Catholic Exchange

Michael is joined by Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia to discuss the current situation in the Middle East, namely the many people who are displaced by the growing conflict in Syria and Northern Iraq. Mr. Hartigan shares what the Catholic Church is doing for those in the most terrible need and how, even in the most brutal of places, the light of Christ shines in the darkness.

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Michael is pleased to welcome back author and frequent guest Dr. Kevin Vost to the Catholic Exchange Podcast. In July, Kevin celebrates the tenth anniversary of MEMORIZE THE FAITH (https://goo.gl/ajIhWi), a book that has helped countless people memorize innumerable facts about their faith. Kevin introduces us to the method he's developed, based on St Thomas Aquinas, and shares how one young boy had even managed to memorize all the popes.

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Michael kicks off a new season of the CE Podcast with Jennifer Roback Morse, the founder of the Ruth Institute and a writer on a mission. We discuss Pope Francis, the controversy of Amoris Laetitia, as well as some even more controversial topics like birth control and surrogacy.

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Michael is joined by artist Timothy P. Schmaltz, creator of the Homeless Jesus sculpture that was recently blessed by Pope Francis and has been something of a media sensation. Mr. Schmaltz discusses the statue's rise to fame, the controversy in some places, and how his artwork is inspired by a great devotion to Christ.

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Michael is joined by CE contributor and author Jeannie Ewing to discuss the state of grief that many of us will undergo and how we can use these dark nights of the soul to move to feeling Christ's healing love. Jeannie has two children with special needs and has overcome so much and offers a compassionate and hopeful answer to the burdens that life throws at us.

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Michael is proud to bring on Melkite Seminarian Thomas Moses to discuss how Holy Week looks for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and how we can learn from this ancient rite a way of participating with Christ's last days and his joyful Resurrection. cngr5ykd

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Fr. Edward Looney has dedicated his life to Mary and showing others how to grow in devotion to her. Today he joins Michael to talk about how we can start praying the rosary by incorporating litanies into your prayer. Even if you've never prayed the rosary, or you're not quite a fan yet, Fr. Edward can help you to learn. Bishop Robert Barron calls even praises this method and says "it can only help to deepen your spiritual life and your relationship to Mary."

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Michael welcomes Jeff Cavins to the Catholic Exchange Podcast to discuss how we can make sense of suffering, especially in the light of Christ. We also learn how to help others cope with theirs. If you have any comments, write to us at [email protected]

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Karen Edmisten stops by the CE Podcast to talk about how we can share the faith with those around us, even if it doesn't always feel like Evangelization.

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Michael is proud to welcome Dawn Eden to the podcast to discuss her latest book, Remembering God's Mercy: Redeem the Past and Free Yourself from Painful Memories. We discuss what painful memories can do and how healing them can be a productive part of our spiritual life.

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