Episode 20: Ep 20: Synod and Evangelization with Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P. Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark

May 22nd, 2023  |  47 mins 6 secs

catholic, conversation, discernment, evangelization, jesus christ, kerygma, pastoral, planning, prayer, synod

Jen speaks with Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P. Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Newark, and head of the Archdiocese Synod on Synodality team about the ways in which we need to grow as church and how we can discern our path forward.

Episode 19: Ep 19: School of Prayer -Building your spiritual tool box with Fr. John Gordon

May 19th, 2023  |  31 mins 2 secs

catholic, conversation, evangelization, faith, family, gospel, jesus christ, prayer, repentance, spirituality

Fr. John and Jen introduce the new in person series coming in the Fall from the Office For Evangelization - The School of Prayer.

Episode 18: Ep 18: Fatima Part 2 - Our Lady's mantle of light and our responsibility

April 28th, 2023  |  50 mins 18 secs

Jen sits down with Ricardo Casimiro, Campus minister at The Newman Center Montclair State University to discuss the message of Fatima, the apparitions, World Youth Day and the Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima touring the Archdiocese of Newark this May 2023. Part 2 of 2 episodes

Episode 17: Ep 17: Fatima Part 1: Dear Newark, we have a Mother!

April 28th, 2023  |  33 mins 58 secs

Jen sits down with Ricardo Casimiro, Campus minister at The Newman Center Montclair State University to discuss the message of Fatima, the apparitions, World Youth Day and the Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima touring the Archdiocese of Newark this May 2023. Part 1 of 2 episodes

Episode 16: Ep 16: "God's Love - We can't even imagine!" with Sr. Patricia Wormann O.P.

April 4th, 2023  |  25 mins 23 secs

catholic, conversation, easter, evangelization, faith, gospel, holy week, jesus christ, lent, vocation

Sr. Pat Wormann, serves as the Delegate for Religious for the Archdiocese of Newark. A member of the Caldwell Dominicans, Sr. Pat has been a nun for 58 years. She shares a piece of her vocation story and the hope and joy she finds in knowing that "Jesus is right in the midst of our mess"

Episode 15: Ep 15: We should glory in the cross? Hope is the Christian world-view

March 14th, 2023  |  28 mins 27 secs

catholic, conversation, evangelization, faith, family, gospel, jesus christ, lent, prayer, repentance, spirituality

Fr. John and Jen talk about the importance of living as people of God who understand that our Hope in Jesus is the only sure thing, and is an outlook that can be strengthened when lived in communion with Him and community with each other.

Episode 14: Ep 14: Ashes speak to the Human Heart - 'Hope from the Ashes' author Paul Jarzembowski

February 13th, 2023  |  40 mins 4 secs

Jen interviews Paul Jarzembowski, author and Associate Director for USCCB engagement with laity ministry, ecclesial movements, youth, and young adults. Paul's book Hope from the Ashes (Paulist Press 2021) offers practical advice for welcoming our Lenten visitors back to church, and a pastoral plan to keep them.

Episode 13: Ep 13: We are One Body in Christ with Dr. Anne Masters, Ph.D., FAAIDD

February 2nd, 2023  |  28 mins 25 secs

Jen is joined by Dr. Anne Masters, Ph.D., FAAIDD - Director of the Office for Pastoral Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, as they discuss belonging and evangelization to and with all members of the Body of Christ.

Episode 12: Ep 12: Fit for Divinity with Fr. Paul Houlis

January 27th, 2023  |  34 mins 55 secs

Jen talks with Fr. Paul Houlis, about the Dignity of the human person and the way Christ redeems humanity in Body and Soul.

Episode 11: Ep 11: New Year. New me? - Fr. John and Jen discuss the difference between disciplines and resolutions

January 20th, 2023  |  40 mins 7 secs

catholic, conversation, evangelization, faith, family, gospel, jesus christ, lent, prayer, repentance, spirituality

Fr. John and Jen discuss the difference between disciplines and resolutions and encourage our listeners to start thinking now about our Lenten practices to have longer-lasting spiritual benefits for our lives.

Episode 10: Christmas Traditions - Fr. John and Jen

December 20th, 2022  |  38 mins 59 secs

The Family and Faith traditions of the holiday season which serve to connect us to each other and our Church throughout our lives.

Episode 9: God's desire to know us and to love us - Evangelizing young women

December 16th, 2022  |  31 mins 40 secs

Jennifer speaks with Sr. Kelly Schuster, FMA about God's overwhelming desire to know us and to love us, and how she helps her high school students recognize God's love in their own lives.