The Morning Quest

Local, live morning show airing weekdays at 8 a.m. on AM 1160 The Quest. Join co-hosts Josh and Allison each weekday morning for an inspirational start to your day!
The Morning Quest 11/17/25
Rick Roberts, founder of Voices, Choices and Solutions and parishioner at St. Thomas Aquinas, shares practical tips and resources to help keep our seniors from getting scammed and protect them from fraud. 

Fr. Eric Hill, pastor of Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta, GA, reflects on today’s Gospel. ✝️ 📖⛪

Chuck Purzner discusses Saint Elizabeth of Hungary 👑🍞
We explore the life and heroic charity of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a princess who poured herself out for the poor and shows us what self-giving love looks like in action. 🥖❤️

Scripture of the Day 📜❤️
 “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear.”
 1 John 4:18 reminds us that God’s love casts out anxiety and invites us to trust Him more deeply. 🙏💡

Jennifer Thomas, parishioner at Prince of Peace, shares about her inspiring reflection, “Hope for the Journey,” at the upcoming “Advent Dinner by Candlelight” on Saturday, December 6 at 5:30 PM at Prince of Peace. 

Morning Quest 11/14/25
 🔥Scripture Verse of the Week:  The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Gal 5:22 

🎙️Guest:  Vince and Monica Frese with Divorcedcatholic.com will be talking about "The Top 5 Tips for Handling the Holidays after Divorce.”
 - https://divorcedcatholic.com/ 

📖Gospel:  Fr. Mark White pastor of Queen of Angels in Thompson GA and St. Joseph's in Washington GA, Luke 21:5-19
 
🙏Saint Segment: Chuck-  Saint Lawrence O’Toole

🎙️Guest:  Kathleen Lindemann  parishioner and Director of Adult Evangelization at St. Michael the Archangel in Woodstock will be sharing, "How we can have a Holy Thanksgiving."

The Morning Quest 11/13/25
Father Elias Dorham 🕊️
 • Shares powerful insights on St. John Chrysostom and his insights on marriage.

Fr. Revak ⛪
 • Pastor of St. Mary Magdalene in Newnan, GA
 • Reflects on today’s Gospel: Luke 17:20-25 — “The Kingdom of God is among you.” 👑🔥

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini 🙏🌍
 • America’s first canonized saint, patroness of immigrants, and a witness of fearless charity and missionary zeal.

Scripture of the Day 📜💛
 • “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
 Galatians 5:22 🍇✨

Esteban Alarcon ✝️💬
 • Continues his four-part series on how young men can find clarity, strength, and direction through the Church. 



Morning Quest 11/12/25
🔥Scripture Verse of the Week:  The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Galatians 5:22

🎙️Guest:  Fr. Byrd pastor at Mary our Queen concludes his series Art and Beauty in Catholicism with the Importance of Music in the Church. For more information: https://maryourqueen.com//

📖Gospel:Fr. Adam Blatt pastor of Christ our King and Savior in Greensboro, GA, John 17:20-26

🙏Saint Segment: Chuck- Saint Josaphat

🎙️GuestSusan Varlamoff, parishioner at St. John Neumann, talks about her upcoming interactive presentation "How to Garden, Landscape and use your land Sustainably," taking place this Saturday November 15th at 10am at St. Jude the Apostle.  For more information go to: http://www.judeatl.com/creation

Morning Quest 11-11-25
 ⛪ Fr. Michael Silloway — Pastor of All Saints in Dunwoody — continues his series on Living Liturgically and today unpacks “The Catholic Roots of Veterans’ Day.” ✝️ 

📖 Fr. Scott Reilly, pastor of St. Brendan the Navigator reflects on today’s Gospel, Luke 17:7-10, exploring how Christ calls us to serve Him in others. ✨👑 

🕊️ Saint of the Day: St. Martin of Tours — Soldier turned saint whose charity and humility inspire us to serve with compassion. 🛡️❤️ 

