Good morning, it is Thursday, January 16th, 2024. On the program:

• Restaurant employees tell lawmakers to keep the tipped wage
• Detroit Public Schools to pay students to incentivize attendance
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Why family therapy can be important
 
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Good morning, it is Wednesday, January 15th, 2024. On the program:

• State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt announces bid for governor
• Police still looking for remains of Ashley Elkins in Macomb County landfill
• Eight miles I-696 to close in March
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Catholics respond to Los Angeles-area wildfires

ST IRENAEUS SAYS:   The Father’s purpose in revealing the Son was to make himself known to us all and so to welcome into eternal rest those who believe in him, establishing them in justice, preserving them from death. To believe in him means to do his will.

 
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Good morning, it is Tuesday, January 2nd, 2025. Today is the memorial of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen On the program:

• Michigan lifts ban on paid surrogacy
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs bills to aid renters
• Remains found in west Michigan could be Oakland County man missing from 2018
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Praying for change

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Good morning, it is Thursday, August 29th, 2024. Today is the memorial of the beheading of John the Baptist. On the program:

• Ford announces it is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will still be on the ballot in Michigan despite dropping out of the race
• Construction projects will be paused and orange barrels moved tomorrow afternoon in MI
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Discerning God’s plan

ST BEDE THE VENERABLE SAYS: [T]o endure temporal agonies for the sake of the truth was not a heavy burden for such men as John; rather it was easily borne and even desirable, for he knew eternal joy would be his reward.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, August 28th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Augustine. On the program:

• DTE and Consumers Energy say hundreds of thousands are without power after storms
• EPA will begin clean up at Clinton Township explosion site
• 1000 now participating in Detroit’s Green Light program
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update on the presidential and senate races here in Michigan

ST AUGUSTINE SAYS:  Accordingly I looked for a way to gain the strength I needed to enjoy [God], but I did not find it until I embraced the mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, August 27th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Monica. On the program:

• Former Michigan State Police Officer to be tried in federal court for death of Samuel Sterling
• Detroit public schools having half day today; Southfield schools cancelled
• Village of St. Charles violating first amendment rights lawsuit alleges
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: How to talk to adult children who have left the faith

ST JEROME SAYS: Patient and generous in his mercy, [God] does not give in to human impatience but is willing to wait a long time for our repentance

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Good morning, it is Monday, August 26th, 2024. On the program:

• United Auto Workers warn Stellantis of a potential strike
• Wayne County holding public discussions on nuclear waste from 1940s being dumped in Van Buren Township
• Trade association says one in five restaurants could close in Michigan with new minimum wage ruling
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Headlines from around the world

ST THOMAS AQUINAS SAYS: Every spiritual shepherd must endure the loss of his bodily life for the salvation of the flock, since the spiritual good of the flock is more important than the bodily life of the shepherd, when danger threatens the salvation of the flock.

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Good morning, it is Friday, August 23rd, 2024. Today is the memorial of the St. Rose of Lima. On the program:

• Governor Gretchen Whimter among speakers of final night of Democratic National Convention in Chicago
• Judge: Enough evidence for former Michigan State Police offer to stand trial for death of Samuel Sterling
• Sports Illustrated predicts the Lions will win Super Bowl LIX
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A recap on the DNC in Chicago

ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM SAYS: It is evident, then, that if [the Apostles] had not seen him risen and had proof of [Christ’s] power, they would not have risked so much.



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Good morning, it is Thursday, August 22nd, 2024. Today is the memorial of the Queenship of Mary. On the program:

• Dale Warner charged with murder after his wife’s remains found on his property
• Wayne County has first case of mpox
• Catholic Central High School in Novi opens STEM center
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Where are the radical feminists when it comes to transgenderism? 

ST AMADEUS OF LAUSANNE: Dwelling in the loftiest citadel of virtue, like a sea of divine grace or an unfathomable source of love that has everywhere overflowed its banks, [Mary] poured forth her bountiful waters on trusting and thirsting souls.


