Talking Catholic
475 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCo-hosts Mike Walsh, Jennifer Mauro, Marianela Nunez and Kari Janisse interview Catholic leaders from in and around the Diocese of Camden about what brought them to where they are now and how they are bringing the faith to their communities.
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J.D. Long-Garcia, Matthew Gambino and Peter Sanchez
February 14, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBMuch to our co-host Mike Walsh’s surprise, it’s Catholic Press Month! His far wiser co-host Jen Mauro set him straight and the two brought together a legendary grouping of Catholic journalists to chat about the vocation. Joining us today is J.D. Long-Garcia, a senior editor at America Magazine (and past-president of the Catholic Media Association); Matthew Gambino, director & general manager of Catholic Philly; and out own Catholic Star Herald staff writer (and multi-award winning podcaster...
Talking Saints - St. Abigail
February 11, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.81 MBOn today’s Talking Saints, hosts Laurie and Pete share the buzz on Saint Abigail, patron saint of honeybees and beekeepers. This medieval Irish saint from County Clare, Ireland, also known as Saint Gobnait, left her domestic family to find a home serving God and his people. In this episode, learn more about this saint’s literal path to holiness, and the glory of living a life worthy of eternity. Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez on the Talking Catholic channel at ...
Vocations with Sister Stacie Gagnon, FMIHM
February 07, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBThis week we continue our occasional series on women religious by chatting with Sister Stacie Marie Gagnon of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We chat with her about her own vocation calling and the unique twists and turns it took, including long stints in Europe, the Middle East and China, before returning stateside for the moment as she’s teaching fifth-graders in Saint Michael the Archangel Regional School in Clayton, NJ. She left our hosts Kari Janisse and Mike...
Catholic Schools Week 2022
January 30, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIt’s one of our favorite weeks of the year, Catholic Schools Week, where we take a few days to revel in the Catholic school experience and encourage families to consider a Catholic school education for their children. Our hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh are joined by three great Catholic elementary school principals: Patti Paulsen of Holy Angels School in Woodbury, Sr. Michele DeGregorio of St. Margaret’s School in Woodbury Heights, and Kathy O’Callaghan of St. Peter’s School in Merchant...
Synod Update
January 23, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThe parish level portion of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops has completed in the Diocese of Camden, so we invited the co-chair of the diocesan efforts, Donna Ottaviano-Britt, on to the show to discuss the process so far, what the plan is for the spring, and what she would advise other dioceses who are still working through the parish process. It’s a very informative chat with our hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh. [Producer’s note: Mike referenced in the episode the pa...
Cristina Chillem: The Exit Interview
January 17, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIt’s bittersweet day at Talking Catholic, one of our favorite guests and colleagues is leaving Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden for bigger things. Over the last 5 years, Cristina Chillem has gone from a volunteer straight out of college to an expert grant writer and program director overseeing the Health and Wellness initiative in Salem County. She’s moving on to take the reigns of another organization in Salem County as executive director, but before she goes, Mary McCusker and Mike Wal...
Emergency Pro-Life Crossover Podcast
January 07, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWith big legislative news in New Jersey having been announced today, we decided to bring you an emergency crossover Talking Catholic and Am I Not Here podcast to bring everyone up to speed on the details. Joining Am I Not Here host Tara Smith and Talking Catholic host Mike Walsh is the New Jersey Catholic Conference executive director James King and Jennifer Ruggiero, head of the Secretariat for Family and Pastoral Life for the Diocese of Metuchen. The New Jersey State Senate and General As...
Talking Saints - John Neumann
January 04, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBTalking Saints kicks off the New Year with a discussion on this month’s Saint, John Neumann. Hosts Laurie and Pete dive into the life of this 19th century Bohemia-born Redemptorist and American bishop, who built more than 90 churches and established the first Catholic diocesan school system in the United States. This missionary can teach all how to courageously serve the Lord, no matter where the journey takes us. Saint John Neumann, patron saint of immigrants and educators, pray for us! ...
Happy New Year 2022
January 02, 2022 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWe made it to 2022! To celebrate, Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh invited onto the show our friends from the Keepin’ It Catholic YouTube show (https://www.youtube.com/TalkingCatholic), Star Martinez and Jose Rodriguez. The quartet discuss making it through 2021, their pastoral plans for 2022, and perhaps most importantly, Star and Jose’s upcoming nuptials! Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be found, at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show/talking-catholic, or catch us on Do...
