Good morning! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome Fr. Augustine Wetta to talk about advice from the Desert Fathers on resisting distraction in prayer. Other guests include Gary Zimak on what the story of Adam and Eve can tell us about having a relationship with God after we sin, and Charleen Katra from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability with some thoughts on how to prepare children with autism for First Communion. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more…

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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 offences 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.

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Cary Solomon, writer/producer of Nefarious

Charleen Katra is with the National Catholic Partnership on Disability

Info on local pro-life efforts can be found at cincinnatirighttolife.org

Fr. Thomas Berg’s article on healing from the abuse crisis is at Church Life Journal.

Full list of guests