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Good morning, it is Wednesday, August 21st, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Pius X.
On the program:
    • Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Howell
    • Ford receives a tax abatement to keep a battery plan in Marshall
    • Students return to school in Archdiocese of Detroit
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: How to respond to bad decisions by teens

ST PIUS X: The collection of psalms found in Scripture, composed as it was under divine inspiration, has, from the very beginnings of the Church, shown a wonderful power of fostering devotion among Christians.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, August 20th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Bernard.
On the program:
    • Radioactive waste from the development of the atomic bomb being disposed of in Van Buren Township
    • Senator Gary Peters (D) to speak at Democratic National Convention today
    • General Motors reportedly laying off 600 in Wayne County
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: A primer on the Theology of the Body

ST BERNARD SAYS: When God loves, all he desires is to be loved in return; the sole purpose of his love is to be loved, in the knowledge that those who love him are made happy by their love of him.


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Good morning, it is Monday, August 19th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. John Eudes. On the program:

• Rashad Trice sentenced to life in prison
• Four individuals in St. Clair Shores being investigated for trying to vote twice in primary
• Jay Leno stops by Detroit for Woodward Dream Cruise
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Information on the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Native American ministry


ST JOHN EUDES SAYS: All that is in you must be incorporated into [Jesus Christ]. You must receive life from him and be ruled by him.



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Good morning, it is Friday, August 16th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary. On the program:

• Portage files documents to appeal FEMA ruling
• Judge suspended after detaining teen for sleeping court room
• Vice President Kamala Harris to announce economic plan today
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

ST PACIAN SAYS:   We must receive Christ so that he can give us birth

ELECTION 2024: For the latest polling visit PurpleCatholic.com.


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Good morning, it is Monday, December 30th, 2024. On the program:

• Jennifer Crumbley prepares for January hearing for new trial
• Attorney General Dana Nessel punts when asked if she would arrest lawmakers who skipped the lame duck session
• Several counties work with non-profit to eliminate medical debt
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: God’s creation
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Good morning, it is Thursday, August 15th, 2024. Today is the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the program:

Matthew shares a reading from Munificentissiums Deus and St. Paul.

Today is a holy day of obligation, so make sure to attend Mass!

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, August 14th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe. On the program:

• United Auto Workers file unfair labor practices complain against Donald Trump and Elon Musk
• Kamala Harris says she will debate in Grand Rapids if Trump shows up to Philly debate
• Michigan Supreme Court rules that police cannot detain someone for being in a high crime area
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Peter Herbeck shares what Jesus needs of us to be his disciples

ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE SAYS: Since God is worthy of infinite glory, it is our first and most pressing duty to give him such glory as we, in our weakness, can manage.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, August 13th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus. On the program:

• Judge to decide if former MSP officer will stand trial in death of Samuel Sterling
• Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says she was swatted twice in two days
• Mackinac Island Ferry Company wants to shut down all service on Star Line
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg Popcak shares tactics for forming Catholic children

THEODORET OF CYR SAYS:  When a shepherd sees that his sheep have scattered, he keeps one of them under his control and leads it to the pastures he chooses 

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Good morning, it is Monday, August 12th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Jane Frances de Chantel. On the program:

• Former president Donald Trump says there will be a debate in Grand Rapids
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz campaigns on abortion
• St. John’s Deaf Center celebrates fifty years of ministry to deaf Catholics
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: What are “plants rights?”

ST. AUGUSTINE SAYS: There is absolutely no kind of human beings ... who need to despair of their vocation; Christ suffered for all.

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Good morning, it is Friday, August 9th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. On the program:

• US Representative Elissa Slotkin’s home in Holly targeted with swatting incident
• Local groups of religious sisters to make changes to their properties
• Detroit police chief James White celebrates low crime numbers
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: The Lions take an L on their preseason opener against the Giants

ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS SAYS:  Whoever chooses Christ is dead to the world and the world is dead to him.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, August 8th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Dominic. On the program:

• Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator JD Vance campaign in Detroit
• Former University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh sanctioned by NCAA
• McLaren Healthcare admits IT issues are result of a cyber attack
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update on Team USA at the Olympics and other sports news

EPISTLE OF BARNABAS SAYS:   Do not hesitate to give, and give without grumbling: you will discover who can be generous with his rewards.

