Michigan Mornings™ (Matthew Handley)

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

• Auxillary Bishop Gerard Battersby says Mass for Peace and Justice in honor of MLK
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer says further tax cuts are unlikely
• More then $20million could flow into Detroit as Lions advance in NFL playoffs

Plus: We've got tips on keeping those new years resolutions that may have already started to fade away.

Good morning, it is Monday, January 22nd, 2024. On the program today:

• Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron tells faithful to remain hopeful in pro-life Mass
• Governor Gretchen Whitmer says abortion is on the 2024 ballot
• DNR needs more people to hunt does
• Lions beat Buccaneers to advance to NFC Championship
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: We've got tips on keeping those new years resolutions that may have already started to fade away.

Good morning, it is Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. On the program today:

• Trial begins for one of Oxford school shooter’s parents
• SCOTUS will not stay ruling that says state redistricting panel must re-draw Detroit maps
• Traveling to San Francisco for the Lion’s game will be expensive
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: As unbelief continues to rise in our world, one new book seeks to educate readers on intelligent design. Dr. Jay Richards, one of the book’s contributors, explains.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. It’s the memorial of St. Frances de Sales. On the program today:

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warns Donald Trump could ban abortion nationally
• Oxford school shooter’s mother wants her son to testify at her trial
• Blessed Sacrament Cathedral scheduled to unveil newly installed statues of the Apostles
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: The Michigan Republican Party is calculating delegates differently this year. Matthew Handley explains why.
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Good morning, it is Thursday, January 25th, 2024. It’s the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. On the program today:

• UAW endorses Joe Biden for President
• Jewish synagogue leader’s alleged killer faces first degree murder charges
• West Michigan police warn of thieves posing as city workers
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer paints a rosie picture of Michigan in sixth State of the State address.

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Good morning, it is Friday, January 26th, 2024. It’s the memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus. On the program:

• Jennifer Crumbley’s trial begins with testimony from Oxford High School assistant principal
• MSU offers financial aid for mental health for those affected by Feb 2023 shooting
• RNC says Kristina Karamo was “properly removed” as head of MI GOP
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: All cultures agree on seven basic moral principles. Dr. Greg Popcak and Al Kresta discuss.
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Good morning, it is Monday, January 29th, 2024. On the program:

• Biden campaign cancels meeting with Dearborn Arab leaders
• UAW explains endorsement of Joe Biden
• Frontier Airlines adds new non-stop routes from Detroit
• Lions Super Bowl hopes dashed
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Think about what it means to call someone “toxic.”

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, January 30th, 2024. On the program:

• Trial continues for Jennifer Crumbley
• Northern Michigan man faces federal charges for threatening President Biden
• Tickets are being issued for HOV lanes on I-75
• Archbishop Vigneron celebrates 15 years as shepherd of Detroit
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: The Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit featured on Epiphany’s parish of the week.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, January 31st, 2024. On the program:

• The dean of students testifies in Jennifer Crumbley trial
• Flint mayor Sheldon Neeley is running for the MI-08 US House seat
• Enrollment climbs in Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic schools
• Catholic schools in Saginaw participate in Catholic Schools Week
• Remember to move over for stopped emergency vehicles
• Local Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Tim Hogan talks about the upcoming World Marriage Day dinner on February 18th.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, February 1st, 2024. On the program:

• Jennifer Crumbley blamed Oxford High School for the shooting in text messages
• General Motors UAW members to get $12,250 profit sharing checks
• GM to sell more hybrid vehicles in North America
• Remember to move over for stopped emergency vehicles
• Requiescat in pace: Monsignor Daniel Trapp

Plus: Marcus Peter shares the background of the Book of Baruch.

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Good morning, it is Friday, February 2nd, 2024, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. On the program:

• Jennifer Crumbley takes the stand in her own defense
• Contractor reaches $25 million settlement over Flint water crisis
• Detroit offering internet connectivity program
• “The best days are ahead” says Saginaw mayor
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta discusses what Fr. Richard John Neuhaus would think about today’s political divisions.

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Good morning, it is Monday, February 5th, 2024, the memorial of St. Agatha. On the program:

• Bishop Jeffery Walsh suspends ministry of two Diocese of Gaylord priests, considers suspending a third
• MSU to release more Larry Nassar documents to MI AG
• Jury deliberates today in Jennifer Crumbley trial
• Dearborn mayor condemns Wall Street Journal op-ed as “racist” that criticized his city
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A homily highlight on the book of Job.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, the memorial of St. Paul Miki and Compaions. On the program:

• Jury continues deliberations in Jennifer Crumbly trial
• MI chapter of Muslim advocacy group says Dearborn is not “America’s Jihad Capital”
• Northville Downs closes after 80 years
• Opposition grows in Saginaw to marijuana dispensaries
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A brief look at the genesis of gender ideology

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 7th, 2024. On the program:

• Jennifer Crumbley found guilty on four counts of manslaughter
• Work continues on the Gordie Howe International Bridge
• Roughly 430 teens attend RISE Detroit conference
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: What do you do when God doesn’t answer a prayer the way you want?

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Good morning, it is Thursday, February 8th, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Jerome Emiliani. On the program:

• Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says Pres. Biden takes MI Arab voter seriously
• Ann Arbor police arrest man in motel standoff
• The Solanus Casey Center sees a successful first month of YouFra
• Lansing lawmakers may restart Michigan film incentives program
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Some couples just seem to grow apart. Dr. Tim Hogan explains why.

