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Venerable Emil Kapaun was a Catholic Chaplain in WWII and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2013 and was just named a Venerable by Pope Francis in February of this year. Fr. John Hotze is the Episcopal Delegate for Father Kapaun's Cause for Beatification and Canonization, and he joins me to talk about Fr. Kapaun and his life. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulus - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith - The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr - Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here

The eternal struggle between good and evil—how can we ensure we're on the right side? In this gripping episode, we speak with Father John Farao, a renowned exorcist and Catholic Chaplain at California Men's Colony, a prison housing 4,000 men. With over 14 years of experience, Fr. Farao has witnessed firsthand the grip of darkness—and the transformative power of faith in even the most troubled souls. Inside this episode, we explore:  How Fr. Farao was called to prison ministry and exorcism.  The hidden battles inmates face—and the role of faith in redemption.  What it's like to see God's work firsthand in a prison environment. The deepest traumas that challenge spiritual healing. Exorcism is often misunderstood, feared, and sensationalized, but what is the truth behind this ancient practice? Click play now to uncover the realities of spiritual warfare and the power of faith. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr

The battle of good versus evil: how can we be sure we're on the right side? In today's episode, we speak with someone who has witnessed evil take hold of people — and fought to drive it out. What kind of person dares to confront such powerful forces head-on? One of these rare and fearless individuals is Father John Farao, a renowned exorcist from the Diocese of Monterey… For over 14 years, Fr. Farao has served as the Catholic Chaplain at California Men's Colony, a state prison in San Luis Obispo that houses 4,000 men. Renowned for his deep knowledge and spiritual insight into the demonic, he is dedicated to clarifying and demystifying the teachings of the Catholic Church. Click play to dive into: How Fr. Farao got involved in the prison ministry.  What it's like to watch God work in the lives of inherently troubled people.  The impact of faith on inmates. The most difficult types of trauma to overcome.  Exorcism remains one of the most mysterious, misunderstood, and sensationalized practices in Christianity. What can Fr. Farao's experience tell us about the realities of this chilling subject? Join us now to find out for yourself! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C Upgrade Your Wallet Game with Ekster!  Get the sleek, smart wallet you deserve—and save while you're at it! Use coupon code FINDINGGENIUS at checkout or shop now with this exclusive link: ekster.com?sca_ref=4822922.DtoeXHFUmQ5  Smarter, slimmer, better. Don't miss out!

Fr Peter Wygnanski reflecting on the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord. Fr Peter is the Private Secretary to the Bishop and Catholic Chaplain to the University of East Anglia. WORD FOR TODAY is broadcast live on Radio Maria on weekdays at 1:15pm and is rebroadcast at 12:15am and 5:45am the following day. In it our Priest Director Fr Toby offers a reflection, usually drawing from the Mass readings of the day.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Fr. Roger J. Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Solemnity of Christ, King of the Universe Official Mass of Thanksgiving for My Time as Catholic Chaplain at Columbia November 24, 2024 Dan 7:13-14, Ps 93, Rev 1:5-8, Jn 18:33-37   To listen to an audio recording of today’s homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/11.24.24_CCM_Mass_1.mp3 […] The post A Kingdom of Priests For His God and Father, Christ the King (B), November 24, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Fr. Jon, Chaplain of Mamas in Spirit, invites you to bring the longings of your heart to prayer this Advent season. Fr. Jon and Host Lindy Wynne discuss times of their lives they cried out to the Lord—and God miraculously turned their cries into calls.   Learn how all of Lindy's children came to her through the gift of adoption during this time of year. Hear about Fr. Jon's call into priesthood and continued surrender to God in his Vocation.   Open your heart to the miraculous work of the Lord.   May the cry of your heart—by the grace of God—be transformed into a call, too!

This talk was given by Fr. Charles Emmanuel McCarthy for the annual prayer vigil at Trinity Site, New Mexico, on July 16, 2024. This was the location where the first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945. For background, watch Episode 50: Fr. George Zabelka, Catholic Chaplain, 1945https://youtu.be/6ANLWGi2sBAJOIN THE 2024 PRE-ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT with Fr. McCarthy and myself!Click here:https://bit.ly/3SqtUP8FIND THE HOMILY ONLY (NO INTRO BY ELLEN) HERE on Fr. McCarthy's channel: https://youtu.be/zEFk7kEvlu8?si=yXIDJXB_jqXHa5nSFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcastFind Fr. McCarthy here: https://www.youtube.com/@emmanuelcharlesmccarthy3292https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here: https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast

A report criticizing President Joe Biden's memory, stating he's not competent to stand trial was released in Congress. A look at a new report on the long term effects of gender treatments on adolescents. And the Catholic Chaplain for the San Francisco 49ers discusses the Super Bowl.

Recently on X (formerly Twitter), Fr. Douglas Hunter announced to his followers that he was retiring, resigning, or stepping down from his role as the Catholic Chaplain of the Indianapolis Colts. When Fr. Edward saw the Tweet, he immediately messaged Fr. Hunter to set up an interview! In this conversation Fr. Hunter shares how he became the Colt's chaplain, what his duties were, how he managed doing so while serving in a parish, how he would have handled the Damar Hamlin situation, and his thoughts on Indianapolis becoming a center for Catholic America events like NCYC and the Eucharistic Revival. Follow Fr. Hunter on social media: https://twitter.com/frdouglashunter You can follow Fr. Edward on Youtube at: http://youtube.com/@edwardlooney ColtsChaplain #SportsSpirituality #FaithInFootball #ChaplainRetirement #NFLFaith #ColtsCommunity #CatholicLeadership #TeamChaplain #SpiritualJourney #SportsMinistry #ColtsFamily #RetirementInterview #GridironFaith #ChaplainLegacy #FaithOnTheField #ColtsNation #AthleteSpirituality #ChaplainFarewell #FootballMinistry #ThankYouChaplain

