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For Holy Week 2022, we explore a few of the Church’s earliest Easter pilgrimage traditions in Rome, and investigate the hymns you may not hear at Easter Mass this year. This episode first aired in March 2021.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/holy-week-2021-vatican-issues-guidelines-for-catholics-facing-coronavirus-restrictions-70744
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/beauty-drama-and-pinpoint-silence-easter-triduum-memories-from-rome-93027
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/a-vatican-ambassador-is-visiting-romes-most-ancient-churches-this-lent
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/all-are-welcome-not-a-welcome-hymn-at-mass-usccb-committee-says-54933
https://www.sourceandsummit.com/
An anonymous Ukrainian journalist has been speaking with the help of a Catholic radio station in Norway, as Russia continues its assault on her country. On this episode of the podcast, we learn about how this Ukrainian journalist found a worldwide platform for her spiritual reflections and observations amid the chaos of war.
Shownotes:
https://www.stritaradio.no/
https://feeds.transistor.fm/diary-from-kiev-by-st-rita-radio
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250609/catholic-journalist-flees-ukraine-capital-the-war-brings-me-closer-to-god
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250796/pope-francis-consecrates-russia-and-ukraine-to-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250570/why-is-st-michael-the-archangel-the-protector-of-kyiv
In honor of the Feast of St. Joseph, we’ll tell you the story of how St. Joseph helped to facilitate an unexpected connection between a teacher in Denver, Colorado and a priest in Soroti, Uganda.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250242/from-denver-to-uganda-st-joseph-facilitates-an-unexpected-connection
https://www.soroticatholicdiocese.org/
https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1634757979029s
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfRnJcVgM5YuK9cDTT2wrzvwYaiknoC33
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250609/catholic-journalist-flees-ukraine-capital-the-war-brings-me-closer-to-god
“The Bible in a Year” podcast with Father Mike Schmitz touched hundreds of thousands of lives beginning in 2021. We speak with the creators of the hit podcast, as well as with several people whose lives were forever changed by listening.
Shownotes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-in-a-year-with-fr-mike-schmitz/id1539568321
https://youtu.be/bq27RZERjrc
www.thebibleinayearstudyguide.com
https://ascensionpress.com/pages/biy-registration
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250039/bible-in-a-year-father-mike-schmitz-next-podcast
Why do we associate St. Valentine with cards, chocolate, and romance? Who was this guy anyway? We speak to a historical expert about the real St. Valentine.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/246487/the-rome-church-where-you-can-venerate-st-valentines-skull
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/43515/st-valentine-how-a-beheaded-martyr-became-the-poster-child-for-romantic-love
A Catholic scientist talks about his groundbreaking work with a massive space telescope, as well as his thoughts on the relationship between faith and science.
http://theleaven.org/benedictine-professor-helps-discover-new-molecules-in-space/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/the-pillars-of-creation
https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_15081990_ex-corde-ecclesiae.html
Our Lady of Guadalupe convent in St. Louis has an unlikely neighbor: an abortion clinic. Since the convent opened in 2017, the number of surgical abortions at the clinic has dramatically decreased.
https://www.archstl.org/respect-life-apostolate/programs/spiritual-support/our-lady-of-guadalupe-convent
https://www.archstl.org/house-for-life-2018
https://fscc-calledtobe.org/2019/02/12/franciscan-sister-reflects-on-st-louis-our-lady-of-guadalupe-convent/
An innovative prayer hotline at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton has seen a lot of success since its launch at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
You can reach the prayer hotline at 1-866-202-4934.
https://setonshrine.org/prayer-requests-2/?gclid=CjwKCAiAtouOBhA6EiwA2nLKHx0UID9v-XJxrSoG8if6dofYhSvaQ9OwDA94TQL09f4b6X6tXQcuexoCOcIQAvD_BwE
https://www.catholicsun.org/2021/04/22/shrine-prayer-hotline-spurred-by-pandemic-is-so-successful-itll-continue/
John Kraemer is a disability advocate from Michigan who has, for the past 20 years, built giant Catholic churches out of Legos.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249934/lego-master-catholic-church
https://www.facebook.com/LegoChurchProject
https://twitter.com/Kc8wzm
Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green leads the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes in the Australian Outback. He tells us about the extraordinary challenges and blessings that come with his role.
https://www.facebook.com/BishopColumba
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249139/catholic-school-named-for-blessed-carlo-acutis-will-have-the-eucharist-at-its-heart
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-oceania/2019/07/bagpipe-playing-australian-bishop-faces-challenges-with-a-joke-and-a-smile/
https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/bishop-columba-macbeth-green-life-in-a-landscape-that-elevates-the-heart-to-god/
https://www.wf.catholic.org.au/our-diocese/our-history/
Pablo Tac was a young Luiseño Indian man who wished to become a missionary priest. A petition to open his sainthood cause is gaining traction. In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we learn more about Pablo’s story, and revisit the stories of Squanto and Nicholas Black Elk.
https://www.ncregister.com/news/unveiling-potential-saints-for-the-americas
https://www.change.org/p/bishop-mcelroy-petition-to-nominate-pablo-tac-for-the-cause-of-canonization?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=1b8d1700-7350-11e9-a007-51c2eb51b7c0
https://www.californiafrontier.net/pablo-tac/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXhYcUFe3bg
https://www.ncregister.com/news/us-catholic-bishops-approve-development-of-native-american-pastoral-plan
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti has been an exorcist in the Archdiocese of Washington for more than a dozen years. He shares his experiences and how Catholics can avoid crossing paths with demons.
https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/diary-of-an-american-exorcist
https://www.catholicexorcism.org/home
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/45345/exorcism-is-a-ministry-of-joy-light-and-peace-new-guide-says
Molly Burhans is a scientist and cartographer who is using high-tech maps and data to make the Catholic Church more sustainable and more effective in Her mission.
https://good-lands.org/
https://catholic-geo-hub-cgisc.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/9a8178c2d52d403d93a94317de653951_0/explore?location=-3.188195%2C0.000000%2C0.13
https://catholic-geo-hub-cgisc.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/9eec40e60282428e94f5e1f7825b6970_0/explore
https://catholic-geo-hub-cgisc.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/f3ff97c8f55a41049513979729e607d8_0/explore?location=42.348091%2C-71.058806%2C16.67
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247831/santa-fe-archdiocese-continues-to-list-hundreds-of-unused-pieces-of-land-for-sale
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/2/8/18317337/much-of-100-million-from-sale-of-holy-name-lot-to-go-to-church-sex-abuse-debts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uc_06oQLE
Harvard University’s more than 40 chaplains elected an atheist, humanist “chief chaplain” last month. We talk with one of Harvard’s Catholic chaplains about the appointment, and how the Harvard Catholic Center evangelizes a demographic that increasingly identifies as non-religious. A student and recent Harvard alum talk about living their faith on campus.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248833/harvard-catholic-center-responds-to-spin-on-atheist-chaplain
https://anchor.fm/theharvardcatholic/episodes/Catholic-On-Campus-e17bf9g
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/us/harvard-chaplain-greg-epstein.html
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41080/nones-rise-amid-declining-church-attendance-survey-shows
https://www.focus.org/missionaries/benjamin-eliza-kelly
We revisit Iraq, six months on from Pope Francis’ historic visit, and talk to Iraqis on the ground to hear about the impact of the pope’s visit and the flourishing of the Catholic faith in the Middle East.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/ebooks/pope-francis-in-iraq.pdf
https://www.sistani.org/english/archive/26509/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct2d31
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/8095/pope-francis-trip-to-iraq-2021
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248898/international-eucharistic-congress-2021-cardinal-sako-says-pope-francis-historic-visit-changed-iraq
A young Christian, desperate to flee Afghanistan, exchanges frantic messages with a CNA employee, pleading for help as the Taliban closes in on him.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248918/afghan-christians-plea-to-cna-you-are-my-last-hope
Today, Fr. Tom Colucci is a priest in the Archdiocese of New York. But back in 2001, he was a lieutenant with the NYC Fire Department. He shares his memories of 9/11, and how the tragedy encouraged his vocation.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/32605/911-when-john-paul-ii-grieved-with-america
https://youtu.be/mV7RMz8ihwc
https://youtu.be/uFYNr85RWIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RauUv-_7kN8
https://www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial
https://t2t.org/
[WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGE] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/for-five-men-tragedy-remains-over-photo-of-911s-first-casualty/article592945/
Maren Latham shares the story of her conversion from the Mormon religion to the Catholic Church.
