Red-c Roundup

On Wednesday, September 25, host Judy Comeaux and guest co-host Terrie Lipscomb spoke with Susan Tassone, award-winning and best-selling Catholic author about her new book, Day by Day with St. Faustina. In the first part of the show, Terrie talked about St. Padre Pio, patron saint of adolescents. In the second part of the show, Susan Tassone spoke about her book, Day by Day with St. Faustina. The book walks through St. Faustina’s diary, allowing the reader to grow closer to Jesus in the Eucharist, use suffering to help others (including the souls in purgatory), along with many other spiritual benefits and practices. Susan has a great devotion to the holy souls in purgatory, which inspires the writing of her many books. A surprise caller even asked Susan about suffering - you'll want to hear how she answered this question and tied it into the life of St. Faustina! To order Day by Day with St. Faustina using Amazon Smile, click here. And to learn more about Susan and her many books, click here. 

On Wednesday, September 18, host Pam Marvin spoke with His Excellency Bishop David Konderla, former pastor of St. Mary’s in College Station, and now Bishop of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their topic was the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. Bishop David asks us to question how much we allow other voices to come into our lives each day vs. how much we allow God’s word into our lives each day. He parallels superheroes and their powers in Marvel movies with humans and the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. It is a superhero’s duty to use the powers he/she's been given, and similarly, it is our duty as humans to use the theological virtues that God has given us through the sacraments. Listen to this great episode to go deeper into these theological virtues of faith, hope and love with Bishop David Konderla!

On Wednesday, September 11, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with George Phillips about Fr. Vincent Capodanno who was killed in action as a US Navy Chaplain in Vietnam while ministering to U.S. Marines. Phillips is the director of the Fr. Vincent Capodanno Guild (to learn more about the guild, click here) and served alongside Fr. Capodanno as a Marine rifleman. In the first half of the show, Gene observed the 18th anniversary of 9/11. He also mentioned our 2019 KEDC Benefit Dinner coming up on November 7 at St. Thomas Aquinas in College Station! You can register for the benefit dinner here! In the second half of the show, Gene spoke with Phillips about his service in Vietnam and his witness to the ministry of Fr. Vincent Capodanno. Fr. Vincent has been named a Servant of God, the first of four stages toward possible sainthood. Phillips talked about how there was just something special about father. He went where “his Marines” went, always right by their side. He put himself out on the frontlines risking his life to se

On Wednesday, September 4, Dcn. Mike Beauvais spoke with best-selling author, Dr. Taylor Marshall about his book, Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within. In the first part of the show, Dcn. Mike spoke about Saint Gregory the Great, saint of the day for September 3rd, and patron saint of England, epilepsy, musicians, and teachers. Whether he was largely responsible for the revision of “Gregorian” chant is disputed, but many believe that he was. In the second part of the show, Dcn. Mike spoke with Dr. Taylor Marshall about his book, Infiltration. Dr. Marshall is a convert from Protestantism, and was even an Episcopalian priest before he decided to become Catholic. His motivation to write this book sprung from the scandal in the Church that surfaced in the summer of 2018. Marshall says we need to rally back to the traditional norms of Catholic piety to strengthen our children, our priests, and ourselves. Much like Bishop Robert Barron in Letter to a Suffering Church, Marshall insists that the o

On Wednesday August 28, host Judy Comeaux brought in Bryan/College Station local, Matt Rice. Matt is a co-founder of Ablaze Ministries, and a new monthly gathering called The Well – it offers practical insights through biblical instruction, dynamic worship, and genuine community. In the first part of the show, Judy talked about St. Augustine and his mother, St. Monica. The two go hand in hand as St. Monica was Augustine’s mother and prayed for his (and her husband’s) conversion to Christianity for roughly 33 years – and it happened! Her persistence is inspiring, and St. Augustine is perhaps the greatest sinner turned saint story in Church history! Learn more about these great saints here! In the second part of the show, Matt Rice talked about his experience in youth ministry. He has recognized patterns of instability with youth ministries across parishes and wanted to do something about it. This realization was what sparked the creation of Ablaze Ministries. They provide ministry from a 360° approach by minis

