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  • July 2026 Local Programming Update

    July 2026 Local Programming Update

    The Rock Catholic Radio produces great local shows every month. We talk about vocations and conversions, we learn the histories of our local parishes, and we sit down with our bishops for fruitful conversations. Here’s a full list of our July 2026 programming.

    You can sign up for our mailing list in the “Contact Us” tab of them menu and have this list emailed directly to you every month. You’ll also receive our semi-annual paper newsletter. Sign up today!

    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 5th & 8th – Fr. Vincent Hawk – Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish & St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish – both in Avon.

    July 12th & 15th – Fr. Greg Olszewski – Parochial Vicar, St. Joseph and St. John Neumann, Strongsville. 

    July 19th & 22nd – Deacon Matt Lawler – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Spiritual Director of The First Friday Club of Cleveland. 

    July 26th & 29th – Sandy and Carl Monday – Long-time investigative TV reporter for WJW-TV in Cleveland.

    Where We Worship

    Each month, host Joe Cronauer interviews priests and administrators of a local parish in the diocese. This month, we’ll feature St. John Neumann parish in Strongsville! The next Where We Worship airs July 19th at 11 AM (rebroadcast on July 25th at 4:30 PM).

    Table Talk

    This month, host Dick Russ talks with Bishop Bohdan Danylo, Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma. Table Talk airs Thursday, July 16th at 5 PM, Friday, July 17th at 10 AM, and Sunday, July 19th at 1PM. 

    Wisdom From The Rock Podcast – First Friday Club Preview

    Join new host Bill McCarron as he interviews the guest for the upcoming First Friday Club of Cleveland luncheon on our Wisdom From The Rock Podcast.

    This month features Sr. Rita Mary Harwood, SND, and Gina Perez, Ph.D.,who will speak at the Thursday, July 2nd First Friday Club luncheon. Listen to the podcast here.

  • On-Air Prayers for July 2026

    On-Air Prayers for July 2026

    Every month, The Rock Catholic Radio airs special prayers throughout the day specifically relevant to that month. This month, we have a prayer for our country and a vacation prayer. You can find both below.

    Listen for these while you’re tuned in to The Rock and pray along with us!

    Mother Angelica Prayer for the United States

    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, Lord. May we once more say, in God we trust. Guide us and protect this country from every evil and every harm. 

    Amen.

    Prayer for Vacations

    Heavenly Father, when your work of creation was completed 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 who 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 new found enthusiasm. 

    Amen 

  • On-Air Prayers for June 2026

    On-Air Prayers for June 2026

    Every month, The Rock Catholic Radio airs special prayers throughout the day specifically relevant to that month. This month, we have a prayer to the Sacred Hear of Jesus and a Fathers’ Day prayer. You can find both below.

    Listen for these while you’re tuned in to The Rock and pray along with us!

    Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman

    Most Sacred, most loving Heart of Jesus, You are concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and You beat for us still.

    Now, as then, You say: “With desire I have desired.”

    I worship You with all my best love and awe,

    With fervent affection, with my most subdued, most resolved will.

    For a while You take up Your abode within me.

    O make my heart beat with Your Heart!

    Purify it of all that is earthly, all that is proud and sensual, of all perversity, of all disorder.

    So fill it with You, that neither the events of the day, nor the circumstances of the time, may have the power to ruffle it;

    But that in Your love and Your fear, it may have peace.

    Amen.

    A Prayer for Fathers

    God our Father, you govern and protect your people and shepherd them with a father’s love. You place a father in a family as a sign of Your love, care, and constant protection. May all fathers, biological, spiritual, and adoptive, be faithful to the example shown in the scriptures. Steadfast in love, forgiving transgressions, sustaining in times of trial, caring for those in need.

    Give Your wisdom to fathers that they may encourage and guide their children. Keep them healthy so they may support a family. Guide every father with a spirit of Your love that they may grow in holiness and draw their family ever closer to you.

    Bless every family that has lost a father, uphold and sustain them in your love.

    Amen.

