Catholic Charities Diaper Depot in Lake County has been a large and incredibly well-run distribution center for more than five years. The Diaper Depot works in tandem with Catholic Charities programs, nearby parishes and a wide range of community organizations to ensure that diapers and accessories are available for low-income, grateful families. Join Katie Bredemann as she welcomes Don Rosanova, Lead Volunteer at Catholic Charities Lake County Diaper Depot, and Lisa Roti, Lake County Regional Director to discuss how this Diaper Depot provides a Basic Need, and more to residents of Lake County. 

Host:  Fr. Greg Sakowicz.  Fr. Greg welcomes historian and author Dr. Edward Gordon to the program to talk about where things stand with the Covid-19 pandemic and what the economic outlook going into 2023.

Lectura y reflexión del Evangelio según San Lucas 16, 19-31 del domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2022. Viernes, 23 de septiembre de 2022

Host:  Fr. Greg Sakowicz.  Steven A. Denny is a scholar, an attorney, a certified mediator, and an ordained clergyman, originally from Kentucky, who now lives in Oak Park, Illinois. He and his wife Miran have five adult children. Denny runs a private law firm whose motto is “Striving for Justice in an Imperfect World.” He knows Hebrew and several other Middle-Eastern languages, and his maternal grandfather was a Jewish immigrant from Russia. Denny has spent considerable time at the Our Lady of Gethsemani Trappist monastery in Kentucky and credits “The Merton Prayer” for getting him through very aggressive cancer several years ago.

Guests:  Steven A. Denny and Greg Pierce, President and Publisher, ACTA Publications

Sharon Tillmon has been tireless in her efforts to help fulfill the mission of Catholic Charities over the past 24 years. She now serves as Senior Program Director of Community Food and Essentials in our “Immediate Access and Basic Needs Impact Area.” Join Katie Bredemann as she welcomes Sharon to The Voice of Charity to discuss her vast experience leading teams of Catholic Charities staff members and personally helping people in need stabilize and start to rebuild their lives, one person at a time. 

Fr. Michael Trails talks with Kiandra Boyd, Tolton Scholar at Catholic Theological Union, about youth and young adults in the Black Catholic Community.

Host Bob Gilligan talks with Ben Court about the effects of the legalization of marijuana.  The Foundry Website: https://www.forgingnewlives.com/

Ben is a Substance Use Disorder Treatment/Consultant/Speaker/Author/Drug Policy and currently serves as the CEO of The Foundry Treatment Center in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

The Foundry is a comprehensive substance use and co-occurring mental health disorder treatment center that focuses on the resolution of trauma, self-regulation skills, and developing recover-oriented lifestyles.

Ben was used as an expert in the article: “How Weed Became the New Oxycontin” and that will be the topic of the interview.

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-weed-became-new-oxycontin-marijuana-psychosis-addiction

Host Bob Gilligan talks with Chuck Weber about events that took place this summer in Kansas that affected the Kansas Catholic Conference. https://kansascatholic.org/

Chuck is the Executive Director of the Kansas Catholic Conference. He and Bob will be discussing the events of the summer in Kansas and how it has affected the KCC.

Lectura y reflexión del Evangelio según San Lucas 16, 1-13 del domingo, 18 de septiembre de 2022. Viernes, 16 de septiembre de 2022

Megan interviews Deacon Don Grossnickle and Deacon Jerry Brennan of Our Lady of the Wayside Parish in Arlington Heights. They share the mission work of Microfinance Alliance Africa Projects Foundation. The MAAP Foundation works to lower maternal and infant mortality rates in Uganda through microfinance projects and collaboration with the local Catholic parishes and clinics in rural areas. In the extended interview, they continue the conversation to talk in more depth about how the MAAP Foundation works on the ground in Uganda and provides opportunities to develop the whole community.