The Catholic Morning Show - 06/08/2026

This Monday on the Catholic Morning Show, Deacon Mark Campbell brings two compelling conversations that speak directly to where the Church meets culture in 2026. First, Fr. Basil Nixen — a Benedictine monk of the Monastery of San Benedetto in Norcia, Italy — joins the show to discuss his new book, The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, published by TAN Books. Fr. Nixen traces the historical and spiritual roots behind the famous Renaissance artistic tradition of Jerome receiving his final communion, showing that the legend — long dismissed by scholars — actually reflects authentic dimensions of Jerome's life: his fierce love for the Eucharist, his devotion to Scripture, his Marian piety, and his commitment to the purity of the faith. Fr. Nixen also draws out the profound connection Saint Jerome makes between knowledge of Scripture and reception of the Eucharist — famously captured in Jerome's own words: ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. A beautiful reflection for the week following the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and the upcoming consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 📖 Pick up The Last Communion of Saint Jerome by Fr. Basil Nixen through TAN Books. Then, Catholic influencer and digital creator Ana Munley — host of the After Mass with Ana Munley podcast — sits down to discuss Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Ana shares how the document challenged her own previous assumptions about the neutrality of technology, highlighting the Pope's insistence that technology always reflects the values of those who create, fund, and profit from it. She walks through the encyclical's themes of digital culture, the commercialization of human imagination, data mining, and the Church's call for Catholics to be active builders — not passive bystanders — in the digital world. As Ana puts it: we are called to rebuild Jerusalem, not construct another Tower of Babel. 🎙️ Find Ana Munley's podcast After Mass with Ana Munley wherever you get your podcasts, and follow her on Instagram and Facebook at @anamunley. 📻 Listen to the Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network:  #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #SaintJerome #LastCommunion #TANBooks #Eucharist #CorpusChristi #SacredHeart #CatholicBooks #BenedictineMonk #MagnificaHumanitas #PopeLeoXIV #CatholicAI #ArtificialIntelligence #CatholicInfluencer #DigitalCatholicism #AfterMassWithAnaMunley #CatholicFaith #CatholicPodcast #DeaconMarkCampbell 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.