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This week we’re talking Catholic Schools legislative advocacy with the Diocese of Camden’s Dr. Bill Watson, Superintendent of Schools and Sr. Rose Difluri, Assistant Superintendent, who chat about how state funds affect nonpublic schools but more importantly, Catholic School families. Dr. Watson and Sr. Rose discuss with hosts Marianela Nuñez and Mike Walsh the importance of advocacy work and the responsibility of all Catholics to extend their support with these efforts - to help nonpublic school children have access to the state funds available to enrich their educational experience.

 

On this episode you’ll hear us talk a lot about the New Jersey Catholic Conference, whose role it is to work with New Jersey legislators and the Governor’s Office in support of both Catholic Schools and other legislative concerns affecting the Catholic Church in general. To help advocate for our schools, we encourage you to go the NJCC’s voter voice page: https://njcatholic.org/faith-in-action.

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This week we sit down with members of Stockton University’s Catholic Campus Ministry - director Alison Filion, student president Dom Villanueva, and student secretary Catherine Cendana. Our hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh chat with the trio about how the campus ministry helps students maintain their faith, how the ministry interacts with students, and why college students should make an effort to join a campus ministry or Newman House/Club (which can be found on almost every college campus in the United States.)

Learn more about Stockton University’s Catholic Campus Ministry: http://www.stocktonccm.com/

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Returning for a follow-up chat (a mere 150 episodes after his first visit) is Rod Herrera, director of the Office of Child and Youth Protection for the Diocese of Camden. He has one of the most important jobs in the diocese, making sure that the young people who attend our parishes, schools and ministries do so in safe environments. Rod talks with Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh about the VIRTUS training that all clergy, staff and volunteers must undergo before working with young people and everything the dioceses of the United States have done since the USCCB’s 2002 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People was promulgated in response to the clergy sex use crisis.

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It’s Catholic Schools Week across the country and for today’s show we lined up six of our great New Jersey elementary school principles including:

- Alice Malloy from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School in Berlin

- Joan Dollinger from Assumption Regional Catholic School in Galloway

- Molly Webb from Resurection Catholic School in Cherry Hill

- Phil Gianfortune from Saint Michael the Archangel School in Clayton

- Helen Persing from Saint John Paul II Regional School in Stratford

- Steven Hogan from Saint Mary School in Vineland

National Catholic Schools Week, this year from January 26 to February 1, is an annual celebration of Catholic education that showcases what makes Catholic schools great. Our wonderful principals provide a lot of insight into what makes South Jersey Catholic Schools the gift of a lifetime.

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It's a Talking Saints episode!

At a time when little could be done for those suffering from leprosy, Marianne Cope showed the highest love, courage and enthusiasm.  She is a shining and energetic example of the best of the tradition of Catholic nursing sisters.”  These were the words of Pope Benedict XVI, during Saint Marianne Cope’s 2012 canonization.  On today’s installment of Talking Saints, hosts Laurie and Pete break open the life of this 19th and 20th century Sister of Saint Francis, a trailblazer in the fight for equal treatment and dignity for all throughout a lifetime of caring for the sick.  Saint Marianne Cope, patron saint of lepers and outcasts, pray for us!

In anticipation for the March for Life on January 24, Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh sit down with Youth Minister Kim Pesotski from St. Mary Mount Carmel Parish (MMC), brothers Stephen and Manny Mertis from MMC, and Our Lady of Peace Parish’s youth Nick Starkov, Bella Pilla and Emily Simon. They each share about their experiences attending the March for Life, what they anticipate to experience this Friday, and standing up for the unborn. These youth and all of us are the voice of the unborn!

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This week, Mary McCusker and Mike Walsh recorded the first podcast of 2020 with a guest who is an expert in many fields, including avoiding any kind of spotlight (until now!): Dr. Andy Zmuda, Director of Program Operations & Integration, and the Asset Development Director at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden.  As someone who has been with the agency for 15 years and currently oversees all programs and staff at Catholic Charities, he has many unique and fascinating perspectives and insights to social work and how it intersects with Catholic faith.

In this podcast, he also dives into the ins and outs of Asset Development - an area of social work that is not talked about frequently, but is essential towards guiding the poor and vulnerable towards financial stability and self-sufficiency. Give it a listen!

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Happy New Year, listeners!

For the last few months Talking Catholic has been working on a new project, a YouTube series of spiritually focused shows. It began in the Fall with our Spanish-language show "Compartiendo Tu Don."

Joining Mike Wash on today’s podcast are several of the hosts, including:

- Kari Janisse of "Youth Ministry Insights"

- Donna Ottaviano-Britt of "Joyful Disciples"

- Fr. Adam Cichoski of "What A Life"

- Star Martinez of "Keepin' It Catholic"

- Marianela Nunez of "Compartiendo Tu Don"

Unable to make the podcast was host Alexis Keefer of "Changing With The Tides" but we’ll get her on soon!

(For the first time we recorded our audio podcast episode completely remotely, with all the participants in different venues, so please forgive us if the sound isn't perfect.)

Each of our hosts are creating 12 episodes that will roll out over the first six months of 2020. The shows be focused on youth ministry, missionary discipleship, vocations, young adult spirituality, and embracing difficulty.

We’re very excited about this new venture. If successful, we hope to bring even more show topics to the Talking Catholic YouTube channel!

Check out the new channel (and the very rare video version of this podcast) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPigUniIpN77DldUfyweow

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Merry Christmas, listeners! As per tradition, we’re doing a hosts-only edition of the podcast this year, but since Mike Walsh now has three new co-hosts, it’s also a great way to do some belated proper introductions and explanations as to why we’ve made some changes in format. On this episode you’ll learn more about these three great women - Mary McCusker, Kari Janisse and Marianela Nunez - their backstories and what they bring to the podcast.

We can’t wait to bring you more great podcast episodes in 2020!

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A Catholic club in a public school? It does exist! Monroe Township (Williamstown) public school district is home to +HE ROCK clubs. Better known as “a faith based club” in the middle and high schools of Williamstown.

+HE ROCK, is a Catholic after school club that meets monthly and is open to all students to attend to learn about the Catholic faith!

Cohosts Mike Walsh and Kari Janisse (founder of +HE ROCK) talk with Donna Alfarano, Williamstown High School club advisor, Lisette Litwinczuk, Williamstown Middle School club advisor, WHS senior and +HE ROCK President, Jared Cruz, and WHS junior and +HE ROCK Secretary Officer, Jade Kern all about the club and its success with the students!

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