Am I Not Here/Talking Catholic podcast crossover #2
December 20, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIt’s our second annual crossover episode where we welcome back the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts, Am I Not Here. Tara Smith and Jerry Wutkowski – the director and associate director of communications for the Diocese of Metuchen. The duo join us in studio to chat about what we did in 2021 and what we have planned in 2022. Our own host Jen Mauro did her best to keep the podcast on track but co-host Mike Walsh may have had one or two epic rants that yanked back the curtain on what it’s ...
Advent in Catholic Schools
December 13, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBThis week, we’re talking Advent and spirituality in our Catholic schools with guests Fr. Joshua Nevitt, Holy Spirit High School Director of Catholic Identity, and Jennifer LaRosa, Camden Catholic High School Director of Campus Ministry. Our hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh chat with the duo about the spiritual nature of our schools, what a day in their school lives look like, and how they’re preparing their students for Advent and Christmas. Listen to Talking Catholic on Apple Podcasts,...
Talking Advent with Fr. Vince Guest
December 06, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week we wanted to bring you a podcast all about Advent, instead it become a smorgasbord of seasonal topics that also included the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and some discussion of a few American saints in waiting. Joining us in this chat is a fan favorite - who has been absent from the podcast for far too long - the beloved Fr. Vince Guest, now pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Camden. He joins our hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh to talk abo...
Talking Saints - Francis Xavier
December 03, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB“It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.” Today the Catholic Church remembers the example of Saint Francis Xavier, prolific missionary and one of the first members of the Society of Jesus. On this his feast day, Talking Saints’ Laurie and Pete reflect on the miles he traveled, his “creative evangelization,” and his fearless faith in following God’s call. The hosts also c...
Taizé Prayer with Josemon Abraham
November 28, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBAdvent begins this week so we thought we’d bring you a unique perspective on prayer. We’re joined by Josemon Abraham, a devotee of Taizé Prayer - a style of meditative prayer developed by an ecumenical community of monks in rural France, which had it’s start in the 1940’s. Josemon gives us a thorough history of the Taizé community, its distinctive prayer style and how it has become beloved by so many Christians around the world, especially young adults. Our co-host Kari Janisse was exposed to...
Vocations with Fr. Adam Cichoski
November 22, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBEarlier this month, the Catholic Church dedicated a week to promoting vocations in the United States. It’s a topic we never want to miss, so we bring you a belated but brilliant conversation featuring one of our favorite guests, Fr. Adam Cichoski, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Camden. Fr. Adam is always a delight and our hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh had a blast chatting with him. If you or someone you know may have a calling to the priesthood, check out https://camdenpriest.org...
Talking Saints - Margaret of Scotland
November 16, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBOn this feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland, Talking Saints hosts Laurie and Pete dive into the life of this 11th century model of charity and the domestic church. An English princess born in Hungary, this saint married King Malcolm Canmore III of Scotland at the age of 25. Her work to help the poor, correct Catholic abuses, care for her husband and eight children, and her holiness earned her the title “Pearl of Scotland” from those around her. Saint Margaret of Scotland, Patroness of Sco...
Discover Catholic Schools Week 2021
November 14, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBWe may be a little biased, but we think Catholic schools are consistently the best option for most families. They provide excellent academics, dedicated faculty, and a deeper connection to our faith. With those thoughts in mind, we brought in some guests that live this values every day. Joining hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh today are are educators Dr. Janice DeCicco Fipp, principal at St. Joseph Regional School in Somers Point, NJ; Tom Iacovone, Jr., principal at Gloucester Catholic Ju...
The power of the pilgrimage
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThis week we’re talking pilgrimages, both local and international. Our guests this week include pilgrimage guru Fr. Robert Hughes, vicar general for the diocese of Camden, and listener favorite Donna Ottaviano-Britt who famously had her professional life forever changed thanks to a pilgrimage. The two chat with hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh about what differentiates a pilgrimage from a trip/vacation, the intense spirituality but also joyful camaraderies they’ve witnessed on pilgrimages and p...
A saintly podcast mashup
November 01, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIn honor of the Solemnity of All Saints, we invited to the show our resident saint experts Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez of the award-winning Talking Saints podcast. The duo walk hosts Kari Jannise and Mike Walsh through a litany of saintly topics including the canonization process, their favorite saints, and how to utilize the saints. It’s a great conversation touching on many saints, both famous and little-known. You can find every episode of Talking Saints on our website at https://talki...
Working for the Church
October 25, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBWe don’t often think about the professionals working for the Church, but in every diocese in the world professionals work every day to keep the lights on, provide services, handle the accounting, staff the schools, and a myriad of other blue-collar and white-collar jobs. With that in mind we brought a few of our favorite people together to chat, both in terms of why they work for the Church and who they look to hire. Joining hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh today are Diocese of Camden professio...
