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Radio Interview: Wrapping up 2025 with Archbishop Lori


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Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Seek the City to Come

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty sat down for an extensive conversation with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori about the papal transition and issues of concern to the local church. The archbishop talked about good news on the vocations front, the impact of Seek the City changes on parishes and the upcoming fifth anniversary of the Institute for Evangelism in the archdiocese.

Radio Interview: Inside the diaconate


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Filed Under: CR Radio, deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations

On this episode of Catholic Review Radio, George Matysek explores the diaconate from its apostolic origins to its modern-day expression. The program begins with Father Michael Foppiano, pastor of St. Mark in Fallston and director of the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who addresses common misunderstandings about permanent and transitional deacons, explains their liturgical role at Mass and outlines the formation process for men discerning this vocation.

Radio Interview: Black and Native American heritage and mission


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Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview

George Matysek talks with Father Maurice Henry Sands, executive director of the U.S. Bishops’ Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C. A priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit and a member of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi tribes, Father Sands brings a deeply personal perspective to the Church’s long history with Native and African American communities.

Radio Interview: Discovering Our Lady’s Center


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Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Marian Devotion, Marriage & Family Life, News, Radio Interview

Rita Buettner sits down with Jack Kissane, longtime board president of Our Lady’s Center in Ellicott City, and Christine Cunningham, the center’s manager. Founded in 1974 as an oratory shrine and family apostolate, Our Lady’s Center welcomes thousands each year to draw closer to Jesus through the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Radio Interview: Incredible Catholic America


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Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

Catholic Review Radio Managing Editor George Matysek talks with Marion Amberg, author of “Incredible Catholic America: Smallest, Tallest, Oldest, Oddest,” a fascinating collection of more than 300 stories about the people, places, and traditions that make Catholic America unique. She’s also the author of two award-winning Catholic travel books and a journalist whose work appears in more than 100 markets nationwide.

Radio Interview: Supporting the grieving, honoring the departed


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Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments

In this All Souls Day episode, Michael Ruck Sr., president of Ruck Funeral Homes and parishioner of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, joins Rita Buettner for a heartfelt conversation about the evolving ways families remember those they’ve lost.