Maren didn't provide many details about her experience in the Mormon temple in this podcast, but she is currently writing a book that will provide more detail.
https://chnetwork.org/story/devout-mormon-to-grateful-catholic/
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/inside-a-mormon-temple-1049
In honor of EWTN’s 40th anniversary, we share some of the miraculous occurrences that aided the Catholic network’s early success.
https://www.ewtn.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248696/three-times-mother-angelica-trusted-god-to-provide-for-ewtn
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248692/archbishop-chaput-honored-with-first-annual-mother-angelica-award
The Latino population within the U.S. Church is booming, but is the Church ready to welcome them? We take the question to a Latino leader within the Church. Then, Iskali is a new ministry empowering young Latinos to become leaders within their communities. We’ll talk with Iskali’s founder, and a few of the young people involved.
https://www.iskali.org/
https://denvercatholic.org/centro-director-calls-service-to-hispanic-ministry-an-honor/
https://www.usccb.org/committees/hispaniclatino-affairs/history-hispanic-ministry
Catholics talk about their love for the Traditional Latin Mass, and react to Pope Francis’ recent motu proprio regulating it.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248430/full-text-traditionis-custodes-pope-francis-motu-proprio-about-traditional-latin-mass
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248480/pope-francis-traditional-latin-mass-restrictions-has-your-diocese-responded-yet
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248540/two-weeks-after-pope-francis-traditional-latin-mass-restrictions-us-bishops-continue-to-respond
https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/
Three Catholics talk about their infertility, and the online community that has helped them find fruitfulness.
https://www.thefruitfulhollow.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thefruitfulhollow/?hl=en
https://bellawellness.org/
https://aaplog.org/
We talk with the parents of priests and religious about the experience of having a child dedicate themselves to God.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247923/new-priest-blesses-his-sister-a-nun-its-been-a-real-privilege-and-a-joy
http://carmelitemonks.org/
Experts talk about the need for legal protections for renters, as the national eviction moratorium ends. A priest discusses the Catholic idea of a right to a decent home. Southern Missouri is one of the areas most affected by the Delta variant of the coronavirus— we talk with the local Catholic Charities about what they’re doing to help. And then, EWTN reporter Colm Flynn brings us the story of Mario Salerno, a Brooklyn landlord who waived an entire month’s rent last year for hundreds of tenants amid the coronavirus pandemic.
https://ccsomo.org/news-room/latest-news.html/article/2021/05/27/in-the-media-ccsomo-offering-help-with-safhr-rental-and-utilities-assistance-applications
https://www.mohousingresources.com/safhr
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/44115/landlord-encouraged-by-prayer-waives-rent-amid-coronavirus
https://open.spotify.com/show/69v7Hcxqmd5QGwoAe0fELV
https://www.usccb.org/resources/right-decent-home-pastoral-response-crisis-housing
Catholics respond to the phenomenon of “Pride Month” and reflect on living out the Church’s teaching amid same-sex attraction. Two Catholics who have same-sex attraction share their stories, and their hopes for their future in the Catholic Church.
https://couragerc.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-charles-lwanga-and-companions-martyrs-of-uganda-488
https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/paul-darrow
https://www.instagram.com/callmemannyyy/?hl=en
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/smartspeakers
We speak with several bishops before and after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Spring Meeting, with a particular focus on the topic of “Eucharistic Coherence.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247606/cdf-highlights-its-note-on-catholics-in-politics-in-letter-to-us-bishops-on-eucharistic-coherence
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247492/archbishop-cordileone-catholics-supporting-abortion-should-not-present-themselves-for-holy-communion
https://www.sfarch.org/letters-and-statements?mc_cid=9332700d03&mc_eid=f5bd8cf3dc
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248068/eucharistic-revival-to-begin-in-2022-we-want-to-start-a-fire-not-a-program
How can people of faith respond to gun violence? We speak to a recent victim of an armed robbery, Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland; hear another bishop’s response to the recent mass shooting in San Jose; and remember Officer Eric Talley, a Catholic father of seven who died heroically responding to a mass shooting in Boulder, CO.
Shownotes:
https://denvercatholic.org/eric-talley-put-christ-first-boulder-police-officers-heroism-rooted-in-life-of-sacrificial-love/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247100/eric-talley-funeral-catholic-father-of-seven-died-a-hero
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247801/oaklands-catholic-bishop-robbed-of-cash-episcopal-ring-while-praying-near-cathedral
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247803/usccb-after-9-killed-in-san-jose-shooting-something-fundamentally-broken-in-our-society
In celebration of our 100th episode, we take a look back at just a few of our favorite moments from the first 100 episodes of CNA Newsroom. Here’s to 100 more!
Check out CNA’s brand new podcast, made especially for your smartspeaker: www.catholicnewsagency.com/smartspeakers
Listen to more of our favorite segments here: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/podcasts/4/cna-newsroom
What connection does sleep have to the Catholic faith? We examine an interesting new devotion to the Sleeping St. Joseph, find out why God sometimes communicates in dreams in the Bible, and finally, we’ll read you a bedtime story.
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/117521/pope-francis-address-during-the-meeting-with-families
http://www.cvent.com/events/lessons-from-st-joseph-husband-father-saint/event-summary-f44bb63759e0475aa423506da87476bc.aspx
https://www.amazon.com/MicroShifts-Transforming-Your-Life-Step-ebook/dp/B07L8T6FXV
Full sleep story: https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/bonus-a-sleep-story-the-blue-cross-by-gk-chesterton/s-WO6qvt5V75y
https://www.chesterton.org/blue-cross/
For your listening pleasure, Jonah reads the short story “The Blue Cross” by famed Catholic author G.K. Chesterton. Feel free to put on this episode to help you fall asleep.
This bonus episode is a companion to Ep. 99.
https://www.chesterton.org/blue-cross/
What actually takes place at the moment of consecration during Mass? Then, we examine a recent Eucharistic miracle in Poland.
Check out our new podcast, “Catholic News”: www.catholicnewsagency.com/smartspeakers
http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/Liste/list.html
https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Feast-Lamb-Roch-Kereszty/dp/1595250069/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Roch+Kereszty&qid=1621369377&sr=8-5
https://www.lincolndiocese.org/bishops/bishop-james-conley/statements/15020-statement-03-31-21-mass-obligation
www.ewtn.pl
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/44826/parish-priest-says-reported-eucharistic-miracle-has-led-to-conversions
https://www.ncregister.com/news/polish-eucharistic-miracle-in-legnica
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41997/survey-on-catholic-belief-in-the-eucharist-prompts-calls-for-better-catechesis
Four decades ago, Marvel produced several religious-themed comic books, including a comic about the life of Pope St. John Paul II.
On this episode of CNA Newsroom, we criss-cross the globe to bring you the story of how— and why— one of the world’s biggest comic book companies decided to bring the stories of three beloved saints to the world.
This episode first aired in May 2020.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/saintly-superhero-when-marvel-comics-told-the-life-story-of-john-paul-ii-69401
https://churchpop.com/2014/10/24/pope-st-john-paul-ii-comic-book/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/blog/that-time-blessed-mother-teresa-was-a-marvel-comic-book-hero
https://www.amazon.com/City-Saints-Pilgrimage-John-Krak%C3%B3w/dp/0553418904
http://www.iservedasaint.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel%27s_616
What does it mean to be both physically and spiritually fit? We talk to super-athlete Sister Stephanie Baliga; Olympian Dominique Dawes; and Bishop Thomas Paprocki, the “Holy Goalie.”
