Talking Catholic

After a two-week hiatus, we’re back! Hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh usher in the new year by welcoming back a Talking Catholic favorite, Father Jason Rocks, Chancellor of the Diocese of Camden.

This week’s episode centers on the life and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, recorded on the day the retired pope was laid to rest at the Vatican. Father Rocks, who is also pastor of Holy Eucharist Parish, Cherry Hill, talks about the legacy of the late pontiff, his writings, the life of then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and how this holy and humble servant helped strengthen the Church as a theologian, teacher, and pastor.

During the episode. Fr. Rocks recommended several short reads authored by Pope Benedict’s that offers an insight into his perspective and provides food for thought regarding our faith:

“In the Beginning” https://a.co/d/aeQHNyZ

“Without Roots” https://a.co/d/j4hPhUR

The Regensburg lecture - Faith, Reason and the University Memories and Reflection https://tinyurl.com/mryzjm9a

Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures” https://a.co/d/3JJ5LqT

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"God is love.  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”

 As the Catholic Church celebrates Christmastide, the life of Saint John the Evangelist is chronicled in this latest Talking Saints.  On his feast day, Laurie and Pete discuss this disciple whom Jesus loved,” including his penning of the Gospel and Book of Revelation; his devotion to the Blessed Mother; and how, through his example, we can give witness to the Savior.

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Recently, Mike had the honor of co-presenting a talk at Catholic Charities USA’s annual Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence (AIDE) on the topic of crises communications. It was such a great experience that he and Jen brought on two great people from the institute, Jennifer Dyer, Director, Capacity Building for Disaster Operations at Catholic Charities USA and Daniel Altenau, Director of Communications & Disaster Services, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. Dan was the far more polished co-presenter for the talk on crises communications. On this episode, we chat about how they became involved in disaster response services, how Catholic Charities supports disaster relief work both nationally and locally, and why disaster responders should consider attending AIDE.

 

For more on what Catholic Charities USA and local offices do when a disaster strikes, check out: https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/our-vision-and-ministry/disaster-relief/

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On today’s episode, our host Marianela Nunez is joined by guest host Mike Bress to interview Margaret Kaplow, Vice President at the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), the largest, private professional education association in the world. Their membership includes nearly 140,000 educators serving 1.6 million students in Catholic education. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including Margaret’s time at the Washington Post, her role at the NCEA, and how Catholic schools can not only survive, but thrive! Towards the end of the discussion, the group discusses the upcoming Celebrate Catholic School Week, a national initiative across the country that celebrates what it means to attend a Catholic school. For anyone thinking about choosing Catholic schools for their child, this conversation is a great way to learn more about what to except and how to begin your search.

 

To learn more about South Jersey Catholic Schools, visit southjerseycatholicschools.org

 

To learn more about the National Catholic Education Association, visit ncea.org

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In this episode of Talking Catholic, Kari and Mike had the wonderful college students from Kari's ministry at Rowan Catholic Newman Center take some time out of cramming for finals to share about their book club ministry.

It was a roundtable discussion about the book the students are reading, Jason Evert’s “Saint John Paul the Great, His Five Loves”. Then we end the podcast with a quick movie review of the recent release of “Saint Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” which came out in theaters in October. 

Many thanks to the Rowan University students who joined us this week: Peter Gawason, Morgan McRae, Marian Yanka, Nikolas Soyka, Timothy Sullivan, and Bri Broadwater.

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It’s another roundtable episode of the podcast! This time we invite our friends from the Diocese of Camden’s Pastoral Department to talk all things Advent, those four weeks before Christmas that help us to prepare for Jesus’s arrival. It's a really great chat where we discuss the unique elements of the season and what opportunities there are to help us detach from the secular holiday season and instead focus on our faith.

On this week’s show, Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh are joined by colleagues, Donna Ottaviano-Britt, Andres Arango, Mike Bedics, Jose Rodriguez, Rubi Lukasiewicz, and Ann Marie Ours.  

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 4th century Virgin Martyr, is this month’s subject on Talking Saints.  Learn about this holy woman from Laurie and Pete, who unpack her unwavering faith and attractive evangelization, and discuss the miracle of “Catherine’s wheel.”  Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patron of students, unmarried women, and apologists, pray for us!

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It’s the beginning of the festive holiday season and we invited most of the Catholic Star Herald staff to join us to talk Thanksgiving, what it means to us, our family connections to it, and, perhaps most importantly, our favorite recipes!

On this week’s show, Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh are joined by colleagues, Neal Cullen, Paul Worthington, Pete Sanchez, Maria D’Antonio, Cindy Soper, and Rich Hundley.

 

The episode AND all of the recipes we discussed on today’s show can be found here:

https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/podcast/thanksgiving-with-the-catholic-star-herald

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This week is Discover Catholic Schools Week, a national initiative started by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), to help promote Catholic schools and Catholic education across the country. With this exciting week in mind, host Marianela Nunez and guest host Michael Bress, welcomed four members of the South Jersey Catholic School community to the show: Mary Whipkey, president at Camden Catholic High School; Heather Crisci, principal at Camden Catholic High School; Sr. Michele DeGregorio, principal at St. Margaret Regional School; and Laureen Brady, advancement director at St. Margaret Regional School. Throughout the episode, the group discusses what Discover Catholic Schools Week is all about, what makes each of their schools (and Catholic schools in general) so special, the impact teachers have on their students and the school as a whole, and the true impact donorship can have on the legacy of a school. The conversation wrapped up with a congratulatory message to Mary Whipkey after her recent announcement that she will be retiring at the end of the year.

 

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It’s another classic Kari episode as she invites two amazing Catholics on the podcast, Kathy and Scott Woodside. The duo who have been staples in the Glassboro, N.J. area, talk to us this week about their long history as active members of the Church, as well as being lay leaders helping to instruct young adults on how to maintain a close connection to the faith and their families amid all the chaos that life throws at us.

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