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Sunday Edition with Anthony CoronaSunday Edition Presents: Keeping the Light of Faith Burning Bright in an Increasingly Darkening WorldEpisode Notes
For over five years now, Sunday Edition has been the news magazine show for members of our community to share their thoughts…
And engage in deep and heartfelt conversations…
This week we welcome three incredible community members:
So bring your thoughts to Sunday Edition!
As the world around us seems to spin faster into chaos and uncertainty, how do we keep the light of our faith strong and steady?
How can our beliefs embolden our spirits, inspire our advocacy, and guide our self-care and service to others?
Join us this...2025-05-073h 02
Voices From the PewsReflectionReflection
Sharing the Vision of Black Catholic Congress
In this episode, I share impressions and highlights of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress which brought almost 3000 black Catholics from around the United States together in Maryland this past July.
To read today’s transcript go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSTojDUvmGdgYLDpYOD1JN2riu0e0tfV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107774066431502474908&rtpof=true&sd=true
What is the National Black Catholic Congress? Go to www.nbccongress.org
See some photos from the closing Mass at Congress XIII, https://nbccongress.org/photo-gallery-closing-mass-at-national-black-catholic-congress-xiii/
Cardinal Gregory speaking at Congr...2023-09-0107 min
Voices From the PewsFr. Paul ZirimenyaFr. Paul Zirimenya
Be A Light for Others
Today, we are joined by Fr. Paul Zirimenya, a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco who currently serves as the chaplain for the Deaf community and administrator of St. Benedict's Parish. Fr. Paul shares about discerning his vocation to the priesthood, his journey from Uganda to the United States and his ministry to deaf and hearing, different cultural backgrounds and all walks of life.
Transcript of today’s episode:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U05xC_do8BiuSMw_aXHCCDYmqUWfKitF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107774066431502474908&rtpof=true&sd=true
To...2023-07-1557 min
Voices From the PewsKimberly PérezKimberly Pérez
Counseling Through the Eyes of Mercy
Kimberly Perez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Founder of the Divine Mercy Healing and Counseling Center joins us today for a conversation about her journey of faith, the way in which her faith in Christ shapes how she sees her role as a therapist, the importance of mental wellness and the stigma surrounding mental health in communities of color
NOTE: if you or someone you know is in need of support, please reach out to a licensed professional. You can also call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Cris...2023-06-2334 min
Blind Minority LifeBlind Minority LifeLorna Desroses is a Haitian-American woman who is blind and is working for access and inclusion in the Catholic church.2023-06-071h 01
Voices From the PewsPaul Albert (Encore)
Paul Albert (Encore)
Answering the Call to Mission
This is a rerelease episode of a conversation with Paul Albert, husband, father, and Director of Missions for Life Teen as well as cofounder of Missionary Impulse. Paul shares his transformative faith journey and the impact that answering the call to mission has had on him and his wife Anna.
invite Paul to speak at your next event,
www.catholicspeakersofcolor.com
www.missionaryimpulse.com
Watch Paul talk about (in Haitian Creole) the St. John Paul II Center in Madian, Haiti,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A95AtfStnQ
Read about Paul...2023-06-0232 min
Voices From the PewsRichard Lane Richard Lane
Go Make Disciples.
Richard Lane, Catholic lay evangelist, Director of Evangelization at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo, Ohio, and friend of the podcast joins us today to reflect on the importance of evangelization and why we need to always be ready to share our witness of how Christ has made a difference in our lives. Richard will be featured on a future episode where you will hear his inspiring faith journey.
You can find Richard Lane at
richardlaneministries.com
Read about what the Church teaches about evangelization. This is only a small sample
Evangelii Gaudium: Aposto...2023-05-1906 min
Voices From the PewsAshley PicheAshley Piche
A Heart for Truth, Beauty, and Creation
Today’s guest, Ashley Piche, wife, mother, educator, and Executive Director of Creatio, shares about her journey of faith and how her search for meaning in suffering led her to find solace in the Catholic Church. We also learn about the ministry of Creatio.
