Catholic Spotlight is a radio show produced by the Diocese of Des Moines for KWKY Radio, 1150 AM. The show airs from 2-2:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Catholic Spotlight highlights people, events and programs of central and southwest Iowa. If you know of a person with an interesting faith story, upcoming event or program let us know.
2009
January 9 - Social Action - ICC Legislative Update
January 10 - Social Action -ICC Legislative Update
January 23 - Catholic School Week 2009
February 6/7 - Fr. John Bertogli - Vocations
2008
January 2 - ICC Marriage Amendment
January 7 - Stewardship Day, part 1
January 8 - Stewardship Day, part 2
Janaury 9 - Stewardship Day, part 3
January 10 - Ames Campus Minister
January 11 - Dowling Catholic capital campaign
January 14 - St. Theresa Hunger Awareness Week
January 15 - Sister Sandy Rodemyer
January 16 - Fr. Larry Snyder
January 17 - Fr. Larry Snyder - Nancy Galeazzi
January 18 - St. Joseph Novena
January 21 - Mass for Life - Rally
January 22 - Christian Experience Weekend Retreats
January 23 - Faithful Citizenship - Conscience
January 24 - Katie Kinley Outward Bound
January 25 - Iowa 2000
January 28 - Catholic Schools Week
January 29 - Tara Beyer space camp
January 30 - Miranda Leek
February 4 - Iowa 2000
February 5 - St. Pius X Construction
February 6 - IRLC Booksale
February 7 - Iowa Catholic Conference - Legislative Day
February 11 - Sacred Heart Youth Group
February 12 - Franciscan Spirituality
February 13 - Parish Nursing - Council Bluffs
February 15 - St. Joseph Novena
February 18 - Vocations Update Spring
February 19 - Pure Fashion
February 20 - Legatus
February 21 - Diaconate
February 21 - Diaconate New
February 22 - Grief - Hospital Ministry
February 25 - Faith Citizenship - Conscience
February 26 - Racetrack Ministry
March 1 - Extreme Makeover NFP
March 7 - Church Depot - Margaret Cavanagh
March 14 - Divine Mercy
March 22 - Stewardship Conference
March 28 - Rita and Jessica McKinney - Ambassador CDs
March 29 - Circle of Friends
April 4 - Msgr. Michael Hess - Trip to Amazon
April 5 - Stewardship Inst. 2008
April 10 - Bishop Appointment News Conference
April 10 - Bishop Appointment News Conference - Spanish
April 10 - PSA Bishop Pates Thursday
April 11 - Bishop Pates on Appointment
April 11 - PSA Bishop Pates Friday
April 12 - Msgr. Orr on Bishop Pates
April 18 - Kim Lehman - Wesley Smith
April 19 - Kim Lehman - Wesley Smith
April 25 - Jim Ennis - NCRLC
April 26 - Fr. Chris Fontanini, Steve Tatz - Fairway Fathers
May 2 - Fr. Chris Fontanini, Steve Tatz - Fairway Fathers
May 3 - Preaching - Fr. James Schmitmeyer
May 9 - Preaching - Fr. James Schmitmeyer
May 16 - Legatus
May 23 - Friday morning news with the Condons
June 6 - Fr. Strittmatter - World Youth Conference
June 13 - RCIA Workshop - Lanza
June 20 - St. Timothy Parish, Reno anniversary
June 27 - CYC Counselors
July 4 - CYC Counselors (repeat)
July 11 - CYC Counselors (repeat)
July 18 - QuickStart - Cheryl and JoAnne
August 22 - Flood 08- Catholic Charities
August 30 - Faithful Citizenship - Conscience
September 19 - Vicki Crompton Tetter - Domestic Violence
September 20 - Vicki Crompton Tetter - Domestic Violence
September 26/27 - Faithful Citizenship - Bishop Pates and Tom Chapman
October 3 - Evangelization Workshop
Otober 17/18 - Seminarians from St. John Vianney visit the diocese
October 24 - Seminary Life - What it's like
November 7 - Health and Sanity, Pastoral Ministry
November 14/15 - Bishop Pates - First 6 months
November 21/22 - Sr. Joyce Rupp
November 28/29 - Catholic Tuition Organization
December 12/13 - Bob Perron at St. Thomas More Center
2007
January 1 - Lay Ministry
January 2 - Deaf Ministry
January 3 - Climate Control
January 4 - St. Boniface Parish - Blog
January 5 - DMARC food pantry
January 8 - Anawim Housing
January 9 - ICC - New Legislation Session
January 10 - Seminarians Brown and Sanchez
January 11 - Social Justice and Immigration
January 12 - Vocations - Father Fontanini
January 15 - Women of Grace
January 16 - Adoption
