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

December's Teaching Moment

In remembering that Jesus is the reason for the season, it’s nice to offer some small gift for Him as we prepare for His coming on Christmas. Here are some gift ideas that we can give to Our Dear Savior.

Attend a daily Mass; there are Masses in the morning, at noon, and a few in the evening.
Bow your head upon hearing the name of Jesus showing Him that you revere His holy name.
Consider wearing a Miraculous Medal or a scapular.
Ladies, consider veiling at Mass.
Take a Rosary walk; pray the Rosary openly while walking in your neighborhood.
Read one chapter of the Bible daily.
Go to Him in Confession and consider bringing a friend.
Arrive to Sunday Mass early to pray. Keep silent as you are in the presence of God.
Stay a few minutes after Mass to spend some time with His Eucharistic Presence in your heart.
And may you all have a Blessed Advent.

The Christmas Novena

The Church has, in its treasury of prayers, the St. Andrew Christmas Novena which is begun on November 30^th, the feast of St. Andrew, and runs until Christmas.

This novena is not addressed to St. Andrew but to God Himself asking Him to grant our request in honor of the birth of His Son.  The imprimatur for this novena was granted by MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York, on February 6, 1897, who wrote that it is piously believed that whoever recites this prayer 15 times a day from the feast of St. Andrew until Christmas will obtain what is asked.

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment
in which the Son of God was born
of the most pure Virgin Mary,
at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold.

In that hour vouchsafe, O my God!
to hear my prayer and grant my desires,
through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ,
and of His Blessed Mother.
Amen.

Carolina Catholic chats about Advent and Christmas

For our first show in December, we will deeply explore the Christian meanings behind all of the Advent and Christmas traditions. Most people don't realize that every decoration for this season has deep spiritual significance from the lights in our windows to ornaments we place on our Christmas tree and the poinsettia we give to others. Each tradition is meant to bring our focus to the greatest gift we've ever received: Jesus Christ. We will also answer this question: What can we give Jesus for Christmas? Finally, we will talk about great gift ideas for Christmas that can help us grow in our faith including wonderful books and powerful sacramentals.

This show will air on Wilmington Catholic Radio's three stations, 91.7 FM, 93.1 FM, and 103.1 FM on Saturdays at 11 am and Sundays at 6 pm on the first and second weekends of December.  You can listen on-line live by clicking on the Listen Now tab.  Or, listen 24/7 by going to the Carolina Catholic tab and clicking on the show page. 

Carolina Catholic learns about The Life of Sr. Mary Wilhelmina from TAN Books

For our second show in November, Tara and I have a wonderful conversation with Sister Mary Josefa whose community, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, wrote a biography of the community's founder, Sister Wilhelmina, a sister for 75 years, who died in 2019 but whose body seems miraculously intact four years after her death. Sister Wilhelmina's story of fighting racism and working to establish her traditional order dedicated to God and His priests is awe inspiring.

This show will air on Wilmington Catholic Radio's three stations, 91.7 FM, 93.1 FM, and 103.1 FM on Saturdays at 11 am and Sundays at 6 pm on the third and fourth weekends of November.  You can listen on-line live by clicking on the Listen Now tab.  Or, listen 24/7 by going to the Carolina Catholic tab and clicking on the show page. 

Carolina Catholic again chats with Bear Woznick about his book, 12 Rules for Manliness: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

For our first show in November, Tara and I chat again with Bear Woznick, host of EWTN’s Motorcycle Based Reality TV show, “Long Ride Home with Bear Woznick.” Bear's newest book is called 12 Rules for Manliness: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? In this book, Bear, who lives with his wife, Cindy, in Hawaii, calls all men to become like cowboys of old who were heroes, were strong and reliable, who protected and provided for their families, and who lived by a Creed and a Code. Bear shares this code of conduct with men in today's world explaining the 12 rules that all men should embrace that will help to bring them and their families closer to Jesus Christ.

This show will air on Wilmington Catholic Radio's three stations, 91.7 FM, 93.1 FM, and 103.1 FM on Saturdays at 11 am and Sundays at 6 pm on the first and second weekends of November.  You can listen on-line live by clicking on the Listen Now tab.  Or, listen 24/7 by going to the Carolina Catholic tab and clicking on the show page. 

Carolina Catholic chats with Father Ken Geraci, CPM

For our second October show, Tara and I speak with Father Ken Geraci, CPM, a Father of Mercy, about his newest book, Spiritual Warfare and Divine Mercy: A Weapon of Our Times. Father shares his amazing reversion story from a lapsed Catholic to an agnostic and ultimately back to the Catholic Church and to the priesthood. In this book, Father explains how the Divine Mercy devotion will assist us in both recognizing the spiritual battle we are currently facing as well as equipping us for this fight with the gifts Jesus gave to St. Faustina, namely, the Divine Mercy Image, Chaplet, Feast, and Novena.

This show will air on Wilmington Catholic Radio's three stations, 91.7 FM, 93.1 FM, and 103.1 FM on Saturdays at 11 am and Sundays at 6 pm on the third and fourth weekends of October.  You can listen on-line live by clicking on the Listen Now tab.  Or, listen 24/7 by going to the Carolina Catholic tab and clicking on the show page.