Catholic Chicago

Co-Hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk with Dr. Dan Olsen, Dr. Marcia Hermansen, and Dr. Scott Alexander about Catholic/Muslim relations.

Co-hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi speak with Very Rev. Thomas Baima and Rev. Chorbishop George Toma about Catholic/Assyrian Church of the East dialogue.  

Across the nation, mental health experts have seen a significant increase in the number of people seeking relief from COVID-related concerns such as anxiety, depression, and grief. The Encompassing Center is Chicago is making a positive impact in many people’s lives, offering mental health, substance use programs, and assistance with basic needs to residents of Chicago’s Near West Wise. Join Marie Jochum and Brigid Murphy as they welcome Jennifer Smith, Program Director to discuss how The Encompassing Center is all about wellness, and treating guests with respect and dignity.   

Co-hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk with Joyce Gallagher about Aging, Cargiving and the Third Act

Co-hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk to Eric Davis, Frank Brim and Rich Shulz about how The BASE Chicago re-imagines pathways to success for urban youth by combining sports and academic opportunities with a distinctive methodology rooted in excellence belief and love.  

New York Times best-selling author Mark Shriver talks about his new book, 10 Hidden Heroes on Catholic Chicago

The Catholic Conference Hour explores the link between parental notice of abortion and raising a red flag about trafficking victims.

And we hear about the Medical Missionary of Mary sisters on Mission Matters.

Lectura y reflexión del Evangelio según San Juan 12, 20-33, del domingo, 21 de marzo de 2021. Viernes, 19 de marzo de 2021

Megan talks with Sr. Joanne Bierl, a Medical Missionary of Mary sister and Area Leader for the Americas. In this hour-long interview, Sr Bierl introduces her international congregation of women religious that seeks to share Christ’s healing love by bringing health services to people of different cultures around the world. Megan asks how the Medical Missionaries understand holistic healing, what that looks like in different settings and how that wisdom can help us get through this pandemic.

On the Way focuses on the Archdiocesan renewal movement, Renew My Church (RMC). Beth White and Jenn Delvaux, co-hosts, are joined by Rick Moreno and Valerie Jennings, two Parish Vitality Coordinators. Valerie, who serves vicariate six, shares the steps or phases parishes enter for the purpose of bringing about renewal. She also shares how parish communities work towards unification – new name, ministry unification process, prayer, etc. Rick, who serves in vicariate four, shares the vision of building the new reality, the final phase of RMC. And each share their hopes for the future. 

Jenn Delvaux, who serves as the Senior Coordinator in the Office for Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship (OEMD), and Beth, the director of OEMD, continue the conversation about renewal through the lens of evangelization. Jenn speaks of the intentional process of walking with pastors and leaders of evangelization in parishes. The main goal is to form missionary disciples and establish a culture of evangelization in parishes. Jenn and Beth discuss and define the various components of that culture – hospitality, listening, inviting, relationships, empowerment, prayer, witness, and mission.

Students and teachers from St. Ferdinand talk about their participation in Operation Rice Bowl activities on Catholic Schools Today.

New leadership and expanded programming in Lake County is highlighted on the Voice of Charity.

And teen dating violence is discussed on Lifelong Journey.