January 17 - Prison Ministry
January 18 - Farm Bill NCRLC
January 19 - Blessed Virgin Mary - Msgr. McDonnell
January 22 - Books - Patti Brown
January 24 - St. Ambrose Cathedral Anniversary
January 25 - Fr. Glen Wilwerding - Mexico
January 26 - Grief - Hospital Ministry
January 29 - Schools Marketing
January 30 - Holy Family School
January 31 - St. Francis of Assisi School
February 1 - St. Joseph School
February 2 - Immigration Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Americas
February 5 - Stem Cells - Maggie Dewitte and Wendy Solawetz
February 6 - Pastoral Planning - Tom Chapman
February 7 - New Hope Community
February 8 - Calcutta Trip - Sue Stanton
February 9 - Iowans For Life
February 12 - IRMS
February 13 - Dowling Taxes - Morris
February 14 - El Salvador - St. Boniface
February 15 - El Salvador - St. Boniface - part 2
February 16 - Seminarian - Kautzky
February 19 - Pastoral Ministry - Sr. Henneberry
March 1 - Sonrise Brothers
March 2 - Candles in the Darkness - Depression
March 6 - Places of Prayer and Celelbration Book
March 7 - Michael Joncas coming
March 8 - Seminarian Lazarus Kiligia
March 9 - Seminarian Jon Leonetti
March 12 - Abuse Crisis Anniversary
March 13 - Mercy Hospital Expansion
March 14 - Mercy Momentum
March 15 - McKernan NFP
March 16 - St. Joseph Shelter
March 19 - Katrina Cleanup
March 20 - Catholic Charities Phoenix House
March 21 - Stewardship - Retirement
March 22 - Seminarian Joe Frein
March 23 - Vocations Update
April 10 - Bishop Charron
April 11 - Bishop Charron retires - succession
April 12 - Msgr Steve Orr - Administrator
April 13 - Bishop Charron's Accomplishments - Sr. Jude Fitzpatrick
April 16 - MOMS Mothers Group
April 17 - Ruth Harbor
April 18 - Project Rachel
April 19 - ADA 2007 Josh Faber
April 20 - Rachel's Vineyard
April 23 - Mercy College
April 24 - Just Faith Joe Grant
April 26 - Cathedral Concert
April 30 - Deacon Earl Weisenhorn
May 1 - Requiem
May 2 - Fr. Haddad Jordan
May 3 - Fr. Haddad - Jordan, Part 2
May 4 - Ankeny Community Chorus
May 7 - Beginning Experience
May 8 - Interfaith Hospitality Network
May 9 - St. Pius X School Food
May 10 - Fr. Dan Krettek - trip to India
May 11 - Science - St. Joseph School
May 14 - Pope's Letter - Sacrament of Charity
May 15 - Pope's Letter - Sacrament of Charity, part 2
May 16 - Mens Group - Sacred Heart
May 18 - Legislative Roundup
May 21 - Immigration Debate
May 22 - Liberian Conference
May 23 - Limbo
May 24 - Holy Family Foundation Golf Tournament
May 25 - Catholic Charities - Iowa Cubs Baseball
June 4 - Amanda the Panda
June 4 - Fr. Bob McCahil2
June 4 - Valor
June 5 - Divine Treasures Summer Books
June 6 - Indianola Youth - Ellen Miller
June 7 - CHRP - Jean Neibergal
June 8 - Vocation Camps 07
June 11 - Valor
June 12 - Amanda the Panda
June 14 - Prison Ministry - Zillers
June 15 - IA Canonist meeting
June 18 - CC Workplace Issues
June 20 - Mercy Momentum Repeat
June 21 - Places of Prayer Book - Repeat
June 22 - Mercy Hospice
June 25 - Emmaus House - new altar
June 26 - Harry Potter - Joanne Dalhoff and Cheryl Founier
June 27 - Harry Potter - Sue Woody
June 28 - Harry Potter - Molly
June 29 - Harry Potter - Tingleffs
July 2 - JustFaith Testimony
July 3 - Jamaica Medical Mission
July 4 - Haiti - Kathy Comito
July 5 - Caveman Catholicism
July 6 - Iowans For Life Virtue Media
July 9 - CTO Update
July 10 - El Salvador - Granger
July 11 - Africa Lanes
July 12 - Charron Hall
July 13 - CYC
July 16 - Kids at CYC
July 17 - Harry Potter - JoAnne Dalhoff and Cheryl Fournier
July 18 - Harry Potter - Molly
July 19 - Harry Potter - Brian Tingleff Family
July 20 - Harry Potter - Sue Woody
July 23 - NFP - Dennis and Sarah Luft
July 24 - NFP - Lufts and Yolanda Bogdanyi
July 25 - NFP - Billings Method - Betty McGehe
July 26 - NFP - Mark and Patty Conway
July 27 - NFP - Cravens - Creighton Model
July 30 - NCRLC - Bob Gronstal - Corn crops
July 31 - Sr. Donna Schmitt - 60th anniversary
August 1 - CYC - repeat
August 2 - Charron Hall - repeat
August 3 - Fr. Chris Fontanini - CYC and Vocations
