Talking Catholic

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When he died at the young age of 49, John of the Cross - Carmelite priest, mystic, contemplative, and poet - had indeed lived a life close to the cross of Christ, one filled with its sufferings and darkness, but even more with immeasurable joy, grace, and light.  On the feast of this Doctor of the Church, Talking Saints hosts Laurie and Pete tell the story of this influential figure, and discuss what it means to “strip everything of ourselves that is not God, for God.”

[Ed. Note: This is a special Spanish-language podcast episode of our diocesan YouTube Show Compartiendo Tu Don.]

En esta edición especial el Padre Joel Camarillo, párroco de la Parroquia de la Divina Misericordia y Norma Guzman, Asistente Administrativa del Ministerio hispano, nos describen la celebración de La Virgen de Guadalupe y lo que esta significa para los Hispanos y Latinoamérica. Ambos de nacionalidad Mexicana y con un conocimiento profundo de la

historia detrás de esta celebración nos cuentan lo que se siente al estar en la Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y como desarrollan su devoción a nuestra morenita! Escucha este audio especia aquí!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZDBvIhlg4lNiylSZL5Ctg

We’ve got an early episode for your this week in honor of Thursday’s Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

Mike and Marianela chat with Father Vince Guest, Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish; Helen Persing, Principal of St. John Paul II Regional School; and Gelen Hernández, Director of Hispanic Ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. If you are looking to get a better understanding of the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, you need to listen to this podcast! The conversation includes an explanation of the Feast and what it means, not only for the Latino community, but also for the diverse community at the Parish and in the Diocese of Camden.  Our guests express their Joy and excitement during this time of the year in great detail and give us insights into the cultural traditions that go along with the feast. The celebration starts the evening of Dec. 11th as people prepare in prayer for the big day on Dec. 12th. This episode will leave you enriched and excited!

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The Diocese of Camden sent 113 attendees to the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis two weeks ago. Co-hosts, Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh chat about the NCYC experience with Josè Rodriguez of the diocesan office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries; Millet LoCasale, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at St. Katherine Drexel; and Rianna Evans, an Our Lady of Peace Parish JP2 Youth Group member.

During this show you will hear all about what NCYC is, what the youth experienced there, as well as highlights of the conference.

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This week Fr. Cadmus Mazzarella, or Fr. Mazz to his parishioners at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Williamstown, NJ, visits the podcast to talk all things Advent - the often overlooked and under-appreciated season leading up to Christmas. In his conversation with co-hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh, Fr. Mazz explains the importance of the season, its similarities to Lent and how we can use the spiritual opportunities of this season to help us cut through the secular noise and maintain focus on our relationship with God.

This is our first episode on Domestic Church Media, where we can be heard at 11 AM on Sundays and 4 PM on Mondays each week - https://domesticchurchmedia.org/

And you’ll always be able to listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Alexa or at http://www.camdendiocese.org/talkingcatholic

Our guest this week is the brilliant Sylvia Loumeau, MSW, LCSW, Director of Clinical Services at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden.

In the first half of the podcast she discusses Catholic Charities’ newest addiction services initiative, iThirst. which aims to empower the Church to be a resource for those suffering from addiction and their families.

In the second part of the podcast we talk about the ever-present scourge of domestic violence, something Sylvia has been assisting victims to overcome for almost the entirety of her 30 year career.

In between, we discuss other trauma-induced addictions, how social workers refill their always needed reserves of compassion, and her recent trip to France.

Also joining Mike on the podcast as his de facto co-host is Catholic Charities' executive director Kevin Hickey.

To learn more about iThirst go to - https://catholiccharitiescamden.org/ithirst/

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, check out resources available to you here:

https://catholiccharitiescamden.org/counseling/domestic-violence/

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November 17-23 will be Discover Catholic Schools Week across the country, an initiative by he National Catholic Education Association designated to help schools connect with prospective families, donors, educators and other community members. In the Diocese of Camden, the week will be used to highlight Catholic schools for families looking to find the right school for their children.

With this in mind we welcome two veteran South Jersey Catholic School teachers onto the show, 4th Grade Math teacher Stuart Brayshaw and Technology teacher Jennifer Marisi. These two great STEM educators chat with hosts Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh about what differentiates Catholic schools from public schools.

Stu and Jen will also be featured in a series of diocesan videos that will be rolling out on Facebook and YouTube during #DiscoverCatholicSchools week!

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In 1889, an Italian Catholic nun named Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini sought the permission of Pope Leo XIII to go to China as a missionary. “Not to the East, but to the West,” he replied, urging her to travel to the United States and serve the impoverished Italian immigrants in New York City.  So began Mother Cabrini’s prolific ministry to the poor, sick, abandoned, and uneducated throughout the United States and around the world.  As the Catholic Church today celebrates the feast of the founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Talking Saints hosts Laurie and Pete unpack the life of this faithful and courageous woman, the first American citizen to be canonized, and still much-loved in New York.

This week we have a great guest stop by The Vault for a chat! Meet Cristina Chillem, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, Inc. program director overseeing the Health and Wellness initiative in Salem County and the “Walk with Me” mentorship initiative in Camden and Gloucester counties.

As we discuss the former, we realize Cristina may have a future as a television chef - teaching the health benefits of cooking from scratch versus pre-packaged meals.

For the latter, Cristina explains the importance of providing mentorship programs for at-risk young men and the difficulties finding good male role-models to make a difference in the lives of these youths.

To learn more about the Walk with Me mentoring program go to: https://catholiccharitiescamden.org/mentorship or email Cristina directly at [email protected]. And if you will be at Man Up South Jersey on November 9th, visit her information booth!

We welcome another young priest onto the podcast this week, the affable Fr. Josh Nevitt, Parochial Vicar, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Absecon and Director of Catholic Identity at Holy Spirit High School. Hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh chat with the good Father about his first few years as a priest, his discernment process, his time as a seminarian in Rome and what he’s up to now. And if you listen till the end, you’ll also hear why he showed up in a pink clergy shirt :)