Are you ready for the "Big Game" this Sunday? Grab your favorite snacks and get ready for a great match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. John Morales interviews Fr. Richard Rocha, the Catholic chaplain for the Kansas City Chiefs, ahead of Super Bowl 58. Here's the breakdown: Imagine how amazing it'd be to be able to offer Mass for the team! This is Fr. Rocha's role as chaplain. He is responsible for providing Mass for Catholic players and staff, offering confessions, counseling, and even performing weddings and baptisms for team members. He is present at the team's hotel before games and travels with the team to the Super Bowl.  #dreamlife Harrison Butker's faith:  You may know about the strong Catholic faith of Chiefs' placekicker Harrison Butker, who wears the brown scapular and credits his success to his devotion to Our Lady. He spent time in a monastery giving thanks after winning the Super Bowl. He's such a great witness, and you'll hear a clip of him talking to John Morales from last year. Faith within the team: Fr. Rocha agrees that faith is important for many Chiefs players, who are seen in prayer and giving glory to God on the sideline during games.  Super Bowl expectations: Father is no doubt confident that the Chiefs can win another Super Bowl, given their track record and strong performance in the playoffs. 

Father Roger J. Landry, a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and Catholic Chaplain to Columbia University in New York City sits down with Sarah Negri, Research Project Coordinator at the Acton Institute, to discuss the social teaching of Pope John Paul II and especially his emphasis on the vocation of the Christian […]

In this episode, Father Roger J. Landry, a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and Catholic Chaplain to Columbia University in New York City sits down with Sarah Negri, Research Project Coordinator at the Acton Institute, to discuss the social teaching of Pope John Paul II and especially his emphasis on the vocation of the Christian entrepreneur. Father Landry shares some history on John Paul II's three most famous social encyclicals and elucidates their importance for the ordinary Christian worker. The discussion centers around the Christian vocation to work as a divine injunction, the subjective and objective elements of work, and how the Christian worker imitates both God as creator and Christ as the perfect human model of holy labor. It also touches on the challenges faced by the human worker, including the possibility of alienation, workaholisim, and the toil that accompanies hard labor, as well as solutions to these challenges. Subscribe to our podcasts  The Entrepreneurial Vocation (recorded lecture) – Acton University 2023 The Social Teaching of John Paul II (recorded lecture) – Acton University 2023 Laborem Exercens by Pope John Paul II Sollicitudo Rei Socialis by Pope John Paul II Centesimus Annus by Pope John Paul II  The Entrepreneurial Vocation by Fr. Robert Sirico

This essay stands alone. To read the essay in full, go here: The Three Faces of Evil, Part II (substack.com) Please subscribe to listen to and read all my essays, articles and essays: Break Free with Karen Hunt | Karen Hunt aka KH Mezek | Substack I met a murderer once. Or at least, someone who had been convicted of murder. Because truth is never easy to discern and whoever tells the best story usually wins, regardless of whether it's true or not. It was over ten years ago that I sat across the table from California death row inmate Maureen “Mikki” McDermott. I did this on two occasions, traveling up from Los Angeles to Chowchilla Women's Prison, spending a total of approximately 5 hours each time with her. Back in June of 1990, Mikki, a registered nurse, had been sentenced to death for a particularly heinous and callous crime. Five years earlier, Mikki had hired a hospital orderly, Jimmy Luna, to murder her roommate, Stephen Eldridge, so she could collect a $100,000 mortgage insurance policy. Stephen, co-owner of the house where they lived together, was stabbed 44 times and his penis cut off by Luna. Mikki and Stephen were both gay and this was made much of in the trial, which took place in t1985 at the height of the AIDS scare. Luna claimed Mikki had ordered him to cut off the penis so the police would think it was a crime committed by a crazed lover or a homophobe. So why had I gone to visit a monster like Mikki? It was 1997 that I met private investigator Casey Cohen. At that time, I was president of InsideOUT Writers, a creative writing program for incarcerated youth that I had founded with then Catholic Chaplain of Central Juvenile Hall, Sister Janet Harris. The youth I worked with were kids who were facing life sentences thanks to Biden's draconian laws. Many of those youths I remained friends with until this day. Some, instead of spending their lives in prison, went on to be lawyers and run businesses, most just went on to live ordinary lives. Others spent the rest of their lives in prison. One fourteen-year-old girl, Erika, finally had a chance to get out a couple of years ago after having spent over 20 years behind bars. She was so afraid of being free that she committed suicide shortly before her release. Everyone's story is different. It was Janet who had introduced me to Casey. I used to joke when I walked through the grounds of CJH, the Catholic nun on one side of me and the atheist Jew on the other side, that I was perfectly balanced. Those were great days, but they didn't last. Nuns can be do-gooders and have a darker side, too. But that's a story for another day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kh-mezek/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kh-mezek/support

Father Roger J. Landry, a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, serves as Catholic Chaplain to Columbia University in New York City and to the Thomas Merton Institute for Catholic Life. He has been a pastor, newspaper editor and high school chaplain in the Diocese of Fall River. He writes for many publications, appears regularly on television and radio, and is the author of Plan of Life: Habits to Help You Grow Closer to God (Pauline Books and Media 2018). You can learn more about Roger's writing at www.Catholic preaching.com, or connect through email: RogerLandry@post.harvard.edu.    Key points include: 12:52: On friendship with the late Pope John Paul 21:31: On being a diplomat at the United Nations 39:32: On his writing career

In this episode of the Catholic Sportsman Show, we'll talk with Father Roger Landry and how sports were an integral part of his youth and young adulthood. Father walked on the Harvard tennis team and in college started attending daily Mass which eventually led him to his vocation as a priest! Currently, Father Landry is the Catholic Chaplain to Columbia University in New York and is a National Eucharistic Preacher for the the USCCB's National Eucharistic Revival. To keep up with Father's activities, articles and homilies, please go to: www.catholicpreaching.com      

Father Gerry Waterman has been making a difference in the lives of Catholic students on the Syracuse University campus since 2016. As the University's Catholic Chaplain, Father Gerry brings people together for sermons and service, and he is proud to share his faith with the campus community. Father Gerry discusses how the Catholic Center provided a sense of community to Syracuse students during the pandemic, how a fateful encounter while out for a run convinced him to join the Syracuse University community, why he was beyond humbled to receive the Chancellor's Forever Orange Award and why he's passionate about making wine.

