Radio Interview: Books and Authors: Inspiring Trailblazers June 16, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with two authors whose books feature literal and spiritual trailblazers.
Radio Interview: Dominican sister at Mount de Sales shares faith journey from astrophysics to religious life June 9, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Schools, Vocations Dominican Sister Albertine Cevallos serves as a science teacher at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville while living the charism of her religious community, the Dominican Sisters of St. Celicia of Nashville.
Radio Interview: Baltimore sports broadcaster shares the importance of his Catholic faith June 2, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Jim Hunter, the former longtime play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles and a fixture in Baltimore sports broadcasting, is a devoted Catholic and an active parishioner of St. Mark in Fallston. Mark Viviano talks with Hunter about his years in broadcasting and his journey of faith.
Radio Interview: The beginning of Pope Leo’s ministry May 27, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vatican Pope Leo XIV was formally inaugurated as the successor of Peter in a Mass May 18 in St. Peter’s Square. Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori was among the concelebrants of the Mass, and he shares his reflections about being there for the historic event, and his hopes for the future of the church with Pope Leo.
Radio Interview: Grow in your relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary May 19, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Marian Devotion, News, Radio Interview George Matysek talks with Father Brian Nolan, pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville, about why Catholics have such love for Mary and ways for drawing closer to her. Father Nolan also dispels some common misconceptions about Mary and shares some personal stories about his connection to her.
Radio Interview: Meet the Mount St. Mary’s graduate who served as a lector at papal funeral May 12, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Remembering Pope Francis One of the voices heard during the funeral of Pope Francis was Kielce Gussie, a Vatican journalist who had the honor of proclaiming the first reading at the Mass.
Radio Interview: Preparing for the Conclave May 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview As the College of Cardinals prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope May 7, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty gets some inside information from Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, Md., and former executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Radio Interview: Death of Pope Francis and upcoming Conclave April 28, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Remembering Pope Francis As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis April 21 at age 88, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with people who have experienced the pope personally.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change to a lower confirmation age with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program.
Radio Interview: Books and Authors: ‘Fulton Sheen’ and ‘Pain to Peace’ April 14, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview It’s a books and authors episode of Catholic Review Radio. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with authors of two new books.
Radio Interview: The Death Penalty April 7, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network, which fights the use of the death penalty and works toward restorative justice solutions. She says that the church’s opposition, clearly defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, focuses on the inherent human dignity of every human, and notes that we need to do a better job of educating Catholics and others about the issues surrounding capital punishment.
Radio Interview: Why Dante’s ‘Inferno’ matters today March 31, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host George Matysek speaks with Jason M. Baxter, a professor and executive director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College in Kansas. A convert to Catholicism, Baxter recently published a new English translation of “Inferno” through Angelico Press.
