What Color Is Prayer on Your Family Calendar? - John Gaffney - 09/09/2026

What Color Is Prayer on Your Family Calendar? - John Gaffney - 09/09/2026

Author: Iowa Catholic Radio September 9, 2026 Duration: 10:59
School is back, parish programs are starting, and calendars are filling fast — so John Gaffney, director of evangelization and mission for the Diocese of Des Moines, asks a question that cuts through the busyness: if you color-coded every activity on your family calendar, where would faith fall? John shares why scheduling family prayer as priority one is the single most practical September faith habit a household can adopt. He also reflects on the ordinary witnesses who shaped his own conversion, and the question that has guided his ministry for 30 years: who is Jesus sending you to?

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