🌿 Scripture Focus:
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22 🍇 

💫 Abigail Byron-Goslin with Healing Disciples Ministry continues her Micro Retreat Experience on Healing as she unpacks “Flying — Resurrected and Ready.” 🕊️✨Learn more HERE

Morning Quest 11/10/25
 🔥Scripture Verse of the Week:  The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Gal 5:22

🎙️Guest:  Jayna Hoffacker, Director of Restorative Justice Ministry for the Archdiocese of Atlanta talks about the Witness for Immigrants event on November 13.  For more information go to:  https://archatl.com/events/solidarity-with-immigrants-event-basilica-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/
 
📖Gospel:  Fr. Eric Hill pastor of Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta, GA, Luke 17:1-6 

🙏Saint Segment: Chuck-  Saint Leo the Great 

🎙️Guest:  Jim Clifford and Jerry Tiarsmith from Atlanta Catholic War Veterans discuss Veterans Day. Veterans interested in learning more or in joining the Fr. Joseph M. Peek Post 1984 can contact commander@cwvatl.org or the Membership Director, Julio Cruz at jcacmcmc335@gmail.com. Please check out the Facebook page, Catholic War Veterans of Atlanta.  Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, 6260 The Corners Pkwy, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. 

 

Morning Quest 11/7/25
 🔥Scripture Verse of the Week:   1 Peter 3:15-Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope 

🎙️GuestFr. Rey Pineda, Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and seminarians. For more information go to: https://calledbychrist.com/ 

📖Gospel: Josh and Allison unpack Sunday's Gospel, John 2:13-22 

🙏Saint Segment: Chuck- Saint Peter Wu Guosheng 

🎙️GuestSarah Rocko Coordinator for Women’s Discernment for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. For more information go to: https://calledbychrist.com/

Nov 6, 2025
11/06/25
Jason Evert with Chastity Project joins us to discuss his upcoming Gender & the Theology of Your Body retreat at St. Monica’s in Duluth this Sunday, November 9th. Info & registration at https://chastity.com/events/jason-evert-double-feature-66/

Fr. Revak, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene in Newnan, reflects on today’s Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 🕊️
“The joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” 🎉❤️

Chuck Purzner helps us get aquainted with Saints Crispin and Crispinian ✂️🛠️
Patron saints of shoemakers & leather workers — brothers who preached the faith with courage and charity.

Scripture of the Day 📖✨
 1 Peter 3:15 — “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.”
A call to gentle confidence in sharing the Gospel. 🙏🌟

Esteban Alarcón, parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena, continues his four-part series on how young men can find clarity through the Church. Today’s focus: Growing in humility

Morning Quest 11/5/25
 🔥Scripture Verse of the Week:   1 Peter 3:15-Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope 

🎙️GuestFr. Byrd pastor at Mary our Queen continues his series Art and Beauty in Catholicism with the Importance of Music in the Church. For more information: https://maryourqueen.com// 

📖GospelFr. Adam Blatt pastor of Christ our King and Savior in Greensboro, GA Luke 14:25-33 

🙏Saint Segment: Chuck- Saint Brigid of Kildare 

🎙️Guest:  Linda Dyson, and Michael Accurso, from the Cathedral of Christ the King will be talking about the upcoming Vespers for the Dead taking place this Sunday November 9th at 7pm at the Cathedral of Christ the King. For more information go to: https://cathedralctk.com/calendar/
 
 
Morning Quest 11/04/25
Father Silloway continues his series Living Liturgically, today's theme Celebrating a Building, St. John Lateran.
Fr. Scott Reilly, pastor at St. Brendan the Navigator in Cumming, reflects on today’s Gospel: Luke 14:15-24 ⛵📖
Chuck Purzner helps us get acquainted with St. Charles Borromeo — a shepherd who reformed and renewed the Church from the inside 🙏🔥
Scripture of the Day: 1 Peter 3:15“Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for the reason for your hope.” ✨🕊️
Abigail Byron-Goslin from Healing Disciples Ministry continues our Micro-Retreat on healing — today: Freedom: Returning to the Heart 💗⛅

