Category: Programming Updates

This month on The Rock, you’ll hear from some great God Calling guests, Bishop Woost, and the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. Tune in!

Don’t forget to visit our programming pages to listen to old episodes on demand, and find our special podcasts, daily reflections and First Friday Club interviews in the Wisdom From The Rock podcast section.

Every month, you’ll hear special prayers read during breaks on AM 1260 The Rock. Here are August’s prayers:

Prayer for First Responders

Lord, I ask you through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel to watch over all of the men and women who so generously devote themselves to helping others as first responders.

Grant them courage when afraid, wisdom when they must make quick decisions, strength when weary, and compassion in all their work.

When the alarm sounds and they are called to aid both friend and stranger, let them faithfully serve you and their neighbors.

Amen.


Prayer For the New School Year

God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body, and spirit.

Be with us children as we begin a new school year. Bless us and our teachers and staff. Give the strength and grace as our bodies grow, wisdom and knowledge to our minds as we search for understanding, annd peace and zeal to our hearts. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

God Calling

Join us each Sunday at 4:30 PM for God Calling, our locally produced vocation program hosted by Paul Orlousky. Note the program is rebroadcast the following Wednesday at 10:30 AM. 

July 6 -Bob and Jennifer Hickey – Vice President of Advancement, Franciscan University of Steubenville.

July 13 -Fr. Alexander Clark – Parochial Vicar, St. John Vianney Parish, Mentor. 

July 20 -Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala – Missionary Charity Brothers. 

July 27 –Fr. Stephen Kosinski – Assists at St. Stanislaus and St. Casimir. Retired from Diocese of Gary, Indiana. 

Where We Worship

Join host Bob Tayek and guests Fr. Mark Riley, Corrigan Maher and Sr. Juana Mendez of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Cleveland. Where We Worship airs Sunday, July 20th at 11 AM and Saturday, July 26th at 4:30 PM. 

Table Talk

Join host Dick Russ as he talks with Bishop Michael Woost, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. Table Talk airs Thursday, July 17th at 5 PM, Friday, July 18th at 10 AM, and Sunday July 20th at 1 PM.  

Wisdom From The Rock Podcast – First Friday Club Preview

Each month, Deacon Jim Armstrong interviews the guest for the upcoming First Friday Club of Cleveland luncheon on our Wisdom From The Rock podcast. This month features Dr. Thomas Fielding, Music Director at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, who will be the presenter on Thursday, July 10th at Borromeo. Check out the podcast, through our website or app (as detailed below) or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Every month, you’ll hear special prayers read during breaks on AM 1260 The Rock. Here are July’s prayers:


July 1 – 15: Mother Angelica Prayer for our Country 

Lord God, I ask in all humility that You bless this country, as unworthy as we are.

Protect it from every evil.

Protect it from the enemy.

Protect it Lord, that it may accomplish Thy will, and keep Thy commandments. 

I ask, Lord, with a pleading heart, to look down upon us in our unworthiness. 

Give this country a renewal of devotion to You, to Your Law, to Your commandments, Lord. 

Let us be once more a country under You, may we once more say “In God we trust.” 

Guide us and protect this country from every evil and every harm. 

Amen


July 16 – 31: Prayer for Vacation (courtesy of https://www.catholicprayercards.org)

Heavenly Father, when your work of creation was complete, you rested.

Lord, during our vacations from the cares and burdens of everyday life, please renew us physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Help us to slow down and take delight in your magnificent creation and in all those we will share this time with.

Help us to embrace this period of leisure and regain strength to continue our journey through life.

By leaving our work behind for these days, may we focus our gaze on you, and reflect on what is important in life.

Remind us to pray each day since we are taking this vacation with you, not away from you.

May you keep us safe in our travels and protect us from all harm.

May we be revitalized and refreshed so that we may return to carry out our daily responsibilities with joy and newfound enthusiasm.

Amen

There has been a change to the Mass schedule this Sunday to allow for the broadcast of a special Mass from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Please note the time shift for the local Mass and ‘Say Yes to Life.’