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/this-three-time-olympian-wishes-she-could-dine-with-mother-angelica-10533
https://www.dominiquedawesgymnasticsacademy.com/
https://missionola.com/marathon.html
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishop-paprocki-explores-link-between-physical-and-spiritual-fitness-in-new-book
This Holy Week, we explore a few of the Church’s earliest Easter pilgrimage traditions in Rome. Producer Jonah McKeown investigates the hymns you won’t hear at Easter Mass this year.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/holy-week-2021-vatican-issues-guidelines-for-catholics-facing-coronavirus-restrictions-70744
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/beauty-drama-and-pinpoint-silence-easter-triduum-memories-from-rome-93027
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/a-vatican-ambassador-is-visiting-romes-most-ancient-churches-this-lent
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/all-are-welcome-not-a-welcome-hymn-at-mass-usccb-committee-says-54933
https://www.sourceandsummit.com/
Travel with us to 17th-18th century Ireland to learn about how Catholicism was nearly stamped out in Ireland...and how Catholics emerged stronger than before.
https://www.amazon.com/Priest-Hunters-Story-Irelands-Bounty-dp-184717311X/dp/184717311X/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=
https://twitter.com/ColmFlynn1
https://youtu.be/3VA9vuId3ds
http://www.caitrionadunnett.com/portfolio-2/mass-paths/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/secret-paths-ireland-catholic-forbidden-mass-photography
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/irelands-catholic-bishops-announce-national-synodal-assembly
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-bishops-in-ireland-apologize-for-abject-failure-at-mother-and-baby-homes-21109
We travel to Lebanon, Timor-Leste, Madagascar, El Salvador and China to hear about the foods and traditions that Christians use to mark the season of Lent.
https://www.crsricebowl.org/recipe
https://www.instagram.com/talkaboutaugust4/?hl=en
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/help-save-lebanon-maronite-patriarch-calls-on-international-community-lebanons-maronite-patriarch-called-on-tuesday-for-the-united-nations-to-help-arbiter-the-countrys-crisis-by-convening-an-inte-10229
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/madagascar
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/insides-that-didnt-decompose-and-other-stunning-facts-about-oscar-romero-52016
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/china
In honor of Black History Month, we take a look at a new personal parish in Pittsburgh in the Black Catholic tradition.
Show notes:
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/pittsburgh-bishop-why-i-established-a-new-black-catholic-parish
https://profiles.howard.edu/profile/34901/cheryl-sanders
We head down to Louisiana to talk with some Catholics about the Mardi Gras traditions they know and love.
Show notes:
https://nds.edu/
https://www.pelicanpub.com/proddetail.php?prod=9781589804104#.YBCBYpNKh24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3aitqY-Ee4&t=5s&ab_channel=Rev.PatrickBroussard
How ought Christians engage in politics? On the eve of a new presidential administration, we attempt to scratch the surface of this expansive topic.
On the podcast this week: a third-party presidential candidate who ran on Catholic principles; a longtime pro-life Democrat; and a Catholic priest whom President Obama tapped for a political appointment.
Shownotes:
https://solidarity-party.org/
https://www.lsc.gov/
https://www.democratsforlife.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/dan-lipinski
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/he-wont-win-so-why-is-brian-carroll-running-for-president-24070
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/american-solidarity-partys-brian-carroll-squares-off-in-third-party-debate-16676
Catholics share the small and big blessings they experienced in 2020. Father Harrison Ayre of the podcast Clerically Speaking shares about his new book “Finding Christ in the Crisis”, and the personal spiritual renewal behind it. Catholic writer Leah Libresco describes how she maintained a sense of community despite coronavirus restrictions. Then, the head of a Catholic theater company talks about how the pandemic inspired him to bring back the tradition of radio plays.
Show notes: https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/finding-christ-book-love-divine-music-cd-set
https://www.clericallyspeaking.com/
http://www.leahlibresco.com/
https://themerrybeggars.com/
Celebrating Christmas in prison, the South Pole, and even space!
Show notes:
https://www.kalw.org/post/songs-christmas-san-quentin-media#stream/0
https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/4337/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/apollo-8-earthrise
We take a look at why the season of Advent should be celebrated - even in the darkest times.
Catholic author Kendra Tierney shares how her family celebrates the Advent season at home - and how you can celebrate at home too. We’ll share the story of Father Alfred Delp, a German Jesuit who clung to the hope of Advent despite his imprisonment - and execution - by the Nazis during World War II. We’ll talk about the Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols - and even hear some beautiful music by the choir at Wyoming Catholic College.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/advent-at-home-how-catholics-are-preparing-for-a-season-of-joy---even-in-2020-28458
https://catholicallyear.com/
https://catholicallyear.com/product/christmas-novena-printable-booklet-digital-download/
https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Hands-Germany-Selected-Letters/dp/082941794X
All music in the third segment courtesy of The Choir of Wyoming Catholic College, directed by Dr. Peter A. Kwasniewski. With ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ directed by Dr. Sean Lewis.
https://wyoming-catholic-college.square.site/product/christmas-in-god-s-country/31?cs=true
This week we revisit an episode that first aired during Nov. 2019, and offer some pandemic-related updates. EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa talks about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip; we tell the amazing stories of two Native American Catholics; a Catholic couple donates thousands of turkeys for the holidays; and much more.
Shownotes:
https://www.rapidcitydiocese.org/black-elk-documentary/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html
https://www.whiffletreefarmva.com/
https://www.ccbq.org/
http://mindspirit.com/author/abbykowitz/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLjuKg1Oic8
Special thanks to Deacon Ben Black Bear, Jr. and Mark G. Thiel for the use of the audio of Nicholas Black Elk’s Thanksgiving prayer.
Catholic entrepreneurs talk about how they took their award-winning ideas from an inkling in their mind to a full-blown reality.
Shownotes:
https://www.osvinstitute.com/
https://www.edeninvitation.com/
https://www.juandiegonetwork.com/
https://catholicsprouts.com/
The deaf Catholic community in the US is eager for the faith. In this episode, we take a look at some of the latest resources available to them, and a deaf Catholic priest shares his vocation story.
This episode is available in American Sign Language (ASL) at the link below!
https://youtu.be/NW2deh1EEs4
Show notes:
http://deafcatholicphilly.org/
https://www.archkck.org/ministries--offices/deaf-ministry/deaf-youcat
https://ascensionpress.com/collections/hands-of-grace-the-catholic-sacraments-in-american-sign-language
https://www.archmil.org/deaf-apostolate.htm
This week, we bring you the story of two brothers ordained to the priesthood on the same day; a young woman talks about God’s call to enter a religious life— and His call for her to leave a few years later; and a life and dating coach helping single, Catholic women who feel stuck.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/god-chose-to-call-us-the-story-of-two-brothers-ordained-catholic-priests-on-the-same-day-82640
http://www.pauline.org/
https://www.femininegeniuscoaching.com/
The persecution of Christians is by no means confined to the Middle East. In Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, to be a Christian means to suffer regular threats of violence, kidnapping, torture, and even death. In this episode, we bring you the voices of Nigerian Catholics who want the world to know— and to care— about the brutal persecution they face every day.
This is the last in a three-episode series on Christian persecution.
Shownotes:
www.aciafrica.org
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/more-than-600-nigerian-christians-killed-in-2020-new-report-says-65880
https://www.aciafrica.org/news/1810/40-day-prayer-for-god-to-save-nigeria-announced-to-end-on-eve-of-independence-day
https://www.aciafrica.org/tag/michael-nnadi
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/knights-of-columbus-to-report-on-christian-persecution-in-nigeria-42564
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/islamic-militants-kidnap-hundreds-in-raid-on-nigerian-town-41775
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/conference-highlights-forgotten-persecuted-christians-43167
http://www.catholicdioceseoyo.org/
https://www.churchinneed.org/
https://indefenseofchristians.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR5zW_-wptU&feature=youtu.be
Now more than ever, Christianity is at risk of disappearing from the Middle East. This week on CNA Newsroom, we bring you the stories of Middle Eastern Christians who are peacefully standing their ground to protect their homeland, their people, and their faith.
This is the second in a three-episode series on Christian persecution.
Shownotes:
https://nasarean.org/
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Disappearing-People/Stephen-M-Rasche/9781642932034
https://www.churchinneed.org/
https://indefenseofchristians.org/
http://hungaryhelps.gov.hu/en/
https://www.churchinneed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Report-on-Christianity-in-northern-Iraq.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraqi-christians-are-still-waiting-mr-pence-1528413035
In early August, something happened in Lebanon that no one expected— a massive explosion destroyed many of the city’s predominantly Christian neighborhoods. Lebanon is known as a place where Christians and Muslims live together in relative peace. What will happen next?