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Good morning, it is Wendesday, August 7th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Pope Saint Sixtus II and companions. On the program:

• Results from Michigan’s primary election
• West Nile Virus confirmed in mallard in Monroe County
• McLaren Healthcare facing IT outage; patients being rescheduled
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

EPISTLE OF BARNABAS SAYS: The new law of our Lord Jesus Christ imposes no yoke of coercion and its sacrifice is not one made by man.



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Good morning, it is Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. Today is the feast of the Transfiguration. On the program:

• Thousands have already voted early in Michigan’s primary
• DNR looking for alligator in Ottawa County lake
• Detroit Cristo Rey teacher becomes first woman to run across state
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Matthew Handley has a look at what is on the primary ballot today

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Good morning, it is Monday, August 5th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
On the program:
    • Paul Whelan speaks to reporters in Texas
    • Businesses prepare for minimum wage to go above $12 per hour
    • University of Michigan football coach  Sherrone Moore under investigation by NCAA
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update from the summer Olympics in Paris and other sports news

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Good morning, it is Friday, August 2nd, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Peter Julian Eymard.
On the program:
•    Paul Whelan part of a massive prisoner swap with Russia
•    Mel Tucker suing Michigan State University
•    Diocese of Saginaw settles lawsuit with abuse victims of former priest
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update from the summer Olympics in Paris and other sports news

ST. PETER JULIAN EYMARD SAYS: the Eucharist gives Christian society the strength to observe the law of honour, and to practise charity towards one’s neighbour

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Merry Christmas and good morning.  It is Friday, December 27th, 2024.  Today is the feast of St. John the Evangelist.

On the program, Matthew Handley shares two readings for today.  The first is from 1 John 1:1-2:3 and the second is from the tractates on the first letter of John by St. Augustine.

Good morning, it is Thursday, August 1st, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori.
On the program:
•    Two F-16 fighter jet fuel tanks crash in Iosco County
•    United Auto Workers endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
•    MI Supreme Court: Minimum wage must go up next year
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update from the summer Olympics in Paris and other sports news

ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI SAYS: All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer and our supreme good.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, July 31st, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Ignatius Loyola.
On the program:
•    Fire fighters injured battling flames in Monroe Township
•    Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate to visit Michigan next week
•    Stellantis offering buyouts to salaried workers
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

St. Ignatius of Antioch says: Do not be caught off balance by those who plausibly teach perverse doctrines. Stand firm as an anvil under the blows.

Plus: An update from the summer Olympics Paris, including Caledonia’s Alena Olson

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, July 30th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Blessed Solanus Casey.
On the program:
    • CEO of Michigan Catholic Conference disappointed with recent state budget
    • Governor Gretchen Whitmer says VP Kamala Harris may make running mate decision in a few days
    • U.S. Postal Service offering reward for info into assualt on mail carrier in Detroit last week
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An update from the summer Olympics Paris, including Michigan Wolverines Paul Juda and  Frederick Richard

ST. BASIL THE GREAT: O man, be like the earth. Bear fruit like her and do not fall short of what mere inanimate matter can achieve.

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Good morning, it is Monday, July 29th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.
On the program:
    • Three judge panel approves new state Senate maps will be used in 2026
    • Two men found not guilty amidst kidnap plot of Governor Gretchen Whitmer running for elected office
    • Bomb threat on Mackinac Island ruled non-credible
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: What to do when it seems God is silent

ST. AUGUSTINE SAYS: Our Lord’s words teach us that though we labour among the many distractions of this world, we should have but one goal.