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Friday, 9 Feb 2024 – City of Detroit sues drug manufactures
Good morning, it is Friday, February 9th, 2024. On the program:

• Biden official visit Michigan Arab and Muslim leaders
• City of Detroit joins Wayne County, Monroe County, and others in insulin lawsuit
• 80% increase in absentee ballot requests for MI primary over 2020
• Last remaining member of the Spinners dies
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A primer on the Theology of the Body

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Good morning, it is Monday, February 12th, 2024. On the program:

• State Representative Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) criticized for sharing racist conspiracy on social media
• Governor Whitmer concerned about Democrats voting “uncommitted”
• Local church setting up affordable housing in Spring Lake
• DTE tearing down Trenton coal power plant
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Teresa Tomeo shares some thoughts about World Marriage Week

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 13th, 2024. On the program:

• Michigan State University holds events marking one year since shooting
• Lansing priest convicted of several felonies after stealing from other retired priests
• State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) loses committee assignments over racist post
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Michael New explains to Al Kresta why Sage Publications pulled several pro-life journal articles.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. On the program:

• Right to Work repealed, new third-grade reading law, new red-flag laws take effect
• James Craig ends US Senate bid
• UAW workers frustrated with GM over retirement buyout
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Fr. Mitch Pacwa explains the Catholic Church’s teaching on immigration.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, February 15th, 2024. On the program:

• Archbishop Allen Vigneron calls on faithful to give themselves to others
• Treasury Secretary Yellen in Detroit lauds economic growth
• James Crumbley’s lawyers try to exclude some testimony from trial
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray explains what makes a good predictor of future behavior.

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Good morning, it is Friday, February 16th, 2024. On the program:

• The Republican National Committee recognizes Pete Hoekstra as MI party chair
• New bill would set hours for bottle returns
• Ford says it will evaluate where it will build cars following UAW strikes
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Michigan is ranked one of the worst states for religious non-profits.


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Good morning, it is Monday, February 19th, 2024. On the program:

• Former President Donald Trump decries NY court ruling at rally in Waterford Township
• James Crumbley asks for trial to be moved from Oakland County
• Detroit police chief James White says city is ready for 2024 NFL Draft
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray Guarendi shares some advice for handling disrespect.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. On the program:

• Propane tank cause of house explosion in Ann Arbor
• Michigan man on trial in Germany for killing Chicago-area woman
• Diocese of Saginaw invites all to participate in listening sessions
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Learn about the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Mission to Native Americans.
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Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 21st, 2024. On the program:

• Judge allows lawsuit to oust Karamo as MI GOP chair to move forward
• Flint man charged with child abuse after toddler shoots self in the head
• Grand Rapids hospitals to receive $50 million donation
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak share what it means to parent with grace.
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Good morning, it is Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. Today is the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter. On the program:

• Judge allows new testimony in James Crumbley trial
• Over 18,000 Michiganders have voted early and in person
• Blessed Carlo Acutis display being shown at St. Dominic in Saginaw
• Tracy Walker III leaving the Detroit Lions
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta shares some thoughts on sin.

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Good morning, it is Friday, February 23rd, 2024.
On the program:
• Detroit continues to prepare for NFL Draft
• New poll shows Trump up over Biden in Michigan
• Private company lands a space craft on the moon
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: Dr. Ray shares some insight on terms of endearment.

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

• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she doesn’t know how a campaign to vote “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary will fare for Biden on Tuesday
• Nikki Haley blames Trump for division in Michigan GOP
• Ypsilanti police chief pushes back after no-confidence vote from union
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak share with parents some advice on helping teens with anxiety.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, February 27th, 2024. On the program:

• Bomb threat called at Oxford High School
• Three year old shot in the head dies; another suspect arraigned on murder charges
• Trenton coal power plant demolition begins Friday
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Matthew Handley reports on today’s presidential primary election with updates on the candidates, a look at the primary ballot, and forming your conscience before you vote.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. On the program:

• Michigan presidential primary election results
• Archbishop Allen Vigneron releases pastoral letter on gender ideology
• Detroit police chief James White visiting with President Biden today
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray shares an interesting survey on the popularity of marriage

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Good morning, it is Thursday, February 29th, 2024. On the program:

• Over one million Michiganders early voted in 2024 presidential primary
• Corning Inc building solar panel component plant in Saginaw County
• Local artist’s portrait of Monsignor Daniel Trapp on display at his east-side parish
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: What you can do to save a Catholic school in St. Clair Shores

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Good morning, it is Friday, March 1st, 2024. On the program:

• EF1 and 2 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan
• Justin Amash running as a Republican in US Senate race
• Local communities get money from USDA for high speed internet
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Teen social media use is on the rise, leaving children vulnerable to harm

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Good morning, it is Monday, March 4th, 2024. It is the commemoration of St. Casimir.
On the program:

• Judge rules on evidence to be presented in James Crumbley’s trial
• Two MI congresswomen argue for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
• Former President Donald Trump wins 39 delegates at convention in Grand Rapids
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Peter Herbeck shares what happens to those who convert to Christ

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, March 5th, 2024. On the program:

• Laid off temporary workers from Stellantis blame UAW
• Prosecutors as for three years in prison for UP man who threatened synagogue
• State Theatre in Bay City owes up to $10 million to many including 80s pop star Rick Springfield
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Sr. Ann Shields, SGL comments on breaking the chains of sin

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, March 6th, 2024. On the program:

• Massive explosion and fire rock Clinton Township
• Jury selection begins for James Crumbley’s trial
• Diocese of Saginaw hosts synodal listening sessions
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta shares from Archbishop Allen Vigernon’s new gender identity document

SAINT THEOPHILUS OF ANTIOCH SAYS: God is seen by those who have the capacity to see him, provided that they keep the eyes of their mind open.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Today is the commemoration of Saints Felicity and Perpetua, Martyrs.

