On the Air and to the World for 25 Years

I constantly listen to Relevant Radio, and so I am delighted to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.  Today, December 12, marks the 25th anniversary of when the station received its first license. Since it's the Feast of La Señora de Guadalupe, she is a patroness saint of Relevant Radio.

I've listened at least some of all the programs.  The program I tend to listen to the most is Morning Air.  Typically, I download archived programs and listen during my commutes.  As I head to work in the morning, it's uplifting to hear the exuberant Morning Air jingle begin and then "Wake up, America! It's Morning Air..."  John, Glenn, and Sarah all have a good time hosting the show, and I can feel it papably, in the light-hearted and the profound moments.  One of their regular guests is Mary Hallan FioRito, who offers great commentary on the latest pro-life news.  Another frequent guest is the baseball priest, Father Burke Masters, who offers great perspective on the spiritual life.  They also have guests talk about saints on their feast days and special liturgical occasions.  I like hearing Sarah talk about life as a mom with her multiple children.

The Cale Clarke Show was another favorite of mine, and before his show, I liked listening to Sheila Liaugminas.  It's great whenever either of them makes a guest appearance.

The Inner Life has great content focusing on topics in the spiritual life, like evangelization or the current liturgical season like Advent.

Drew Mariani has a great variety of guests who talk about spiritual topics and also current events from a spiritual perspective.  I appreciate how he hosts a live daily Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer time, with an opportunity for people to call in with prayer requests, which I've done a couple of times. Later in the day, there's the Family Rosary Across America.

Timmerie is very bold in addressing big topics in society today, like human sexuality, and she even had a great segment recently on why the Catholic Church doesn't ordain female priests, in response to the news of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.  On another recent program, on Thanksgiving Eve, she offered thoughtful commentary on Thanksgiving day in the USA, going back to Thanksgiving celebrations that Spanish expedition parties held.

Patrick Madrid is pretty bold in upholding the faith, too, while also speaking in a pastoral way.

Relevant Radio has also expanded beyond radio with wonderful videos on Eucharistic Encounters, Lenten Lessons on the Mass, and Lenten Lessons on the Sacrament.  They also have a great app, which I use weekly to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Friday afternoons.

It was an amazing experience to see Relevant Radio at the National Eucharistic Congress in July 2024.

There's so much to celebrate as Relevant Radio marks its 25th anniversary today.  It has been faithful in living out the Great Commission by using media to catechize the faithful and uphold the Truth, especially as it's realized in our society today.

Congratulations Relevant Radio!  And God's blessings!

Relevant Radio Session at the NEC

A fellow NEC pilgrim photographed me at the Relevant Radio signage in the room for the session.

Here's the Relevant Radio broadcasting booth at the NEC, with Timmerie on air.