To find out more about Creatio’s mission trips and pilgrimages, go to, https://creatio.org
And about the Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage, Italy, go to https://creatio.org/causes/frassati-info/.
Read about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/pier-gi...2023-05-0730 min
Blazing the TrailLorna DesRoses, evangelizing communitiesThis week, Miriam is joined by Lorna DesRoses, who serves in the Archdiocese of Boston as an evangelization consultant, with a focus on the Black Catholic community. Learn more about Lorna's podcast "Voices from the Pews" here: facebook.com/voicesfromthepews/Subscribe to Blazing the Trail on your favorite podcast platform.Find this show on the free Hail Mary Media App, along with a radio live-stream, prayers, news, and more.Discover more about Miriam at MiriamMarston.com.Look through past episodes or support this podcast.Blazing the Trail is produced at the studios of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, O...2023-04-2627 min
Voices From the PewsLorna HeronLorna Heron
To Grieve with Faith, Hope and Healing
Today, Lorna Heron, a dedicated healthcare advocate, and parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel parish in Boston shares about her journey of faith, the loss of her child and how it has led her to start a ministry for parents who are also experiencing grief.
During our conversation, Lorna mentions that there will be a Mass and reception for parents who are grieving the loss of a child. To learn more about Lorna’s ministry and the Mass, send a message to heronstravel@gmail.com
To learn about the hist...2023-04-2237 min
Voices From the PewsPondering the Paschal Mystery in Hiroshima
Pondering the Paschal Mystery in Hiroshima
Sr. Mary Corripio
In this episode, Friend of the show, Sr. Mary Corripio shares her reflection on the Paschal Mystery in relation to the city of Hiroshima and how after the atomic bomb blast, it was able to rebuild and today thrives as an ambassador for peace.
Read and contemplate the messages of Pope Francis, Benedict and St. Pope John paul II about the Paschal Mystery.
Pope Francis, General Audience, 13 April 2022
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2022/documents/20220413-udienza-generale.html
Pope Benedict XVI, general Audience , Wednesday, 8 April 2009
h...2023-04-0706 min
Voices From the PewsMonica LacoutureMonica Lacouture
Build the Faith
Today's guest, Monica Lacouture, co-founder of the ministry, Build the Faith, shares the powerful story of her faith journey and how her faith became much stronger during the experience of her daughter's battle with cancer and how this led her and her family to start Build the Faith. To learn more about build the Faith, go to www.buildthefatih.org. People are still sharing and requesting prayers in the Facebook group, 1 million prayers for Cristy, https://www.facebook.com/groups/513058112050859/
Share your thoughts about this episode
send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com
or leave a...2023-03-1840 min
Voices From the PewsENCORE- Sr Mary CorripioENCORE-Sr Mary Corripio
Journey of a Soul
Sr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodness
Learn about
The sisters of Notre Dame de Nemur
https://www.sndden.org/
their founder, St. Julie Billiart
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-julie-billiart
https://snddensjb50.org/2019/03/01/family/
How someone is officially declared a saint in the Catholic Church
https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/saints
The Ma...2023-03-0343 min
Voices From the PewsTo Begin AgainTo Begin Again
Voices from the Pews is back. Lorna shares about how Lent gives us the chance to begin again and focus on deepening our relationship with our families, friends, communities and God.
Pope Francis Message for Lent, https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/02/17/230217c.html
Journey to the Foot of the Cross - 10 Things to Remember For Lent, https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/journey-to-the-foot-of-the-cross-10-things-to-remember-for-lent
Stay connected with Voices from the Pews. Share your questions, comments, and story ideas!!!
Send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com
Call and...2023-03-0103 min
Voices From the PewsENCORE-Sr. Marcia HallENCORE-Sr. Marcia Hall
Providence Provides
Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood.
