Show Rise Morning Show 2024

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to talk about why so many New Year’s resolution plans fail, and how to prevent that from happening. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods, and Gary Michuta from Hands On Apologetics. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more… ***** Prayer of Pope Clement XI Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith.I trust in you: strengthen my trust.I love you: let me love you more and more.I am sorry for my sins: deepen my sorrow. I worship you as my first beginning,I long for you as my last end,I praise you as my constant helper,And call on you as my loving protector. Guide me by your wisdom,Correct me with your justice,Comfort me with your mercy,Protect me with your power. I offer you, Lord, my thoughts: to be fixed on you;My words: to have you for their theme;My actions: to reflect my love for you;My sufferings: to be endured for your greater glory. I want to do what you ask of me:In the way you ask,For as long as you ask,Because you ask it. Lord, enlighten my understanding,Strengthen my will,Purify my heart,and make me holy. Help me to repent of my past sinsAnd to resist temptation in the future.Help me to rise above my human weaknessesAnd to grow stronger as a Christian. Let me love you, my Lord and my God,And see myself as I really am:A pilgrim in this world,A Christian called to respect and loveAll whose lives I touch,Those under my authority,My friends and my enemies. Help me to conquer anger with gentleness,Greed by generosity,Apathy by fervor.Help me to forget myselfAnd reach out toward others. Make me prudent in planning,Courageous in taking risks.Make me patient in suffering, unassuming in prosperity. Keep me, Lord, attentive at prayer,Temperate in food and drink,Diligent in my work,Firm in my good intentions. Let my conscience be clear,My conduct without fault,My speech blameless,My life well-ordered.Put me on guard against my human weaknesses.Let me cherish your love for me,Keep your law,And come at last to your salvation. Teach me to realize that this world is passing,That my true future is the happiness of heaven,That life on earth is short,And the life to come eternal. Help me to prepare for deathWith a proper fear of judgment,But a greater trust in your goodness.Lead me safely through deathTo the endless joy of heaven. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen. ***** RECIPES FROM RITA CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP WITH PARSLEY LEMON & GARLIC GARNISH8 cups chicken broth1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs4 celery stalks, leaves reserved and stalks thinly sliced1 small onion, diced fairly fine3⁄4 cup jasmine rice (unrinsed)Salt1⁄2 cup fresh parsley leaves1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest plus up to 1⁄2 cup lemon juice (from 2 to 3 lemons)1 small garlic clove1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional BUT so good) InstructionsIn a large Dutch oven or pot, combine the broth, chicken, celery, onion and rice. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the rice starts to break down and lose its shape, 20 to 30 minutes. Season to taste with a little salt. Meanwhile, finely chop together the parsley leaves, lemon zest and up to 1⁄2 cup celery leaves – if you don’t have any celery leaves, no worries. Transfer to a small bowl, grate the garlic clove into the bowl, season with salt and stir to combine.Remove the chicken from pot and transfer to bowl. Using two forks, shred the chicken into pieces, then stir it back into the soup. Remove from heat, stir in the butter and season to taste with salt. Stir in the lemon juice a little at a time until the soup is bright but still tastes like chicken. (You may not use the full 1⁄2 cup juice.) Divide the soup among bowls and top with the parsley- lemon mixture. (The soup, minus the lemon juice and parsley mixture, can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; the rice will absorb liquid as it sits, so add more chicken broth when reheating. Add the lemon juice and fresh herb garnish just before serving.)Meanwhile, finely chop together the parsley leaves, lemon zest and up to 1⁄2 cup celery leaves. Transfer to a small bowl, grate the garlic clove into the bowl, season with salt and stir to combine. Divide the soup among bowls and top with the parsley- lemon mixture. (The soup, minus the lemon juice and parsley mixture, can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; the rice will absorb liquid as it sits, so add more chicken broth when reheating. Add the lemon juice and fresh herb garnish just before serving.) ***** SOUPY LENTIL STEW WITH SPINACH, SMOKED PAPRIKA AND ROASTED RED PEPPER Ingredients1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra for garnish1 medium regular onion, chopped fine (about 1 cup)1 tablespoon ground cumin1 teaspoon regular sweet paprika1/2 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika2 bay leaves1-1/4 cups brown or green lentils1 roasted bell pepper, chopped6 cups broth – I used chickenSalt and pepperFresh spinach — several good handfuls or as much as you like InstructionsHeat oil over medium heat in soup pot.Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes.Add cumin, paprika and bay. Cook and stir until fragrant, a couple of minutes.Add lentils, bell pepper and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook, again stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender and just starting to fall apart. That took 30 minutes on my stove.Add salt and pepper to taste and adjust seasonings, adding more if you like.Remove bay, stir in spinach until wilted.Drizzle each serving with a bit of olive oil. ***** Rob Judge is online at setonshrine.