Later in the show, Rome Correspondent Hannah Brockhaus brings us the story of St. Charbel— a saint many believe can serve as a peaceful link between Christians and Muslims.
This is the first in a three-episode series on the worldwide persecution of Christians.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-calls-for-day-of-prayer-and-fasting-for-lebanon-57609
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-leader-outlines-vision-for-lebanon-as-the-switzerland-of-the-east-59966
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/lebanese-scholar-the-west-cannot-afford-to-abandon-lebanon-88821
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/after-beirut-explosion-lebanon-needs-us-catholic-help-now-bishops-say-99578
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-charbel-makhlouf-534
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/after-beirut-explosion-lebanon-turns-to-st-charbel-51853
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/lebanese-man-finds-hand-of-providence-in-mystical-experience-91640
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/report-around-the-world-260-million-christians-face-persecution-33304
https://philosproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LEBANON_Past-Challenges-Present-Calamities-Future-Prospects.pdf
https://www.just-help.org/c/relieffund
https://www.beitelbaraka.org/
The return to school looks a little different this fall. We talk with some Catholic schools about how they’re approaching in-person and distance education. Then, homeschooling veterans discuss what new homeschoolers can expect.
Show notes:
https://denvercatholicschools.com/parents/st-isidore-catholic-curriculum/
https://ace.nd.edu/academies/
https://www.setonhome.org/
https://hslda.org/about
https://www.hwsa.net/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/is-homeschooling-dangerous-parents-former-students-respond-to-harvard-professor-72103
Ever wonder if you’ll see your pet in heaven? We bring the question to two theologians. St. Philip Neri is remembered for founding oratories, but he also loved animals and had a few pets of his own. Two priests share how their furry companions have helped them in their vocations.
Show notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDI0vn83Y-g
CNA Newsroom is going on summer vacation! We’ll be back in six weeks. But before we go, share a six-pack with us. Six segments - all about the 4th of July.
This episode originally aired in July 2019.
Show notes:
frassatiusa.org/
www.amazon.com/Charles-Carroll-C…&s=gateway&sr=8-1
eppc.org/
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/rebuil…ilica-75959
The story of Jim McNulty, a Catholic who was held hostage in 2010 at the Discovery Network headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Jim developed post-traumatic stress disorder after the incident. He founded a Catholic support group for other victims of trauma.
Show notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02discovery.html
https://www.theupperroomptsd.org/
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/
https://www.amazon.com/He-Leadeth-Me-Extraordinary-Testament/dp/0804141525
Dr. Francis Collins of the NIH talks about the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, and his Christian faith. Does the Catholic Church oppose science? A chemist shares her conversion story.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/nih-head-francis-collins-wins-templeton-prize-for-witness-to-faith-and-science-60291
https://www.amazon.com/Language-God-Scientist-Presents-Evidence/dp/1416542744
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586177915?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1586177915&linkCode=xm2&tag=chrikaczhomep-20
https://stacytrasancos.com/
Hear the inspiring stories of Sr. Thea Bowman and Fr. Augustus Tolton.
Show notes: https://www.fspa.org/content/about/sister-thea-bowman
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/sr-thea-bowmans-cause-for-canonization-could-open-at-us-bishops-meeting-82957
https://www.amazon.com/Theas-Song-Life-Thea-Bowman/dp/1570759626
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/fr-augustus-tolton-former-african-american-slave-advances-toward-sainthood-24806
Black Catholics react to the death of George Floyd, give advice for how Catholics can respond in faith and hope, and talk about their own experiences of racism.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/after-death-of-george-floyd-minnesota-catholics-pray-for-justice-92907
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/black-catholics-urge-prayer-change-after-floyd-killing-and-riots-12518
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/minneapolis-archbishop-priests-join-in-prayerful-george-floyd-protest-94232
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/racial-justice-is-a-pro-life-issue-says-leading-pro-life-legislator-56192
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/george-floyds-death-shows-need-for-sanctity-of-life-police-training-researcher-says-37676
Hear the stories of people whose lives took a dramatic and unexpected turn from what they were before— and often became better than those people could ever have imagined.
Show notes:
https://jenniferfulwiler.com/jen-fulwiler/
http://iwasinprison.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/st-augustine-bishop-calls-for-end-to-florida-death-penalty-39039
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-37-true-facts-about-the-lion-of-munster
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-25-his-name-was-kendrick-castillo
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-46-borderlands
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-55-and-after-8-days
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-24-seventy-times-seven
It has been 5 years since Pope Francis published his encyclical, Laudato si’. A lot of people still think about it as the pope’s encyclical about recycling, air conditioning, or global warming. Pope Francis does write about those things, but his encyclical includes much, much more.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/laudato-si-atlanta-archdioceses-sustainability-efforts-5-years-on-22099
https://www.shared-x.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-caring-for-creation-means-caring-for-your-brother-and-sister-60815
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/to-fight-human-trafficking-one-of-pope-francis-core-commitments-36763
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishops-urge-doj-to-confront-the-porn-industry-protect-porns-victims-61646
On May 18, 1920, in a town southwest of Krakow, Poland, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was born. Biographer George Weigel and a former Swiss Guard detail the legacy of this great pope. An Italian mountaineer talks about the years he spent skiing and hiking with St. John Paul II. Then, the story of the time an Iowa farmer invited the pope to visit his state — and the pope did!
http://www.iservedasaint.com/
https://www.amazon.com/City-Saints-Pilgrimage-John-Krak%C3%B3w/dp/0553418904
https://www.tanbooks.com/secret-life-of-john-paul-ii-2189.html
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/09/25/pope-john-paul-ii-iowa-40-years-later-historic-visit-1979-des-moines-living-history-farms-catholic/2211354001/
We share three stories of pilgrimages with unexpected outcomes. A group travels to the Holy Land as the coronavirus reaches pandemic levels; a proposal gone wrong on the Camino de Santiago; and a life-changing accident on a pro-life pilgrimage across the United States.
Show notes:
https://www.crossroadswalk.org/
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-37-true-facts-about-the-lion-of-munster
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-25-his-name-was-kendrick-castillo
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-46-borderlands
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-55-and-after-8-days
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-24-seventy-times-seven
Nearly four decades ago, Marvel produced several religious-themed comic books, including a comic about the life of Pope St. John Paul II.
On this episode of CNA Newsroom, we criss-cross the globe to bring you the story of how— and why— one of the world’s biggest comic book companies decided to bring the stories of three beloved saints to the world.
Show notes:
https://churchpop.com/2014/10/24/pope-st-john-paul-ii-comic-book/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/blog/that-time-blessed-mother-teresa-was-a-marvel-comic-book-hero
https://www.amazon.com/City-Saints-Pilgrimage-John-Krak%C3%B3w/dp/0553418904
http://www.iservedasaint.com/
Did angels carry the house of Our Lady from Nazareth to Italy? Why is the second largest city in the United States named after the angels? Find those answers and more on this week's episode of CNA Newsroom.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/did-angels-really-carry-the-holy-house-of-mary-to-loreto-italy-25088
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-adds-feast-of-our-lady-of-loreto-to-roman-calendar-78209
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-imitate-saint-junipero-serra-be-trailblazers-for-christ-54248
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/archbishop-gomez-american-missionaries-are-the-overlooked-us-founders-35316
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/in-san-francisco-one-less-space-for-st-junipero-serra-96920
In this bonus episode, Catholic News Agency's Editor-in-chief JD Flynn interviews author and photographer Chris Arnade about his book "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America."