Learn about
The Oblate Sisters of Providence and the Mother Mary Lange Guild
oblatesisters.com
How someone is officially declared a saint
https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/saints
6 Black Catholics from the U.S. being considered for sainthood
https://www.usccb.org...2023-02-2337 min
Voices From the PewsAdvent Reflection 3Advent Reflection 3
Fr. Stanley Rousseau
Fr. Stanley Rousseau a priest from Haiti, serving in the Archdiocese of Boston considers the experience of the ancient people of Israel waiting for the Lord and the experience of the people of Haiti today.
Wishing all of you a happy and blessed Christmas.
Readings for the fourth Sunday in Advent, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121822.cfm
Hail Mary in Creole, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49qo2FE8FtY
Haïti, https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti
The Cost of Haiti’s Freedom, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/podcasts/the...2022-12-2410 min
Voices From the PewsEncore -Sr. Barbara GutierrezEncore -Sr. Barbara Gutierrez
Our Lady of Guadalupe- An Encounter Across Cultures, Across Time
This is an encore presentation of a conversation with Sr. Barbara Gutierrez, SNDdeN. about Our Lady of Guadalupe. What did her appearance say to the Indigenous people in Mexico, to the conquistadores during this time of early conquest? What does she say to us in the 21st century?
read the transcript, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DAT2SenkaIefeNYLhisMW7HX9eZ8YC9_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107774066431502474908&rtpof=true&sd=true
Read more about Our Lady of Guadalupe,
https://aleteia.org/2017/12/12/the-hidden-symbolism-of-8...2022-12-1835 min
Voices From the PewsAdvent Reflection 2Advent Reflection
Natalia Pellicano
As we enter into the third week of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection by Natalia Pellicano to help us prepare spiritually for Christmas.
“Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord.”
Readings for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/1211, 22.cfm
Learn why the third Sunday in Advent is called Gaudete Sunday, www.newadvent.org/cathen/06394b.htm
Get in touch with Voices from the pews with your questions, comments, and story ideas,
Send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmai...2022-12-0906 min
Meet Father RiversThe Rivers Reading ClubEmily and Eric welcome Black Catholic podcasters Nate Tinner-Williams and Lorna DesRoses to Meet Father Rivers to celebrate Black Catholic History Month (November) with the first-ever Rivers Reading Club. Participants discuss one of Fr. Rivers’ most provocative and insightful pieces of writing: a chapter called “The Oral African Tradition Versus the Ocular Western Tradition.” The chapter is available as a free download, compliments of Orbis Books (see Show Notes for the link). We discuss Fr. Rivers’ critique of the unexamined cultural forces that cause liturgy in North America to limp: the sight-biased and discursive tendencies of Western European-descended cultures. Hosts an...2022-11-281h 10
Voices From the PewsAdvent Reflection 1Advent Reflection
Susan Ho
As we begin the season of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection from, friend of the show, Susan Ho, to help us prepare ourselves spiritually for the miracle of Christmas.
Readings for the 1st Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm
Listen to the earlier episode featuring Susan, voicesfromthepews.com/2022/05/13/susan-ho/
read Susan’s blog at lostsheepfound.com
Get in touch with Voices from the pews with your questions, comments, and story ideas,
voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com
617.682.08852022-11-2505 min
Voices From the PewsMichael HowardMichael Howard
Eat The Scroll
Today’s conversation is all about evangelization and how to evangelize with educator, writer, speaker, and evangelist Michael Howard from Eat the Scroll Ministry.
Michael shares resources and reflections from ministry leaders from around the country at
Eat the scroll Ministry, https://www.eatthescrollministry.com
https://www.facebook.com/eatthescroll/
Michael Howard new fellow in LMU Black Catholic program
https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/michael-howard-lmu-fellow
The course Michael is teaching at Loyola Marymount University
https://crs.lmu.edu/programs/faculty/?expert=michael.howard
The Presence of Black Catholics Today and Tomorrow
Michael mentions his conversation with...2022-11-1239 min
Voices From the PewsEmily Strand & Eric StylesEmily Strand & Eric Styles
Meet Father Rivers (Part 2)
Today, we continue our conversation about Fr. Clarence Rivers who influenced so many as a priest, liturgist, composer and mentor with Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers.
