Catholic Forum

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.

On this episode of Catholic Forum, we talk to four very impressive men: retired Navy Vice Admiral, P. Stephen Stanley, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Father Vincent Capodanno Guild; Mr. Eric Czerwinski, Deputy Director of the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, Mr. Ron Gough, Caretaker of the Medal of Honor Hallway of Heroes at the Museum, and Anthony M. Policastro, MD, a retired pediatrician, Air Force Officer, and current Faithful Navigator of the Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly #2413 of the Knights of Columbus in Sussex County, Delaware. You will learn about the life and heroic death of Medal of Honor recipient, Maryknoll Father and Navy Chaplain, Vincent Capodanno and his cause for Sainthood. Plus, learn about the Air Mobility Command Museum, its Medal of Honor Hallway of Heroes and how Father Capodanno will be honored there on August 1, 2023. Joe Owens will return next week with a Dialog news update. You can see a video of this interview @DioceseofWilm 

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news brief, we will talk to local (Maryland Eastern Shore) author, Marty Mitchell, about his new book, “The Capillaries of Christ: Understanding the Part You Play in His Body.” “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.” (I Corinthians 12:12).  Marty’s book is designed to help Christians - in all stages of life and faith - to understand what part we play in the Body of Christ.

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update, we will talk to pro-life advocate and author, Maria Gallagher about her new book, Mercy’s Power: Inspiration to Serve the Gospel of Life, from Marian Press. Her book is an easy to use companion on our journey to create and nurture a culture of life in a post-Roe USA. 

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update and a song from the More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns CD, we will talk to Deacon Matthew Newsome from the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina about the life and spirituality of St. Francis de Sales. Deacon Matt serves as a campus minister at Western Carolina University and in the Office of Catechetical Formation for the Diocese of Charlotte. He is a writer, blogger, podcaster, and speaker. His new book is titled, “The Devout Life: A Modern Guide to Practical Holiness with St. Francis de Sales," from Sophia Institute Press.  

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we will talk to local attorney and St. Ann Parish Deacon, Matthew Boyer. The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week takes place from June 22 - 29.  It begins with the feast day of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.  Why is it necessary to remind American Catholics about our rights to religious freedom? What are some threats to our religious liberty? What should we do to assure that these rights are protected? We will find out from Deacon Matt Boyer.

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news brief, we talk to Paula Kosin, author of the new book, Grieving: A Spiritual Process for Catholics. Author Paula Kosin has come to know the rocky landscape of grief very well—through her own losses, by formal training, and by accompanying many bereaved people in the grief support groups. In Grieving: A Spiritual Process for Catholics, Kosin has combined deep wisdom from the Christian tradition with current insights from the social sciences to create a book that can be an effective companion for grievers—Catholic and non-Catholic alike. 

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.