On Wednesday August 21, host Pam Marvin spoke with Angel Rodriguez, the new men’s ministry coordinator at St. Mary’s in College Station, about his new position and then they discussed the virtue of magnanimity. In the first part of the show, Pam talked about Pope St. Pius X, as August 21 is his feast day. Elected pope in 1903, Pius X committed  himself to restoring all things in Christ (cf. Ephesians). One of the many ways he tried to do this was writing a simple, concise catechism for the average person which you can access yourself right HERE! Listen to this episode to learn more about a saintly pope. In the second part of the show, Pam talked with Angel about magnanimity: "loftiness of spirit, enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity (Webster’s)." A more strictly Catholic definition is "greatness of soul, it looks especially to honor and seeks to perform noble deeds, its object is to perform actions that faith tells a person are great in the

On Wednesday, August 14, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with Fr. Andrew Dinh, new associate pastor at St. Joseph’s Church in Bryan, about his escape from Vietnam in the mid-1980s followed by a 20-plus-year journey to the priesthood. In the first part of the show, Gene talked about St. Maximilian Kolbe, patron of our Immaculata Recurring Gift Society (did you know Kolbe ran a short-wave radio under the Nazi occupation?), because August 14th is his feast day. St. Maximilian is also the patron saint of anyone caught in addiction. Remember him if you or someone you know needs his intercession. During the main event, Fr. Andrew recollected his long and improbable, lonely, threefold journey beginning at the age of 12 from Saigon to Thailand, Thailand to England and, finally, England to the United States! For ten years, Fr. Andrew was an undocumented immigrant here in the United States while his refugee status remained in limbo and he struggled to find his way through the tough times. Nevertheless, Fr. Andrew finally made

On Wednesday, August 7, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Leila Miller, co-author with Trent Horn of the book, Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues. The Feast Day of the Transfiguration was yesterday, August 6th, so in the first part of the show, Dcn. Mike spoke about the transfiguration – one of the most fascinating events in Jesus’ life, which happened on Mount Tabor. Dcn. Mike says the story of the transfiguration is a beautiful reminder that no matter what we see in this world, it doesn’t hold a candle to what’s to come. In the second part of the show, Dcn. Mike spoke with Leila Miller about today’s moral issues, specifically co-habitation or sex outside of marriage, and how we as Catholics are called to go against the grain and not be like the rest of the world no matter what the “norm” might be. She talks about how parents can give proper advice, based on our Catholic Faith, to their children on these tough moral issues, as well as when the right time is and in how much de

On Wednesday, July 31, host Pam Marvin and station president Dennis Macha, spoke on the recent tragedy of the Church of the Visitation fire in Westphalia, Texas. The church burned entirely to the ground in a matter of half an hour early Monday morning of this week. In this episode of Roundup, we replay Bishop Joe Vasquez' outstanding press conference from the site of the fire and hold exclusive interviews with Michael Raia - expert on sacred architecture, and Fr. Edwin Kagoo - Pastor of Church of the Visitation. Listen to this episode to hear how each of them respond with charity and strong faith in God to rebuild this sacred parish. 

On Wednesday, July 24, host Judy Comeaux spoke with Tom Cahill, Director of RCIA at St. Joseph Church in Bryan, and Sam Giese, senior Corps of Cadets member at Texas A&M about RCIA - the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. In the first half of the show, local Ablaze Ministry founder Matt Rice called in to talk about The Well, a new local endeavor co-sponsored with St. Joseph’s parish. It is a welcoming environment to invite individuals and families to grow in relationship with Jesus Christ. The Well offers practical insights through biblical instruction & dynamic worship and all are welcome! In the second half of the show, Tom Cahill talked about the necessity of RCIA, what the program entails and touched on its history in the Church. Sam is a fairly new Catholic and he talked about his great recent RCIA experience at St. Mary's in College Station. He said RCIA is sort of like a springboard into learning more about the faith; it sparks a fire in you where you are curious to learn more. If you or s

