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Bo Bonner and Deacon Mark Campbell open Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time, with Mass today at 12:15 p.m. at Saint Mary in Pella (95.7 FM). Today's Saint of the Day is Saint Agricola of Avignon (c. 625–700), who entered the monastery around age fourteen, was consecrated coadjutor bishop by his own father, Bishop Magnus, and later succeeded him as Bishop of Avignon. He was named patron of Avignon in 1647. Seminarian Connor Lynch Deacon Mark Campbell talks with Connor Lynch, a seminarian for the Diocese of Des Moines studying at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, about a summer assignment at the Basilica of Saint John in Des Moines and the year ahead. Connor will be ordained a transitional deacon on October 1 — the feast of Saint Thérèse — and ordained a priest in late June 2027. Learn more about diocesan vocations at dmdiocese.org and about the Basilica at BasilicaOfStJohn.org. Dr. Matthew Muller — The Church in an Algorithmic Age Dr. Matthew Muller, assistant professor of theology at Benedictine College and director of the Symposium on Transforming Culture, previews this weekend's conference in Atchison, Kansas — Friday evening, September 4 through Saturday, September 5. Keynotes come from Dr. Paul Scherz (theology, University of Notre Dame), Dr. Kristin Collier, MD (internal medicine, University of Michigan), and Matthew Sanders, CEO of Longbeard and Magisterium AI, with more than sixty breakout presentations and a featured panel on technology and the sacred with Dr. James Madden and Bo Bonner. Registration and the full lineup are at Benedictine College. Listen live weekdays at 7 a.m. Central on Iowa Catholic Radio, or catch up anytime at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #Seminarian #CatholicVocations #DioceseOfDesMoines #CatholicAI #BenedictineCollege #ChurchInAnAlgorithmicAge #SundayDive #CatholicPodcast Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.