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Each Saturday, Catholic Forum brings you a news update from The Dialog, the official news source for the Diocese of Wilmington, and an interview segment of about 21 minutes in length. Catholic Forum is the longest-running Catholic talk show on radio, having begun in 1939 on a radio station in Wilmington, Delaware. It is now heard every Saturday afternoon at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is heard in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area as well as throughout the State of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. As soon as it finishes airing on the radio, a new program podcast debuts at 2:00 p.m. ET each Saturday afternoon. Catholic Forum is a production of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
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Now displaying: May, 2020
May 30, 2020

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a brief introduction, the Holy Gospel for the Solemnity of Pentecost, and a cut from Paul Tate's "Let All Creation Sing" CD, we will chat with Msgr. Steven Hurley, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Wilmington and Pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Monsignor tells us what to expect as churches in Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore begin to open for public Masses. Also, Father Rich Jasper will tell us about Father Felix, another Modern Day Witness. 

May 23, 2020

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a brief introduction, the Gospel for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, and a musical selection from David Haas' "Blest Are They" CD, we will talk to Leila Miller about her book, "Raising Chaste Catholic Men: Practical Advice, Mom to Mom." We will also give a brief update as to when and how public Masses will begin again in Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. 

May 20, 2020

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the church in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who are recognizable within their parish communities.

May 16, 2020

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a brief introduction, the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, and a John Angotti song taken from his Testify CD, we will hear highlights, including Bishop Malooly's homily, from the May 13, 2020 live-stream Mass for Catholic school students and their families. Also, Father Rich Jasper will tell us about another Modern Day Witness. 

May 9, 2020

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a brief introduction, the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, and a musical selection from the Catholic Treasures CD, we will talk with Mr. Dan Sinnott, CEO of Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington. How is Delaware's only Catholic hospital dealing with the COVID-19 crisis? How will the pandemic change the way the hospital operates in the future? Listen and find out. Also, Father Rich Jasper will tell us about another Modern Day Witness, Mother Kasper. 

May 6, 2020

“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the church in the Diocese of Wilmington. We will regularly feature people who are recognizable within their parish communities.

May 2, 2020

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a brief introduction, the Holy Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, and a cut from John Michael Talbot's Master Collection CD set, we will welcome two guests to the program. First up is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, Ms. Richelle Vible who will tell us how they are helping the most vulnerable people of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore during this pandemic. Then, Father Jim Kirk, Pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church and Director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Wilmington will talk about the new Coronavirus Novena that will bring us all together in prayer for the end of this pandemic. 

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