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 nominations. In 2023 he signed with Provident Entertainment (Sony Music) in Nashville — all while continuing to serve as a Catholic missionary in Ohio. He shares a personal Iowa connection with guest host Sam Halligan: his father's parents were both born and raised in Dubuque, where they met. Formed as a Missionary Before the record deal, Schlueter spent years as a full-time missionary with Damascus, a Catholic missionary community based in Columbus, Ohio, where he also founded the worship collective Damascus Worship. He talks about how that season of formation shaped his understanding of what it means to give his life away for others — and what it looks like to live with God as his true "audience of one." Learn more about Damascus at damascus.net. Catch Him Live: Bash at the Lake Schlueter will perform at Bash at the Lake, a free, family-friendly Christian music festival at Clear Lake City Park in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Saturday, August 15, 2026, starting around 12 PM. The lineup also includes Cochren & Co and RENEE. Full details at bashatthelake.unitedtoserve.org. Canon Law and the Age of AI Adam Storey, who works in canon law and marriage ministry for the Diocese of Des Moines, joins Bo Bonner for his monthly canon law segment, this time asking what the Church's Code of Canon Law has to say about technology and artificial intelligence. Storey walks through Canon 212 — the Church's teaching on the faithful's rights and duties to communicate — and outlines three guiding principles for engaging any technology well: genuine competence, the common good, and respect for human dignity. He also touches on Canons 822–832, the Church's guidance on "instruments of social communication," and how it's meant to order the Church's communication toward unity rather than division. Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Catholic Radio Network, at IowaCatholicRadio.com, or on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #CatholicMorningShow #SephSchlueter #CountingMyBlessings #DamascusWorship #CanonLaw #CatholicChurch #BashAtTheLake #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #FaithAndTechnology   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.