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, to share more thoughts on personal prayer from the saints. Other guests include Kris McGregor to reflect on the Office of Readings, and Andrew Petiprin to review apocalyptic films ahead of the beginning of Advent. Plus news, weather, sports, and more… ***** Despair Prayer of St. Claude de la Colombiere Lord, I am in this world to show Your mercy to others. Other people will glorify You by making visible the power of Your grace by their fidelity and constancy to You. For my part I will glorify You by making known how good You are to sinners, that Your mercy is boundless and that no sinner no matter how great his offenses should have reason to despair of pardon. If I have grievously offended You, My Redeemer, let me not offend You even more by thinking that You are not kind enough to pardon Me. Amen. ***** Andrew Petiprin is online at spesalviinstitute.com. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Rob Jack to unpack the mystery of this week’s celebration of the feast of the Epiphany. We’ll also talk with Gary Zimak about hope as a theme of this jubilee year. Plus news, weather, sports, and everything you need to start your day… ***** Prayer of St. Clement of Alexandria Lord, May we all live in the peace that comes from You. May we journey towards Your city, sailing through the waters of sin untouched by the waves, borne tranquilly along by the Holy Spirit, Your Wisdom beyond all telling. Night and day until the last day of all, may our praises give You thanks, our thanksgiving praise You: You who alone are both Father and Son, Son and Father, the Son who is our Tutor and our Teacher, together with the Holy Spirit. Amen. ***** Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell reflect on the readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent with Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast. They also look at the O Antiphon of the day, which refers to Jesus as the Key of David. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more… ***** O Clavis David O come, O Key of David, comeand open wide our heavenly home.Make safe for us the heavenward roadand bar the way to death’s abode. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuelshall come to you, O Israel. ***** Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell continue through the O Antiphons by reflecting on “O Adonai.” Guests include Gary Zimak to conclude our series on finding peace in Advent, canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra, and Karlo Broussard from Catholic Answers. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports and more… ***** O Adonai O come, O come, great Lord of might,who to your tribes on Sinai’s heightin ancient times did give the lawin cloud and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuelshall come to you, O Israel. ***** Mary Badja, author of God’s Superheroes, Volume II Maria-Elena Pineda, Producer of Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kiser Bill Schmitt is online at onword.net. Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the O Antiphons! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss how this series of liturgical prayers marks a turn toward the home stretch of the Advent season. Guests include Marlon De La Torre with more connections between The Screwtape Letters and the Catechism, and Kris McGregor to unpack a selection from the Office of Readings. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more… ***** O Wisdom O come, O Wisdom from on high,who ordered all things mightily;to us the path of knowledge showand teach us in its ways to go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuelshall come to you, O Israel. ***** Joel Peters, author of Sola Scriptura Doesn’t Work Mary Badja, author of God’s Superheroes, Volume II Maria-Elena Pineda, Producer of Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kiser Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy feast of St. Lucy! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss her heroic martyrdom and witness of light. Guests include Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo from the Institute of Catholic Culture and Fr. Jonathan Duncan from the Bone Church Revival podcast to preview the Mass readings for Gaudete Sunday. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more. ***** St. Lucy Collect Prayer May the glorious intercession of the Virgin and Martyr Saint Lucy give us a new heart, we pray, O Lord, so that we may celebrate her heavenly birthday in this present age and so behold things eternal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. ***** Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is our one day Advent Membership Drive! Together with you, we’re praying to hit our goal of $60,000 in donations, to cover operating costs and get us to the finish line for the end of the year. Please consider making a gift now! We’ve been broadcasting solid Catholic content to the Tri-State and beyond since 2001 across multiple media platforms, and it’s because of God’s providence and your generosity we’ve been able to do so. We are so grateful for you! You can give a secure one-time or recurring donation online to help us hit our goal, but there are several other ways to give as well: by phone, mail, stock gifts, donor advised funds, and more. You can view all the ways to give here. We know you have so many options when it comes to your media choices. We’re grateful you’ve chosen to listen to and support us for nearly two and a half decades. Please consider making a gift to help us continue to share the truth and beauty of our Catholic Faith into 2025 and beyond! ***** A Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe O Blessed Virgin Mary, you appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill to present your Divine Son to the people of the Americas. In your maternal tenderness and love, you revealed to the world the power and glory of your Son as our God and Redeemer. Intercede for your children that they may have the strength to endure their hardships and the courage to persevere in their faith. By your act of perfect faith, Christ was conceived in your womb to bring new life and light into this world. May your image inspire us to seek your help and spread your devotion to all who desire to know your Son and dwell in his Sacred Heart. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Thank you to Fr. Rob Jack for writing this prayer for today’s feast! ***** RECIPES FROM RITA TWO LAYER PEPPERMINT BARK Ingredients: 24 oz bittersweet chocolate – good quality 24 oz white chocolate – good quality 1 cup or so crushed peppermint 3⁄4 tsp PURE peppermint extract or scant 1/4 teaspoon food grade peppermint oil Instructions: Place peppermint candy in a large plastic bag and crush into small pieces with a meat pounder. Set aside.Line a 9 x 13-inch baking sheet (small sheet pan) with parchment paper and set it aside. Let sides hang over a bit to form a cradle to make it easier to lift bark out. Heat 4 cups of water in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Set a large glass bowl on the saucepan so the bottom does not touch the barely simmering water. Add the bittersweet chocolate to the glass bowl. Stir and slowly allow the chocolate to melt. Once most of the chocolate is melted and smooth, remove from heat, wipe bottom of bowl to remove any moisture or steam (any moisture if it hits the chocolate will cause it to seize), stir to smooth out completely, then pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Smooth to an even layer and sprinkle with 1⁄4 cup of crushed peppermint candy. This acts as a somewhat gritty surface which I think allows the white chocolate layer to adhere better. Let cool until firm, either in the refrigerator or even on the counter. You don’t want the chocolate real cold since it will be more difficult to spread the white chocolate on top and the layers adhere better together when the bottom layer is completely firm but not rock hard cold. (If it is real cold, let it sit out a bit to take the chill off, then proceed with white chocolate layer).Wash and dry the bowl thoroughly, and set over the barely simmering water. Add the white chocolate. Stir until most of the chocolate is melted, then remove from the heat. Stir to smooth out completely, and add the peppermint extract, stir, and pour over the bittersweet chocolate. Smooth to an even layer and immediately top with remaining peppermint candy pieces. Allow to cool at room temperature until hardened, 2-3 hours. Once the bark is hard, cut or break into pieces. Since the bark has hardened at room temperature, it won’t be rock hard and will be easier to break or cut into pieces.Store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to two weeks. TIPS Don’t use chocolate morsels/chips or the slabs of chocolate “bark” in the baking aisle that contain palm kernel oil, which may inhibit good bonding of the layers. High quality “white” chocolate will have sugar and cocoa butter listed among the first ingredients on the label. Don’t have peppermint extract? Sieve the candy cane pieces and the “candy dust” you shake out of the sieve can be stirred into the white chocolate layer for peppermint flavor, not as strong, but still good. Don’t use imitation peppermint extract which contains too much water and may cause the melted chocolate to seize. ***** BONUS RECIPE: PEPPERMINT WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE Ingredients: 20 or so oz white chocolate bars1 teaspoon peppermint extract or 1/4 teaspoon peppermint oil8 candy canes, regular size, crushed very fine1 quart each half & half and whole milk Instructions: Easy peasy. Follow instructions above for melting white chocolate and adding extract.After pouring white chocolate in pan and spreading into even layer immediately sprinkle with very finely crushed peppermint. Cool until solid. To make peppermint white hot chocolate:Heat half & half and milk to 160. Break up bark into piece that fit into mugs.Pour warmed milk in cups and let folks add bark to taste. ***** Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy feast of Pope St. Damasus I! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mike Aquilina to talk about how Pope Damasus commissioned St. Jerome to translate the Bible into Latin. Other guests include canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra, and Gary Zimak with more thoughts on finding peace in Advent. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** Prayer to Blessed Carlo Acutis Blessed Carlo, You knew the power of technology and used it to proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ.  You also knew the dangers of technology and were intentional in your efforts to guard your heart against them.  You used the gifts you had in this world to bless others through radical charity, through seeing Christ in the face of those ignored by society, through the witness of friendship, and through your natural aptitudes with technology.  In our world so broken by abuses of technology and which so often ignores or attacks human dignity, please intercede for us to God the Father so we may see the human dignity of everyone we encounter and ask for guidance from the Lord whenever we may be tempted to violate that dignity in our online interactions.  Blessed Carlo Acutis, pray that we may treat our ever-evolving connections with developing technology as an opportunity to see the grace of God at work, even in the complexities of our modern world. Amen. ***** Katie Warner, author of My True Love Gave to Me Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss the transfer of this year’s feast to December 9th. Guests include Teresa Tomeo from Catholic Connection, Stephanie Mann to discuss English Catholic history, and Brendan Hodge from the Pillar. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** A Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick Our Lady, Health of the Sick,I look to you for the comfort of a mother’s love,I pray to you on behalf of those who are sufferingand for my own healing needs.Mary, your love strengthens meand brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick,embrace all who are emotionally and physically ill that they may return togood health under your tender care. And please intercede for my veryspecial needs. (mention your needs here). Mary, your love strengthens me and brings me peace. Our Lady, Health of the Sick, pray for us. Amen. ***** Gayle Somers, author of Whispers of Mary Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!  On today’s show, we talk about his life and especially his charity – and how we should imitate him. Dr. Matthew Bunson will talk about *some* of the history of Notre Dame Cathedral, ahead of its reopening this weekend.  And we’ll preview the readings for the Second Sunday of Advent with Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo and, later, with Fr. Jonathan Duncan. John Knutsen – Retirement Fund for Religious Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo – Institute of Catholic Culture Ken Craycraft – Citizens Yet Strangers Dr. Matthew Bunson – EWTN News Emily Jaminet – Heart Conversion Advent Campaign Fr. Boniface Hicks – Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love Bobby Schindler – Life and Hope Network Fr. Jonathan Duncan – Bone Church Revival Joseph Pearce – Inner Sanctum Kris McGregor – Discerning HeartsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell discuss Bl. Nicolas Steno, a Lutheran convert and pioneer in the earth sciences whose feast is today. Other guests include Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, with more insights into the daily life of a monk, and pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast on navigating difficult family situations during the holidays. Plus news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more… ***** Prayer for God’s Mercy by Padre Pio O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church. Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory. May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us as You desire for your greater glory. O Jesus, most adorable Heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your heavenly Father. ***** RITA HEIKENFELD’S BLESSED CHRISTMAS MIX I love the significance of each ingredient here and the little poem that goes with it. Let the little ones help! Mix together and if you give this as a gift, include the meaning of the ingredients Bugles –  Trumpets heralding His foretold birth. Pretzels – (not pretzel sticks but mini pretzels)  Mary’s arms cradled this Child of great worth. Fruit & nuts –  Praise and gifts the 3 wise men brought. Candy canes – the mini ones are nice –  Shepherds’ staffs helping them to the new King they sought. Candy stars –  The star of Bethlehem brightly that night shone. Hershey kisses   –  The love God has for us, calling us “His own”. Raffia – (tie the bag with this)   Bedding of the manger for His humble birth. God’s Son, our Savior, sent lovingly to the earth! ***** Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy feast of St. John of Damascus! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Dr. Matthew Bunson to discuss his legacy as the Doctor of the Church who defended the use of images in Christian worship. Other guests include Gary Zimak with more Scripture verses to help us find peace in Advent, and canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** Collect for the Memorial of St. John Damascene Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may be helped by the prayers of the Priest Saint John Damascene, so that the true faith, which he excelled in teaching, may always be our light and our strength. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. ***** Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Mark Brumley from Ignatius Press to talk about their new Study Bible. Other guests include Fr. John Gavin with more thoughts from the Church Fathers in the Catechism, and Fr. Sebastian Walshe to continue our series on the deeper meaning of the Beatitudes. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** Advent Prayer Come, long-expected Jesus.Excite in me a wonder at the wisdom and power of YourFather and ours.Receive my prayer as part of my service of the Lordwho enlists me in God’s own work for justice. Come, long-expected Jesus.Excite in me a hunger for peace: peace in the world,peace in my home, peace in myself. Come, long-expected Jesus.Excite in me a joy responsive to the Father’s joy.I seek His will so I can serve with gladness, singing andlove. Come, long-expected Jesus.Excite in me the joy and love and peaceit is right to bring to the manger of my Lord.Raise in me, too,sober reverence for the God who acted there,hearty gratitude for the life begun there,and spirited resolution to serve the Father and Son. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ,whose advent I hail. ***** Here’s the link to register for the free webinar on the Ignatius Study Bible. Sr. Orianne Petra, author of Dive Deep: 40 Days with God at Sea Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Rob Jack from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to discuss gratitude, Gary Zimak from Following the Truth to get us ready for Advent, and canon lawyer Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra on how to feast well. Plus all the latest news, weather, sports, and a whole lot more… ***** Generosity Prayer of St. Ignatius Lord, teach me to be generous.Teach me to serve you as you deserve;to give and not to count the cost,to fight and not to heed the wounds,to toil and not to seek for rest,to labour and not to ask for reward,save that of knowing that I do your will. Amen. ***** Cincinnati Right to Life is online at cincinnatirighttolife.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.