In celebration of NAIDOC Week we speak to the coordinator of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Sherry Balcombe.

Sherry works tirelessly with a team of volunteers to educate people about the history and culture of her people and support Aboriginal people in Melbourne.

We speak on the podcast about the work that ACM does, the Opening the Doors Foundation and the significance of Aboriginal spirituality to Catholicism.

This week we speak to Deacon Chris Creo and his two daughters Sanyata and Sanghaya.

The Creo family discusses their life-changing experiences at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in 2017 and look ahead to ACYF 2019 in Perth.

This week on the podcast we speak to two Salesians of Don Bosco priests Fr Tom Uzhunnalil and Fr Kalanchery Shalbin.

Fr Shalbin discusses his journey to the priesthood and the work that the Salesians do in Bangalore.

Fr Tom was captured by the ISIS from Yemen and released after 18 months and shares his story with Melbourne Catholic listeners.

As Victorians prepare for the Voluntary Assisted Dying laws come into effect next week, we speak to Associate Professor Natasha Michael from Cabrini Health to discuss how these laws will look in the world of Palliative and Supportive Care.

Dr Natasha is the Director of Palliative Medicine at Cabrini Health in Melbourne and speaks on the Melbourne Catholic podcast about the laws through a Catholic lens and the future of palliative care in Australia.

This week on the Melbourne Catholic podcast we speak to former AFL player, speaker, coach and author Steve Lawrence. Steve is a former Premiership player (1991) with the Hawthorn Football Club, father of six and worked as a Director of World Youth Day 2008. He has also held executive leadership roles in global NGOs as well as tertiary and secondary education.

In the podcast we discuss Steve's new book Make Your Mark: Five Hidden Keys To Great Leadership and how his Catholic faith has influenced his life and career.

This week we speak to American author Rod Dreher.

Rod wrote the book The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation and speaks to Shane about the radical new vision for the future of Christianity.

This week on the Melbourne Catholic Podcast we speak to Br Peter Bray.

Br Peter Bray a De La Salle Brother and vice chancellor of Bethlehem University. Br Peter discusses the challenges of running a university in a conflict zone, his work with the De La Salle brothers and his recent trip to Melbourne.

This week on the Melbourne Catholic Podcast we speak to Dr Dan Fleming.

Dr Dan Fleming is Group Manager – Ethics and Formation for St Vincent’s Health Australia, a role which sees him leading ethics education, advice and strategy as well as supporting formation across the St Vincent’s Health Australia network. He chairs the Catholic Health Australia taskforce which has been set up to provide leadership across the Catholic Health and Aged Care sectors in responding to Victoria’s ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying’ Act.

As the Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws come into place in Victoria we speak to Dan about his work on the taskforce and how these laws will look to those in healthcare in Victoria.

This week we speak to Fr Rob Galea. Fr Rob is a Catholic priest currently serving in Sandhurst Diocese. He is also an acclaimed singer-songwriter with a huge international fan base.

Fr Rob has a series of recordings and CD releases and has written a number of songs for various campaigns and international conferences.

In this episode we discuss Fr Rob's childhood in Malta, his journey to becoming a priest and his current ministry that reaches millions of people worldwide.

This week on the podcast we speak to William Sultmann, author of the new book Cornerstone Encountering the Spirit of Christ in the Catholic School.

In the book William explores the centrality of Christ as the cornerstone of the Catholic school. It is a scholarly invitation into reflection, discussion, integration, collaboration and action for service within the Catholic school, in the Spirit of Christ.

In our chat with William we discuss his background in Catholic schools, his work with ACU and his hope for Catholic teachers in 2019.