Every month, you hear special prayers read during breaks on AM 1260 The Rock. Here are June’s prayers:


Pentecost People

Come, Holy Spirit and make us Pentecost people.

Let your wisdom and right judgement guide our decisions and temper our impulses.

Let knowledge and understanding increase our capacity for empathy and compassion.

Let reverence and awe fill us with gratitude and respect for all creation.

Give us the courage to witness boldly to our faith in word and deed.

Through and with and in Jesus Christ, we pray.

Amen.


A Father’s Prayer

Heavenly Father,

I thank you for the gift of my family, for whom I now pray and upon whom I now ask you to shower your blessings.  With St. Joseph as my guide, may I always be ready to spend my life for them.

Bless my wife whom you have given to me as a spouse, sharing in your wonderous work of creation.  May I treat her with the love of Christ for his Church. May Mary be her guide and help her to find your peace and your grace.

Bless my children with your life and presence.  May the example of your son be the foundation upon which their lives are built, that the Gospel may always be their hope and support.  

I ask you, Father, to protect and bless my family.  Watch over it so that in the strength of your love its members may possess the gift of your peace and always bear witness to your glory in the world.

Amen.

This June, we’ll have more great episodes of our local shows for your enjoyment. Tune in for God Calling every Sunday along with our monthly Where We Worship and Table Talk episodes.


God Calling
Join us each Sunday at 4:30 PM for God Calling, our locally produced vocation program hosted by Paul Orlousky. Note the program is rebroadcast the following Wednesday at 10:30 AM. 

June 1 -Fr. Anthony J. Suso – Pastor, St. Columbkille Parish, Parma.

June 8 -Fr. Patricio (Pat) Aborde – Parochial Vicar, St. Barnabas Parish, Northfield. From the Philippines.

June 15 -Fr. Michael Denk – Pastor, St. Matthias Parish, Parma. 

June 22 -Fr. Mark Hollis – Retired, in residence at St. Patrick Parish, Cleveland.

June 29 -Fr. John Paul Kuzma, OFM CAP – Borromeo Seminary, Chaplain to Cleveland Central Catholic High School. 


Where We Worship
Join host Bob Tayek and guests  Father Michael Trohaand Pam Lann of Immaculate Conception Church in Willoughby. Where We Worship airs Sunday, June 15th at 11 AM and Saturday, June 21st at 4:30 PM. 


Table Talk

Join host Dick Russ as he talks with Bishop Edward Malesic of the Diocese of Cleveland. Table Talk airs Thursday, June 19th at 5 PM, Friday, June 20th at 10 AM, and Sunday June 22nd at 1 PM. 

Here’s a list of our local programming for May 2025. Make sure you set reminders to tune in for each one!

God Calling
Join us each Sunday at 4:30 PM for God Calling, our locally produced vocation program hosted by Paul Orlousky. 

May 4 -Paul & Meredith Koopman – Former youth minister, owners of Holy Roller Painting.

May 11 -Fr. Stephen DeWitt, OFM – Padua Franciscan High School faculty member.

May 18 -Fr. Charles Strebler – Pastor, Holy Spirit Parish in Avon Lake. On Tribunal, Adjunct Judicial Vicar, Defender of the Bond for Byzantine Eparchy of Parma.

May 25 -Mother Gabriella – Christ the Bridegroom Monastery, a Byzantine Catholic women’s monastery, in Burton, Ohio.

Where We Worship
Join host Bob Tayek and guests Father Peter Boksay and parishioners Stephen Gnall and John Oleksik of St. Emilian Byzantine Catholic Church in Brunswick as they prepare to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. Where We Worship airs Sunday, May 18th at 11 AM and Saturday, May 24th at 4:30 PM. 

Table Talk
Join host Dick Russ as he talks with Bishop Michael Botean of the Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of St. George in Canton, Ohio. Table Talk airs Thursday, May 15th at 5 PM, Friday, May 16th at 10 AM, and Sunday May 18th at 1 PM.