Learn more about Fr. Clarence Rivers
https://lykefoundation.org/rev-clarence-rivers/
https://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2021/11/06/unsung-hero-fr-clarence-rivers/
Take a look at the first edition of the Lead Me, Guide Me Hymnal, published in 1987 which was dedicated to Fr. Rivers. https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Me-Guide-American-Catholic/dp/9992233044
What was Vatican II anyway?
Pope St. John XXIII announced the...2022-10-2728 min
Voices From the PewsEmily Strand & Eric StylesEmily Strand & Eric Styles
Meet Father Rivers (Part 1)
Today, Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers talk to us about Fr. Clarence Rivers a hidden yet essential figure in Catholic history of the United States. We learn about how he influenced so many through his ministry as a priest, liturgist, composer, author, speaker, teacher, and mentor. He strove to infuse the Catholic liturgy with the many gifts from the African American culture. Emily and Eric also share how Fr. Rivers influenced them and the way in which they view the role of music in t...2022-10-1328 min
Voices From the PewsDeacon Sermed AshkouriDeacon Sermed Ashkouri
A Courageous Faith
Deacon Sermed Ashkouri, a bi-ritual deacon who serves the Chaldean mission in the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas and the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about coming to the United States as a teen, what life is like for Christians in Iraq today and the events and activities of the Immaculate Conception Chaldean Mission.
** Content advisory
There are some descriptions of violence during our conversation. So, if you are listening with little ones, you may want to listen with headphones or consider not...2022-09-2233 min
Voices From the PewsNate Tinner-WilliamsNate Tinner -Williams
Black Catholic Messenger
Nate Tinner -Williams, seminarian, commentator, and cofounder of The Black Catholic Messenger joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his journey into the Catholic Church, connecting with Black Catholics and his discernment to enter the priesthood.
Learn about
The Josephites (St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart)
https://www.josephites.org
The Institute for Black Catholic Studies
https://www.xula.edu/ibcs
Read
The Black Catholic Messenger
blackcatholicmessenger.com
The History of Black Catholics in the U.S. by Fr. Cyprian Davis
https://www.amazon.com...2022-09-0935 min
Voices From the PewsMalena TowersMalena Towers
This is Her Story, this is Her Song
Malena Towers, Cuban born Opera Singer / Vocalist, Pianist and Music Teacher, who serves as Director of Music at her parish, St. Mary, mother of God church, in Middletown NJ joins us on Voices from the Pews.
Learn about
Malena towers
https://www.malenatowerssoprano.com
Malena sings “My Tribute-to God be the Glory”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvlxJZaH1Q
Catholicism in Cuba
What's the state of the Church in Cuba?
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/35981/whats-the-state-of-the-church-
Report on International Religious Freedom: Cuba...2022-08-2537 min
Voices From the PewsSr. Mary CorripioEpisode Notes
Sr Mary Corripio
Journey of a Soul
Sr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodness
Learn about
The sisters of Notre Dame de Nemur
https://www.sndden.org/
their founder, St. Julie Billiart
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-julie-billiart
https://snddensjb50.org/2019/03/01/family/
How someone is officially declared a saint in the Catholic Church
https://www.usccb.org/of...2022-08-1343 min
Voices From the PewsSr. Marcia Hall
Sr. Marcia Hall
Providence Provides
Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood.