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Good morning, it is Friday, July 26th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Sts. Anne and Joachim.
On the program:
    • Hundreds expected to attend funeral of slain Melvindale police officer
    • The Hill/Emerson College poll has Harris within one point of Trump in battleground Michigan
    • Final days of Fatima statue touring Diocese of Saginaw
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Robert Muise discusses recent transgender pronoun lawsuits

THE IMITATION OF CHRIST SAYS: Turn to the Lord with your whole heart and leave behind this wretched world. Then your soul shall find rest.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, July 25th, 2024.  Today is the feast of St. James.
On the program:
    • Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs 2025 spending plan in Detroit
    • Jamestown Canyon virus found in mosquito in Saginaw County
    • Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) holds up sign saying “war criminal” at Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Tom Nash and Teresa Tomeo discuss how the devil divides

St. John Chrysostom says: [Jesus] also calls his suffering a baptism, to show that it will effect a great cleansing of the entire world.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, July 24th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St.  Charbel Makhlouf.
On the program:
    • FEMA says local and state agenices have enough resources to help communities after May 7 tornadoes
    • Michigan Democratic delegation votes to endorse VP Kamala Harris
    • $23.4 billion education budget signed for FY 2025 by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Flint
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Matthew Handley and Dr. Marcus Peter discuss Kamala Harris’ chances in Michigan

THE IMITATION OF CHRIST SAYS:   Once you have entered completely into the depths of Jesus, and have a taste of his powerful love, then you will not care about your own convenience or inconvenience.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Bridget of Sweden.
On the program:
    • Governor Gretchen Whitmer endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president, says she will not be running for VP herself
    • Arrest made in death of Melvindale police officer
    • Den of foxes stealing shoes at Tahquamenon Falls
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Paul Thigpen looks at the question of intelligent alien life

St. Ignatius of Antioch says: Let us not fail to be moved by his goodness, for if he were ever to imitate the way we behave ourselves, we would be truly lost.

Matthew Handley will be joining Dr. Marcus Peter on Ave Maria in the Afternoon to discuss the new Democratic presumptive nominee Kamala Harris and the election in Michigan.  Tune in at 4:15pm on Ave Maria Radio.

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Good morning, it is Friday, July 22nd, 2024. Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene.On the program:

• Michigan Democrats, excluding Governor Gretchen Whitmer, largely throw support behind Vice President Kamala Harris as new Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden drops out of race
• Melvindale police officer shot and killed on Sunday morning
• Girl missing for seven weeks found in Rockford
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Good morning, it is Friday, July 19th, 2024.  
On the program:
    • Michael Jackson-Bolanos found not guilty of premeditated murder, guilty of lying to police, and jury remains hung on two other charges
    • Former President Donald Trump calls on United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain to be fired in RNC speech
    • Archbishop Allen Vigneron tells Eucharistic pilgrims in Indianapolis that Eucharistic faith is “humble faith”
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Chuck Gaidica discusses links between mental health and church attendence

St. Ignatius of Antioch says: All things have an end, and two things, life and death, are side by side set before us, and each man will go to his own place.

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Merry Christmas and good morning, it is Thursday, December 26th, 2024.  Today is the feast of St. Stephen.

On the program, Matthew Handley shares two readings.  The first is from Acts of the Apostles 6:8-7:1a, 44-59.  The second is a sermon on St. Stephen by St. Fulgentius of Ruspe.

Good morning, it is Thursday, July 18th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Camillus of Lellis.
On the program:
    • Vice President Kamala Harris tells rally-goers in Portage that violence has no place in American politics
    • Numerous beaches across state closed due to e. coli levels
    • Groups from around Michigan travel to Indianapolis for National Eucharistic Congress
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Scott Weeman shares the Catholic history of the 12 Step program


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Good morning, it is Wednesday, July 17th, 2024.  
On the program:
    • Judge in Samantha Woll murder trial says she will accept deadlocked jury if a verdict is not reached by tomorrow
    • Republican nominee Donald Trump and J.D. Vance will visit Grand Rapids on Saturday
    • African man accused of trying to bring large snails into US at Detroit Metro Airport
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: James Papandrea  shares his new book, Praying Like the Early Church


