Best Bethlehem Youth Podcasts (2024)

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Swim Safety Tips with Goldfish Swim School Bethlehem 19:09

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Get More LVWITHLOVE content Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/UfuLmTTqolI?si=WsaxXw72a4hXLRk9 We jump into the Goldfish Swim School – Bethlehem to learn essential summer s…

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Kyle Edwards of A True L.O.V.E Story and Inkwell, LLC 17:55

16d ago17:55

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/KmANdAGaqiI This week, we’re joined by Kyle Edwards, the visionary CEO of A True L.O.V.E Story. From vibrant art a…

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Lehigh Valley Walk for Recovery 11:08

24d ago11:08

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/jCDiY6cbbOI In this episode of Lehigh Valley with Love, we take a scenic walk along Sand Island with Tom Cotter, a represe…

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Comedy to Break the Stigma at Allentown Civic Theatre 19:19

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/live/9NkWuopfhw4?si=A2fjqQGNPU2rniYs We’re talking with Nancy and Todd Salomon ahead of the June 1 event “Chris Nee’s Comedy to Break the Stigma…

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True Motion Running Shoes Take a Giant Leap into Lehigh Valley and North American Market 16:07

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/31i7v7Wvzhk True Motion, the German running shoe brand known for its innovative U-TECH technology, is making its way to North America. Join us along th…

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Try writing your next homily in a coffee shop 37:56

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A homily is a public speech, so it only makes sense to write it in public, says Scott VanDerveer, who mostly writes his homilies sitting at a long shared table in a coffee shop. “I love looking up at whoever’s in line at the cash register at that moment and thinking, ‘Would this guy, or would this woman care about what I’m saying at all; would this…

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Never start a homily with these 4 words 37:32

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A surefire way to lose your congregation’s attention is to start a homily with “In today’s Gospel reading,” says Thomas Groome. “The purpose of good preaching,” he says, “is to bring our lives to God and God to our lives.” A preacher’s job, then, is to facilitate a meaningful conversation between the two. This week on “Preach,” Tom, a professor of …

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Lehigh University Professor, Kathy Olson, Talks About her Jeopardy! Experience 14:54

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/tGwN5fX5xFA Lehigh University Journalism Professor, Kathy Olson, recently competed as a contestant on Jeopardy! We sat dow…

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A Glimpse at the Future with Allentown Boys & Girls Club CEO, Katarah Jordan 16:19

2M ago16:19

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/tGwN5fX5xFA Welcome to this episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast. Today, we’re talking with Katarah Jordan, the …

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Preachers: Tell a story that will stay with your listeners long after the homily is over. 34:55

2M ago34:55

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Though Jesus preached in parables that still captivate us, not every story told in a homily has a similarly lasting impact. The Rev. Christopher Clohessy shares how preachers can craft stories that linger long after Mass is over. This week on “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by another South African priest. Chris is a priest of the …

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Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS’ Youth Financial Literacy Pilot Program 30:06

2M ago30:06

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/tGwN5fX5xFA Hello and Welcome to the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast, I’m your host, George Wacker, In this episode, we me…

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Ron Hansen on bringing fiction-writing techniques to homily writing 23:42

2M ago23:42

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Ron Hansen has written award-winning novels that have been turned into Hollywood hits. As an ordained deacon, he crafts equally compelling homilies. This week on “Preach,” Deacon Ron Hansen, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Washington and a prolific author, preaches for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B. His homily reflects…

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What young adults most need to hear in a homily 32:43

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While most parishes struggle to attract young members, Saint Clement Parish in Chicago stands out with a mostly young adult congregation. This week on “Preach,” the Rev. Peter Wojcik, the pastor of Saint Clement Parish in Chicago, Ill., preaches for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B. In his homily, he reflects on the depth of Jesus’ committed love…

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Tour The Dery House in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 22:18

2M ago22:18

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/qXb5hMGIGqQ Take a tour inside The Dery House in Catausaqua with us. Owner Herve Rosseau shows us some amazing local histo…

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A preacher should offer the congregation a challenge—not cheap grace 36:13

2M ago36:13

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Gemma Simmonds, C.J., a theologian and sister at the Cambridge Theological Federation in Cambridge, England, preaches for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, Year B: In her homily, she reflects on her experience of poverty in Brazil, giving significance to Christ’s words: “Make your home in me as I make mine in you.” Then, in the conversation with host Ric…

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Bishop Stowe preaches on the climate crisis for Good Shepherd Sunday 27:08

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“I think there's a major concern for living more in harmony with creation, which is a result of conversion,” says Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., “But I think Pope Francis is also, as our good shepherd, calling us to greater urgency to act because time is slipping away and we haven't done much.” Bishop John Stowe is a Conventual Franciscan, the third…

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Shankweiler’s Drive-In Celebrates 90 Years of Cinema and Americana 29:22

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/5cr75D8ViLY Shankweiler’s Drive-In is celebrating its 90th birthday! We visited the iconic spot to speak with new owners M…

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To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely 24:51