Learn about
The Oblate Sisters of Providence and the Mother Mary Lange Guild
oblatesisters.com
How someone is officially declared a saint
https://www.usccb.org/offices/public-affairs/saints
6 Black Catholics from the U.S. being considered for sainthood
https://www.usccb.org/committees/african-american-affairs/ro...2022-07-2937 min
Voices From the PewsFr. Alex CastroFr. Alex Castro
Faith, Food, Fun
Fr. Alex Castro, AA, Pastor of St. Anne/St. Patrick Parish in Sturbridge, MA, and chaplain of the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his vocation story, the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston and the connection between faith and culture.
Learn about
Which Countries have the largest number of Catholics in the world
www.romereports.com/en/2019/08/17/top-5-countries-with-highest-number-of-catholics
The Assumptionist Fathers
https://www.assumptio.org
The Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston
www.facebook.com/Filipino-Apostolate-of-Boston-209496125747105/
...2022-07-1524 minVoices From the PewsJamille Lima Pandolfo (Part 2)Episode Notes
Continued conversation with Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston.
Learn more about:
The Shalom Catholic Community. founded by Moysés de Azevedo.
https://www.comshalom.org
The Shalom Community in Boston.
https://instagram.com/shalom.boston?utm_medium=copy_link
The ministry that Jamille and I are a part of in the Archdiocese of Boston.
https://www.evangelizeboston.com/resources/ethnic-communities/
is there a t...2022-07-0227 min
Voices From the PewsJamille Lima Pandolfo (Part I)
Jamille Lima Pandolfo (Part I)
A Heart filled with Shalom
Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston Shares about her experience growing up in the Shalom Catholic community and how she fell in love with Jesus and then felt called to become a missionary.
Learn more about
the Shalom Catholic Community founded by Moys_és de Azevedo
https://www.comshalom.org
The Shalom Community in Boston
https://instagram.com/shalom.boston?utm_medium=copy_link
Learn about the ministry that Jamille and I are...2022-06-1729 min
Voices From the PewsPaul AlbertPaul Albert, husband, father, Director of Missions for Life Teen, and Co-Founder of Missionary Impulse
shares about growing up Catholic, his journey to a deeper faith in Christ and how he and his wife Anna discerned becoming missionaries in Haiti.
Watch Paul speaking (in Haitian Creole) about the St. John Paul II Center in Madian, Haiti,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A95AtfStnQ
Read St. Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, Redemptoris Missio, that Paul briefly references,
https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio.html
invite Paul to speak at you...2022-05-2734 min
Voices From the PewsSusan Ho
Susan Ho
Lost Sheep found
Susan Ho Joins us on the Voices from the Pews podcast to tell us about her journey of faith and how her heart was inflamed with a deeper faith in Christ. To read
Susan’s blog,
where she shares from her heart
go to
lostsheepfound.com
“The New Evangelization is a call to each person to deepen his or her own faith, have confidence in the Gospel, and possess a willingness to share the Gospel. It is a personal encounter with the person of Jesus, which brings peace and joy.” To learn more, go t...2022-05-1346 min
Voices From the PewsSr. Barbara GutierrezSr. Barbara Gutierrez, SNDdeN joins us to share the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. What did her appearance say to the Indigenous people in Mexico, to the conquistadors during this time of early conquest? What does she say to us, living today in the 21st century? To read more about Our Lady of Guadalupe, go to https://aleteia.org/2017/12/12/the-hidden-symbolism-of-8our-lady-of-guadalupes-image/ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-12/our-lady-of-guadaloupe-feast-day-mexico-americas.html and at the official website of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe https://virgendeguadalupe.org.mx/en/ Sr. Barbara belongs to the Congregation of the Sisters...2022-05-0236 minVoices From the PewsVoices From The Pews - The InvitationWe are called to open wide our hearts and embrace the gifts found in the unity of our diversity within the Church.
This podcast features conversations with Catholics of color and those from communities of non-European origin so that we can learn more about each other’s faith experience, spirituality, and culture.
