• Father Dave starts the show by commenting on the protests and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. Listen to the show On-Demand to hear his thoughts.
• The Catholic Guy, Lino Rulli, will team up with Father Dave and Brett from the Busted Halo Show for another pilgrimage! This time, we’re traveling to Mexico City in December. Your chance to enter the lottery to be selected for this trip starts Thursday, August 17, at 5 p.m. Eastern and ends Friday, August 18, at 10 p.m. Eastern. Click HERE for all the details.
• We check in on the annual Father Dave 30-Day Challenge! Please join us — it’s not too late — and let us know you’re participating through our new Facebook event page! How are YOU doing?
• Sherry Weddell, the executive director of the Catherine of Siena Institute in Colorado Springs, joins us to discuss her new book, “Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World.”
• Jen and Father Dave recently did a Facebook Live Event and answered your questions about Mass! Check it out HERE!

Prayer Requests

• Pat – for her daughter Dorothy who fell at work and broke her arm
• Diane – for her mom Lois who is in the hospital with an infected leg
• Catherine – for her daughter Pamela whose 10-year marriage ended in June
• Mitchell – for the students, faculty, and staff of Texas A&M who will be hosting an “alt-right” rally on campus, for unity and peace
• Julie – for her son Connor who is having a tough year and is looking for a job
• Sheila – for her son Matthew who just got engaged and is starting veterinary school; for her son Jim who is going back to school; also for her sister Maureen who has cancer
• Kathleen – for her Aunt Jessica who has stage 4 cancer and needs a miracle
• Emma – for her grandson Ryan who has dropped out of college
• Jen – for her husband Bob who is starting a business and for her son Brad who is starting college for him to maintain his faith at school
• Jackie – for her daughter Megan who had a brain tumor that healed but still has blood clots in her legs
• Brett S. – for his girlfriend who just graduated from her program and his friend Ryan who just got married!