Franciscan Radio is pleased to announce a new half-hour offering, “Lenten Radio Retreat,” which is available, free of charge, from the Catholic Communication Campaign. There are six English and six Spanish editions of the show—one for each Sunday of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, March 1. Each episode, hosted by one of our 12 bishop-retreat guides, features a short reflection, music, question-and-answer segment, and several prayers led by the bishop. The First Sunday of Lent is March 5. It's not too late to use the graphic link on the right to send your site visitors to our Lent radio program.

Free broadcast master copies of the show on disc in WAV format are available from the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Call 1-202-541-3204 for details.

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More details and MP3 download at www.radioretreat.org

Highlights from this episode include:

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

Ed Keenan started a program at an all-boys high school that brings together teens with senior citizens that are also alumni of the school.

Is it okay to use fertility drugs to aid conception? Why didn’t God choose people who could resist temptation instead of Adam and Eve? Does the Church permit artificial insemination?

Lenten observances

Jim Nolan talks about his five-point program: It identifies and helps us better understand what drives people in the workplace and what motivates a person to do the right thing.

Highlights from this episode include:

St. Frances of Rome

Ed Stivender is a Catholic storyteller, author and comedian who talks about growing up Catholic.

Does the Church have restrictions against certain foods and clothing? What is the meaning of Jesus’ words “follow me and let the dead bury their dead”? What is a prophet?

Lenten prayer

Deirdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops, talks about status of the Church’s anti-abortion campaign and how it is rooted in the words of Jesus.

 

John Feister
Executive Producer, FranciscanRadio.org