On Friday, Jerry and Debbie will be looking for calls and insights from those who work in areas like food service, massage, hair care, etc. These types of services can add greatly to the quality of life of others. We’re not talking about those who lives of luxury. Just some of the favors (or necessities) we choose to do for ourselves from time to time. How has serving others in this way blessed both you and them? Do you feel appreciated? Perhaps you sometimes feel undervalued. This can be a very insightful program. Don’t miss it!

Let’s “face” it (pun intended). It’s been said that “the eyes are the window to the soul.” You can gaze into another person’s soul to the extent that you can see into his or her eyes. Our eyes can be fixed on another person and his or her needs. Or, they can dart about, in a hurry to end a conversation. What is your experience of other people looking you directly in the eye when you talk to them? What about when you simply pass someone in the aisle in the grocery store. Do they turn their face away from you quickly? Pretend they’re on their phone? Look down at the floor? OK, people don’t have to act like we’re their long-lost aunt or uncle when they encounter us. But in your everyday experience, do you sense that people have a difficult time making eye contact? It really is a tell-tale sign of where someone is. Share your take on Tuesday with Jerry and Debbie.

Welcome to a new week of broadcasts! We hope and pray you had a great weekend. Today, our topic is one that is close to the minds and hearts of so many of us – a son or daughter (or multiple children) who are away from the faith. It can break a parent’s heart, and lead to a lot of grief and sleepless nights. Thankfully, we have Biblical stories like The Prodigal Son, in which we see God’s amazing grace and mercy on full display. Yes, we need to be concerned. Sure, we have to pray for our wayward loved ones. But we must also hope in God’s abundant love for them. Let’s talk about this on Monday’s show.

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Keep Christ In Christmas.” Of course, we shouldn’t have to be reminded of that. But with the world turning Christmas into everything but a celebration of Jesus’ birth, we do need to encourage people to remember the true “reason for the season.” Well, Advent brings its own challenges with regard to the faith and our spirituality. We’re bombarded with the commercialization of the “holiday shopping season,” parties at the office or with family and friends, lights, trees and all the sights and sounds of preparing for Christmas. How do you and your family stay focused on the theme of preparation during Advent, while at the same time enjoying the many wonderful things that are part of this important liturgical season that kicks off Sunday? Share your take on this during Friday’s broadcast.

Some call it “convenience.” Others more of a “nuisance.” It seems that so much of our lives have become regulated in one form or another. Can we really not board the freeway by ourselves anymore? Do we need the meters to tell us when it’s “our turn” to merge into traffic? Or do we need automatic toilet flushers or water faucets? If so, why? Would we leave them running otherwise? And what about food and beverage suggestions and regulations? Maybe all of this is a result of people no longer being able to think adequately for themselves. Or, perhaps these things really are conveniences that make our lives better. There may be no right or wrong answer to these questions. But your take matters on Thursday’s show.

Our God is an Awesome God. He is a big bold God and sometimes we try to box Him in.  We limit God and usually it is because we limit ourselves. If we don’t go big with God, then we will never truly see His magnificence. It’s not that God will always answer our prayers for great things or even miracles. But he is capable of doing so. Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 19:26 – “With God all things are possible.” Have you ever been bold and asked God for something that was more than just a “routine” favor or blessing? How did he respond to your prayer? Do you find that you are afraid to ask God for what you think might be “too much?” Debbie will be traveling on Tuesday, so call and share your take with Jerry and the world.

We all know people who want so badly to be “religious,” but something keeps them from embracing a formal faith or Church affiliation. You can see their longing in the fact that they self-identify as “spiritual,” but not “religious.” They may refer to “God” in some abstract, cryptic way. Perhaps you once were one of those who resisted religion, but always felt a sense of spirituality in your life. If so, what changed for you? Was it something a family member or friend shared with you? Maybe it was a real encounter with the living God. Share your take on this topic on Wednesday.

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In teaching His disciples to pray, Jesus gave us the Our Father. It includes a request that God faithfully provide us with our “daily bread.” This can have multiple meanings, but taken at face value it’s a petition to our heavenly Father for the food we need to be sustained in life. On Friday, Jerry and Debbie will welcome Dale Artho and Wayne Cleveland to the show. They have long been involved in agriculture, and recognize the intimacy and importance of food in our lives. It’s very connected to our faith, and is a forceful reminder of the heavenly food that sustains our soul in the Eucharist. Tune in and hear these stewards of the land describe their “vocation” to help grow our daily bread.

We have “In God We Trust” on our dollar bills and on our coins. We have “In God We Trust” license plates. “In God We Trust” has always been woven into our government, civilization and prayers. But how much do we really trust God?  At times is it little more than lip service? We trust so many people and things in our lives, but do we truly honor with our trust the one who brought us into existence and promised to provide for our ever need? Tune in Thursday as we talk about this – with your valuable takes!

Today, Jerry and Debbie welcome Devin Rose to the show. He is a well known author whose latest book, Navigating the Tiber,” gives great insights and advice for helping your non-Catholic or fallen-away Catholic family members and friends find their way to the Church. Surely, you know someone who fits that description. Be sure to call with your takes at 800-585-9396.

Order Devin’s book here – http://shop.catholic.com/navigating-the-tiber-2.html

And check out his novena here – http://heroicvirtuecreations.com/2016/07/06/join-pope-st-john-paul-ii-novena-world-youth-day/