Preaching for the First Sunday of Advent, Crista Carrick Mahoney offers a reflection on “staying awake,” even when we're already tired: “We've been on high alert for nearly two years, so sometimes these Advent reminders to stay awake, pay attention, be ready, only feed the weariness. It's ok to feel tired! In that barely awake state, in those moments when we feel more anxious, less patient, or we are just having an 'off day', we can still meet the world with love and compassion, because we, too, are being met as we are by a God who fulfills promises out of love and fidelity. Even in our tiredness, we can meet the world as it is with a posture of openness that will help wake us up and participate in the hope, peace, joy and love of this holy season of preparation.” Crista Mahoney earned her Master of Divinity from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Her professional ministry began in campus ministry at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA, then as the Catholic Chaplain on a multi-faith team at Babson College in Wellesley, MA, before returning to her alma mater, the College of the Holy Cross, to work with students on retreats and women's faith sharing groups. Crista also coordinates and edits the Return To Me: Lenten Reflection Series at Holy Cross. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11282021 to learn more about Crista, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Questions of Faith - 2021-10-01 Sister Gemma Simmonds is joined by Radio Maria guest Fr Vladimir Felzmann. Fr Vlad is the Canary Wharf Multifaith Chaplaincy's dedicated Catholic Chaplain. He is also Catholic Chaplain for sport, CEO of The John Paul II Foundation for Sport (which he launched in 2011) and is a trustee of The Passage, CaAPA and Genesis. Today's episode is a special for the Feast of St Therese of Lisieux. Fr Vlad and Sr Gemma look at how St Therese's 'Little Way' can help us to come closer to God in our everyday life - in particular looking at the virtues of faith and hope.

ON SACRED GROUND by Diane M. PossonThis author is a woman who is reflecting on her life, and realizing how she has been led by God in spite of her fears and weaknesses. She shares how she has been inspired by the many teachers in her life, her family, friends, experiences, and from the people she's met and served as a Hospice Chaplain for over 20 years. She realizes now that because of these intimate experiences she has truly been "On Sacred Ground."Diane M. Posson is a mother of five sons and one daughter.  A Catholic Christian since 18 years of age.  She became an accredited Catholic Chaplain through NACC (National Association of Catholic Chaplains).  Served as a hospice chaplain for 30 years.  Privileged to serve those of all faiths and no faith, those of all nationalities, needs and personalities.https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Ground-Diane-M-Posson/dp/1480975095www.ReadersMagnet.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/dmpossonrm.mp3   

Dr. Lynn Cooper is the Catholic Chaplain at Tufts University, where she serves on an interfaith chaplaincy team. She holds a Masters of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership from Boston University School of Theology. Dr. Cooper's ministry is grounded in Catholic Social Teaching. She seeks to help students make meaningful connections between their education, faith, and the work for justice. Her doctoral work explored loneliness in higher education, proposing a model for embracing friendship as the sacrament that it is. Her spouse, Andrew, is a Unitarian Universalist minister and chaplain. Together they delight in their son Rory. If becoming a mom has taught her anything it is that spirituality can—and must—thrive in the messy, mucky, and mundane.Instagram: @tufts_catholic_chaplaincyMusic by: @siryalibeatsVector Portrait by: Rafli

Preaching for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Emily Southerton, MA, offers a reflection on our authority and responsibility: "So when you are misunderstood just like Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth, and when you are asked, 'where does your authority come from?' what will be your response? For me, I have found my authority comes from the call. That just as the Spirit entered Ezekiel, so too has the spirit entered me and, I believe, enters each of you through the Sacrament of Baptism." Emily Southerton serves as a Catholic Chaplain delivering spiritual care and support at Phoebe Ministries- a faith based, long term, assisted care facility in eastern Pennsylvania. Originally from Michigan, Emily graduated from Aquinas College with a bachelor of arts, double majoring in philosophy and theology. She holds a Master's degree in theology and a certification in pastoral ministry from Villanova University. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07042021 to learn more about Emily, to read read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

We shine the light on Nazareth's Civil Rights Journey, an extraordinary immersive learning experience that we have been offering for several years. Meet guide Reggie Harris, who partners with Nazareth to lead this life-changing trip. Hear from Nazareth students who have attended the journey and their transformative take-aways. Harris also talks about his week-long fellowship at Nazareth that starts Sunday, March 21.  Guests: Reggie Harris is co-president of the board and director of music for the Living Legacy Project, Nazareth's community partner for the Civil Rights Journey. He has earned distinction as one of the foremost interpreters and song leaders of the music of the Underground Railroad and the modern Civil Rights movement. Most recently, Reggie received the Folk Alliance International Spirit of Folk and W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy awards. Jamie Fazio is Nazareth College's Catholic Chaplain and has been on several Civil Rights Journeys. Rameen Copeland ‘20, ‘21G is a graduate student studying global business & leadership. He holds graduate assistantships with both the Center for Spirituality and the Center for Service-Learning. Serena Viktor ‘20, ‘21G is in the final semester of her master's of social work program at Nazareth College; she also holds a bachelor's of social work from Nazareth. She co-facilitates an empowerment group for Women of Color. She also has been awarded the Nazareth College Presidential Civic Engagment Award for her tireless work in campaigning for racial justice, solidarity, and equity within the Nazareth community and the Rochester area. Ms. Viktor plans on pursuing a law degree and establishing a non-profit organization in Zambia to advocate for mental health services for women and girls. She is a board member for Worker Justice Center New York, helping to raise funding and advocating for effective policy solutions rooted in research-based policy innovation.  Carolyn Carlic '23 is a sophomore majoring in environmental science and sustainability and minoring in religious studies. She traveled on the Civil Rights Journey in January 2020 and this has shaped her career goals toward work in environmental justice. Nate Allen ‘23 is a sophomore majoring in finance. He's currently taking courses in economics and leadership & ethics and is part of the men's tennis team and volleyball team.