On the program:

• Officials return to site of massive explosion in Clinton Township
• James Crumbley’s trial begins today
• 10 teachers and principals in the Archdiocese of Detroit are recognized by the Catholic Foundation
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Brad Wilcox explains why married couples are happier than those who go after their own ambitions.

TERTULLIAN SAYS: Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous … What more need be said on the duty of prayer? Even the Lord himself prayed.

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Good morning, it is Friday, March 8th, 2024. Today is the commemoration Saint John of God.
On the program:

• Updates from day one of the James Crumbley trial
• President Biden praises UAW in State of the Union Address
• Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan proposes $2.7 billion budget for the city
• Ann Arbor ranked the best city to live in in America
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

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Good morning, it is Monday, March 11th, 2024. On the program:

• Clinton Township explosion site still too hot to investigate
• Brenda Tracy suing Mel Tucker, Michigan State University, and MSU Board of Trustees
• Bishop Robert Gruss (Saginaw) invites all to Mass for Atonement on Wed, March 13
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A highlight from the Ave Maria Radio Lenten Mission with Marcus Peter

ORIGEN SAYS: Do not let the night and mist of ignorance steal upon you. So that you may always enjoy the light of knowledge, keep always in the daylight of faith, hold fast always to the light of love and peace.

Good morning, it is Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. On the program:

• MI Chief Medical Executive says childhood vaccine rates have dropped to 66%
• MDHHS confirms first child flu death of 2024
• Consumers Energy to bury ten miles of power lines
• Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Inside info about a local men’s conference

ST. LEO THE GREAT SAYS: What is the appropriate time for performing works of charity? My beloved children, any time is the right time, but these days of Lent provide a special encouragement. Those who want to be present at the Lord’s Passover in holiness of mind and body should seek above all to win this grace. Charity contains all other virtues and covers a multitude of sins.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, March 13th, 2024. On the program:

• More testimony in trial of James Crumbley
• Lincoln Park man to serve life in prison in Germany
• West Michigan state senator proposes keeping state on standard time
• Sacred Heart seminarians to put on musical performance
• Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Advice for when it seems God is silent

ST MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR SAYS: God’s will is to save us, and nothing pleases him more than our coming back to him with true repentance. The heralds of truth and the ministers of divine grace have told us this from the beginning, repeating it in every age.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, March 14th, 2024. On the program:

• Jury deliberating fate of second parent of Oxford High School shooter
• Over 100 teachers call out sick in Flint
• Wayne County opening new criminal justice center
• Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: What does the psychological and spiritual health of priests look like in 2024?

ST LEO THE GREAT SAYS: True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognising in him our own humanity.

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Good morning, it is Friday, March 15th, 2024. On the program:

• Oxford High School shooter’s father found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
• Biden campaigns in Michigan
• Detroit Catholic Central student wins prestigious Catholic education award
• Weather for Detroit and Saginaw

GAUDIUM ET SPES SAYS: Christ makes all free, so that, by denying their love of self and taking up all earth’s resources into the life of man, all may reach out to the future, when humanity itself will become an offering acceptable to God.

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Good morning, it is Monday, March 18th, 2024. Today is the commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. On the program:

• Oxford’s school board closer to picking new superintendent; interviewing current superintendent of Diocese of Saginaw schools
• Michigan State Police announce changes to pursuit policy
• Michigan State University and Oakland University make it into NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: A highlight from week five of Ave Maria Radio’s Lenten Mission with Marcus Peter

ST JOHN FISHER SAYS: We are redeemed forever. Every contrite and true penitent person not willing to fall again but with a full purpose to continue in virtuous living is a partaker of Christ’s holy sacrifice.


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Good morning, it is Tuesday, March 19th, 2024. Today is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary On the program:

• Perrigo manufacturing first over-the-counter birth control pill
• Grosse Point pharmacist facing eight years in prison for pill mill scheme
• Michigan State University and University of Michigan women’s basketball teams both earn 9th seeded spots in NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Irish voters reject constitutional changes to redefine the family.

ST BERNADINE OF SIENA SAYS: St. Joseph was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife. He carried out this vocation with complete fidelity until at last God called him, saying: “Good and faithful servant enter into the joy of your Lord.”

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Good morning, it is Friday, March 29th, 2024. Today is Good Friday.

On the program, Matthew Handley shares the readings from today’s Office of Readings which include the letter to the Hebrews and a selection from The Catecheses by St. John Chrysostom. 


