As Adrienne Curry prepares to take on a new role as director of the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Black Catholic Ministries, she hopes to apply her extensive background in the social justice movement and her pastoral experience to support the Black Catholic community in Maryland.
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RADIO INTERVIEW: God healed me through St. Titus Brandsma
Carmelite Father Michael Driscoll shares the story of St. Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite priest who vehemently opposed the Nazis. St. Titus inspired Father Driscoll as a priest and it was through the saint’s intersession that Father Driscoll was healed of later-stage melanoma.
RADIO INTERVIEW: A mom’s perspective on a son’s journey to the priesthood
Mary Ellen Bilenki is a parishioner of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock and the mother of Deacon John Bilenki, a recently ordained transitional deacon for the Archdiocese of Baltimore who is expected to be ordained a priest for the archdiocese next year. She shares a parent’s perspective of watching a son journey toward the priesthood.
RADIO INTERVIEW: National Eucharistic Revival
This week on Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty talks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and about the plans a National Eucharistic Congress planned for 2024.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Witnesses for Life: A conversation with Monsignor James Farmer
With the Supreme Court considering overturning Roe v. Wade, Monsignor James Farmer speaks about the dignity of all human life and the call to be witnesses for life. Monsignor Farmer is the pastor of St. Thomas More in Baltimore and a longtime spiritual director to Respect Life in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Archbishop Lori Milestones
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori celebrates his 45th anniversary as a priest May 14th and his 10th anniversary as archbishop of Baltimore May 16. Chris Gunty, associate publisher of Catholic Review Media, sat down with the archbishop for a wide-ranging chat.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness
In honor of Mother’s Day, Kelly Ann Guest shares some insights about Catholic saints who were also moms. Kelly is a former Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville who is now the mother of nine children. She is the youth minister at St. Bartholomew in Manchester and the author of a new book, “Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: The life and spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld
Sister Cathy Wright, a Little Sister of Jesus and author of “St. Charles de Foucauld: His Life and Spirituality,” joins us to talk about the amazing life of a man who was a cavalry officer in the French Army, an explorer, a reformed sinner, a hermit and a priest who showed the importance of what Pope Francis has called a “culture of encounter.”
RADIO INTERVIEW: Jesus is Trustworthy: Stories of Faith and Divine Mercy
Bernie Antkowiak, a musician, song writer, husband and father of 7, shares stories of faith and how the message of Divine Mercy entered his life. He became a promoter of Divine Mercy, including promoting the chaplet through music. He is a parishioner of St. Isaac Jogues in Carney.
RADIO INTERVIEW: The Shroud of Turin
As we celebrate Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Myra Kahn Adams, a Shroud of Turin devotee who helped bring a temporary exhibit about it to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Adams talks about the Shroud’s history and the scientific studies into it – and whether we need “proof” of the Resurrection via a piece of cloth in order to believe in the risen Savior.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Cannonball Moments
Eric Clayton, who previously worked for Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, is the author of “Cannonball Moments: Telling your Story, Deepening your Faith.” Drawing on the spiritual insights of St. Ignatius Loyola, the book encourages readers to develop a healthy sense of self-reflection as a means of drawing closer to Christ.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Catholics and the Environment
With Earth Day coming up in April, “Catholic Review Radio” takes a look at the Catholic movement to address climate change, which didn’t start with Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’ – On Care for Our Common Home.”