Share your thoughts about the Voices from the Pews Podcast, send an email to:
voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com2022-04-1303 min
Always on Mission: Evangelizing in Challenging TimesEpisode 8: St. Philip NeriToday's podcast was recorded before the series of events that followed the killing of George Floyd captured the attention of our nation. For more from the Archdiocese of Boston on this topic, we refer you to Cardinal Sean's statement: https://www.bostoncatholic.org/news/may-30-2020-cardinal-sean-p-omalley-statement-killing-george-floyd.In this episode, we look at the life and ministry of St. Phillip Neri, the sixteenth century ‘Apostle of Rome’ who was, at important junctions in his life, surprised by the new directions the Holy Spirit drew him. Our guest, friend and colleague Lorna DesRoses, is guided by that same Holy...2020-06-0146 min
The Good Catholic LifeTGCL #0619: The 20th annual Bishop James Augustine HealyToday’s topics: The 20th annual Bishop James Augustine Healy
Summary of today’s show: Each year, the Bishop Healy Dinner honors those who have served the Black Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Boston and celebrates the community. Scot Landry and guest co-host Fr. Michael Harrington welcome Lorna DesRoses of the Office for Black Catholics and this year’s honorees, Myrtle Cruz who will receive the Bishop Healy Award, and Fr. William Joy, who will receive the Robert Ruffin Award.
Listen to the show:
Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Michael Harrington
Today’s guest(s): Lorna DesRoses...2013-11-1556 min
The Good Catholic LifeTGCL #0402: 2012 Bishop Healy Awards DinnerSummary of today’s show: The annual Bishop Healy Award dinner honors those in the Archdiocese of Boston who provide particular service to the Black Catholic community. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams are joined by Lorna DesRoses of the Office for Black Catholics to talk to Anthony Owens, clerk-magistrate in Dorchester District Court, parishioner at St. Mary of the Angels Parish, and the 2012 winner of the Bishop James Augustine Healy Award; and Beth Chambers, director of Catholic Charities South, parishioner at Holy Name Parish, and the 2012 Robert L. Ruffin Award winner, about what it means to them and how th...2012-10-2456 min
The Good Catholic LifeThe Good Catholic Life #0278: Friday, April 13, 2012Summary of today’s show: Each spring, the Church in the US takes up the Black and Indian Mission Collection. Fr. Wayne Paysse and Lorna DesRoses join Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O’Connell to discuss the work of the Black and Indian Mission Office, which was started under the inspiration of St. Katharine Drexel in the late 1800s, and how the grants issued by the office each year provide necessary funding of catechetical and evangelical work in dioceses, parishes, and communities and on reservations, throughout the United States, including in our own Archdiocese of Boston. The Archdiocese is among the...2012-04-1356 min
The Good Catholic LifeThe Good Catholic Life #0175: Wednesday, November 9, 2011Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams
Today’s guest(s): Lorna DesRoses of the Office for Black Catholics, Fr. Gerald Osterman, pastor of Immaculate Conception, Everett, and St. Katharine Drexel in Roxbury, and Judge Antonette Leoney
Today’s topics: The Bishop James Healy Award Dinner and award recipients
Summary of today’s show: Each year, the Office for Black Catholics celebrates members of the community who demonstrate strong, effective leadership and Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams sit down with the honorees this year, Fr. Gerald Osterman and Judge Antoinette Leoney, and Loran DesRoses from the office t...2011-11-0956 min
The Good Catholic LifeThe Good Catholic Life #0070: Wednesday, June 15, 2011**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams
**Today's guest(s):** Fr. Michael Harrington, director of Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity; Lorna DesRoses, director of Black Catholic Ministries; Maria Bain, station manager of WQOM
* [Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/)
* [Deaf Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/)
* [Catholic Family Festival](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/catholicfamilyfestival/)
**Today's topics:** Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity; Catholic Family Festival; WQOM updates
**A summary of today's show:** Fr. Mike Harrington and Lorna DesRoses tell Scot and Fr. Matt about the cultural diversity of Boston (for example, there...2011-06-1556 min