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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: January, 2025
Jan 29, 2025

On episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog and a song from the More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns CD, we learn about natural family planning with Dr. Stephanie Kafie, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Totally Yours Family Medicine. With a passion for women's health and natural family planning, Dr. Kafie started Totally Yours Family Medicine to bring evidence-based medical care to Ontario residents. Her book is titled "Totally Yours: The Catholic Natural Family Planning Handbook” a down-to earth and practical book that uses real-life stories and experiences of over twenty couples to demystify natural family planning. Dr. Kafie also weighs in on the topic of physician assisted suicide. You can see a video of the interview with Dr. Kafie on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. Please like, subscribe and share.

Jan 22, 2025

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, author Leisa Marie Carzon, Ph.d., discusses her new book, "Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D." Sister DeDe, as she is affectionately called, still minsters to the needs of her Washington, D.C. neighborhood offering chemical abortion reversals and other services to the needy of her community. This dauntless pro-life advocate is a member of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts community, is double board-certified in family medicine and general surgery, and retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel after served for 29 years. You can see a video of this interview on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel, youtube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum is a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications. Please like, subscribe and share.

Jan 22, 2025

“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 or school communities.

Jan 15, 2025

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we learn about Catholic Charities' Marydale Retirement Village in Newark, Delaware. Catholic Charities' Stephanie Kelton talks with Esther Lovlie, Marydale Program Manager and Elizabeth Campbell, Marydale resident. Who can qualify to live at Marydale and what makes this community off of Salem Church Road so special? We will find out with Esther and Elizabeth. You can see a video of this interview that contains additional footage on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum is a production of the Diocese of Wilmington's Office of Communications. Please like, comment and follow!  

Jan 8, 2025

“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 or school communities.

Jan 8, 2025

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we meet Father Sylvester Obumneme, Associate Pastor at St. Luke/St. Andrew Parish in Ocean City, Maryland. Father tells us about his home community in Nigeria and how their amazing faith, along with his family and pastor, helped encourage his vocation to the priesthood. He tells us how his journey from Nigeria to Switzerland to Italy lead him to Maryland's world-famous resort town and how the people of Ocean City are making him feel welcome. You can see a video of this interview on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel -  YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum is a production of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. Please like and follow!

Jan 1, 2025

Happy New Year! On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with Deacon Bill White from the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota. Deacon Bill is the diocesan posttulator for the cause for canonization of Nicholas Black Elk (1863 - 1950). Nicholas was an Oglala Lakota medicine man who fought with his cousin, Crazy Horse, at the Battle of Little Bighorn and survived the Wounded Knee Massacre. In the early 20th century, he converted to Catholicism and was baptized. For many years he served as a catechist to the Native People. He may be the first Native American man to be a canonized saint in the Catholic Church. We learn about him when Deacon Bill White is our guest today on Catholic Forum. You can see the interview with Deacon on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm. 

 

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