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Good morning, it is Wednesday, March 20th, 2024. On the program:

• Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby appointed to be bishop of Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin by Pope Francis
• Grand Rapids Public Schools open today following boil water advisory
• Oxford High School families pushing AG Dana Nessel to investigate staff present at the high school the day of the shooting
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Are we alone in the universe? What does the Catholic Church teach about aliens?

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Good morning, it is Monday, April 1st, 2024. Today is Easter Monday.On the program, Matthew Handley shares the readings from today’s Office of Readings which include the beginning of the first letter of St. Peter and a sermon by St. Melito of Sardis.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, March 21st, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she will sign bill lifting the state’s paid surrogacy ban
•    Brother of Congressman Dan Kildee shot and killed by his own son
•    Detroit Lions say they are “monitoring” Florida situation involving a warrant for Cam Sutton
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: A new book aims to educated readers about God’s grandeur in the universe.  

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Good morning, it is Friday, March 22nd, 2024.On the program:

• Individual may have exposed many to measles on University of Michigan campus
• State Senator tells AG that firing of a MSU trustee was related to race
• Stock markets hit record highs
• MSU and Oakland advance in men’s college basketball tournament
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

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Good morning, it is Monday, March 25th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Ethan Crumbley hospitalized after fight in Thumb Correctional Facility
•    Oxford High School parents express frustration with district
•    Rashad Trice pleads guilty in federal kidnapping charges of Wynter Cole Smith
•    MSU and Oakland knocked out of NCAA Men’s tournament; MSU and Michigan knocked out in Women’s tournament
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: A sermon by St. Augustine on glorifying in the cross of Christ

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, March 26th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Moody’s Investor Services gives city of Detroit an investment-grade credit rating
•    Second measles case reported in Washtenaw County
•    Hockey league for teens with disabilities hosts first Patriot Cup
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: A sermon by St. Basil on Jesus' saving act

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, March 27th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Preparations underway for NFL Draft
•    Man free after being wrongfully convicted of murder
•    State forgives $3.5 million debt on Q-Line
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: A sermon by St. Augustine on the perfect love of Christ
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Good morning, it is Thursday, March 28th, 2024.  Today is Holy Thursday.  
On the program:    
•    Man in US illegally arrested for murder of west Michigan woman
•    St. John Fisher University Chapel Parish in Auburn Hills venerates relic resembling Ve-ronica’s veil
•    US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses new initiative to certify batter plant workers
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: A sermon by St. Melito of Sardis on Jesus, the lamb who was slain
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Good morning, it is Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-5) says in Dundee town hall that the US should respond to the violence in Gaza like “Nagasaki and Hiroshima”
•    St. Germaine Catholic School to close in St. Clair Shores
•    Cows infected with bird flu in Michigan
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Grand Rapids
•    Northern Michigan braces for blizzard
•    Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs paid surrogacy bill
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: Dr. Ray has advice for a parent with an older teenager living at home.

AN ANCIENT EASTER HOMILY SAYS: The Easter festival brings the grace of holiness from heaven to men. Through the repeated celebration of the sacred mysteries they receive the spiritual nourishment of the sacraments.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, April 4th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Family of Ruby Garcia says former President Donald Trump never spoke to them despite his statements on TV
•    Largest fentanyl bust in state of Michigan conducted in Livonia
•    Mayor of Luna Pier says don’t come to his town to watch the solar eclipse
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Fr. Mich Pacwa, SJ shares what Cardinal Wilton Gregory (Washington, DC) said about President Joe Biden over the weekend.

THE JERUSALEM CATECHESES SAYS: Let no one imagine that baptism consists only in the forgiveness of sins and in the grace of adoption. We know perfectly well that baptism, besides washing away our sins and bringing us the gift of the Holy Spirit, is a symbol of the sufferings of Christ.


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Good morning, it is Friday, April 5th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Prosecutors ask for James and Jennifer Crumbley to face 10 to 15 years in prison
•    DNR confirms that a gray wolf was killed in a legal coyote hunt in Calhoun County
•    Detroit Association of Black Organizations pushes for ban on menthol cigarettes
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw
Plus: You can eat meat today!

THE FIRST LETTER OF ST PETER SAYS: Everything will soon come to an end, so, to pray better, keep a calm and sober mind. Above all, never let your love for each other grow insincere, since love covers over many a sin.

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Good morning, it is Monday, April 8th, 2024. It is the Solemnity of the Annunciation. On the program:

• Affordable housing coming to Detroit’s Piety Hill neighborhood
• Jennifer Crumbley asks for time served in sentencing memo
• California dog found in Michigan, returned to owners
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Ken and Signe Castel share details on an event that helps couples pray together


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Good morning, it is Tuesday, April 9th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Dearborn protest goes viral after shouts of “death to America” and “death to Israel” are heard
•    State lawmakers want more control over redistricting commission following pay raise
•    Requiescat in pace: Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (emeritus of Detroit, Michigan)
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, April 10th, 2024.  

On the program:    
•    James and Jennifer Crumbley sentenced to 10 to 15 years for manslaughter convictions
•    Detroit City Council approves $2.7 billion budget
•    Belle Isle will be using robot trash collectors
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Matthew Handley shares how Catholic radio can touch hearts and change minds

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Good morning, it is Thursday, April 11th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Hundreds rally on the Diag at the University of Michigan in support of Israel
•    Gotion Incorporated tries to ease fears of Green Township about battery plant
•    Gerald Ford Foundation reportedly nixes award for Liz Cheney out of fear of Donald Trump
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Deacon Gene Leger and Matthew Handley discuss the mission of Catholic radio

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Good morning, it is Friday, April 12th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Fifth case of measles reported in Michigan
•    Sacred Heart Major Seminary will limit screen time for seminarians during propaedeutic year
•    Gun stolen in 1969 found in middle of Sparta street
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Learn how you can get a book by just by giving to Ave Maria Radio!

