# Sam Halligan

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The Catholic Morning Show – 06/26/2026

Sam Halligan hosts his final Friday show alongside Alexia Baker and Brady Grimm before Bo Bonner returns Monday, delivering Catholic news, sports, weather, and three standout conversations. Sunday Gospel Reflection — Fr. Nick Stark Fr. Nick Stark breaks open this Sunday's Gospel, warning against t…

From Encounter to Mission: Becoming an Everyday Missionary – Dan DeMatte – 06/26/2026

Dan DeMatte, founder and executive director of Damascus, joins guest host and former Damascus missionary Sam Halligan for a conversation on mission, discipleship, and revival in the Church. Key Highlights The origin of Damascus — from youth ministry done in community to a national movement bui…

Forge Hog Roast: A Couples' Night of Faith, Food & Fellowship – Sam Halligan – 07/10/2026

Forge is a Des Moines-based Catholic men's movement with more than 50 small groups meeting across the metro area. Every six weeks, Forge hosts a large-group event to complement its ongoing small-group ministry — and this time, they're opening the door to significant others too. The Forge Hog Roast…

Seph Schlueter: From a Viral Worship Anthem to an "Audience of One" (+ more) | The Catholic Morning Show – 07/16/2026

A Breakout Catholic Voice Seph Schlueter has become one of the fastest-rising names in Christian music. His debut single "Counting My Blessings" topped multiple Billboard and Mediabase Christian radio charts, earned him the K-LOVE Fan Award for Breakout Single, and picked up multiple Dove Award nom…

Forging Authentic Men with Sam Halligan - 07/23/2026

Meet Sam Halligan Sam Halligan is the city director of Forge in Des Moines, Iowa. A Des Moines native (Saint Pius X and Dowling Catholic) who spent a decade serving with the young-adult mission Damascus, Sam and his wife, Whitney, recently moved back home with their kids. He shares the John 2:5 ve…

Catholic men are bored. Sam Halligan says they need a mission

Many Catholic men feel bored, underused and unsure where they fit in the Church. Sam Halligan of Forge joins Heroic Stories to explore why men need a demanding mission, how sacrifice becomes a way of life, and what Ernest Shackleton’s impossible Antarctic expedition can teach men about leadership. …

Stop Being Strong. Start Being a Son.

Catholic priest Fr. Pat Schultz on masculinity, receptivity and spiritual fatherhood. Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in the Diocese ofCleveland — one priest to roughly 2,000 families — he sits down with Modern Man in a closed coffee shop in Centerburg, Ohio, for the fullconversion story, the semi…

Eileen Denner: Back to the Eucharist + a 5X Match Met (+ more) | Harvest Is Abundant | Fall Fundraiser | Tuesday 4PM - 09/29/2026

The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few. Be one of them: text GIVE to 515-223-1150 or give online at https://www.iowacatholicradio.com/giving-options Day one of the 2026 Fall Fundraiser ends with a nail-biter. A Challenger Club member offered a five-times match if 12 listeners committed $…

Is There A Right Way To Pray?

Three Catholic men on prayer: what it actually is, why most men quit, and the one question that decides whether any of it is working. Sam Halligan, Brad Piersonand Noah Gilchrist sit down for Modern Man. No guest. Personal prayer, mental prayer, family prayer, and an hour of disagreement about the …

Stop Numbing Out. Start Showing Up.

Three Catholic men on the present moment, numbing, and what fatherhood actually asks of a man. Sam Halligan, Brad Pierson and Noah Gilchrist sit down for Modern Man's monthly after action report — the September review of what four weeks of conversation did to the three of them. No guest this cycle.…