Welcome to Why I am antiwar, @antiwarpodcast with your host @mdvet4 This the podcast that shares experiences and stories that lead us to question war or see the value of peace. here is one of those stories As a child I loved all things military in part because I knew My father is a Vietnam veteran. He was raised catholic and was an altar boy. He never raised us in a religion. It was not until middle school I became aware that our families atheism or agnosticism was unusual. I asked my father why we never went to church and he explained rather cryptically that immediately after returning from Vietnam he went to Mass and a fight broke out in the parking lot as people were fighting to leave. I surmised that religion ceased to have the effect it once did for him. I think on some level I knew there was more to the story and it must’ve been more related to his experiences in vietnam than he let on. Later he told me decided it was best to let his children choose their religion (or not) rather than be raised into one. The fact he was a veteran and a DOD civilian employee seemed to foster my interest in all things military and this included every war movie and TV show I could find. I particularly enjoyed M.A.S.H. It was in syndication for most of my childhood and over the course of several years I watched every episode more than once. 8th or 9th grade I struggled with creating a sense of self identity and militarism became a part of of my identity but I also “tried out” catholicism as an identity, so I found the role of Father Mulcahy in MASH to be intriguing. In spite of the very obvious antiwar messages of many of the films and tv shows, Antiwar art often has a reverse effect. The military story lines and likable characters initially only enhanced my affinity towards the military. Unfortunately These stories do not serve their purpose until the audience is ready read hear them. However the Dear sis episode of Mash was an exception that seemed to resonate with me. Most of the story centers around the chaplains search for meaning and purpose in the midst of the war. It comes to a close with a Christmas party and the key characters show their appreciation of the Catholic Chaplain by singing a round of “dona nobis pacem” a latin prayer for peace. I had seen other episodes where the characters want the war to end, or to go home. But there was something poignant in their dedication of prayer to the chaplain and something beautiful about the singing that struck me. For once, it sank in that these people truly wanted peace. I found it odd and at the time just dismissed it as the peacenik attitude of the cast. But still I held on to the moment. It was one of the first time I really considered and realized that those sent to war wish for peace. The tune of the song stuck with me and I never forgot it. It took many more years for me to change my beliefs but that one scene was always somewhere in the back of my mind. Though antiwar art does not always immediately strike the root, I think this scene planted the first seed for me to become antiwar. Hopefully it will for you or someone you share this with too. That was another story from “why I am antiwar” be sure to follow us @antiwarpodcast and follow me @mdvet4. Go to antiwarpodcast.com to find all of our podcasts and show notes For this episode. Bonus materials, such as a full interview and discussion with our guest about this episode are available for supporting listeners.

On today's episode we had on Father Bill Labbe, unofficial team chaplain for the University of Maine hockey team and Catholic Chaplain at UMaine. He is someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression and we know his story will help those who may be going through the same thing. His perspective on mental health and taking care of one's mind, body and soul is something we feel a lot of you may benefit from. Enjoy!

Father Matt Buening, the Catholic Chaplain at Towson University Newman Center, ponders the question of today's reading, "What sort of person ought I to be?" For more information about Advent, visit https://bitly.com/33q5kUT

This lecture was given on October 30, 2020 as part of "Choosing Well: Practical Wisdom in an Impractical Age" Intellectual Retreat at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org Speaker Bio: Fr. Austin Dominic Litke, O.P., is a friar of the Province of St. Joseph. He is a native of Henderson, Kentucky. After studies in Classical Languages and Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, he completed one year of theological studies at Saint Meinrad School of Theology before entering the Order. Fr. Austin was ordained a priest in 2011 and completed his S.T.L. in Dogmatic Theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. He was then assigned as Catholic Chaplain at New York University from 2012-2014. He is currently completing doctoral studies in Patristic Theology at the Istituto Patristico “Augustinianum” in Rome.