August 6 - Homeschooling - Faye Akers and Jeane Bishop
August 7 - Casa Hogar - Fr. Jim Kirby
August 8 - TEC Conference
August 20 - Hahn Coming - Putbrese
August 21 - Health Care - Teeling
August 22 - Serra Club - Novak Visit
August 23 - Virtue Media - Peterson
August 24 - Iowas For Life - Virtue Media Repeat
August 27- Wilgenbusch - Fr. Dan Krettek
August 28 - Wilgenbusch Legacy
August 29 - Sacred Heart Preschool sign
August 30 - Challenge Girls - Becker and Downey
August 31 - Virtue Media - Becker and Downey
September 3 - Domestic Violence - Voices
September 4 - Bella - Rachel Downey
September 5 - Hahn Coming - Putbrese
September 6 - Serra Club - Novak Visit
September 7 - Journey In Faith
September 10 - Catechetical Sunday
September 11 -Catholic Charities Adoption Marketing
September 12 - Refugee Ministry - Sr. Pat Scherer
September 13 - Knights of Columbus
September 17 - Hahn Coming - Putbrese
September 18 - DMARC
September 19 - NCRCL - Gronski
September 20 - Brian Terrell - Bishop Botean
September 21 - Alveda King
September 25 - Alveda King
September 26 - Casa Hogar - Fr. Kirby
September 28 - Serra Club - Novak Visit
October 1 - Knights of Columbus
October 3 - Theology on Tap
October 4 - Wills Workshop
October 5 - Life Chain
October 8 - Serra Club - Novak Visit
October 9 - Chronic condition workshop - Sacred Heart
October 10 - Jim Seghers retreat
October 11 - Sue Stanton - Jordan
October 12 - Stewardship
October 15 - Hagedorn Sisters
October 16 - Lay Ministry
October 17 - Beginning Experience
October 18 - Catholic Charities - Adoption Marketing
October 19 - Places of Prayer and Celebration Book
October 24 - Prayer In America - part one
October 25 - Prayer In America - part two
October 26 - Prayer In America - part three
November 5 - Vocations Conference - Msgr. Orr
November 6 - Vocations Conference - Msgr. Chiodo
November 7 - Vocations Conference - Very Rev. Aquinas Nichols
November 8 - Vocations Conference - Msgr. Frank Bognanno
November 9 - Vocations Conference - Michael Novak
November 12 - Canon Law meeting - Cohabitation
November 13 - Race track Ministry
November 14 - Campus Ministry - Drake University
November 15 - Day of the Dead
November 16 - Salvation Army Bell Ringing
November 19 - Cookie Walk - St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianola
November 20 - Alveda King at Dowling
November 21 - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Fr. Glen Wilwerding and Judith Ceballos
November 22 - Prison Ministry - Deacon Dave Miller
November 23 - Christ Renews His Parish - Tom Quiner
November 26 - Catholic Charities Week
November 27 - Holy Family School Christmas Cards
November 28 - Prayer in America - Part One
November 29 - Prayer in America - Part Two
November 30 - Prayer in America - Part Three
December 4 - Faithful Citizenship - Tom Chapman
December 5 - End of Year Giving - Josh Faber
December 6 - Jim McDonough - Holiday Grande Piano Concert
December 7 - KWKY One Year Anniversary - John Putbrese
December 10 - Champions of Faith movie
December 11 - Renee Rongen
December 12 - Renee Rongen - part 2
December 13 - Iowa Catholic Conference - Marriage Amendment
December 14 - Kautzkys
December 17 - Vocations Conference - Msgr. Frank Chiodo
December 19 - Vocations Conference - Father Nichols
December 20 - Vocations Conference - Msgr. Bognanno
December 21 - Vocations Conference - Michael Novak
December 24 - Christmas Eve - Michael McDonough
December 25 - Christmas Day - Michael McDonough
December 26 - Catholic Charities Counselors - New Years
December 31 - Catholic Charities Counselors - New Years
2006
December 11 - St. Mary Family Center
December 12 - Reading Group
December 13 - Hospital Interpreter
December 14 - Charities, Theology of the Body
December 18 - Natural Family Planning
December 19 - Theology on Tap
December 20 - Faith Formation
December 21 - Marriage Ministry
December 22 - Diaconate
December 25 - Christ the King Health Clinic
December 26 - January Thaw
December 27 - Hispanic Ministry - Deacon John Ayers
December 28 - Planned Giving
December 29 - Prison Ministry