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Good morning, it is Monday, April 15th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says abortion will be top issue in November election
•    Federal authorities say Macomb County possessed enough fentanyl to kill everyone in the state twice
•    Ambassador Bridge parent company evaluating security concerns after Baltimore bridge collapse
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus:  A primer on the genesis of gender ideology

BEDE THE VENERABLE SAYS: The deliverance of the children of Israel and their journey to the long-promised land correspond with the mystery of our redemption: we are making our way towards the light of our heavenly home with the grace of Christ leading us and showing us the way.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, April 16th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    General Motors moving their world headquarters to Hudson’s site
•    ShotStopper appears to be working say community activists
•    More road closures come to Detroit ahead of NFL Draft
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus:  How much do you know about the book of Baruch?

ST AUGUSTINE SAYS: We are urged to sing a new song to the Lord, as new men who have learned a new song. A song is a thing of joy; more profoundly, it is a thing of love. Anyone, therefore, who has learned to love the new life has learned to sing a new song, and the new song reminds us of our new life.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, April 17th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Ann Arbor Public Schools investigating $25 mil. shortfall
•    Warren police release body cam from deadly teen shooting on Friday
•    Residents urge South Haven to bring back life guards on Lake Michigan
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus:  Think twice before you call someone “toxic”

ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: When the life-giving Word of God dwelt in human flesh, he changed it into that good thing which is distinctively his, namely, life; and by being wholly united to the flesh in a way beyond our comprehension, he gave it the life-giving power which he has by his very nature.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, April 18th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    US Justice Department to pay $100 million to Larry Nassar victims
•    Archbishop Allen Vigneron blesses new school chapel in Mount Clemens
•    Democrats take back two seat majority in MI State House.
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus:  Highlights from Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s State of the City Address

ST IRENAEUS SAYS:
The slip of a vine planted in the ground bears fruit at the proper time. The grain of wheat falls into the ground and decays only to be raised up again and multiplied by the Spirit of God who sustains all things. The Wisdom of God places these things at the service of man and when they receive God’s word they become the Eucharist, which is the body and blood of Christ. 

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Good morning, it is Friday, April 19th, 2024.  
On the program:    
•    Beal City pastor resigns saying he cannot heal the division in his parish
•    Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. secures ballot access in Michigan
•    $84 million effort underway to clean up the River Rouge
•    Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

ST EPHRAEM SAYS: Death trampled our Lord underfoot, but he in his turn treated death as a highroad for his own feet. He submitted to it, enduring it willingly, because by this means he would be able to destroy death in spite of itself.

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Good morning, it is Monday, April 22nd, 2024. On the program:

• Bishop Edward Lohse (Kalamazoo, Michigan) releases list of individuals banned from working or volunteering with children
• Two children at a birthday party killed after drunk driver crashes into house in Monroe County
• Michigan Panthers fall to San Antonio Brahmas on Saturday
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Mother Teresa House in Lansing provides care to the terminally ill

ST GREGORY THE GREAT SAYS:
No matter what obstacles we encounter, we must not allow them to turn us aside from the joy of that heavenly feast.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024.  Today is the Memorial of St. George and the Memorial of St. Adalbert of Prague.

On the program:

• Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffery Yorkey says he expects to make a decision on charges for drunk driver who killed two at a birthday party
• Detroit Police Chief James White says the city is ready for the NFL Draft
• Local Catholic high school senior will be helping out at the NFL Draft
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Possible connections between the mental health crisis and church attendance

ST. PETER DAMIAN SAYS: Truly we must be cleansed of the stains of our past sins and be resplendent in the virtue of our new way of life. Then we can be confident of celebrating Easter worthily and of truly following the example of the blessed martyrs.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, April 24th, 2024.  Today is the Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen.

On the program:    
    • Marshella Chidester charged with second degree murder for deaths of eight and four year-old after drunk driving crash
    • Mother of the slain children suing Chidester and local bar that served her
    • DTE installing device to help them respond to power outages faster
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Dr. Greg Popcak has advice on talking to your adult children about God

ST. HILARY OF POITIERS SAYS: This is what gives us life: that we have Christ dwelling within our carnal selves through the flesh, and we shall live because of him in the same manner as he lives because of the Father.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, April 25th, 2024.  Today is the Feast of St. Mark.
On the program:    
Special Report:
 - Protesters camp out on the Diag at UofM in Ann Arbor in support of Hamas
 - Governor Gretchen Whitmer condemns hateful rhetoric being used by protesters
 - Jewish students say they do not feel safe on campus

Also in the news:
    • Former Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School teacher facing charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a student 
    • UAW condemns Stellantis layoffs
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: When is anger appropriate?

ST. IRENAEUS SAYS: The Church, which has spread everywhere, even to the ends of the earth, received the faith from the apostles and their disciples. By faith, we believe in one God, the almighty Father who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them.