This is a companion piece to Ep. 66 of CNA Newsroom.
https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America/dp/0525534733
Bishop Richard Stika tells the story of the time St. John Paul II intervened in the life of a man on Missouri’s death row. Photographer and author Chris Arnade travels the US to share the stories and faces of ‘Back Row America’.
http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html
https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America/dp/0525534733
JD Flynn talks with his mother about her conversion. We talk to people affected by the delay of sacraments due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A palm supplier in Florida talks about the impact of the coronavirus on his business; a priest in Maine comes up with a creative solution to the cancelation of Palm Sunday Mass; and our producer shares his experience of Palm Sunday Mass at a parish for deaf Catholics in Maryland.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/this-sunday-where-will-the-millions-of-palms-come-from-20041
https://www.southeastpalmandfoliage.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maine-priest-encourages-pine-sunday-where-there-are-no-palms-95483
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWFrqWQh1HI&t=14s
We talk with several Catholics about leisure — what it is, and why it matters.
Show notes:
http://darwincatholic.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/McCormickProf/status/1241830229959675904
https://roseharrington.com/
https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/archive.php?tags=Stokes%20Mary%20Gardens
https://docs.google.com/document/d/151ne0n6RHy-_k4dNPp7QIqGX4SrUqhK4ESP2tzrOMpI/edit
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWVEH6MQk4fiXVP1b4MclA
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2XaFV5Bz4k3oEFBfZSGVoQ?si=-SJ1M6OCRx2fS2rciSIniA
We ask how priests in the US are navigating Mass cancellations; a homeless shelter in Washington continues its life-saving ministry to the poor; the coronavirus’ impact on 12-step recovery programs; and the time Mary protected a St. Louis school from a cholera epidemic.
This is the second of our two-part series on the coronavirus pandemic.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/do-we-have-mass-coronavirus-closures-and-dispensations-in-us-dioceses-96801
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/how-and-why-to-watch-mass-online-during-coronavirus-82713
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/quarantined-sunday-how-can-families-keep-the-day-holy-when-masses-are-canceled-66671
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bless-me-father---but-from-6-feet-away-coronavirus-and-confession-60496
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/washington-dc-homeless-shelter-serves-the-poor-despite-coronavirus-fears-15629
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/aa-under-quarantine-how-coronavirus-is-changing-12-step-recovery-programs-81629
We look to Italy for the first of a two-part series on the impact of the coronavirus. CNA’s Rome correspondents Hannah Brockhaus and Courtney Mares share personal essays detailing their experiences living under lockdown in Rome. A former member of the Swiss Guard tells us about how his elderly parents are faring in the Italian city of Bergamo— one of the hardest hit cities in Italy.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/churches-in-rome-can-reopen-for-private-prayer-92297
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/at-least-60-italian-priests-have-died-after-contracting-coronavirus-78399
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/former-swiss-guard-the-elderly-are-united-in-prayer-in-coronavirus-hit-italy-66295
Regina Maria has severe autism. Her dad, Jeff, talks about her diagnosis and their Catholic faith. An expert talks best practices for sacramental prep for children with disabilities.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/heart-of-hospitality-best-way-for-catholic-parishes-to-serve-the-disabled-53753
https://journalstar.com/lifestyles/family/special-fathers-special-children-finding-love-when-dreams-don-t/article_e7174aa0-ce47-5bc6-9d02-53afe10c1292.html
https://ncpd.org/
Fr. Matthew Schneider talks about his diagnosis of autism. We ask how the Catholic Church can better serve Catholics with autism and take a look into sensory-friendly Masses in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/at-the-intersection-of-faith-and-autism---a-catholic-priest-shares-his-story-16055
http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/respect-life-2/inclusion-ministry/sensory-friendly-resources/
Benedictine nuns who run a cattle ranch in Northern Colorado; Vegetarianism and the pro-life ethic; D.C. correspondents Matt Hadro and Christine Rousselle taste-test Burger King's Impossible Whopper.
D.C. correspondent Christine Rousselle is our guest host.
Show notes:
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2009/06/pro-animal-pro-life
http://www.walburga.org/index.php/about/visiting-the-abbey/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-impossible-burger-ethics-and-a-cna-taste-test-67794
The Diocese of Lafayette has officially opened the causes for canonization of two Louisiana Catholics; and recognized a third candidate for canonization.
Senior Features Writer Mary Farrow is our guest host.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/will-these-louisiana-cajun-catholics-become-saints-diocese-begins-canonization-cause-17406
https://www.nonco.org/
http://charlenerichard.com/
https://www.stlandrycatholicchurch.com/biography-of-fr-lafleur.html
https://diolaf.org/photoalbums/causes-for-canonization-opened-at-chancery
We need to take a little break. We’re still hard at work chasing down interviews and producing the best journalistic, Catholic storytelling podcast out there. But we won't have any new episodes until February 24, the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
In the meantime, please keep us and the podcast in your prayers! Leave us a review, and tell your friends about your favorite episode.
Patricia Sandoval was 12 years-old when an instructor from Planned Parenthood taught her and her classmates about “safe” sex. After three abortions and a job at Planned Parenthood, Patricia says she has found healing and redemption through Christ.
Shownotes: https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/ https://queenofpeacemedia.com/patricia-sandoval-testimony/ https://ccdenver.org/beacon/#
Epiphany is more than just the the three kings visiting the child Jesus. It also celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River and Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding at Cana. This week, we talk with a Trappist monk who helps young monks create incense; we learn about conditional baptisms from a priest who once performed one; and a Catholic retiree who now helps run a winery near Fort Worth, Texas.
Show notes: https://www.holyroodguild.com/ https://www.rlv.wine/
For centuries, Catholics celebrated the Circumcision of the Lord on January 1. That practice ended in 1960. But, what was the significance of Jesus' circumcision, and of circumcision in general?
We talk to priests, theologians and an art historian to find these answers. Then, we talk with a journalist who went on a years-long quest to find what some believe to be the Church's most unusual relic: the foreskin of Jesus.
Shownotes: https://www.sacredarchitecture.org/articles/spiritual_exercises_muzianos_circumcision_altarpiece
https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/how-catholic-art-saved-the-faith
https://nds.edu/staff-members/gregory-vall-ph-d/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/bible/introduction-to-the-new-testament/galatians
https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Siena-Spiritual-Development-Teaching/dp/0809145472
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-irreverent-curiosity-david-farley/1112035537?ean=9781101104972&st=PLA&sid=BNB_ADL+EBooks+Generic+Desktop+Medium&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAovfvBRCRARIsADEmbRJ16aaG20vqRzEWlLlNU68Te1DVh9m5Kp-G5laZFP1mPNyPt9rWuqMaAt4sEALw_wcB
This week on the podcast: two unlikely friendships…and one friendship so unlikely, it probably wasn’t a friendship at all.
We bring you the stories of two college professors with very different viewpoints— Robert George and Cornel West— who became best friends; two heroes of the American political left and right, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who were friends for 30 years; and the somewhat odd correspondence between Blessed Pius IX and Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy.
Shownotes:
https://jmp.princeton.edu/statement
https://www.amazon.com/Pope-Who-Would-King-Emergence/dp/0812989910
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/for-antonin-scalia-faith-and-work-did-not-conflict-50816
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/podcast/cna-editors-desk
JD Flynn interviews Santa Claus; we examine the life of St. Nicholas; and CNA Deutch Editor Christoph Wimmer shares the legend of St. Nicholas’ sinister counterpart, Krampus.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-nicholas-of-myra-75
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11044a.htm
Anchor.fm/CNAdeutsch
A Trappist monk named Emmanuel shares his vocation story and gives us a look at how his community celebrates Advent; the Vatican’s lead astronomer gives the real story of the Star of Bethlehem; and we visit the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
https://www.spencerabbey.org/ https://spencerbrewery.com/ http://www.morinelliphotography.com/ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/brother-guy-consolmagno https://philosproject.org/ https://benedictinesofmary.org/
Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we talk to EWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip. Later in this episode, the founder of Whiffletree Farm in Virginia shares the story of his conversion and talks about the Thanksgiving rush; we tell the story of Squanto and Nicholas Black Elk; a retiree in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens donates and distributes hundreds of turkeys each Thanksgiving, in honor of his dad; and a counselor talks about the relationship between grief and gratitude.
https://www.whiffletreefarmva.com/
https://www.ccbq.org/
http://mindspirit.com/author/abbykowitz/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLjuKg1Oic8
Special thanks to Deacon Ben Black Bear, Jr. and Mark G. Thiel for the use of the audio of Nicholas Black Elk’s Thanksgiving prayer.