  • June 2026 Local Programming Update

    June 2026 Local Programming Update

    The Rock Catholic Radio produces great local shows every month. We talk about vocations and conversions, we learn the histories of our local parishes, and we sit down with our bishops for fruitful conversations. Here’s a full list of our June 2026 programming.

    You can sign up for our mailing list in the “Contact Us” tab of them menu and have this list emailed directly to you every month. You’ll also receive our semi-annual paper newsletter. Sign up today!

    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 7th & 10th – Jimmy Schomburg – Local leader of The Culture Project.

    June 14th & 17th – Deacon Scott & Julie Cerrito – St. Francis Xavier, Medina; ordained May 07, 2022; former motorcycle police officer, survived a horrific motorcycle accident.

    June 21st & 24th – Fr. Bob Sanson – Retired, Former Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Strongsville. 

    June 28th & July 1st – Deacon William & Millie Prebel – SS. Cosmas and Damian Parish, Senior investment advisor at PNC Bank.

    Where We Worship

    Each month, host Joe Cronauer interviews a priest from a local parish in the diocese. This time, we feature Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Cleveland. They are celebrating their 100th anniversary. Fr. Kropac joins us to talk about it. The next Where We Worship airs June 21st at 11 AM (rebroadcast on June 27th at 4:30 PM).

    Table Talk

    This month, host Dick Russ talks with Bishop Edward Malesic, Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. Table Talk airs Thursday, June 18th at 5 PM, Friday, June 19th at 10 AM, and Sunday, June 21st at 1PM. 

    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 Fr. Jacob Bearer, pastor at Sts. Edward and Lucy in the Parkman/Middlefield area, who will speak at the Thursday, June 4th First Friday Club luncheon.

    Special Event

    The Annual Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests will be held on June 12, 2026 on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is a world wide event with the rosary being prayed for 24 hours at designated locations around the world for our priests. Our local rosary location is Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, 21281 Chardon Rd in Euclid, in the church. The rosary will be broadcast live at 12 noon on The Rock Catholic Radio. 

  • New Edition of The Rock’s Newsletter Available for Download!

    New Edition of The Rock’s Newsletter Available for Download!

    The Rock Catholic Radio brings you a new edition of “Upon This Rock!” It’s our semi-annual newsletter that helps keep you up-to-date with The Rock and brings you fresh articles from our station.

    In this edition, we have a feature article on the priests and deacons that provide the daily reflections that you hear on air and in the Wisdom From The Rock Podcast, Fr. Brown shares thoughts on the many feast days of Summer, and Executive Director Mary Ann Meitin provides a recap of the Spring Spirit Drive!

    You’ll also find the most up-to-date programming schedule and the list of business members.

    If you didn’t receive a newsletter in the mail, make sure you sign up for our mailing list by clicking here.

    Click Here to Download the Newsletter

  • May Local Programming Update

    May Local Programming Update

    The Rock Catholic Radio produces great local shows every month. We talk about vocations and conversions, we learn the histories of our local parishes, and we sit down with our bishops for fruitful conversations. Here’s a full list of our May 2026 programming.

    You can sign up for our mailing list in the “Contact Us” tab of them menu and have this list emailed directly to you every month. You’ll also receive our semi-annual paper newsletter. Sign up today!

    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.

    May 3rd & 6th – Fr. Paul Hedman – Parochial Vicar, The Church of the Epiphany, Coon Rapids, MN. Featured in the National Catholic Register.

    May 10th & May 13th – Fr. Jeffery Lindholm – Parochial Vicar, St. Barnabas Parish, Northfield, New Priest in 2025.

    May 17th & 20th – Erin Hathaway – Executive Director of Zelie’s Home.

    May 24th & 27th – Fr. John DeSocio – Paul Orlousky’s cousin. He was a military chaplain for 17 years, later a rector and vocation director for the diocese of Rochester, NY.

    May 31st & June 3rd – Fr. Charles Diedrick – Pastor St. Mary Parish, Elyria, and Administrator St. Agnes Parish, Elyria.

