, is a 6th-degree black belt in Taekwondo with one mission: to inspire people to live with power and purpose. He joins me today as we kick off our series on health and fitness.