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Good morning, it is Tuesday, July 16th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
On the program:
    • Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) says his Homeland Security Committee will investigate assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump
    • Catholic therapists suit state saying “conversion therapy” ban prevents them from treating gender dysphoria
    • Kent County health department confirms Jamestown Canyon virus in a mosquito
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Details on a local pilgrimage this weekend following the footsteps of Fr. Gabriel Richard


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Good morning, it is Monday, July 15th, 2024.  
On the program:
    • Bad Axe Police investigating man who shot at a home on Saturday
    • Jurors in Michael Jackson-Bolanos trial deadlocked, Judge tells them to keep trying
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: The latest on the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump

ST. BONAVENTURE SAY: Christ is both the way and the door.

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Good morning, it is Friday, July 12th, 2024. On the program:

• Detroit Police Chief James White says DPD will be cracking down on illegal block parties and investigating the response to last weekend’s mass shooting
• Nuclear Regulator Commission holds public meetings about reopening Palisades nuclear power plant
• Knights of Columbus to cover Fr. Marko Rupnik’s art in wake of abuse allegations
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: President Joe Biden holds his first news conference in months

POPE ST. CLEMENT I SAYS: It is better for a man to confess his sins than to harden his heart.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, July 11th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Benedict.
On the program:
    • Michigan’s Congressional Democrats support President Joe Biden’s re-election bid
    • Voter turnout on track to break record set in 2020
    • Water advisory for Sylvan Township lifted
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Details on Catholic hospice care in our community

ST. BENEDICT SAYS: Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, July 10th, 2024. On the program:

• Jury takes case in murder of Samantha Woll
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she fully supports President Joe Biden and will not replace him on the ticket
• Saginaw County Animal Shelter completely full
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Matthew Bunson shares the details on the excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano


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Good morning, it is Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions. On the program:

• Defense rests in Jewish synagogue leader murder trial
• Detroit Police Chief James White says block parties will now be a “priority one” calls
• Vandalism at Sylvan Township water treatment plant prompts advisory not to drink the water
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Advice for treating teen anxiety

ST. AUGUSTINE SAYS We entreat you, brothers, as earnestly as we are able, to have charity, not only for one another, but also for those who are outside the Church.

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Good morning, it is Monday, July 8th, 2024.  
On the program:
•    Two killed, nineteen injured at block party early Sunday morning
•    Federal judge allows Enbridge lawsuit against the state to go forward
•    Local Tuskegee Airman turns 100
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: What should make of politicians' Catholicism?



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Good morning, it is Friday, July 5th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Antony Mary Zaccaria.
On the program:
•    Governor Gavin Newsom of California campaigns for President Joe Biden in South Ha-ven; Jill Biden visits Traverse City
•    Prisons’ union leadership asks Governor Gretchen Whitmer for National Guard
•    New hotel in Detroit will be a JW Marriott
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Biden attempts to assure Americans he is fit for the job and the UK Labour Party expected to win in a landslide

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It is that time of year again to sit back, relax, and enjoy the most eclectic mix of Christmas music you will find anywhere on the radio.  Matthew Handley takes you along a journey of pop, blues, hip-hop, Christian, and foreign Christmas songs during this two hour program.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, July 4th, 2024.  Today is Independence Day.

On the program:
Matthew shares a reading from the Gospel of Matthew found in the lectionary for Masses for Our Country.  Then, Fr. John Riccardo explains what true freedom is.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024.  Today is the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle.
On the program:
•    Prosecution rests in Michael Jackson-Bolanos murder trail, man accused of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll
•    State Senate tries to ban bump stocks in Michigan
•    Three US congresswomen from Michigan question NOAA head over lack of warnings ahead Livonia tornadoes
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Why do married couples seem to be happier than those just interested in their carrier?


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Good morning, it is Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024.  
On the program:
•    Governor Gretchen Whitmer denies a Politico report that she told the Biden campaign they will lose Michigan
•    New poll shows Donald Trump gaining support in Michigan
•    Detroit public school teachers accept new contract
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: The Popcaks share what it means to parent with grace


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