    Where We Worship

    Host Joe Cronauer interviews Sister Phyllis Ann, O.SS.T, discussing the 100th anniversary of the dedication of Our Lady of Lourdes National Shrine in Euclid. Where We Worship airs May 17th at 11 AM (rebroadcast on May 23rd at 4:30 PM).

    Table Talk

    This month, host Dick Russ talks with Bishop Michael Woost, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland. Table Talk airs Thursday, May 21st at 5 PM, Friday, May 22nd at 10 AM, and Sunday, May 24th at 1PM. 

    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 Fr. Jacob Bearer, pastor at Sts. Edward and Lucy in the Parkman/Middlefield area, who will speak at the Thursday, June 4th First Friday Club luncheon.

    **Note that the May First Friday Club luncheon took place on April 30th, with presenter Fr. Dave Tomaszycki, pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Listen to the podcast here.

  • 2026 Spring Spirit Drive Executive Director Thank You Letter

    2026 Spring Spirit Drive Executive Director Thank You Letter

    Dear Friends of The Rock,

    To all of you who listened, prayed, or donated, thank you for your support of The Rock Catholic Radio’s 2026 Spring Spirit Drive. We are elated to report that, through the generosity of our donors who gave gifts of all sizes, ranging from $5.00 to $5,000, we reached our goal! That’s important because our twice-a-year Spirit Drives provide vital funding for The Rock to cover our regular operating costs as well as necessary – sometimes unexpected – expenses. In fact, our AM 930 transmitter was struck by lightning on the first day of the drive, so that’s a great example of an unplanned, and very costly, expense!

    We hope you enjoyed our always-dynamic hosts, Fr. Doug Brown and Debbie Georgianni, along with the dozens of inspiring guests including EWTN personalities, local priests and deacons and noted authors, who enlightened and entertained us all as they focused on the theme of Angels All Around Us. We were blessed to have learned so much about the angels, our divine messengers, during the Spirit Drive. Fr. Chris Alar reminded us that God gave us our Guardian Angels as a gift to guide our hands and feet in the right direction. And, Fr. Mike Driscoll shared the wisdom of Thomas Aquinas when he reminded us that angels constantly behold our Heavenly Father and carry Heaven to us. 

    The three-day drive included chances to win raffle prizes donated by our business members, for which we (and the winners!) are very grateful. The grand prize, donated by a board member, was a beautiful olive wood St. Michael the Archangel statue, crafted in the Holy Land. All donors and callers were eligible to win that. In addition, those who pledged $1,000 or more (or $100+ monthly) were entered into a drawing to win an incredible 12-day pilgrimage to Italy, courtesy of Padre Pio Pilgrimages. Congratulations to John M. and Heidi K., respectively, who were the winners of the two aforementioned raffles.

    Please know we appreciate every person who supported the Spring Spirit Drive in any way, with your time, prayers, and generosity, or simply by tuning in. We pray for you daily, and we hope we can count on your continued prayers for this listener-supported apostolate. 

    St. Peter the Rock, pray for us! Mary, Queen of the Angels, pray for us!

    With humble gratitude,

    Mary Ann Meitin

    Executive Director

  • April Local Programming Update

    April Local Programming Update

    From April 15 – 17, we will be hosting our 2026 Spring Spirit Drive. From 8 AM until 6 PM each day, you’ll hear local voices as well as guests from around the Catholic Radio world as we ask for your support for this great apostolate. Regular programming will return the following week!

    The Rock Catholic Radio produces great local shows every month. We talk about vocations and conversions, we learn the histories of our local parishes, and we sit down with our bishops for fruitful conversations. Here’s a full list of our April 2026 programming.

    You can sign up for our mailing list in the “Contact Us” tab of them menu and have this list emailed directly to you every month. You’ll also receive our semi-annual paper newsletter. Sign up today!

    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.

    April 5th & 8th – Fr. Mark Latcovich – Pastor, St. Ladislaus Church in Westlake.