What does it mean to have a good death? We tell the story of Paul Coakley, a 34-year-old Catholic who died after a short battle with cancer. We talk to hospice care workers and a Catholic bioethicist about what a good death looks like, amid efforts around the world to push for euthanasia and assisted suicide. We also tell the story of a group of Carmelite nuns who were executed during the French Revolution, each one asking first for permission to die.
Shownotes:
https://sjhospicelondon.com/about-us/
https://www.epcc.ca/
https://www.ccbi-utoronto.ca/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/canadian-bishops-keep-palliative-care-distinct-from-assisted-suicide-37915
http://supremacyandsurvival.blogspot.com/
Military chaplains dedicate their lives to serve the men and women in the Armed Forces. This Veteran’s Day, we look at the life of one military chaplain who could one day be named a saint. We ask what it looks like to discern a vocation to be a military chaplain.
Shownotes:
https://watch.formed.org/kapaun-s-men/season:1/videos/the-story-of-father-kapaun
https://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/father-kapaun/
https://www.kapaunsmen.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/father_emil_kapauns_cause_for_sainthood_to_be_officially_opened
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/fr.-emil-kapaun-beatification-cause-heads-to-rome
https://www.theupperroomptsd.org/about-us
https://shrinestjude.org/
The Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine will be elevated as a National Shrine next year. This week on CNA Newsroom, editor Carl Bunderson shares the story of the shrine, its recent elevation, and one woman who credits her most recent pregnancy to Our Lady of La Leche’s intercession.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/historic-marian-shrine-in-florida-elevated-to-national-shrine-54052
https://missionandshrine.org/
Catholic teaching on the “cleansing fire” of purgatory is perhaps one of the Church’s spookier beliefs. This week, we visit the world-famous “Purgatory Museum” in Rome and talk to theologians and experts about what the Church teaches about purgatory and how it applies to our lives.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/apologetics/purgatory/purgatory-the-purifying-fire
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/have-souls-in-purgatory-visited-people-on-earth-67916
St. Gertrude Prayer for Souls in Purgatory: “Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.”
The number of Central American and Mexican migrants crossing the southern border into the United States has slowed to a trickle, but in terms of helping families in need, Catholic groups at the border know there is still much to be done. This week on CNA Newsroom, we visit the US-Mexico border in El Paso and talk to bishops, priests, laypeople, non-Catholics and everyone in between about what the need is and what people of faith are doing to help.
And stick around, because we also cover a side of the immigration debate not often acknowledged: what happens when undocumented immigrants feel a call to the priesthood?
Shownotes:
https://seminariohispano.org/
https://www.augustineinstitute.org/
http://www.usccb.org/about/financial-reporting/upload/financial-statements-2017-2018.pdf
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2019/01/24/migrant-protection-protocols
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/at-us-mexico-border-bishops-emphasize-bonds-of-faith-and-family-85864
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/border-bishops-filled-with-mourning-over-deaths-of-migrants-36435
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pro-life-women-deliver-semi-truck-full-of-supplies-72000-to-the-border-79366
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/border-bishops-filled-with-mourning-over-deaths-of-migrants-36435
The number of people in prison in the U.S. has grown by a factor of five since the 1970s. An estimated 5 million children have a parent in prison.
This week on the podcast: stories of former inmates who found God, and men who have given over their lives to minister to inmates— the modern-day “untouchables."
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/ive-encountered-him---how-one-inmate-lost-everything-and-found-christ-20265
https://soundcloud.com/cnanewsroom/ep-21-when-ryan-met-jesus
https://www.kolbeprisonministries.com/
http://www.sconews.co.uk/opinion/54388/christs-mercy-touches-societys-untouchables/
http://www.layevangelist.com/journal/2018/to-the-corrections-officers-of-the-ferguson-unit-prison-texas
https://www.myfathershousedenver.org/
From 2015-2017, the divorce rate in one Florida county dropped by nearly one-third. This week on CNA Newsroom, writer Mary Farrow tells the story of how a coalition of churches helped to make that happen— and whether the rest of the country can follow suit.
Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized October 13. This week on CNA Newsroom, we talk about Newman’s life and witness; and the miracle that secured his canonization.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-approves-second-miracle-for-blessed-john-henry-newman-87278
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/blessed-john-henry-newman-to-be-canonized-in-october-13-80392
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/look-to-newman-for-an-education-in-friendship-catholic-students-told-81728
The population of Americans aged 65 and older will more than double by the year 2060. In this second part of our two-part series on loneliness, we look at why seniors are lonely and how we can help.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/our-elders-are-lonely-do-we-care-45567
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-old-still-have-a-lot-to-give-young-people-pope-francis-says-70928
https://washington.providence.org/locations-directory/m/mount-st-vincent
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Retired Colonel Anita Raines and Fr. Kevin Madigan of New York share their experience of September 11, 2001.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-brutal-powerful-911-stories-of-catholic-priests-57009
https://www.army.mil/article/110951/pentagon_memorial_chapel_place_to_grieve_reflect_heal
https://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_20010912.html
A July report by YouGov suggested millennials are the loneliest generation, with higher rates of loneliness than both Generation X and Baby Boomers. We talk with two millennials about loneliness and explore why millennials are so lonely - and how the Church can respond.
Show notes: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2019/07/30/loneliness-friendship-new-friends-poll-survey
http://www.jeantwenge.com/igen-book-by-dr-jean-twenge/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-life-where-millennials-are-moving-20190504-story.html
Happy Labor Day everyone! This week, we celebrate working by not really doing any work. In this episode we showcase three of our favorite segments from the first 38 episodes of CNA Newsroom— a discussion with the author of “The Beer Option;” comedian Jeremy McLellan’s conversion story; and the mystery of the Stairs of St. Joseph.
This is JD Flynn’s full interview with Elias Moo, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Denver. This interview was edited and included in Ep. 38 of CNA Newsroom.
JD Flynn is joined by two very special co-hosts in this ‘Back to School’ episode. We talk with the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Denver, Elias Moo. We profile a classical school in Denver and a Catholic trade school in Michigan.
Show notes:
https://lourdesclassical.org/
https://amiusa.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/new-michigan-vocational-school-combines-catholic-education-skilled-trades-77129
https://www.harmelacademy.org/
Blessed Clemens August von Galen is remembered as the ‘Lion of Münster’ for his fierce defense of the Catholic faith and human rights during the Nazi regime.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/what-the-bishop-who-resisted-the-nazis-can-teach-us-today-99082
http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_14031937_mit-brennender-sorge.html
Subscribe to Editor's Desk:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/podcast/cna-editors-desk
The Assumption of Mary is one of the Church’s newest dogmas. How did this come about, and why do we believe it? We assume you’ve asked these questions, so we dug into the theology behind the Assumption and also bring you the story of how one woman came to the Catholic faith thanks in part to a relationship with Mary.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-history-of-the-assumption-and-why-its-a-holy-day-of-obligation-30528
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/the-assumption-561
We are excited to announce that CNA Newsroom is expanding!
We’ve created a second podcast feed for our new show, “CNA Editor’s Desk,” and provided links below. This new feed is where we’ll post the episodes formerly known as “Bonus Episodes.” Don’t worry— they’ll be the same “bonus” episodes that you’ve come to know and love. We hope you’ll continue to subscribe to both CNA Newsroom and CNA Editor’s Desk!
Subscribe to CNA Editor’s Desk on your preferred podcast app using these links:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/editors-desk/id1475311287
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1475311287/cna-editors-desk
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UTHyqBjoFX5hWJBRIopr3
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/catholic-news-agency/editors-desk
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-714262237
Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Itd2ia6zx7cqxi57vzjbfyumnii?t=Editors_Desk
TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Editors-Desk-p1237691/
Player FM: https://player.fm/series/2529188
And more!