Rabbi Joseph Kolakowski shares his unique perspective with Rabbi Kivelevitz, and reccomends the short film For God and Country for Veteran's Day viewing seeing as it stars future President Ronald Reagan as a Catholic Chaplain in World War II and features a Rabbi character.Kivelevitz while extolling the bonding aspects of the military and promoting commemoration of valor and sacrifice, offers Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece Paths of Glory as a significant film whose viewing stirs contemplation on the complexities of war and its immoral side. It also is set in World War I, the ending of which spawned the original Armistice Day that later developed into Veteran's Day.Kolakowski is the Facility Chaplaincy Program Director at the The State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Waymart, Pennsylvania. The institution is a medium security prison facility housing 1,100 inmates and a 120 bed Forensic Treatment Center, which provides inpatient psychiatric treatment in a secure setting for adult male offenders.Kolakowski is the first Rabbi in the history of the Commonwealth to serve as head chaplain in a state prison.Prior to his present position, he served pulpits and chaplaincy positions in Virginia and Upstate New York.The Rabbi has emerged as a talented speaker in areas of religion, politics, spirituality, popular culture, history, and interfaith affairs. He has created an extremely popular YouTube channel with thousands of followers.Kolakowski unashamedly recounts his personal history. While his mother was raised in a Modern Orthodox home in Queens, his father is a devout Roman Catholic. He had a bris in an Orthodox synagogue but was also baptized in a Catholic church.His maternal grandparents encouraged him to have a bar mitzvah in their Orthodox Shul which spurred the young Kolakowski to adopt a frum lifestyle.At eighteen, he spent a year in a Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, whose environs drew him into Hasidic practice and philosophy .Kolakowski went on to study for and receive semichah at Yeshiva Or Kedoshim Biala in Brooklyn. He recognized the need to obtain a B.A. in psychology from Lander College for Men .Hearing the call to become a communal leader, he matriculated to Touro College for a postgraduate certificate in Advanced Rabbinics and Synagogue Management in conjunction with the National Council of Young Israel and the Young Israel Council of Rabbis.Rabbi Kolakowski's English translation of sefer Seder HaYom by the late Biala Rebbe was published in 2006 in Israel to wide acclaim.He can be reached at josephkolakowski@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Captain John L. Kaul (ret) served as a full time Catholic chaplain in the Navy for 26 years. He spent time with the Marines, Admirals and other chaplains of all faiths.  Fr. Kaul was born in Wyandotte and attended Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, and St. John’s Provincial Seminary, Plymouth Township. He also attended Mercy College in Detroit. He was ordained May 24, 1975, at St. Joseph Church in Wyandotte.  After 7 years of parish ministry , he was allowed to join the Navy full time.  Twice he was stationed as a chaplain at Camp Le Jeune, N.C.   Upon retirement he worked for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, Fr. Kaul has worked to facilitate contracts and faculties for priests serving the military on a non-active-duty basis, and a short time as vocations director.   Fr. Kaul has earned several honors and recognitions for his service, including the Meritorious Service Medal twice, Navy Commendation Medal four times, Overseas Deployment Ribbon four times and the Joint Service Achievement Medal. He talks about his career and the needs of chaplains with host Jim Fausone.  

Seventy-five years ago, during the Second World War, Fr. George Zabelka was the Catholic chaplain for the 509th composite group, the group that dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the mid-1970's, Fr. Zabelka repented for the role he played in the Second World War and became a public advocate of Christian nonviolence. No Catholic publication in the late '70s was interested in publishing the story of his conversion. Even after his story became internationally known in the '80s and a documentary was made, no American t.v. station, either Catholic or secular, was interested in televising it. This podcast tells the story of George Zabelka from the perspective of his friend, Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy. Hear about the rocky start to their relationship, George's virtues of faithfulness and courage, their lunch with Charlie Sweeney (the Catholic who dropped the bomb on Nagasaki), and some of the fruits that came from Fr. Zabelka's work towards the end of his life. Note: Parts 1, 3, and 5 focus on George. Parts 2 and 4 digress but provide helpful context and more food for thought.Part 1 0:00 - 1:14:55Part 2 1:14:56 - 1:39:30Part 3 1:39:31 - 2:09:47Part 4 2:09:48 - 2:43:47Part 5 2:43:48 - endTo further explore this topic, the following are recommended: "Blessing the Bombs," article by George Zabelka"A Military Chaplain Repents," interview by Fr. McCarthy (originally published in Sojourners)"The Reluctant Prophet" documentary (1989)"August 9," booklet by Fr. McCarthy"Conversation on Christian Nonviolence" with Fr. George Zabelka, Fr. McCarthy, and Mairead Corrigan McGuire"The Church a Fold of Lambs," talk given in "Behold the Lamb" by Fr. McCarthy"The Miracle of Edith Stein," Episode 13 of the CAM podcastFind Fr. McCarthy and "Behold the Lamb" here: www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgwww.centerforchristiannonviolence.orgFind CAM here: Find us at : www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comFind our podcast/RSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171

In this week’s episode, Steve King applies for a job with the Minneapolis Police Department, Donald Trump tries really hard to hold a book, and the world will get a bonus Bosnick. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Check out the Good, Better, Quest podcast here: http://gbqpod.com/ --- Headlines: Mad About George Floyd?...Then Protest Planned Parenthood: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/30/right-wing-activists-mad-about-george-floyd-then-protest-planned-parenthood/ https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gordon-klingenschmitt-and-josh-bernstein-wonder-why-george-floyd-protesters-are-not-protesting-planned-parenthood/ Trump holds bible, pisses off church: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/06/02/trump-catholic-shrine-church-bible-protesters/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/06/02/trump-catholic-shrine-church-bible-protesters/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_shrine-12p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans&itid=hp_hp-top-table-high_shrine-12p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans) and https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/06/01/trump-holds-up-bible-for-photo-op-after-peaceful-protesters-are-tear-gassed/ Conservative Christians Can’t Handle Pixar’s “Out,” a Short Film With a Gay Lead: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/27/conservative-christians-cant-handle-pixars-out-a-short-film-with-a-gay-lead/ Christian Moms Say Pixar’s “Out,” a Same-Sex Love Story, Is “Promoting Sin”: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/28/christian-moms-say-pixars-out-a-same-sex-love-story-is-promoting-sin/ Supreme Court Rejects Challenge from CA Church Trying to Override Attendance Cap: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/30/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-from-ca-church-trying-to-override-attendance-cap/ U.S. Priest May Become a Saint After Posthumously “Curing” an Unborn Child: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/30/u-s-priest-may-become-a-saint-after-posthumously-curing-an-unborn-child/ --- This Week in Misogyny: In the U.K., Domestic Abuse Has Soared, Not Least Among Believers: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/27/in-the-u-k-domestic-abuse-has-soared-not-least-among-believers/ Catholic Chaplain blames COVID-19 on abortion: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/06/02/chaplain-covid-19-is-punishment-for-speaking-boastfully-proudly-of-abortions/ NJ Judge Who Advised Sexual Assault Victim to “Close Your Legs” Kicked Off Bench: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/05/27/nj-judge-who-advised-sexual-assault-victim-to-close-your-legs-kicked-off-bench/