On Wednesday July 17, host Pam Marvin spoke with James Adams, theology teacher at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Bryan,Texas, about spiritual discipline. An article from Art of Manliness says that, “Spiritual disciplines are habits, practices and experiences that are designed to develop, grow and strengthen certain qualities of spirit to build the muscles of one’s character.” As human beings we are inclined to evil because of concupiscence, our inheritance of original sin.  How can we expect to grow in virtue if we don’t have a certain type of discipline to overcome these effects? James and Pam talk about how discipline creates the space for God to make us better. It allows room for God to work in our hearts. Discipline may not be pleasant or fun, but it is good and it allows us to become free in a true sense, i.e. becoming more of what God created us to be. They discussed different types of spiritual disciplines along with real-life examples and experiences of them. If you want to learn more about spirit

On Wednesday July 10, host Gene Wilhelm spoke with Mary Ann Holleran and Ellen Hogarty from Our Lady's Youth Center in El Paso, Texas about Fr. Rick Thomas and his ministry. In the first part of the show, local events were discussed as well as Bishop Robert Barron's new book, Letter to a Suffering Church, where Bishop Barron confronts the sexual abuse crisis from scriptural, historical, and moral dimensions. He argues now is the time to stay and fight for the Church, not to abandon it! In the second half of the show, Gene talked with Mary Ann and Helen about Fr. Rick Thomas, a Jesuit priest who got his calling to the priesthood while training a horse! In 1964, he took over Our Lady's Youth Center, a ministry in the slums of El Paso to minister to youth gangs and the poor in the area, and ministered there for 42 years, an unusual occurrence for a Jesuit priest, who would usually get moved around regularly. Fr. Rick had a large heart for the poor and made efforts to treat them as equals, going deep into the slu

On Wednesday, July 3rd, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Timothy Gordon about his book, Catholic Republic: Why America Will Perish Without Rome. Gordon says the book was inspired by his time in studying philosophy in Rome and then returning to law school in the States. Catholic Republic is anchored in a three-pronged definition of what the author names the “Catholic Natural Law”: 1)  Nature as moral and free, 2) Nature as intelligible, and 3) Nature as purpose-oriented. It is on this natural law tradition that all republics, especially the United States, are based, but according to Gordon, the country’s Protestant and Enlightenment architects either unwittingly plagiarized or deliberately distorted numerous Catholic Natural Law principles as they gave shape to the new nation in the Declaration of Independence and the federal Constitution. Dcn. Mike and Timothy also discuss why the rejection of these three principles are dangerous for the continuation of our Republic. For example, in Gordon’s eyes the doctrine

On Wednesday, June 19, Fr. Timothy Gallagher talked with host Pam Marvin about his book, A Layman's Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours: How the Prayers of the Church Can Change Your Life, and answered questions from callers! The Liturgy of the Hours, often called the Divine Office, means the "sacred duty" or, the "holy task." It entails periodic return to God in prayer (liturgical prayer) through the hours of the day. "Liturgical" prayer means that the prayer is something that the Church gives us - it is the same for all throughout the Church. There is morning prayer, daytime prayer, evening prayer, night prayer and a more meditative prayer called the office of readings, which can be done at any time in the day. Despite the common misconception, The Liturgy of the Hours is for everyone, not just priests, monks, and nuns; It is for everyone to pray - the common layman included! Listen to Fr. Timothy simplify and clarify the Liturgy of the Hours in a way that you can understand and appreciate. He answered questi

On Wednesday, June 12, host Gene Wilhelm interviewed staff apologist of Catholic Answers and catholic.com, Trent Horn, on his new book, Counterfeit Christs. Trent became Catholic in high school and has continued to have a passion for learning about the faith and being able to explain and defend it. In the first part of the show, Gene talked about the saints of the day, 108 Polish martyrs who were martyred during WWII by the Nazis: 3 bishops, 52 priests, 26 men of male religious orders, 3 seminarians, 8 religious sisters, and 9 lay people. They were beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in 1999. Hostess of Roundup, Judy Comeaux, gave us a surprise call live from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican City to talk about her awesome travel experience overseas!   In the second part of the show, Trent Horn talked about the main point of Counterfeit: sharing who the real Jesus is, exposing distortions, and tackling misconceptions and partial truths about Our Lord. The chapters are set up with six groups of ideologies an

