On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update with Joe Owens, we talk to journalist and author, Teresa Mull about her new book, "Woke-Proof Your Life: A Handbook on Escaping Modern, Political Madness and Shielding Yourself and Your Family by Living a More Self-Sufficient, Fulfilling Life." This book provides practical woke-proof ways the silenced majority, who feel overmatched, can stand up for themselves and restore America’s values and culture. You can see a video of this interview at www.YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications, airs on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - @dioceseofwilm
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we present the second part of our two-part salute to Father Roberto Balducelli who passed away 10 years ago, on August 10, 2013, at the age of 100. We talk to two women who were close collaborators with Father Roberto, Dr. Maria Finamore and Sister Margaret Cunniffe. They assisted Father with some of his most noteworthy miniseries, Padua Academy, the Via Crucis Lenten prayer, Saint Anthony in the Hills camp for children and families, the Italian Festival, and more. You can see a video of the interview with Sister Margaret and Dr. Finamore on the diocesan YouTube channel - www.Youtube.com/DioceseofWilm.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after Joe Owens gives us a news update from The Dialog, we will hear highlights from a 2006 interview with Father Roberto Balducelli, OSFS. The popular and influencial priest passed away 10 years ago this week at the age of 100. This is part-one of our two-part salute to Father Roberto. Next week we will talk with D. Maria Finamore and Sr. Margaret Cunniffe, two close friends and collaborators of Father Roberto. Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications, debuts on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - @dioceseofwilm
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk to championship surfer, ninja black belt, adventurer and author, Bear Woznick, about his book, "12 Rules for Manliness: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone." In this book that will be released in mid-September 2023, but is available for pre-order, Bear lays out a plan to help men learn how to develop a proper personal creed, and then define themselves by the hardships they endure in pursuit of that mission. Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications, debuts on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - @dioceseofwilm Please like, share and subscribe.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, we talk to four very impressive men: retired Navy Vice Admiral, P. Stephen Stanley, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Father Vincent Capodanno Guild; Mr. Eric Czerwinski, Deputy Director of the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, Mr. Ron Gough, Caretaker of the Medal of Honor Hallway of Heroes at the Museum, and Anthony M. Policastro, MD, a retired pediatrician, Air Force Officer, and current Faithful Navigator of the Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno Assembly #2413 of the Knights of Columbus in Sussex County, Delaware. You will learn about the life and heroic death of Medal of Honor recipient, Maryknoll Father and Navy Chaplain, Vincent Capodanno and his cause for Sainthood. Plus, learn about the Air Mobility Command Museum, its Medal of Honor Hallway of Heroes and how Father Capodanno will be honored there on August 1, 2023. Joe Owens will return next week with a Dialog news update. You can see a video of this interview @DioceseofWilm
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news brief, we will talk to local (Maryland Eastern Shore) author, Marty Mitchell, about his new book, “The Capillaries of Christ: Understanding the Part You Play in His Body.” “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.” (I Corinthians 12:12). Marty’s book is designed to help Christians - in all stages of life and faith - to understand what part we play in the Body of Christ.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update, we will talk to pro-life advocate and author, Maria Gallagher about her new book, Mercy’s Power: Inspiration to Serve the Gospel of Life, from Marian Press. Her book is an easy to use companion on our journey to create and nurture a culture of life in a post-Roe USA.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update and a song from the More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns CD, we will talk to Deacon Matthew Newsome from the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina about the life and spirituality of St. Francis de Sales. Deacon Matt serves as a campus minister at Western Carolina University and in the Office of Catechetical Formation for the Diocese of Charlotte. He is a writer, blogger, podcaster, and speaker. His new book is titled, “The Devout Life: A Modern Guide to Practical Holiness with St. Francis de Sales," from Sophia Institute Press.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we will talk to local attorney and St. Ann Parish Deacon, Matthew Boyer. The annual observance of Religious Freedom Week takes place from June 22 - 29. It begins with the feast day of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, includes the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Why is it necessary to remind American Catholics about our rights to religious freedom? What are some threats to our religious liberty? What should we do to assure that these rights are protected? We will find out from Deacon Matt Boyer.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news brief, we talk to Paula Kosin, author of the new book, Grieving: A Spiritual Process for Catholics. Author Paula Kosin has come to know the rocky landscape of grief very well—through her own losses, by formal training, and by accompanying many bereaved people in the grief support groups. In Grieving: A Spiritual Process for Catholics, Kosin has combined deep wisdom from the Christian tradition with current insights from the social sciences to create a book that can be an effective companion for grievers—Catholic and non-Catholic alike.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog and a cut from the Table of Plenty CD by John Michael Talbot, we will chat with Ruthie Countinho about PWYCM: Parents with Young Children Ministry, a Catholic community of families that live in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania that enjoy potluck socials, family activities, women’s faith sharing, date nights, mom’s night outs, dad’s service projects, and more. She will tell us how this group is trying to intentionally raise fun loving, faith-filled Catholic children. Also, we will learn a little about St. Anthony of Padua, whose feast the Chruch celebrates each June 13th.
On this edition of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk to Archduke Eduard of Austria, Hungary's current ambassador to the Holy See, Eduard Habsburg. His new book is titled "The Habsburg Way: 7 Rules for Turbulent Times." Eduard shares what it's like to grow up in Europe as a part of a family that is rooted in European history, the joys of having a large family, how the Habsburg way is suprisingly apparent in the United States today, and some of the challenges that we face in the 21st century. You can see a video of the interview with Eduard Habsburg on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel. @DioceseofWilm #Habsburg
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after news from The Dialog, we will share highlights from the May 20, 2023 priesthood ordination of Father Onyedikachukwu Chibundu John Enemuo. You will hear the Election of the Candidate, Bishop William Koenig's homily, the Litany of Supplication and more. You can see the ordination in its entirity at YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. We will also learn about the May 31st Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news brief from The Dialog, we chat with Mr. Felix Spitelli, from the Delaware Knights of Columbus, coordinator of the Annual Jerry Dawson Memorial Vocations Essay Contest. We will also hear the student winners present their essays; 11 year old 5th grader, Felicity Curry from St. Mary Magdalen School; 12 year old 6th grader, Mi'Cah Hamilton from St. Elizabeth School; 13 year old Nora Farrell who is in the 7th grade at St. Antholy of Padua School, 14 year old Abby Selzer, an Ursuline Academy 8th grader; and13 year old Annie Shaposky a 7th grader from St. Joseph on the Brandywine Parish Religious Education Program. We will also learn a little about the life of St. Rita of Cascia.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update, we talk to Dr. Bob Sawyer, a physician, retired army colonel, former Johns Hopkins faculty member and leader of Miracle Healing Ministry. We will learn about his journey from agnostic to preacher and about the healing service that he will be leading at Holy Angels Church in Newark, Delaware on May 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update with Joe Owens, we talk to local author, Elena Maria Vidal about her new novel, My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria. The first in this new trilogy my Maryland Eastern Shore resident and parishioner of Saints Peter and Paul Church in Easton, Maryland, My Queen, My love, is the story of a French Catholic princess who would become the Queen Consort of anti-Catholic England.
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.