Preaching for the Third Sunday of Easter, Mary J. Novak offers a reflection that illuminates restorative justice practices with the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus: "Feeling guilty, infuriated, overwhelmed with grief: we all experience the spiritual desolation that can accompany these feelings in our world and Church today. What can we do besides turn away and run? We can walk alongside one another and listen deeply, restoratively. As we listen in circle, when we feel the healing love of Christ in our midst, slowly, the desolation can turn, widening our perspective. We may even experience spiritual consolation, a sense that our hearts are burning as we listen to each other. From this encounter, we might even begin to trust that a way forward will emerge as it did for the disciples on the road to Emmaus." Mary J. Novak serves in Washington, D.C. as the Associate Director for Ignatian Formation at Georgetown University’s Law Center and School of Continuing Studies where she also serves as Catholic Chaplain and Adjunct Professor of Law. She is also chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Mobilizing Network. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04262020 to learn more about Mary, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Sr. Flavia d'Costa is the Catholic Chaplain at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, NY

Preaching for Trinity Sunday, Lynn Cooper offers a reflection on entering more deeply into the mystery of the Trinity: "My friends, this Trinity Sunday, I invite you to dwell in this reframing of mystery – the forever understanding –and marinate in one or two of these provocations: How might unity in multiplicity inspire us to be in solidarity with people of other faiths or no faith? In the spirit of the liturgical year, which calls us to re-encounter our tradition and story in cycles, how have joy and sorrow from your past year redefined your relationship to the Trinity? How might we use the Trinity as a way to deepen our work for justice, honoring difference and diversity as holy? And lastly, how might we make space to listen to and carouse with the Spirit, allowing everyday sacramental moments to break open our faith so we may remember, once again—in body and spirit—that God is a verb?" Lynn Cooper has served as the Catholic Chaplain at Tufts University since 2008. She holds a B.A. from Tufts in Comparative Religion and English, an M.Div from Harvard Divinity School and is currently working on a Doctor of Ministry at Boston University. To learn more about Lynn, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women, visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06162019.

Suzanne Lynch has coached at least 10 rounds of her coaching program and she is in her second round of serving as a mentor in Yoga Health Coaching. One of her biggest lessons learned is to get help when she needs it. She also learned that she doesn't have to run her course in the same way that Cate runs Body Thrive. She can put her own spin on it and include activities that her course members want, so her course continues to evolve. Learning to trust the process and lean into the support of the YHC community was a lesson that she learned and that she now finds herself continually reminding the YHC members she mentors.   What you'll get out of tuning in: Why you don't need to be tech savvy or “just like Cate” to be a good Yoga Health Coach. How the habits of Body Thrive carry us through tough times. How to determine when you need support and when that support needs to be paid help.   Links Mentioned in Episode: Suzanne's FB Suzanne's website Be a coach Have a conversation Discover more about Body Thrive  Body Thrive Book   Show Highlights: 9:15 -14:47 Suzanne talks about her struggles with learning the technology needed to run an online course. Through mentoring, she learned that the tech was just a supporting component of the real work: connecting with and supporting other people. 14:48 - 17:59 Suzanne and Rachel discuss the process of making a course your own by utilizing your own strengths and interests and by responding to the needs and desires of your course members. 22:30 - 31:14 - Suzanne talks about how the habits of Body Thrive carry her through tough times in her life. 32:37 - 40:00 Suzanne talks about how her coaching skills have evolved and how she models the practice of the habits. 40:00 - 42:15 Suzanne and Rachel discuss how Yoga Health Coaches show up as we are with no pretense. 43:23 - 53:05 Suzanne and Rachel discuss how to determine when you need support and when that support needs to be paid help. 58:00 - Suzanne talks about the new framework she is using for her work: energy management, nourishment, connection, and the launch.   Favorite Quotes: “I'm still in a learning curve.” --- Suzanne Lynch “Those are the things - thinking I had to be a tech expert, thinking I had to have it all done yesterday, thinking I had to be like Cate, and then dealing with life issues - the biggest life issues of my life came up in that period - so I'm really grateful for all the growth that I had, and the support of the habits, and the support of the community.” --- Suzanne Lynch “One thing I appreciate about Yoga Health Coaching is that we're talking about what is really happening in our lives” --- Suzanne Lynch “This is my ministry, my work.” --- Suzanne Lynch   Guest BIO: Suzanne has been helping people get out of pain, and live happier, healthier lives for over 12 years. She has a special talent and affinity for Therapeutic Yoga, and loves helping clients feel better than they have in years. Suzanne has been a meditator for 30 years, and was certified in 2001 by the NACC as a Catholic Chaplain. She has studied yoga since 1989. Suzanne lives in Saratoga with her husband, Bruce. She is a mother of two grown children.

"Episode 6: Authentic Friendship" features Carmen Fitzsimmons, Catholic Chaplain for Faith Formation and Residential Minister, to discuss friendship, especially in the context of faith. Our conversation addresses questions such as: What is the essential purpose of friendship? How can friendship be instrumental as we seek to grow as people of faith?

Lt Col Bill McGinley was a Catholic Chaplain in WWII. He was one of Joe Kirk's tree.

We're joined by Fr. Matthew Buening, Catholic Chaplain of Towson University, to discuss the popular culture's skewed view of sex and love.

Fr. Paul Halladay, Catholic Chaplain to the United States Military Academy, discusses the role of a military chaplain, the need for vocations and what you can do to help foster vocations in your own life.