On Wednesday, June 5, Deacon Mike Beauvais spoke with Michael Raia, an architect with Studio IO about the importance and beauty of sacred architecture. In the first part of the show, Michael Bonin with the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men spoke about the significance of men's fellowship and how it is valuable in building their Catholic faith. The slogan for CTFCM is "no man left behind", with the goal of making men's fellowship available to every single Catholic man in our diocese. Its purpose is to help men become better disciples of Christ through prayer, study and fellowship. There are local Catholic Men's Fellowship groups at many of the parishes around our area. If you are a man searching for Catholic men's fellowship, check your church bulletin for details! Mike is heading up a men's fellowship group at St. Mary's in College Station on Wednesday mornings at 7.   In the second half of the show, Michael Raia spoke about beauty and architecture, and all things related to our reach for God through

On Wednesday, May 29, host Pam Marvin talked with retired Air Force colonel Mickey Addison who served our country for 30 years. Mickey has developed a leadership and excellence concept called the "5 Be's" which he has also assembled into a book of the same name. First, be proud of who you are. Everyone has something to contribute. It is crucial to see that each person possesses human dignity because they are created in the image of God. Be proud of legitimate accomplishments and talents, but authentic pride builds people up whereas counterfeit pride is a sin and tears people down. Be free. Authentic freedom is not being a slave to your addiction. Addiction can be a type of slavery. Take pornography, for example. Be virtuous. This is the idea of sticking to cardinal virtues, prudence justice temperance, and fortitude. Be balanced. A human being is more than just the mind, body, or spirit. God gave us a body as a temple and we should treat it that way. Live an integrated life that honors all three aspects.

On Wednesday, May 22, host Judy Comeaux looked at St. Rita, the patroness of impossible and improbable causes, in the first part of the show. In the second part, Judy and Jennifer Stavinoha, a missionary with Ablaze in Bryan, TX, talked about May being the month of Mary. Jennifer began with a remarkable story from college involving her encounter with a snake that in turn steered her to a great devotion to Mary, Queen of the Angels. Jennifer's love for Our Lady has continued to grow through her vocation to marriage and now motherhood.  Listen in as Judy and Jennifer exchange thoughts about the Assumption, the Immaculate Conception, and the power of the Rosary. If you're an Immaculata Recurring Gift Society member, you'll always have access to an Extra where Jennifer talks about the fascinating science of hematology between mother and baby as it relates to Our Lord and Our Lady. Enjoy the episode, give us a like on Facebook @redcradio, and remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and the values of e

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, host Pam Marvin spoke with Fr. Augustine Ariwaodo, parochial vicar at St. Mary's in College Station, Texas. In the first part of the show, RED-C president Dennis Macha reviewed the motu proprio from Pope Francis, Vos Estis Lux Mundi, promulgating the canonical responses to the abuse crisis. In the second part of the program, Fr. Ariwaodo discussed his new album, To His Glory, which is his own deeply personal response to the Church scandals. Fr. Augustine is originally from Nigeria and has a musical background in his native language of Igbo that was nurtured by his family from a young age. Music has remained a special way for this priest to connect to the Lord. For him, music is a gift and this album is a calling—like a fire burning in his heart. It is a call for us to put our hope in Christ and the Truths of His Church. You can listen to it now at: aggiecatholic.org/tohisglory, where you can also purchase a digital download or a CD  We hope you enjoy this wonderful interview, and r

On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, host Gene Wilhelm talked to Scott Carter from the Diocese of Wichita about parish priest and Army chaplain hopefully on the way to canonization, the late Fr. Emil Kapaun. He was born in 1916 in a very small farming town and raised by a simple family. He was humble and had a great sense of humor. Initially, he wanted to dedicate his life to serving others as a missionary, but he ended up serving as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Fr. Kapaun felt a call to the Army no matter where he was. A lot of his fellow priests said Fr. Kapaun worked harder than anyone else. In North Korea, when anyone needed Fr. Kapaun, he would pray with the prisoners of war. It is said that he brought peace wherever he went. Even while imprisoned he protected his fellow GI's and prayed for his captors. If you want to learn more about Fr. Kapaun, there are a variety of books and resources at www.fatherkapaun.org. We hope you enjoy this wonderful interview and remember when