Talking Catholic

Elena Brandt, Swedesboro resident and founder of FontSound, LLC., is this week’s guest with Mike and Pete for a fantastic hour in the vault (assuming you can make it through the record-setting 14 minutes of news read and banter at the beginning. Sorry.). This driven and energetic young woman from Queens, NY, shares the story of her passion project, FontSound, which assists Catholic parishes in empowering missionary disciples, providing expertise in such specialties as liturgy and music, staff development and coaching, social media and web design, and missions and retreats.

The three also share social media tips, as Elena and FontSound are very active on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, where she often advocates for leading with your heart.

For more information on FontSound, visit www.fontsound.org or checkout her social media:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fontsound/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/fontsound

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fontsound

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_P8Jz-sLFjF5424kbatvQ

The dynamic duo are back again and talking about another dynamic duo, the two foundational pillars of the Catholic Church, Saints Peter and Paul. Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez share the lives and impact of Peter, the first Apostle and Rock of the church, and Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. Their devotion to the Catholic faith, and the passion to share its truth and beauty with all, inspires faithful today.

O God, on the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul,

give us the noble and holy joy of this day,

grant, we pray, that your Church may in all things follow the teaching

of those through whom she received the beginnings of right religion.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The third co-host is back! Fr. Robert Sinatra, pastor of Saint Padre Pio Parish in Vineland, joins Mike and Pete for a spirited hour of conversation that we thought was going to be about the importance of leisure time, something we tend to get a few minutes more of in the summer.

However, what actually happened is three pals locked themselves in a vault and talked about whatever popped into their heads. This is a digression filled podcast we think you might actually enjoy. (Don't worry, we only talk baseball for a few minutes.)

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Mike and Pete stray far from the friendly confines of The Vault as they attend the Catholic Media Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin (https://www.cmctitletown.com/).

Joining them this week are fellow attendees Erin Friedlander, communications director from the Diocese of Metuchen, and Mary Beth Peabody, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Camden.

The quartet recap the CMC sessions they attended so far, and highlight elements that every diocese, parish, school and organization should be thinking about, and they also discuss their visit to two shrines, Lambeau Field and The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, the only approved Marian apparition shrine in the United States: https://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/.

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Jeff Morris, founder of the Woodbury-based Morris Graphic Inc, and President of the South Jersey Catholic Business Network (http://cbnsj.org/), talks with our co-hosts this week about the CBN's upcoming Best Practices Symposium at Rowan College of Gloucester County, an all-day event for business leaders on June 21st. The trio also discuss the bucolic town of Woodbury and his 30+ years at Morris Graphics. Jeff also shares a can’t miss deal for listeners.

Julie LaRosa, the delightful and enthusiastic Assistant Director for Christian Formation for Youth & Young Adults at Sewell’s Church of the Holy Family, gets into The Vault this week with Mike and Pete. Schools might be closing their doors for the summer, but the faith formation doesn’t end. Julie enthusiastically talks about her parish’s upcoming Vacation Bible School next month, a week of fun, faith, games, and more for the young Church. In addition, the 10-year veteran of youth ministry shares what keeps her motivated in her work, how the culture has affected youth’s lives over the years, and basketball and barbecue.

As Father’s Day approaches , Mike and Pete are joined by Bill McCusker, author of “Fatherhood: In Pieces- Wisdom and Advice from Fathers for Fathers,” and founder of Fathers & Families, Inc., whose mission is to improve the lives of children, mothers, and families, and communities and the country, by building awareness of the importance of the institution of fatherhood. The three discuss fatherhood, his work, and the upcoming Fathers and Sons conference at Mater Ecclesiae Church, Berlin on Saturday, June 16.

For more information about Bill and his organization, visit http://fathersfamilies.com/.

And to learn more about the Special Evening for Fathers & Sons on June 16, check out this link: https://goo.gl/VYo44j.

On June 16, the Diocese of Camden will welcome two new priests into its midst, Deacons Anthony Infante and Joshua Nevitt. After many years of seminary, they are finally ready to take their vows as shepherds to the Catholics of South Jersey. We hope you will keep them in your prayers now and always.

What’s a DRE? That’s how we led off our chat this week with two great directors of religious education in the Diocese of Camden, the Caso sisters. Lisa is the DRE at The Parish of All Saints in Millville, NJ, and Karen is the DRE at Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Carney’s Point, NJ. For most of their adult lives they have been committed to religious education programs around the diocese and were instrumental in our co-host Mike’s formation as a young adult. The duo talk with us about the effort they put into their religious education programs, the importance of finding ways to make faith a part of your daily life, and also how they are able to keep themselves educated and energized. It’s a great chat that wanders into all sorts of areas!

As Memorial Day approaches, and remembering the sacrifices of military service members throughout history, Fr. Chris Mann, the Marine, former friar and current Pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish in Atco, N.J., returns to The Vault to chat with Mike and Pete about the common ground shared between the religious and military life, and how the retelling of the past can shape our present and future.