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Good morning, it is Friday, April 26th, 2024.  
On the program:
    • AG Dana Nessel’s office says former President Donald Trump and others are unindicted co-conspirators in state’s investigation into fake elector scheme
    • Warren police ask public to get free gun locks
    • St. Paul Street Evangelization is on the ground at the NFL Draft
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

ST. MAXIMUS OF TURIN SAYS:   Christ is risen. His rising brings life to the dead, forgiveness to sinners, and glory to the saints. And so David the prophet summons all creation to join in celebrating the Easter festival: Rejoice and be glad, he cries, on this day which the Lord has made.

Good morning, it is Monday, April 29th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of St. Catherine of Siena.
On the program:
    • Michigan State University students join nationwide protests against Israel-Hamas war
    • Samuel Sterling’s death ruled an accident by Kent County officials
    • 775,000 showed up for the NFL Draft in Detroit
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg Popcak shares what it takes for faith to stick with your children

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SAYS:   Eternal Trinity, Godhead, mystery deep as the sea, you could give me no greater gift than the gift of yourself. For you are a fire ever burning and never consumed, which itself consumes all the selfish love that fills my being.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, April 30th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Pope Saint Pius V.
On the program:
    • Amidst protests on campus, University of Michigan preparing for commencement ceremonies
    • Hundreds turn out for funeral for Samuel Sterling
    • Former Republican Representative Peter Meijer drops out of senate race
    • Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw


Plus: Barb Erstner is speaking this weekend at the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Riverview

ST. AUGUSTINE SAYS: The Church, which is founded upon Christ, received from him the keys of the kingdom of heaven. ... Therefore this Church, by loving and following Christ, is set free from evil.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 1st, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker.
On the program:

• Woman who crashed into boat club in Monroe County has probable cause hearing delayed
• Curtis Hertel and Adam Hollier face challenges to their petitions to run for US House
• Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency to pay out $55 million individuals whose claims were mishandled during COVID-19
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray Guarendi explains that discipline doesn’t break a child’s spirit 

GUADIUM ET SPES SAYS:   Man, created in God’s image, has been commissioned to master the earth and all it contains, and so rule the world in justice and holiness.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 2nd, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Athanasius.

 On the program:

• Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Freeland saying abortion should be left up to the states
• Three Rivers men charged with labor trafficking
• Former advisor to former Governor Rick Snyder files paperwork showing intention to sue state officials including Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

SAINT ATHANASIUS SAYS: The corruption of death no longer holds any power over mankind, thanks to the Word, who has come to dwell among them through his one body.


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Good morning, it is Friday, May 3rd, 2024. Today is the memorial of St. Phillip and James.

On the program:

• Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife plead not guilty on embezzlement charges
• Detroit police investigating shooting at park that injured two children
• President Joe Biden says campus encampments are not peaceful protests
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

TERTULLIAN SAYS : Every family has to be traced back to its origins. That is why we can say that all these great churches constitute that one original Church of the apostles; for it is from them that they all come.

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Good morning, it is Monday, May 6th, 2024. On the program:

• Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
• Genesee County sheriff announces body of missing girl has been found in Flint
• Michigan Panthers top Arlington Renegades in final seconds of game in week 6 of UFL
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Advice on following God’s plan

DIDYMUS OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: We need the Holy Spirit to perfect and renew us, for spiritual fire can cleanse us, and spiritual water can recast us as in a furnace and make us into new men.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. On the program:

• Vice President Kamala Harris promotes Biden Administration’s efforts to invest in electric vehicle manufacturing during campaign stop in Detroit
• Imaculata statue crown missing for forty-four years found in St. Hyacinth basement in Detroit
• Requiescat in pace: Sr. Gloria Korhonen, OP and Sr. Faye McFarlane, IHM
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Why do some couples seem to grow apart?

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: We are no longer mere men, but sons of God and citizens of Heaven, through becoming partakers of the divine nature.

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Good morning, it is Friday, May 10th, 2024.
On the program today, Matthew Handley shares two readings from the Office of Readings for today.  The first is from St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians (4:1-14).  The second is a sermon by St. Augustine on the Ascension.

Cover art: The Ascension by Rembrandt (1636)

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. On the program:

• National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes touched down in St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties
• 16 year old arrested for shooting of two women and two children in Detroit
• Bay City commissioners ask Bay City Bridge Partners to lower tolls in wake of billing mistakes
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta and Dr. Greg Popcak talk about moral realtivism


SAINT AUGUSTINE SAYS: There are two ways of life that God has commended to the Church. One is through faith, the other is through vision. One is in pilgrimage through a foreign land, the other is in our eternal home.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 9th, 2024. On the program:

• National Weather Service confirms EF2 tornado in Portage
• University of Michigan President to testify before Congress on what he is doing to combat antisemitism
• Kent County Marine deputy will not be charged after leaving his gun in school bathroom
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An updated on Al Kresta

SAINT GREGORY OF NYSSA SAYS: When love has entirely cast out fear, and fear has been transformed into love, then the unity brought us by our saviour will be fully realised, for all men will be united with one another through their union with the one supreme Good

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Good morning, it is Monday, May 13th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Our Lady of Fatima. On the program:

• Hundreds thinking about whats next after tornadoes in west Michigan
• Judge allows blood stained jacket worn by defendant into murder trial for Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll
• Blessed Sacrament Cathedral unveils new Marian Grotto
• Michigan Panthers mark third straight win and Detroit Pistons pick fifth in NBA draft
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Johnette Williams details the consequences of recent Title IX changes

SAINT EPHRAEM SAYS: Mary was made heaven on our behalf by bearing the divinity of Christ. ... He chose her alone from the whole assembly of virgins to be an instrument of our salvation.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. Today is the feast of Saint Matthias. On the program:

• AG Dana Nessel’s office taking over investigation into death of Samuel Sterling
• More info about small plane crash in Novi
• University of Michigan-Flint to pick new chancellor
• Detroit Lions extend Jared Goff’s contract and sell out season tickets
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Father Thomas Loya explains self love

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS SAYS: The Apostles, as more abounding in the Holy Spirit, are to be preferred above all the other saints, whatever the prerogative that shines forth in them—virginity, or doctrine, or martyrdom.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 15th, 2024. Today is the feast of Saint Isidore. On the program:

• Sheriff Mike Bouchard says multi-state Chilean gangs have been robbing homes in Oakland County
• Two teens escaped from Children’s Village
• Belle Isle sees steady growth in visitors
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

LUMEN GENTIUM SAYS:  The Spirit dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful as in a temple. He prays in them and bears witness in them to their adoption as sons. The Holy Spirit leads the Church into all truth and gives it unity in communion and in service. He endows it with different hierarchical and charismatic gifts, directs it by their means, and enriches it with his fruits.

Plus: Bishop Paul Bradley discusses the virtue of hope amidst anxiety

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

• Ascension Michigan still unable to fill prescriptions due to ransomware attack
• Construction progressing at new international bridge crossing in Detroit
• 2024 schedule announced for Lions; will play LA Rams at Ford Field on Sunday Night
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray explains what makes a good predictor of future behavior

SAINT CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA SAYS: After Christ had completed his mission on earth, it still remained necessary for us to become sharers in the divine nature of the Word. We had to give up our own life and be so transformed that we would begin to live an entirely new kind of life that would be pleasing to God.

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Good morning, it is Friday, May 17th, 2024. On the program:

• Wayne County jury convicts Jaylin Brazier of second degree murder in death of Zion Foster
• Toddler kills himself with a pistol; father facing charges
• Update from the border
• Heading north for Memorial Day? Expect delays at the Mackinac Bridge.
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

SAINT HILARY OF POITIERS SAYS:   We receive the Spirit of truth so that we can know the things of God. In order to grasp this, consider how useless the faculties of the human body would become if they were denied their exercise. … It is the same with the human soul. Unless it absorbs the gift of the Spirit through faith, the mind has the ability to know God but lacks the light necessary for that knowledge.


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Good morning, it is Monday, May 20th, 2024. On the program:

• President Joe Biden calls his GOP opponent, former President Donald Trump, “screwy” at NAACP dinner in Detroit
• First Lady and Second Gentleman campaign across Michigan
• General Motors to bring plug-in hybrids to United States
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Sister Ann Shield, SGL shares the truth about Pentecost.

SAINT PAUL VI SAYS: Meditating on the close relationships between Mary and the Church, for the glory of the Virgin Mary and for our own consolation, we proclaim the Most Blessed Mary Mother of the Church, that is to say of all the people of God, of the faithful as well as of the pastors, who call her the most loving Mother. And we wish that the Mother of God should be still more honoured and invoked by the entire Christian people by this most sweet title.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 21st, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Christopher Magallanes and companions. On the program:

• Five new priests ordained for the Archdiocese of Detroit
• Bomb threat called into West Bloomfield High School
• Detroit police shut down fifth vape shop for illegally selling marijuana
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Obituaries for local religious

SAINT CAESARIUS OF ARLES: Wherever you see the cause of justice oppressed, if you give testimony on its behalf, you will be a martyr. Because Christ is both truth and justice, whenever either justice or truth or chastity is in difficulty, you will receive the reward of the martyrs if you have defended it with whatever strength you possess

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Rita of Cascia. On the program:

• Several arrested at encampment at the University of Michigan
• Detroit Police officer suspended after altercation with protestor
• Adam Hollier disqualified from Democratic primary ballot
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Johnette Williams discusses transgenderism and feminism

SAINT MARY MAGDALENE DE’PAZZI SAYS: The Holy Spirit enters the soul, sealed with that precious seal of the blood of the Word, the Lamb that was slain. Indeed it is this blood that urges him to come, although the Spirit is moved of himself and desires to come.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 23rd, 2024. On the program:

• Attorney General Dana Nessel releases clergy sexual abuse report into Diocese of Kalamazoo; Bishop Edward Lohse apologizes
• Detroit Regional Chamber calls of senate debate
• Troy teachers picket while working under expired contract
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Join a Eucharistic procession in Ann Arbor on Solemnity of Corpus Christi

SAINT ATHANASIUS SAYS:   We acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is no intrusion of any alien element or of anything from outside, nor is the Trinity a blend of creative and created being. It is a wholly creative and energising reality, self-consistent and undivided in its active power, for the Father makes all things through the Word and in the Holy Spirit, and in this way the unity of the holy Trinity is preserved.