Talking Saints - Pope John Paul II
October 22, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB“Open wide the doors to Christ.” With these words, Pope John Paul II began his pontificate in 1978, and in the next three decades, he sought to show the masses how to embrace a life for Jesus. In the latest Talking Saints, Laurie and Pete share the life and teachings of a Saint who wasn’t afraid to reveal his own joys and sufferings, on mission of a “springtime of evangelization” to bring God’s love to all hearts and minds. Our hosts, as well, in this Year of Saint Joseph, continue the rec...
Synod Chat with Mike Canaris and Donna Ottaviano-Britt
October 18, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBThis week, across the globe, dioceses began the process that will result in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2023. This two-year worldwide conversation begins in the local church and will methodically move it’s way from parishes, to deaneries, to ecclesiastical provinces, to national conferences, and finally to the Vatican. To discuss this unique effort we brought back our resident Vatican watcher, Catholic Star Herald columnist and professor at Loyola University ...
Jose Rodriguez returns… again
October 11, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBIt’s been an incredibly busy few weeks in Catholic world, so Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh brought in someone working at least as much as they are to talk shop - Jose Rodrigues, the Director of Family and Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Camden. As Catholic world is in full-swing again, the trio talk about a recent, hugely successful catechist event, an upcoming Synod event that will feature the awarding of Bishop Dennis Sullivan’s first Bishop’s Medal to parishioners and staff in South Jersey, a...
Fr. Rene Canales and Helen Persing - Hispanic Heritage Month
October 04, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBAt the midpoint of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh chat with two favorite returning guests, Fr. Rene Canales, pastor, Our Lady of Guaduple Parish Shrine, Lindenwold, NJ and Helen Persing, principal, Saint John Paul II Elementary School, Stratford, NJ. Fr. Canales and Mrs. Persing have been working together as pastor and principal for only a year, but their individual work with Hispanic populations has been at the forefront of their daily lives ...
J. Antonio Fernandez - National Migration Week
September 27, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBSeptember 20-26 was #NationalMigrationWeek – a longstanding celebration and opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants and refugees. In this episode, we hear from J. Antonio Fernandez, President/CEO of Catholic Charities of San Antonio, who has years of experience in Catholic Charities leadership across the nation. He shares with Mary McCusker his perspectives and stories – many of which are not often not seen in the media. He’s an incredibly insightful ...
Talking Relics with Deacon Jim Hallman
September 20, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThis week we welcome back a favorite guest, Deacon Jim Hallman, of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Williamstown, NJ. He discusses with hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh an upcoming presentation at his parish featuring more than 150 relics of Catholic saints, including relics of St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska. Throughout history, many lives have been forever changed thanks to being in the presenc...
Talking Saints - Catherine of Genoa
September 15, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBEven when we experience disappointment and suffering, God is making a joyful life for us. Caterina Fieschi’s desired life of entering the convent turned into a married life of spousal infidelity and financial ruin, but the Genoese woman soon understood God’s greater plan for her, after a transformative night in confession. Hear the story of the saint we now call Catherine of Genoa on the latest Talking Saints today, Sept. 15, her feast day. As well, hosts Laurie and Pete continue the Litan...
Hostful Fall 2021
September 13, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBThis week we bring in 4 of our 5 co-hosts for a chat about what we are focusing on for Fall 2021 in the Catholic Church. Mike Walsh, Kari Janisse, Marianela Nunez and Jennifer Mauro discuss the opening of another youth ministry year and school year, as well as diocesan and Vatican news. It’s a great chat with a lot of things we should be excited about in the Church as we move into Autumn. Listen to Talking Catholic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Amazon podcas...
Back To School 2021/2022
August 29, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBAfter a little well-deserved R&R, our hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh return to the podcast with a Back to School episode featuring one of our favorite guests Dr. Bill Watson, Secretary for Catholic Education and Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Camden. The trio talk about the successes achieved by the 30+ schools in the Diocese of Camden last year as they opened for 5-day-a-week in-school learning and how the schools are preparing for the new school year as veterans of pande...
Bryan and Karen Grant, Doo-Wop Drive In
August 23, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBAs summer is drawing to a close, hosts Mike Walsh and Kari Janisse took a little trip there not to catch some rays, but to eat some good food and enjoy a great chat with two of the co-owners of the Doo-Wop Drive-In Restaurant in Wildwood Crest: Bryan and Karen Grant, parishioners of Our Lady of Peace Parish, in Williamstown, NJ. We chat not only about their AMAZING food (creations of their fellow co-owners Jason and Kim Kramer) but also their faith and Karen's conversion to Catholicism. Y...