    April 12th – Jeff and Kira Andrea – Married, music ministry at St. Basil’s. Appeared on America’s Got Talent. Have known each other since 8th grade. Rebroadcast of this popular episode from October 2025.

    April 19th & 22nd – Fr. James Jonathon Hawkins – Parochial Vicar at Holy Family, Stow. New Priest 2025.

    April 26th & 29th – Deacon Larry & Colletta Somrack – Pastoral Associate at St. Helen Catholic Church, Newbury Township. Deacon was ordained May 31, 1986.

    Where We Worship

    Host Joe Cronauer interviews Deacon Dan Surniak from St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine in Fairview Park and Quinn Wright from St. Nicholas Byzantine in Lorain, as we learn more about the traditions of the Eastern “lung” of the Catholic Church. Where We Worship airs April 19th at 11 AM (rebroadcast on April 25th at 4:30 PM).

    Table Talk

    This month, host Dick Russ talks with Bishop Neal Buckon, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Table Talk airs Thursday, April 23rd at 5 PM, Friday, April24th at 10 AM, and Sunday, April 26th at 1PM. 

    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.

    his month features Kwami Adoboe-Herrera, Founder & CEO, Teleios Path, Inc., who will speak at the Thursday, April 2nd First Friday Club luncheon.

    *Note that the May First Friday Club luncheon will take place on April 30th, with presenter Fr. Dave Tomaszycki,pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

  • Holy Week & Easter Special Programming

    Holy Week & Easter Special Programming

    We’ve received the official schedule from EWTN Radio for Holy Week that covers Holy Thursday through Easter, and some programming beyond. You can see each page below, and we’ve posted a downloadable PDF in case you would like to print it.

    Some items are marked as being on TV as well, and the “Delete” column just shows what would normally play on EWTN radio if not for the special program. The Rock Catholic Radio’s programming doesn’t follow EWTN’s schedule exactly, so that column may not be perfectly accurate.

    “Say Yes to Life” will not be aired that week, but “God Calling” will play at the normal time on Easter Sunday.

    Please keep in mind, though, that this schedule may change, so please bookmark this page and check regularly for updates as we get closer to Easter.

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    Click Here to Download PDF Holy Week Schedule (3 pages)

  • March 2026 Local Programming Update

    March 2026 Local Programming Update

    The Rock Catholic Radio produces great local shows every month. We talk about vocations and conversions, we learn the histories of our local parishes, and we sit down with our bishops for fruitful conversations. Here’s a full list of our March 2026 programming.

    You can sign up for our mailing list in the “Contact Us” tab of them menu and have this list emailed directly to you every month. You’ll also receive our semi-annual paper newsletter. Sign up today!

    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.

    March 1st & 4th – Fr. Dan Schlegel – Pastor, St. Raphael’s in Bay Village, former Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese.

    March 8th & 11th – Fr. James Parisi – Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Parish, Painsville, New Priest in 2025.

    March 15th & 18th – Tony Dipre & Hillary – Tony is Director of the Office for Human Life for the Diocese of Cleveland, appointed August, 2025.

    March 22nd & 25th – Fr. Donald Oleksiak – Vicar General & Moderator of the Curia for Diocese of Cleveland.

    March 29th & April 1st – Fr. Eric S. Orzech – Pastor, The Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus and St. Casimir Church in Cleveland.

    Where We Worship

    Join new host Joe Cronauer and Fr. Matt Jordan, Pastor, Jennifer Conti, School Principal, Todd Dockrill, DRE and Director of Music from St. Michael’s in Independence as the parish is celebrating its 175th anniversary. Where We Worship airs March 15th at 11 AM (rebroadcast on March 21st at 4:30 PM).

    Table Talk

    This month, host Dick Russ talks with Bishop John Michael Botean, bishop of the Romanian Catholic Diocese Eparchy of St. George in Canton. Table Talk airs Thursday, March 19th at 5 PM, Friday, March20th at 10 AM, and Sunday, March 22nd at 1PM. 

    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. Kathryn LaFontana, the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, who will present at the Thursday, March 5thFirst Friday Club luncheon.