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Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, in particular the tools of repetition and organization. “Otherwise, they’re not gonna remember,” says John Baldovin, S.J. “This is a no-brainer, but beginning, middle and end, and not trying to make too many points” are key to a compelling homily. He also adds with hyperbolic emphasis, “If you want to be…

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Lehigh Valley Spring and Summer Activities and Events with Holly Jones of Discover Lehigh Valley 17:11

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/vaLPvYVGPPI Join us for a special stroll along Bethlehem’s Hoover Mason Trestle with Discover Lehigh Valley’s Holly Jones!…

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Striking a chord: The debate on singing in the homily 34:15

3M ago34:15

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“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!” This is how Kim Harris starts her homily for the Second Sunday of Easter—in joyous song. “When Thomas first the tidings heard / How they had seen the risen Lord / He doubted the disciples’ word. Alleluia!...” Such daring from the ambo has long struck a controversial chord with preachers and liturgists alike, promptin…

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When preparing to preach, treat your homily like music 35:54

3M ago35:54

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In the Judeo-Christian tradition, God often makes Godself known through sound: be it a voice from a burning bush, a resounding clap of thunder or the blast of a trumpet. “God is revealed through sound,” affirms Ed Foley, O.F.M. Cap. “I think of a homily as sound theology,” he adds, “it’s acoustic engagement.” When preparing to preach, Ed, the Duns …

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Beyond the Hardwood with The Keich Basketball Legacy 30:58

3M ago30:58

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LVWITHLOVE.com Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/bb6TC1cv6eU Welcome to another episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast. Today, we’re chatting with Katie Keich, co-…

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Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a world at war on Good Friday 32:12

3M ago32:12

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When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., says that “everything becomes more authentic.” For this Jesuit priest, who serves as the chief military chaplain of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church, the task of preaching to those suffering in Ukra…

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Lehigh Valley Music Industry Networking Event Panel / March 2024 54:29

4M ago54:29

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/3IfAplmgXm8 Lehigh Valley Music Industry Information Share Music Industry Panel March 2024 featuring:Phil Joly: (www.…

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A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief! 42:53

4M ago42:53

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The liturgies of Holy Week need to be seen as a unity. With two weeks remaining before the start of this summit of the Christian year, the “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week. In conversation with “Preach” ho…

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Mapping the Lehigh Valley by Hand with Sutherland Maps 15:03

4M ago15:03

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! Lehigh Valley Health Network WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/0aJroX05o68 Welcome to another episode of the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast! Today, we’re excited to have Michael S…

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Father Rob Galea’s preaching strategies for reaching disengaged youth 33:23

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“Explain the resurrection to me in two minutes without using any church language.” This is the challenge that Father Rob Galea sets for his staff to ensure they can easily relate to the young people they serve. “That takes practice, and that takes hanging out with the kids and understanding the way they speak, the way they reason.” Rob, originally …

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Lisa Joins a Cult | March 22 and 23 at SteelStacks 26:55

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/bEeoDz0ovp8 We’re joined by Lisa Van Arsdale to talk about her one woman show “Lisa Joins a Cult”, which is taking place on March 23 at St…

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How a deacon’s past as a taxi driver fuels his preaching 43:43

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The best formation Deacon Steve Kramer has ever received were the four summers he spent as a taxi and limo driver. “It really prepared me for pastoral counseling,” he says of his year’s shuttling people back and forth. “They sit, they open their heart, and pretty much they figure out that they’ll never see you again. So they open up in a different …

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Meet a woman who teaches priests to preach 35:14

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“Effective preaching is like good butter sinking into warm toast,” says Karla Bellinger. “You’ve gotta give the Holy Spirit a little bit of time to do some work.” As the founding executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas and president of the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics, Karla is filled with bi…

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Bach Choir of Bethlehem’s Greg Fungfeld Family Concert | A Conversation with Dr. Christopher Jackson 20:53

5M ago20:53

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Try something new this Lent: Map out your homilies like an org chart 42:55

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Russell Pollitt, S.J., approaches his homilies in a manner unlike any other preacher the “Preach” team has yet seen. While some rely on verbatim manuscripts, detailed linear plans, or simply loose notes, when this South African Jesuit priest sits down to write his homily after praying on the Scriptures, the first thing he does is produce an org cha…

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“A New Horizon” Indigenous Rhythms, Sounds, & Dance by Paza Tree of Life at The Ice House in Bethlehem 13:47

5M ago13:47

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcZcXfjdXLM Join us as we speak with Paza Tree of Life’s Delwin Elk Bear Fiddler and Samora Free about “A New Horizon: Indigenous R…

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The Vatican’s chief liturgist on why preachers need to take their homilies more seriously 46:09

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Cardinal Roche opens the Lenten season on “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast” with a heartfelt message taken from the Scripture readings for Ash Wednesday: “Come back to me with all your heart.” When asked by host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., why he chose the theme of “Welcome Home” and not to preach “in a heavier way,” to emphasize the penitential …

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Hold Us Closer, Tony Danza! 21:12

