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What Color Is Prayer on Your Family Calendar? - John Gaffney - 09/09/2026
John Gaffney, director of evangelization and mission for the Diocese of Des Moines, joins Deacon Mark Campbell for his monthly segment with a September challenge for Catholic families. As schedules reset around the school year — sports, dance, band practice, work, NFL season — John suggests a simple exercise: color-code the family calendar and see where faith actually lands. If it's out on the margins, that's the sign to move it. His answer is direct: schedule family prayer as priority one.
John and Deacon Mark talk through the most common objection — "I don't have time to pray" — and why we…
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