Illuminating Catholics
by Dawn Prosser and Karmen Bower
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Vocations Awareness Week 2026 with Father Jones and Deacon Goebel
Vocations Awareness Week 2026 with Father Jones and Deacon Goebel
About this podcast
Illuminating Catholics – shedding light to understand the modern church
Welcome to the Illuminating Catholics - podcast of the Diocese of Sioux City. Your hosts are Dawn Prosser, director of Communications for the diocese and Karmen Bower of the Faith Formation Office. We will shed light upon topics of faith in the modern church. Our guests include Catholic clergy, religious sisters and other experts in their fields to help us understand what’s happening in the church today. We will explore issues (even tough ones) and find answers to common questions about Catholicism. Thank you for joining us for today’s Illuminating Catholics – shedding light to understand the modern church. Be sure to subscribe!
Sound editing and episode artwork is by Renee Webb, design and content coordinator for the Diocese of Sioux City Office of Communications.
We are funded in part by the generous donations to Together as One - Our Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 105 episodes
- Vocations Awareness Week 2026 with Father Jones and Deacon Goebel · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 18Send us Fan Mail The newest members of the Office of Vocations team - Father Zach Jones and Deacon Dan Goebel - join us for a special edition for National Vocations Awareness…
- Nuts and bolts of the Iowa Catholic SGO with Steve Kane · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 17Send us Fan Mail Starting Jan. 1, 2027, donors can earn dollar for dollar federal tax credits by supporting the Iowa Catholic Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). In turn…
- Jennie Murray of the National Immigration Forum · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 16Send us Fan Mail Pope Leo, the USCCB, the U.S. Border bishops, the Iowa Catholic bishops and Bishop John E. Keehner of the Diocese of Sioux City have all spoken out urging for…
- 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday with Ines San Martin · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail The Pontifical Missions Societies is celebrating the 100th World Mission Sunday on Oct. 18. Ines San Martin, editor of the Mission Magazine for the societies…
- Spirit Lake writer Judge John Sandy · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail Judge John Sandy of the Iowa Court of Appeals shares his faith journey and how his faith is a guide for him in his work and life. He is also a writer of topics…
- Women's Gathering keynote Meg Hunter-Kilmer · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail Speaker, author and Notre Dame campus minister Meg Hunter-Kilmer is the keynote speaker for the Nov. 14 Women’s Gathering in Fort Dodge. She travels the world…
- The Rosary and the Eucharistic Rosary Congress · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Father Bill McCarthy and Sherry Hittle of St. Therese of Lisieux Parish talk about the rosary, its role in the faith and history and their own devotions to this…
- Twin parishes in Kossuth County and Haiti · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Divine Mercy Parish of Kossuth County and West Bend has a 14 year relationship with their "twin parish" St. Jeanne de Chantal Parish in Haiti. Parish leaders…
- Co-founders invitation to the 2026 Christ Our Life Conference · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail Co-founders of the wildly successful Christ Our Life Conference Ellen Miller and Marilyn Lane share their inspiration for the every other year conference and all…
- Parish-based FOCUS missionary Gregory Kinser · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail Most are familiar with the FOCUS missionaries on college campuses, evangelizing college students during a critical time in their lives. St. John Paul II Parish…
- Father Rosenmeyer on St. Francis and the Year of St. Francis · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Father Jake Rosenmeyer, parochial vicar of Holy Trinity Parish of Webster County and St. Mary Parish in Humboldt, talks about the life of St. Francis, his…
- Agape Community Services with Rachelle Rawson · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Rachelle Rawson, executive director and co-founder of the faith-based Agape Community Services based in Sioux City. She shares the mission of the organization to…
- Bl. Stanley Rother film with Maria Scaperlanda · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail María Ruiz Scaperlanda of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City - promoter of the canonization cause for Blessed Stanley Rother, martyred in mission territory of…
- Sam Lange with the Iowan Eucharistic Procession · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail High school senior Sam Lange of the Archdiocese of Dubuque is a member of the National Youth Advisory Council for the National Federation for Catholic Youth…
- Impact of the FIRE Foundation of NW Iowa with Ryan Allen · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Since our last interview with Dr. Ryan Allen of the FIRE Foundation of Northwest Iowa (https://firefoundationnwiowa.org), the organization gave $80,000 in grants…
- What to expect at the returning Bishop's Dinner for Catholic Schools · 16 min · Season 3 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Heidi Probasco, diocesan director of stewardship and development shares more about the Oct. 11, 2026 Bishop's Dinner for Catholic Schools. Tickets will go on…
- Feeding the hungry with Lyn Kluender of The Siouxland Soup Kitchen · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail Another corporal work of mercy in the Catholic tradition is feeding the hungry and the conversation for this episode is the work of The Siouxland Soup Kitchen…
- Adoration with Father Patrick Behm · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Our first episode of season 3! Father Patrick Behm, pastor of St. John Paul II Parish in Carroll, explains all things adoration for us. He explains what…
- Serving those experiencing homelessness - Shayla Moore of The Warming Shelter · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 52Send us Fan Mail Wrapping up Season Two with Shayla Moore, executive director of The Warming Shelter in Sioux City. As it is a Corporal Work of Mercy to provide shelter to those…
- Our Lady of Champion - Catholic saints exhibit and national novena · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 51Send us Fan Mail Looking for a regional site for a meaningful road trip? The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wisconsin is about 7 to 8 hours away from…