Molly and Mike Bedics
August 16, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBWe FINALLY got on the show two of our most requested podcast guests, Molly & Mike Bedics. While they may not be recognizable by name, for anyone who was watching Bishop Dennis Sullivan’s live-streamed Sunday Masses during the height of the pandemic, they became local celebrities. The married duo provided the music during these Masses and comment after comment on the broadcasts praised their singing for the joy it brought people during those dark times. Today, our hosts Mary McCusker and Mike ...
Talking Saints - Deacon Lawrence
August 10, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MB“It is well done. Turn me over!” Lying on a hot gridiron, on the brink of death, Saint Lawrence kept his sense of joy and humor to the last, knowing his martyrdom would bring him to the glory that he longed for. On the feast of this 3rd century Deacon, Talking Saints hosts Laurie and Pete share the life and death of a holy man who inspired the early Catholic Church, and continues to motivate others to live fearlessly. Saint Lawrence, pray for us! Our hosts, as well, in this Year of Saint...
Professor Michael Canaris returns
August 09, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIt’s been a busy Vatican Summer and with a full Vatican Autumn looming. With this in mind we asked noted Catholic Star Herald columnist and professor at Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies, Michael Canaris, Ph.D., to join us on the podcast to do a deep dive on a few topics. First up, hosts Jennifer Mauro and Mike Walsh chat with Mike about Pope Francis’ July 16th letter “Traditionis Custodes” (Guardians of the Tradition), declaring the liturgical books promulgated after ...
Jennifer Mauro
August 01, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBOn today’s episode our hosts Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh introduce you to the new managing editor of The Catholic Star Herald, Jennifer Mauro. The official newspaper of the Diocese of Camden has seen its first change in leadership in 26 years as the former managing editor Carl Peters retired in July after 32 years at the paper. Mary and Mike give Carl a proper sendoff and then chat with Jen on her path from secular journalism to Catholic journalism. If you’re not yet a subscriber, feel fr...
Summer in the City 2021
July 26, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn another sign of the return of normalcy, we’re thrilled to be talking about the Summer in the City youth program returning in-person this August! Joining our hosts Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh are the Director of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministries for the Diocese of Camden, Jose Rodriguez, and former Summer in the City participant and current junior counselor Yen Nguyen. SITC is a week–long immersion project where the participant is given the opportunity to live and work the gospel ...
A roundup of Catholic news and Katie Comerford-Rivera returns
July 19, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBAs the world slowly seems to be getting back to normal, so does the world of Catholic news. Our solo host today, Mike Walsh, updates us about the installation of the Knights of Columbus New Jersey State Council, pro-life advocacy efforts, the upcoming World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, and a column series from Bishop Dennis Sullivan highlighting his 50 years as a priest. Then Mike welcomes back to the show one of our favorite guests, Katie Comerford-Rivera, Associate Director of Dev...
Talking Saints - Maria Goretti
July 05, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBHow many of us, at the point of death, would ask that our enemies be “with me in heaven forever?” Saint Maria Goretti did say this on her deathbed, and not request just any enemy- but her murderer, Allesandro Serenelli. The faith, love, and mercy of this young Italian girl, 11-years-old when she was killed for resisting Allesandro’s advances, are recounted by our Talking Saints’ co-hosts Laurie and Pete today, the feast of Saint Maria Goretti. Her powerful story of forgiveness continues to...
Cristina D'Averso-Collins: The Joy of Love & Family Conference
July 04, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBRecently, The Joy of Love & Family Conference Series was made available on-line. This virtual conference, the result of a partnership among the five Catholic dioceses of New Jersey, will run though November and offer monthly presentations from acclaimed speakers from across the Catholic landscape who will be focusing on various aspects of family life, at all its stages. Joining us on the podcast today is the co-creator of the conference, Cristina D’Averso-Collins, the Director of Family Life ...
Social work at Catholic Charities
June 28, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBThis week, Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh chat with two lively, passionate members of Catholic Charities of South Jersey: Stephanie Mekal, who works as a case manager in Camden county, and Jerry Grant, a social work intern. Both dive into their different backgrounds and how they wound up serving at Catholic Charities. Give it a listen to learn more about each of their roles and journeys – along with their passions for their work, and all of the highs, lows, challenges and rewards they experi...
Catholic Schools end the year strong!
June 21, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIn today’s podcast of Talking Catholic, Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh are thrilled to celebrate with Catholic school leaders the end of a successful year with joyful events and graduations! If you still don’t know how Catholic educators managed to stay open for in-person learning in the midst of a global pandemic, check out this podcasts for interesting insights of the school year overall. The podcast features Deacon Joseph Rafferty, principal at St. Rose of Lima School and his PTA president...