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Good morning, it is Monday, May 27th, 2024. 
On this special Memorial Day edition, Matthew shares an extended reading from the Lectionary for a special Mass for the Country about King Solomon and his request for wisdom.  Then, Matthew shares a sermon by Saint Augustine on the military service of good Christians.

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Good morning, it is Friday, May 24th, 2024. On the program:

• Child shoots himself in thumb in Detroit; police urge parents to get free locks
• New speed trap cameras could be coming to school zones in Michigan
• Thousands of flags placed at veteran’s cemetery in Grand Rapids
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Local woman is working to educate people on the rosary

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT SAYS:   Whoever, in the moment of receiving God’s gifts but forgets to fear possible affliction, will be brought low by his presumption. Equally, whoever in the moment of suffering fails to take comfort from the gifts which it has been his lot to receive, is thrown down from the steadfastness of his mind and despairs.

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Good morning, it is Tuesday, May 28th, 2024. On the program:

• Pro-Palestinian encampment on Gullen Mall at Wayne State University to come down in near future
• 41% Michigan families living paycheck to paycheck
• Two Diocese of Saginaw Catholic School teachers honored for their excellence
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak discuss what to do when God doesn’t seem to answer your prayer

SAINT AUGUSTINE PRAYED TO GOD IN HIS CONFESSIONS: Our hope is that, because you are trustworthy, you do not allow us to be tempted more fiercely than we can bear, but along with the temptation you ordain the outcome of it, so that we can endure.
 
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Good morning, it is Wednesday, May 29th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Paul VI. On the program:

• Wayne State University leadership offers to meet with pro-Palestinian protestors but they refuse
• Man shot and killed by police amidst mental health crisis in Detroit
• Ann Arbor residence to vote on sustainable energy utility
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Father Mitch Pacwa, SJ shares Catholic teaching on the border crisis

Saint Paul VI said to the last general meeting of the Second Vatican Council:
  Secular humanism ... defied the council. The religion of the God who became man has met the religion ... of man who makes himself God. And what happened? Was there a clash, a battle, a condemnation? There could have been, but there was none.

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Good morning, it is Thursday, May 30th, 2024. On the program:

• Attorney General Dana Nessel announces charges against Michigan State Police officer for death of Samuel Sterling
• Center City schools hit by cyber attacker
• Hamtramck City Council votes to divest from Israel
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Catholic news from around the world

THE VENERABLE BEDE SAYS: When a man devotes all his thoughts to the praise and service of the Lord, he proclaims God’s greatness. His observance of God’s commands, moreover, shows that he has God’s power and greatness always at heart. His spirit rejoices in God his saviour and delights in the mere recollection of his creator who gives him hope for eternal salvation.

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Good morning, it is Friday, May 31st, 2024. Today is the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On the program:

• Pro-Palestinian protesters facing charges after encampment is cleared at Wayne State University
• Secretary of State Joceyln Benson working with the Detroit Regional Chamber to get paid time off for citizens to vote
• Michigan man with suspended license gets in trouble after caught driving in Zoom court hearing
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Al Kresta discusses political divisions

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS SAYS: Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he assumed our nature in order that by becoming man he might make men gods.

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Good morning, it is Monday, June 3rd, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions. On the program:

• Rollover crash involving an ambulance sends several to hospital
• Detroit Riverfront Conservancy fires CFO; CEO resigns
• Former owner of Negro League's Detroit Stars thrilled that MLB is honoring league’s players
• Adam Hollier suspends campaign for US Senate

• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: An election update

SAINT PAUL THE SIXTH SAYS: [The] African martyrs herald the dawn of a new age. If only the mind of man might be directed not towards persecutions and religious conflicts but towards a rebirth of Christianity and civilisation!

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Good morning, it is Monday, June 4th, 2024. On the program:

• Jaylin Brazier gets 38-90 years in prison for murder of his cousin
• Ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage will not be put to vote this year
• Area Catholic high school athletes recognized for their achievements

• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Greg Popcak has advice to help couples affirm each other’s interests

SAINT DOROTHEUS SAYS: The man who finds fault with himself accepts all things cheerfully – misfortune, loss, disgrace, dishonour and any other kind of adversity. He believes that he is deserving of all these things and nothing can disturb him. No one could be more at peace than this man.

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Good morning, it is Wednesday, June 5th, 2024.  Today is the memorial of Saint Boniface.

 On the program:

• Detroit Police Chief James White addresses shootings over the weekend; says violent crime numbers are on the right track
• Police investigate vandalism at University of Michigan regent’s law firm as a hate crime
• Warren based contractor forbidden from doing business with city of Detroit

• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

Plus: Dr. Ray Guarendi shares how to handle disrespect

SAINT BONIFACE SAYS:
In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course.


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Good morning, it is Thursday, June 6th, 2024. Today is the memorial of Saint Norbert.

On the program:

• Tornado in Livonia kills a two year old and injures others
• Detroit Conservancy confirms CFO stole nearly $40 million
• Two teens jailed in Grand Rapids after showing up to high school graduation with guns
• US Senate fails to ban bans on contraceptives
• Case against fake electors in Michigan falling apart
• Local weather for Detroit and Saginaw

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT SAYS: Since the dawn goes from darkness into light, it is right that the Church of the elect should be called “dawn” or “first light.” As it is led from the night of disbelief into the light of faith, it is opened up to the splendour of heavenly brightness just as the dawn bursts into day after darkness.

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