Morning Quest 11/03/25
 
🎙️GuestFr. Rey Pineda, Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and seminarians Jesus Alonso and Johnathan Nguyen talk about Vocations Week. For more information go to: https://calledbychrist.com/ 

📖Gospel:  Fr. Eric Hill pastor of Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta,GA, Luke 14:12-14 

🙏Saint Segment: Chuck- Saint Martin de Porres 

🎙️Guest:  Maureen Smith, Chief Communications Officer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, will be speaking at the Magnificat Meal on November 15, 2025 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Atlanta. Register by November 5th. For more information and to register go to: https://thequestatlanta.com/event/magnificat-prayer-meal-for-women-5/ 

Morning Quest 10/31/25
🙏 Fr. Mark White
Pastor of Queen of Angels (Thomson, GA) and St. Joseph’s (Washington, GA) joins shares why we pray for the dead and gives us a Gospel reflection for Sunday's All Souls Mass.

🕊️ Saint of the Day with Chuck Purzner
St. Wolfgang, Bishop — a man of deep prayer and reform, known as the “Great Reformer of Bavaria.”

🎄 AJ Cervantes
Coordinator of Discipleship at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Roswell shares the heartwarming story behind “The Bambino” at St. Andrew’s — a cherished Advent tradition. (Encore Presentation)

💡 Verse of the Day
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!
— Philippians 4:4 ✨
Oct 30, 2025
10/30/25
 🙏 Craig Dyke – Director of Programs & Mission Outreach with Holy Cross Family Ministries joins us to share about the importance of family prayer and how it strengthens the domestic church. 

📖 Fr. Revak – Pastor at St. Mary Magdalene in Newnan, GA, reflects on today’s Gospel.

🕊 Chuck Purzner – Helps us get acquainted with Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, a humble Religious known for his deep humility and unwavering faithfulness in daily service. 

💡 Esteban Alarcón – Parishioner at St. Catherine of Siena, begins his four-part series on how young men can find clarity through the Church, starting with “Clarity Through Charity.” 

💖 Verse of the Day:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4 

Morning Quest 10/29/25
 🎨 Fr. Byrd, pastor at Mary Our Queen, discusses Art and Beauty in Catholicism and the Importance of Music in the Church.
👉 Learn more about their Parish at: maryourqueen.com

📖 Fr. Adam Blatt, pastor of Christ Our King and Savior in Greensboro, GA, reflects on  Luke 13:22-30
⛪ Chuck Purzner helps us get acquainted with Saint Narcissus, Bishop

💫 Weekly Memory Verse: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” — Philippians 4:4

🙏 Tricia Cellucci from the Catholic Leadership Institute shares about the Next Generation Parish initiative—a two-year journey of renewal rooted in prayer, leadership, and missionary discipleship.
Morning Quest 10/28/25
 ⛪ Fr. Silloway – Pastor of All Saints in Dunwoody continues his series on Living Liturgically.
🕯️ Today’s focus: All Souls’ Day & Purgatory – the Church’s beautiful teaching on purification and the hope of heaven. 

📖 Fr. Scott Reilly – Pastor of St. Brendan the Navigator in Cumming, GA, reflects on today’s Gospel:
✝️ Luke 6:12–16 – The calling of the Apostles. 

🙏 Chuck Purzner helps us get acquainted with Saints Simon and Jude, whose feast we celebrate today. 

💜 Memory Verse: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!”
– Philippians 4:4 

🌿 Abigail Byron-Goslin from Healing Disciples Ministry continues her Micro-Retreat Experience.
✨ Today’s theme: Reclaiming our Gifts and Purpose for Christ. 
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