Ever since the first Christians began converting pagan temples into churches, Catholics have been adapting worldly things to serve a higher purpose. We bring you the stories of three creative modern-day Catholic adaptations: an old-school dating service, a food truck, and a skateboard company.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/what-is-the-knock-shrine-that-pope-francis-will-visit-in-ireland-46663
https://loveyourmotherboard.com/
https://capuchins.org/2018/10/18/unveiling-a-new-food-truck-ministry/
Producer Jonah McKeown visits the Chapel on the Rock at Camp St. Malo near Estes Park, Colorado. Pope St. John Paul II visited the chapel and hiked the grounds around it in 1993, when he visited Denver for World Youth Day. Jonah explores St. Malo’s rich history and speaks with a Catholic missionary about the importance of care for creation.
Shownotes:
https://campstmalo.org/
https://creatio.org/
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html
This week on CNA Newsroom: renowned American theologian and media star Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, and the amazing miracle attributed to his intercession, which Pope Francis officially recognized earlier this month.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/archbishop-fulton-sheen-to-be-beatified-10161
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/archbishop-fulton-sheen
https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/OSVAuthors/BonnieEngstrom
https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/p/teaching-with-fulton-sheen.html
This week, we’re talking about the sacrament of Confession. We’ll tell the story of St. John Vianney, whose devotion to this sacrament brought thousands of people back to the Church in the 19th century— and whose incorrupt heart recently completed a 7,500 mile journey around the United States. We’ll answer some common questions and misconceptions about confession. And we’ll detail a California bill, which was withdrawn this week, but would have required priests to violate the seal of confession.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/knights-of-columbus-announce-st-john-vianney-relic-tour-75444
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-feast-of-saint-john-vianney---a-model-for-priests-57699
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/california-confession-law-dropped-31494
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/these-priests-were-martyred-for-refusing-to-violate-the-seal-of-confession-44847
https://www.kofc.org/en/events/vianney.html#/Schedule
Six segments - all about the 4th of July. You'll hear about the Italian blessed whose feast day falls on July 4, the Catholic who signed the Declaration of Independence, liturgical guidelines for Independence Day, a Catholic who has been out of the country the past several years for the Fourth of July, a historic basilica in Virginia, and a very special sixth segment.
Show notes:
https://frassatiusa.org/
https://eppc.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/rebuilt-from-the-ashes-the-story-of-an-american-basilica-75959
https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Carroll-Carrollton-Faithful-Revolutionary-ebook/dp/B07H71BSTY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=charles+carroll+of+carrollton+faithful+revolutionary&qid=1562177191&s=gateway&sr=8-1
This week on CNA Newsroom: the story of Michigan grandfather Irving “Francis” Houle. Irving received the stigmata— the wounds of Christ on the cross— and he could one day be officially recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church. This is a story of intense pain, but also miraculous healing - for Irving and for others.
For more information about the Irving C. “Francis” Houle Association, email Deacon Terry Saunders at tjsaunders1955[at]gmail.com or send a letter to 709 1st Ave South Escanaba, MI 49829.
Links:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/was-this-michigan-grandfather-on-a-mission-from-god-13142
http://usccb.org/news/2019/19-112.cfm
Why can’t celiacs use gluten-free hosts? Can germs spread by sharing the cup at Mass? And where does the bread used at Mass come from, anyway?
This week, in honor of the feast of Corpus Christi, we asked the questions you never thought to ask about the Eucharist...and found the answers.
Helpful links:
https://benedictinesisters.org/
https://www.cavanaghco.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/midwest-drought-to-impact-altar-bread-prices
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/gluten-and-communion-whats-a-celiac-to-do-72220
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/solemnity-of-the-most-holy-body-and-blood-of-christ-270
https://www.cathmed.org/
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/liturgy-of-the-eucharist/celiac-disease-and-alcohol-intolerance.cfm
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/norms-for-holy-communion-under-both-kinds/index.cfm
Archbishop Jose Gomez and Bishop Robert Deeley talk about the US bishops’ meeting in Baltimore last week. Editors JD Flynn and Ed Condon analyze the meeting.
For more information:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/us-bishops-authorize-reporting-mechanism-for-episcopal-abuse-cases-89584
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/usccb-passes-three-measures-in-response-to-abuse-crisis-45731
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/analysis-job-begun-not-job-done-in-baltimore-99464
Cardinal Raymond Burke and seminary professor Ralph Martin talk about the Holy Spirit and how it is at work in the world - and the Church - today. We explore a Pentecost tradition at St. John Cantius Parish in downtown Chicago.
For more information: http://www.renewalministries.net/?module=Home
https://www.natl-cursillo.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/holy-spirit
James Grein, a man who was serially sexually abused by Theodore McCarrick, shares his story. We also talk with Teresa Pitt Green, a survivor of clerical sex abuse who is working to bring healing to the Church through her organization Spirit Fire.
For more information: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/mccarrick-abused-youth-during-confession-lawyer-charges-95617
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/mccarrick-laicized-by-pope-francis-31512
Kendrick Castillo gave his life to protect his friends when he jumped into the line of fire to stop a school shooter on May 7, 2019. He was the only casualty in the shooting at STEM High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Show notes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/no-greater-love----denver-catholics-remember-kendrick-castillo-who-died-in-stem-school-shooting-20922
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/we-all-need-to-be-a-little-more-like-kendrick-friends-and-family-remember-stem-hero-21993
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/the-young-man-with-a-big-good-heart-stem-hero-kendrick-castillo-laid-to-rest-95223
This week, we talk about forgiveness with a woman who lost most of her family in the Rwandan genocide, a survivor of clerical sex abuse, and the mother of an American journalist beheaded by ISIS.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/twenty-years-after-rwandan-genocide-church-helps-bring-healing
https://mgoretti.org/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/saint-maria-goretti-calls-us-to-be-witnesses-of-forgiveness-19175
https://mariagoretti.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/another-resignation-at-snap-as-controversy-continues-93810
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/prayer-a-stronghold-in-life-death-of-catholic-journalist-james-foley-22401
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-sends-letter-of-condolence-to-family-of-james-foley-43169
https://jamesfoleyfoundation.org/
The story of a teenage computer wiz— who may soon be a saint. As told by the person who knew the late young man best, his mother. Happy Mother’s Day.
Show notes:
http://carloacutis.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/venerable-carlo-acutis-a-patron-of-computer-programmers-69517
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/body-of-venerable-teen-exhumed-too-early-to-declare-incorrupt-10239
http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/engl_mir.htm
This week we investigate a mysterious piece of architecture in New Mexico and profile a nonprofit organization in New Jersey that helps low-income renters buy their own homes.
Shownotes:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker-471
http://www.sjcscamden.org/
https://web.pa.msu.edu/cmp/csc/eprint/DT262.pdf
https://www.rdrnews.com/2018/07/08/did-frenchy-the-dog-canyon-cattleman-build-the-miracle-staircase-in-santa-fe/
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/experts-consider-miracle-stairs-in-santa-fe-s-loretto-chapel/article_ef483b1f-6cc2-5cd9-93e8-9e7c1d3d56f7.html
We bring you the conversion of Ryan Prasad, who dealt drugs, went to prison, and now finds himself living for Christ.
We talk with Fr. Thomas Petri O.P. and a Catholic psychologist about why we gossip. Then, we tell the story of a time when gossip had a fatal consequence.
Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-warns-against-gossip-forgetting-ones-own-sinfulness-85835
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/was-the-last-witch-of-boston-actually-a-catholic-martyr-27747
Emily Stimpson Chapman reads an excerpt of her book “The Catholic Table”. Producers Jonah McKeown and Kate Veik visit Stargazer Fine Chocolates in Denver. Jonah McKeown takes a closer look at the lives of cacao farmers.
Shownotes: https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Table-Finding-Where-Faith/dp/1941447996
https://stargazerfinechocolates.com/
https://ethicaltrade.crs.org/
http://w2.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html
EWTN’s Catherine Hadro, Debbie Cowden and Fr. John Paul Mary share their memories of EWTN’s late foundress Mother Angelica, in honor of the third anniversary of her death. Paul Darrow talks about how Mother Angelica changed his life forever.
Show notes: https://couragerc.org/
https://www.ewtn.com/series/shows/prolife-weekly/index.asp
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/recalling-mother-angelica-prelate-says-catholic-journalists-are-to-spread-the-gospel-67872
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/how-the-pirate-nun-changed-a-gay-mans-life-73008
We talk with Dr. Jared Staudt and Dr. Michael Foley about the role alcohol can play in evangelization and an Iowa man who did a Lenten beer fast modeled after that of 17th-century monks.