Kerry Fraser
June 13, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBHockey refs, much like the athletes they ensure play within the rules, are a tough bunch. On today’s show we have one of the toughest and hardest working refs to ever lace up skates in the NHL, Kerry Fraser. Our guest this week, who retired in 2010 after a 30+ year career in the NHL where he reffed the most regular season games in league history, regales our hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh with stories from his days on the ice, but also what made him the man he was then, and how he was bles...
Encouraging People Back to Church
June 07, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIt has been a long 15 months, but as of June 5th, in the State of New Jersey the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass is lifted. It’s the most notable step in the “return to normalcy” since churches were reopened for Mass mid-pandemic. This benchmark got our host Mike Walsh and his guest Donna Ottaviano-Britt, director of discipleship and leadership for the Diocese of Camden, to begin thinking about the possibilities available to our parishes - priests, lay leaders and the faithful...
Talking Saints - Justin Martyr
June 01, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBConsidered to be the first Christian philosopher, Justin Martyr, whose Feast Day the Catholic Church celebrates today, demonstrates how the pathway to truth always leads to God. This 2nd Century thinker/convert/martyr’s defense of the faith is unpacked by hosts Laurie and Pete this week, as the tireless saint’s writings show a man who found the goodness of the Christian life, and was determined to share it with all. Saint Justin Martyr, Patron of Philosophers, pray for us! Our hosts, as ...
The newest transitional deacons of the Camden Diocese
May 24, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIt’s ordination time in the Diocese of Camden and to celebrate we invite onto the show our four newest transitional deacons, Chris Myers, Logan Nilsen, Cesar Pirateque and Stephen Robbins. These four men from the ranks of our seminarians are also joined by Vocations Director Fr. Adam Cichoski. Our hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh chat with the group about their vocation journey and what seminary life is like. It’s a great conversation with four of our future, God-willing, priests! To learn ...
Jose Rodriguez Returns
May 17, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIt’s a joyful conversation on this week’s episode as Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh sit down with one of their favorite returning guests, Jose Rodriguez, the director of the Office of Youth, Young Adults and Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Camden. The trio chat about Jose’s summer plans for activities in South Jersey, including the Diocesan Youth Congress & the week-long Summer in the City Retreat, his plans for post-pandemic ministry, and his upcoming nuptials to his beloved co-host of thei...
Catholic School Scholarships
May 10, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBIn today’s episode, Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh welcomed South Jersey Scholarship Fund (SJSF) board members Monsignor James Martin, President Emeritus of Camden Catholic High School; Christine Messina, Vice President at AllRisk Property Damage Experts; and Mariann Gilbride, Director of Development for the Diocese of Camden. From the Office of Catholic Schools, Superintendent Dr. Bill Watson and Communications and Marketing Manager Mary Beth Peabody joined the lively conversation as well. ...
Talking Saints - Dominic Savio
May 06, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBToday the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Dominic Savio, and our Talking Saints hosts are ready to share the short but impactful life of this 19th century Italian who was the youngest non-martyr to be canonized. Laurie and Pete’s conversation includes young Dominic’s devout faith, the four promises he made after his First Communion, and how his relationship with another saint-to-be, John Bosco, led to holiness for both of them. In his 14 years on earth, through his works of ...
Catholic School Nurses
May 03, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWhen you’re in the middle of a pandemic and make the decision to open your schools to full-time in-person learning, it’s good to know you have health experts on the payroll. South Jersey Catholic Schools have some of the most well-trained nurses working in them today. Our hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh talk to three - Shayna Benson from Saint Margaret Regional School; Cele McEvoy Walter from Paul VI High School; and Mary Beth Abate from Assumption Regional Catholic School - about how th...
End of Life and Estate Planning
April 26, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBToday’s episode topic is one few people instinctively want to consider, however, it’s one that every person should really take the time to research and remain vigilant about… and the sooner the better. Yes, even you millennials. On today’s episode we do a deep dive on end of life and estate planning: living wills, advanced directives, DNRs, power of attorney and all forms of planned giving. On its face, this may seem like a rather dour topic, but in truth it is a way of ensuring you own final...
Neal Cullen and Paul Worthington
April 18, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBToday’s episode is one of those where going in to it you wonder why you’re listening to two newspaper advertising representatives talk about their job and by the end of the episode you say to yourself, “What wonderful people!. Who new advertising sales was so interesting and spiritual!?!?” Meet Neal Cullen and Paul Worthington, the advertising director and advertising representative of the Catholic Star Herald, the official Catholic newspaper of South Jersey and the Diocese of Camden. The duo...