Today's topics: A Catholic Chaplain at Harvard Becomes A Chaplain to Marines in Afghanistan Summary of today's show: For the past three years Fr. Matt Westcott has been a full-time chaplain to the Catholic student association at Harvard University, providing spiritual guidance to some of the best and brightest intellectuals from around the world. Now he is turning to a very different mission field as he prepares to deply to Afghanistan as a US Navy chaplain serving with the US Marines in that country. Fr. Westcott joins Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli to discuss his experience at Harvard, including the recent response to the planned Black Mass, and his decision to volunteer to go to Afghanistan as a chaplain. Also, a special message from Scot Landry regarding the future of The Good Catholic Life. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Fr. Chip Hines and Domenico Bettinelli Today's guest(s): Fr. Matt Westcott Links from today's show: A Special Message from Scot Landry as posted on : On Friday June 20, The Good Catholic Life will air its 750th new episode. Those of us who have collaborated on this new evangelization outreach consider it a great milestone. We are so grateful that so many Catholics have tuned in to hear The Good Catholic Life over these past 39 months to hear us interview Catholic leaders, promote Catholic events, discuss Catholic news, and share experiences living our Catholic faith. This 750th program will also be its last. Because of a tight budget situation at iCatholic Media, and also at the Archdiocese of Boston and at WQOM, there is no longer the funding for a producer for The Good Catholic Life. From the initial launch of The Good Catholic Life on Ash Wednesday 2011, it has been a partnership: WQOM provided the airtime, the Archdiocese provided space for the studio, benefactors paid for the cost of the equipment and studio wiring, and iCatholic Media paid for the salary of the show producer. The producer has been the MVP of our team, because he selects topics, invites guests, prepares materials for the hosts to read, develops a show schedule (typically six weeks out), technically engineers each show, and then distributes the podcast and show notes through email and social media. We've been blessed to have had two superb producers for The Good Catholic Life - first, Rick Heil, and now Dom Bettinelli. We accept the situation of the budget constraints and express gratitude for the funding and the partnership that has allowed 750 shows to be broadcast. All 750 episodes and podcasts for The Good Catholic Life will continue to be available on TheGoodCatholicLife.com. In July, Dom will be joining the staff at the Walpole/Sharon collaborative led by Father Chip Hines, host of our Friday shows. Dom and Father Chip hope to continue to chart a course of innovation in the use of media communication tools in the new evangelization. Catholic radio programming changes lives, as the many testimonials WQOM has received attest. Local programs like The Good Catholic Life have added a strong component to Catholic radio programming. Leaders of WQOM care deeply about local programming. We hope that through increased contributions to WQOM that it eventually will be able to fund new local programs, perhaps even a relaunch of The Good Catholic Life. The Good Catholic Life would never have been able to make the 750 episode milestone were it not for the commitment of so many: Fr. Chris O'Connor, Fr. Matt Williams, Susan Abbott, Fr. Mark O'Connell, Fr. Chip Hines, Michael Lavigne, Fr. Roger Landry, Gregory Tracy, George Martell, Karla Goncalves, Anna Johnson, Stacia Morabito and Rick Heil. All are invited to tune in for the final broadcast on June 20. Thank you so much for listening. Scot P.S. WQOM will begin airing Kresta in the Afternoons at 4pm on 6/23. We encourage you to continue to listening to Catholic radio during the 4pm hour.

Have you ever wondered if men and women in the active duty military have the same obligation for attending Mass as ordinary Catholics do? Did you know that the military has their own archdiocese? Join Deacon Jeff in the Luxurious Corner Booth as he welcomes The Most Reverend Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA to the FRENCH Catholic Cafe. The Cafe is open once again in Lourdes, France as the Order of Malta is on pilgrimage. You never know who might drop in!

Today's topics: An Inside Look at the Life of a US Air Force Catholic chaplain Summary of today's show: Last year, we said goodbye to Fr. Tom Foley as he entered the US Air Force chaplaincy at the age of 50 and he's come back to tell us what his first year was like, including commissioned officer training, chaplaincy training, and entering active duty in South Dakota, as well as counseling airmen, working with people of all faiths, preparing to be deployed overseas some day, and spending his free time in the great outdoors of the Badlands, including taking up ranching as a hobby. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Fr. Tom Foley, priest of the Archdiocese of Boston and active-duty US Air Force chaplain Links from today's show:

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Ad limina visit; Assisi prayer; US: beacon of hope; Cheverus awards Summary of today's show: In this week's roundup of the news, Scot Landry and Susan Abbott are joined once again by Fr. Roger Landry and Gregory Tracy to discuss the New England bishops' ad limina visit to Rome; the gathering for peace by the world's religious leaders in Assisi, Italy; the papal nuncio's admiration for the US as a beacon of hope; the Cheverus Awards for unsung heroes in the pews of the Archdiocese of Boston; new pastors and priests who who've died; a collection for retired religious sisters; the Pope on nihilism; and the 100th anniversary of Boston's first cardinal. 1st segment: Susan started the week with a meeting in Worcester with the Catholic school superintendents of New England and religious education leaders to discuss the upcoming National Catholic Education Association in Boston in Spring. She also met with her religious education counterparts for New England to discuss their collaborative work. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Fr. Roger and Greg to the show. Fr. Roger wished his goddaughter Ally, who happens to be Scot's daughter, a happy eighth birthday. The big story is that the bishops of the US region 1, which includes all of New England, have been meeting with the Holy Father. Usually there is a lot of news and releases related to these kinds of meetings and there hasn't been much this time. Greg said the ad limina is usually about every 5 years, but these bishops haven't been in 7 years and it's the first time meeting with Pope Benedict. They report on the status of their diocese, meet with the Pope, and meet with various Vatican officials. They receive the Holy Father's concerns and encouragement for their dioceses and to share their own concerns. This is the first group of US bishops for this round of ad limina visits by the American bishops. One of the public events chronicled in the Pilot is how they kicked off the visit with Mass at the tomb of St. Peter in the Vatican. Susan said the excerpts of Cardinal Seán's homily say he spoke about how Jesus didn't select Peter for his intellectual capacity or organizational skills or fundraising capacity, but only asked if he loved the Lord. Fr. Roger said he was surprised there wasn't a papal address during the ad limina. John Paul gave an address for each of the regions as they visited. Normally that's what drives the news cycle, when he responds to what he has received from the bishops. We'll have to wait until our bishops return to find out the results. 3rd segment: Fr. Roger dedicated his editorial this week “path to peace” on the topic of Pope Benedict's remarks at the Assisi interfaith meeting on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first such meeting. Pope Benedict contextualized what the religious leaders were doing 25 years ago, by noting the fall of the Berlin Wall a few years later and he said that interreligious prayer for peace brought peace to that part of the world. He also talked of the threats to peace that threaten the world today: terrorism, especially that which is religiously motivated—not just Muslims either—as well as the violence that is done through the absence of God in places with a lack of religious freedom. Pope Benedict said we also see it in the scourge of drug use, which is an expression of the degeneration of the desire for human happiness into a craving that is exploited. Pope Benedict brought these up so that all religious people could combat these problems throughout the world. Susan said one of the hungers in the human heart is for peace. She remembers the 1986 Assisi gathering and a discussion that we weren't coming together to pray for peace, but we were coming together to pray for peace in our own traditions. Greg said the absence of religion can be the greatest barrier to peace. Fr. Roger said it's often agreed that St. Francis of Assisi is universally considered a saint. He's also known as a reconciler, even going to Egypt to meet the Saladin to ask for peace. 4th segment: The new nuncio to the US is Archbishop Vigano who called the youth of this country a beacon of hope to the world. He arrives here on Saturday. “Europe has become an ‘old continent,' but the United States has a youth that is brilliant and enthusiastic. I hope to be able to work with them in my new position,” he said.” Susan said it's wonderful that he sees us as a young country that is also setting the trend in ways that he hopes will spread through the world. Scot said the Archbishop said it's wonderful how in the US there are many communities that come together to form one country. We can take the melting pot of the US for granted, but Greg said we need to remember how in European countries that there is less diversity of culture and community. The Archbishop loves science and is interested in the intersection of science and faith. Fr. Roger said the archbishop sees in science the fingerprints of God. Fr. Roger recalled his own work in biotechnology before entering seminary and how often he saw the order of creation that points to God. The US is the real cutting edge of bioethical discussion because we have so much scientific research and someone so interested in that intersection would find the US a fascinating bioethical laboratory. The archbishop hinted that he will concentrate on religious freedom issues, especially conscience freedoms for people of faith working in science-related areas. Fr. Roger said the US bishops have formed a new committee on religious freedom to counter the recent attacks on human dignity and religious freedom. Susan asked if there's a term for nuncios, and Fr. Roger said it's indefinite. It's also traditional for bishops to offer their resignation on their 75th birthday although the Pope could ask him to continue on. 5th segment: An article in the Pilot this week lists the 97 Cheverus award recipients. The Cheverus award was implemented by Cardinal Seán in 2008 to recognize parishioners who give service to their parish and the archdiocese over a long period of time. Susan noted that she knows many of this year's recipients, including her brother-in-law, Arthur Abbott. One third of the parishes nominate a parishioner each year. The awards are given on November 20 during a service at Holy Cross cathedral at 3pm. Greg said pastors of the recipients are unanimous in their effusive appreciation of the people who serve quietly in parishes. The Cheverus award is modeled on the Marian award that Cardinal Seán gave out when he was bishop of Fall River. Fr. Roger said the recipients are often people who don't often get many thanks or much credit for what they do. It's very moving. It's tough for the pastor to single out one person to be awarded each year. Fr. Roger implemented a yearly award in his own parish in which parishioners nominate from among their fellow congregants those who should be recognized for their service. Also on November 20, there will be a collection taken up for the retired religious sisters. Because so many of the current sisters entered religious life in the 40s and 50s, but they weren't able to enter the Social Security system until the 1970s and so they have meager means to support themselves, especially as there a fewer younger sisters to continue supporting them. 6th segment: Sister Susan Frederick who has been president of Presentation of Mary Academy in Methuen for the past eight years has recently been appointed a member of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary General Council. Susan said it was very touching in the article to read the comments sister's students. The sadness of her leaving is tempered by the excitement of the new chapter in her life. She is Methuen native and has been a religious sister for 30 years. Also announced this week, Fr. Thomas Mahoney who was Catholic Chaplain at Mass. General has been named Pastor of St. Joseph, Belmont, as of December 8. Also in Salem, St. Thomas the Apostle had been pastored by Fr. John Sheridan, who is also the Pastor of St. James in Salem, but will now be pastored by Fr. John MacInnis, who remains Pastor of St. John the Baptist in Peabody. Scot mentioned three obituaries in the Pilot this week for Fr. Arthur DiPietro, Fr. Charles Weber, and Fr. Francis Regan. 7th segment: Scot said on Sunday the Holy Father spoke during the Angelus how the removal of Christ from our lives will cause us to fall backward to darkness. The world is plagued by nihilism which affects so many young people. Fr. Roger said nihilism means an attitude that nothing matters, that there is nothing beyond what we see and the world doesn't have any meaning. Many people have a practical nihilism in which they act is if there is no meaning beyond the gratification of the immediate moment. Fr. Roger said tonight he is heading out to hear an address from Archbishop Charles Chaput speak on the future of the Church in the United States. He will be speaking at Assumption College in Worcester at 7pm in Hagan Hall. It is open to the public. Greg noted that tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the elevation of Boston's first cardinal, Cardinal William O'Connell to the College of Cardinals.

Fr. Emil Kapaun, assigned to the 8th regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean war, took care not only of his own men, but of all the U.S. and U.N. Troops who had been taken prisoner in the infamous Camp Five. Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, form Chaplain of the 82nd Airborne in WWII brings this astounding story to the screen for the first time eer. From inside the cauldron of battle horror, the compelling account of Fr. Kapaun's incredible heroism and saintly selflessness is documented by the courageous men who fought alongside this "Doughboy Chaplain."Fr. Kapaun died a heroic death as a prisoner of war in Korea, May 23rd, 1951. His enormous, passionate devotion to God and to his country will forever be an inspiration to all soldiers who must fight against tremendous odds to preserve the freedom of the world.