Shownotes: https://www.amazon.com/Beer-Option-Brewing-Catholic-Yesterday/dp/1621384144
https://www.monasterygreetings.com/product/Orval-Trappist-Ale-11-2-oz/Orval_Trappist_Ale
https://drinkingwiththesaints.com/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/these-17th-century-monks-did-a-beer-fast-for-lent-90886
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/25/my-take-what-i-learned-from-my-46-day-beer-only-fast/
Matthew Schmitz of First Things details some unusual foods you’re allowed to eat during Lent. Fr. Timothy Laboe and Dr. Edward Peters explain how it came to be that Catholics in Detroit eat muskrat during Lent. By popular demand, Deputy Editor-in-chief Michelle La Rosa and Producers Jonah McKeown and Kate Veik taste-test the fish sandwich at Arby’s. Editor-in-chief JD Flynn shares a 2017 essay of his about Lent and ‘finding’ Christ in the desert.
Show notes:
https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2017/03/christ-in-the-desert
https://clearcreekmonks.org/
https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/02/the-ten-most-wonderful-and-strange-foods-for-lent
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/alligator-ok-to-eat-on-lenten-fridays-archbishop-clarifies
This week on CNA Newsroom, we're talking converts!
We interview three converts to the Catholic Faith: Sister Brittany Harrison, comedian Jeremy McLellan and journalist Sohrab Ahmari.
Here’s the story of Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese human rights activist who was imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese government for speaking out, who made a harrowing escape from the Chinese, and made his way to the U.S. He did all of this while being blind. Today, Chen Guangcheng lives in Washington D.C. But his fight for human rights in China is not over.
In this episode, Chen Guangcheng shares his story of escape and Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) tells us about his own involvement from the U.S.
For more information:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chinese-human-rights-activist-on-vatican-china-deal-a-slap-in-the-face-82186
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/christian-bale-presents-award-to-blind-pro-life-activist-from-china
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/activists-departure-from-nyu-draws-fear-of-chinese-pressure
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/despite-changes-genocide-of-chinas-one-child-policy-endures-activists-say-42712
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/blind-activist-appeals-to-us-over-chinas-human-rights-abuses
China is fertile ground for the Christian faith — but clashes with the Communist government make this one of the hardest countries in the world to be a Christian. Join us this week for the first of two episodes about the Church in China.
(02:36) CNA’s Rome correspondent - and resident China expert - Courtney Grogan, offers some context and history of the relationship between the Chinese government and the Vatican.
(10:35) Cardinal Joseph Zen, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, speaks with CNA’s deputy editor-in-chief Michelle LaRosa in the podcast’s first interview with a cardinal.
(17:28) Producer Kate Veik speaks with a Catholic entrepreneur, who has lived and worked in China for decades, about the reality of practicing the Catholic faith in China.
Links to further reading:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-signs-deal-with-china-73894
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-takes-responsibility-for-china-deal-45236
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/chinas-crackdown-on-christians-continues-59665
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-zen-the-vatican-is-badly-mishandling-china-situation-19677
(3:26) Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) speaks with D.C. Correspondent Christine Rousselle about New York and Virginia's radical abortion agendas; his efforts to legally protect the unborn; and the future of the pro-life movement in the U.S.
(7:08) We hear the stories of two Virginia mothers who faced with extremely difficult pregnancies. Both were advised to have abortions. Though the outcomes for these two women were very different, both their lives were changed forever.
(21:30) Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane, Washington made headlines last week for announcing that pro-abortion politicians should not receive the Eucharist in his diocese. Editor-in-chief JD Flynn quizzes Bishop Daly on his announcement, his thought process and his prayer life.
Links to learn more:
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/sen-sasse-va-gov-northam-is-a-creep-with-no-regard-for-human-dignity-18011
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/sen-ben-sasse-seeks-to-fast-track-bill-to-protect-abortion-survivors-40083
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/medical-care-for-abortion-survivors-blocked-by-senate-democrat-88856
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/legislators-propose-abortion-at-birth-as-state-level-fights-continue-53883
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishop-daly-pro-choice-pols-should-not-receive-eucharist-97896
This episode was sponsored by spiritualdirection.com.
Reporter Mary Rezac interviews producer Jonah McKeown and social media director Ursula Murua about their experience at World Youth Day in Panama. Producer Kate Veik connects with Rome correspondent Courtney Grogan about their recent trip to Portugal and what World Youth Day pilgrims can look forward to in 2022.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/twenty-killed-in-explosions-at-mass-in-philippines-cathedral-81161
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-says-he-is-against-making-priestly-celibacy-optional-in-the-latin-rite-13209
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Deputy Editor-in-chief Michelle La Rosa talks with David Daleiden, producer Kate Veik talks with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers about the life of the first black Catholic priest in the U.S, Father Augustus Tolton, and a few of us sit down with Father Mike Rapp - from the podcast Catholic Stuff You Should Know - to talk about Marie Kondo. Is she helpful or a hindrance for Catholics?
This episode was sponsored by spiritualdirection.com.
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Michelle La Rosa asks what would really happen if Roe v. Wade was overturned, Jonah McKeown looks into a push to legalize assisted suicide in New Mexico, and a family shares their story of adoption.
JD Flynn and D.C. Editor Ed Condon discuss the ongoing clerical sex abuse crisis. Producer Jonah McKeown profiles a unique center for homeless men in Washington D.C. Reporter Mary Rezac reviews the self-help book - and New York Times bestseller - “Girl, Wash Your Face” by blogger and motivational speaker, Rachel Hollis.
A young Catholic from Texas who is doing some incredible work in Uganda. Perry West recaps some of the Catholic events around the U.S. that he covered last year. And a new voice on the podcast; Kevin Jones, a long-time investigative journalist at CNA, talks about some of his most important work from 2018.
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We talk to a parish in Chico, California about its efforts to support victims of the recent wildfires. Our producer Jonah McKeown looks into a unique Christmas program in the Archdiocese of Denver - and the man who inspired it - and finally CNA’s managing editor Carl Bunderson talks with the chart-topping Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles.
We ask March for Life president Jeanne Mancini what she's most excited about for the event next month. In honor of this week's feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we share one Florida woman's battle to preserve a painting of Guadalupe. We also speak with Monsignor Eduardo Chavez, canon of the Basilica of Guadalupe, about the apparition and how she has become patroness of all America.
Reporter Perry West explains Starbucks' decision to block pornography use on its public WiFi. Producer Kate Veik interviews a priest about how Byzantine Catholics prepare for Christmas. CNA's editors J.D. Flynn, Michelle La Rosa and Carl Bunderson, and reporter Mary Rezac debate the canonical validity of several Disney marriages.
In this episode of CNA Newsroom, editor-in-chief J.D. Flynn talks with the chancellor - and friend - of the late Bishop Robert Morlino. Reporter Jonah McKeown looks into recovery efforts at a California parish destroyed in a wildfire. Flynn, managing editor Michelle La Rosa, and D.C. editor Ed Condon give an update on the U.S. abuse crisis.
In this Thanksgiving episode of CNA Newsroom, we'll share with you stories of perseverance and generosity. You'll hear about the life of Sr. Thea Bowman, a Franciscan who advocated for racial equality in the late 20th century - and who could soon be formally recognized as a Catholic saint. Next, we'll take a look at how American seminarians in Rome celebrate Thanksgiving. J.D. Flynn interviews a deacon who welcomes and serves asylum seekers on the southern U.S. border. And finally, a priest will give you advice for that sometimes dreaded Thanksgiving tradition: leading prayer out loud for your family.
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On this episode of CNA Newsroom, your host J.D. Flynn reports from the USCCB fall meeting in Baltimore. The bishops were expected to vote on two measures meant to address the sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Church, but they were thrown a curveball by the Vatican. Flynn goes in-depth with CNA's D.C. bureau chief Ed Condon, correspondent Christine Rousselle, and multiple bishops.
Introducing CNA Newsroom, a new podcast from Catholic News Agency. This podcast will give you special access to our editors and reporters - and Catholic news that matters each week.
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