Welcome to the website for the voice of Catholicism on the airwaves in southeastern North Carolina.  You're at the right place if you want to learn about or listen to truly Catholic shows like Catholic Answers Live,  the Drew Mariani Show, and many, many more including our own Carolina Catholic show. 

Wilmington Catholic Radio can be heard on our three affiliate stations in the greater Wilmington area and in Southport. 

Wilmington Catholic Radio's 15th Anniversary on Carolina Catholic!

For our show in June, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Wilmington Catholic Radio which went on the air in July 2004. We chat with Board members Bill Hamilton, Jim Edens, and Greg Decker. Bill will recount his idea for founding the radio station after he heard the Apparitions of Our Lady tape by Bud McFarland, Sr.  Bill felt called to learn more about his faith, and the idea for a Catholic radio station in Wilmington was born. Bill invited Jim Edens to join the Board and enlisted Greg Decker's help whose expertise in computers was the perfect fit when the Board had a vacancy. Over the years, these men have worked tirelessly to expand the coverage of Catholic radio including Southport. 

This show will air on the first two weekends of June: Saturdays at 11am and Sundays at 6pm.

Carolina Catholic speaks to the mother of a trafficking victim

For our second show in May, our guest is Susan Young, Senior Technical Adviser for a VA organization fighting human trafficking called Just Ask Prevention. Susan is the mother of four children, and her daughter was the victim of human trafficking, but all four were victimized by members of MS-13, an organized crime gang that runs trafficking rings around the country. Susan will share the horror that her family lived through, she will talk about how any family can be targeted by traffickers, and she will speak about how her faith in God and His divine purpose for her and her family is the key to surviving their victimization.

This show will air on the second two weekends of May: Saturdays at 11am and Sundays at 6pm.

Carolina Catholic gets an education in music!

For our first show in May, my guest is Ekin Ustunel, an accomplished pianist, accompanist, and co-worker of my son, Daniel Paparozzi, who left her native home of Turkey to purse her dream of studying piano in the United States. Though she was an accomplished pianist and studied piano at a conservatory for 12 years, Ekin had never heard or played an organ. While a graduate student at UNC Greensboro, she fell in love with the church organ and Christian liturgical music. She is currently the pianist/organist at a church in Mt. Hope UCC in Whitsett, and she is getting a second Master's degree studying Injury Preventive Keyboard Techniques. During the show, we will hear snippets of her piano and organ performances including pieces from Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and others.

This show will air on the first two weekends of May: Saturdays at 11am and Sundays at 6pm.

Carolina Catholic meets author Rose Sweet

For our second show in April, our guest is Rose Sweet, a popular speaker and author of numerous books on relationship healing and strengthening. In her work, she draws on the timeless beauty of the Catholic faith to inspire singles, married, divorced, remarried, stepparents, and anyone looking for authentic love and lasting happiness. Rose's new book is entitled, "A Catholic Woman's Guide to Happiness." In this charming book of heartwarming stories, Rose guides the reader into an adventure into the interior life to discover happiness that never fades.

This show will air on the second two weekends of April: Saturdays at 11am and Sundays at 6pm.