5M ago21:12

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/03KvO0LgvRs We’re talking today with the one and only Tony Danza. An American icon on television, screen, stage, and in our hearts, he’s coming to…

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An update from the Preach team 38:35

5M ago38:35

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You may have seen that we haven’t had any episodes for the last two weeks. We are taking a break after the bumper set of episodes we put together for you during the Advent and Christmas seasons. We are reviewing the results of our survey—which you can still respond to here— and planning our offering for Lent. In the meantime, in this great week whe…

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The Power of Local Radio with Retiring WDIY Executive Director Greg Capogna 43:24

6M ago43:24

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WDIY Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/8vbMoUVhP4s Today we’re talking with retiring WDIY 88.1 FM executive director, Greg Capogna. We talk about greg’s nearly 50 years in radio, from h…

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The star first leads the wise men to Jerusalem—where Old and New Testament meet—not Bethlehem 34:07

6M ago34:07

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Preaching on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, David Neuhaus, S.J., explores a curiosity in the story of the Wise Men’s journey from the East to the Bethlehem manger. “Why didn’t the star take them straight to Bethlehem? Why did it take them to Jerusalem?,” he asks. "I think it took them to Jerusalem, as we are always taken to Jerusalem, b…

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Long Live the Variety Show with Cold Fusion Comedy 31:40

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WXPN Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/BsslrxGkd5M Long live the variety show! Ready for some circus performers, rope dartists, and more? We talk Cold Fusion Comedy Night on December 29…

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A Syriac Catholic priest and father in Bethlehem preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family 34:48

6M ago34:48

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Yunan Frédéric, a Syriac Catholic priest living in Bethlehem with his Latina-American wife and their three children, preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family, even though the Syriac Church does not observe this feast in its liturgical calendar. For the past two years, he has served as the pastor of the Syriac Catholic community in Bethlehem; a smal…

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Keeping Christmas joy alive in our preaching—even amid war, violence and poverty 35:17

7M ago35:17

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The anticipated joy of Christmas unfolds against a backdrop of pain and violence this year. “I think one of the most important things in these extremely troubled times is that we do have the lights, both metaphorically and physically,” says Barbara Reid, O.P. “Our most important gift and our most important approach, not only to the advent and Chris…

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Going Deep with Lehigh Valley Scuba Divers Stillfin and Stiffchin 53:27

7M ago53:27

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WXPN Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/cIIRLLKLLMI Dive into the Lehigh Valley’s Hidden Depths with Stillfin & Stiffchin! This episode of Lehigh Valley with Love plunges into the fascin…

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Preaching about joy starts with paying attention to life’s difficulties 31:19

7M ago31:19

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This week on 'Preach,' the script is flipped: Ricardo da Silva, S.J., the regular host, becomes the guest preacher, and Maggi Van Dorn, a usual producer, takes the mic as the host. Maggi and Ricardo, who work together extensively on “Preach,” “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols” and “Inside the Vatican,” compare how preachers an…

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Preaching in Native American communities responding to generational trauma 36:24

7M ago36:24

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Despite his advanced studies in Scripture, it wasn’t until Victor Cancino, S.J., became the resident pastor at St. Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana that he properly grasped the Bible’s deep connections with Native American spirituality and practices. “The Bible is from a tribal world with a spirituality that is…

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A preacher's guide to Advent 47:57

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“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J., at the start of this episode, which breaks the usual mold of the podcast. Instead of the usual show w…

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A reminder for preachers: ‘Words can hurt; words can also heal’ 31:57

7M ago31:57

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The Scripture readings for the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, invite us to interpret the Scriptures through a lens that is perhaps less common for this celebration. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, S.J, tries to imagine ways in which the readings for the last Sunday of the liturgical calendar, “can be perceived less as a hierarc…

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At funerals, preach for the living, not the dead 27:37

7M ago27:37

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This November, as we remember our beloved dead and our liturgy begins to contemplate the end times, the stark reality of war is even more pronounced. In times, like these, “sometimes, the best thing you can do,” says Bruce Botha, S.J., “is acknowledge someone else’s pain and say, ‘I can’t imagine how you’re feeling.’” Father Botha, a priest of the …

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Nashville Meets Bethlehem on November 17 at SteelStacks 21:05

8M ago21:05

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WXPN Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42It-cyGt9s On Friday, November 17, Underground Music Collective in collaboration with Your Next Favorite Band Podcast returns to B…

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Zeroing in on Accountability and Entrepreneurship with Elaine Zelker 31:25

8M ago31:25

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Get more LVwithLOVE Thank you to our Partners! WXPN Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/9UmOU4gZTJ8?si=JAQ2cAeCpsony9UD In today’s episode, meet Elaine Zelker, a local entrepreneur, renowned photographer, and the author of “Zero Limit…

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Preachers: The elders also need homilies that speak to them 37:24

8M ago37:24

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Preachers face a delicate balancing act: while crafting homilies to draw young people to the pews, they must also engage the elders, who make up the majority of the congregation. The also deserve homilies that resonate with the particular joys and challenges of their lives. “I try to read the scriptures through their eyes,” says Jack Rathschmidt, a…

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