Reflection Sharing the Vision of Black Catholic Congress In this episode, I share impressions and highlights of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress which brought almost 3000 black Catholics from around the United States together in Maryland this past July. To read today’s transcript go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSTojDUvmGdgYLDpYO…

Fr. Paul Zirimenya Be A Light for OthersToday, we are joined by Fr. Paul Zirimenya, a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco who currently serves as the chaplain for the Deaf community and administrator of St. Benedict's Parish. Fr. Paul shares about discerning his vocation to the priesthood, his journey from Uganda to the United States and hi…

Kimberly Pérez Counseling Through the Eyes of Mercy Kimberly Perez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Founder of the Divine Mercy Healing and Counseling Center joins us today for a conversation about her journey of faith, the way in which her faith in Christ shapes how she sees her role as a therapist, the importance of mental wellness and…

Paul Albert (Encore)Answering the Call to MissionThis is a rerelease episode of a conversation with Paul Albert, husband, father, and Director of Missions for Life Teen as well as cofounder of Missionary Impulse. Paul shares his transformative faith journey and the impact that answering the call to mission has had on him and his wife Anna. invite P…

Richard LaneGo Make Disciples. Richard Lane, Catholic lay evangelist, Director of Evangelization at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo, Ohio, and friend of the podcast joins us today to reflect on the importance of evangelization and why we need to always be ready to share our witness of how Christ has made a difference in our lives. Rich…

Ashley Piche A Heart for Truth, Beauty, and Creation Today’s guest, Ashley Piche, wife, mother, educator, and Executive Director of Creatio, shares about her journey of faith and how her search for meaning in suffering led her to find solace in the Catholic Church. We also learn about the ministry of Creatio. To find out more about Creatio’s missio…

Lorna Heron To Grieve with Faith, Hope and Healing Today, Lorna Heron, a dedicated healthcare advocate, and parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel parish in Boston shares about her journey of faith, the loss of her child and how it has led her to start a ministry for parents who are also experiencing grief. During our conversation, Lorna mentions that…

Pondering the Paschal Mystery in HiroshimaSr. Mary CorripioIn this episode, Friend of the show, Sr. Mary Corripio shares her reflection on the Paschal Mystery in relation to the city of Hiroshima and how after the atomic bomb blast, it was able to rebuild and today thrives as an ambassador for peace. Read and contemplate the messages of Pope Franci…

Monica LacoutureBuild the Faith Today's guest, Monica Lacouture, co-founder of the ministry, Build the Faith, shares the powerful story of her faith journey and how her faith became much stronger during the experience of her daughter's battle with cancer and how this led her and her family to start Build the Faith. To learn more about build the Fai…

ENCORE-Sr Mary CorripioJourney of a Soul Sr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodness Learn aboutThe sisters of Notre Dame de Nemur https://www.sndde…

To Begin Again Voices from the Pews is back. Lorna shares about how Lent gives us the chance to begin again and focus on deepening our relationship with our families, friends, communities and God.Pope Francis Message for Lent, https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/02/17/230217c.htmlJourney to the Foot of the Cross …

ENCORE-Sr. Marcia HallProvidence Provides Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood. Learn aboutThe Oblate Sisters of Provid…

Advent Reflection 3 Fr. Stanley Rousseau Fr. Stanley Rousseau a priest from Haiti, serving in the Archdiocese of Boston considers the experience of the ancient people of Israel waiting for the Lord and the experience of the people of Haiti today.Wishing all of you a happy and blessed Christmas. Readings for the fourth Sunday in Advent, https://bibl…

Encore -Sr. Barbara GutierrezOur Lady of Guadalupe- An Encounter Across Cultures, Across Time This is an encore presentation of a conversation with Sr. Barbara Gutierrez, SNDdeN. about Our Lady of Guadalupe. What did her appearance say to the Indigenous people in Mexico, to the conquistadores during this time of early conquest? What does she say to…

Advent ReflectionNatalia Pellicano As we enter into the third week of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection by Natalia Pellicano to help us prepare spiritually for Christmas.“Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord.” Readings for the 3rd Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/1211, 22.cfmLearn why the th…

Advent ReflectionSusan Ho As we begin the season of Advent, let us take a moment to hear a reflection from, friend of the show, Susan Ho, to help us prepare ourselves spiritually for the miracle of Christmas. Readings for the 1st Sunday in Advent, bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfmListen to the earlier episode featuring Susan, voicesfromthep…

Michael HowardEat The Scroll Today’s conversation is all about evangelization and how to evangelize with educator, writer, speaker, and evangelist Michael Howard from Eat the Scroll Ministry.Michael shares resources and reflections from ministry leaders from around the country atEat the scroll Ministry, https://www.eatthescrollministry.comhttps://w…

Emily Strand & Eric StylesMeet Father Rivers (Part 2) Today, we continue our conversation about Fr. Clarence Rivers who influenced so many as a priest, liturgist, composer and mentor with Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers. Learn more about Fr. Clarence Rivershttps://lykefoundation.org/rev-clarence-rivers/ http…

Emily Strand & Eric StylesMeet Father Rivers (Part 1) Today, Emily Strand and Eric Styles, cohosts of the podcast, Meet Father Rivers talk to us about Fr. Clarence Rivers a hidden yet essential figure in Catholic history of the United States. We learn about how he influenced so many through his ministry as a priest, liturgist, composer, author, spe…

Deacon Sermed AshkouriA Courageous Faith Deacon Sermed Ashkouri, a bi-ritual deacon who serves the Chaldean mission in the Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas and the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about coming to the United States as a teen, what life is like for Christians in Iraq today and the events and activ…

Nate Tinner -WilliamsBlack Catholic Messenger Nate Tinner -Williams, seminarian, commentator, and cofounder of The Black Catholic Messenger joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his journey into the Catholic Church, connecting with Black Catholics and his discernment to enter the priesthood. Learn aboutThe Josephites (St. Joseph's Society …

Malena TowersThis is Her Story, this is Her Song Malena Towers, Cuban born Opera Singer / Vocalist, Pianist and Music Teacher, who serves as Director of Music at her parish, St. Mary, mother of God church, in Middletown NJ joins us on Voices from the Pews. Learn aboutMalena towershttps://www.malenatowerssoprano.com Malena sings “My Tribute-to God b…

Episode Notes Sr Mary CorripioJourney of a SoulSr. Mary Corripio, SNDdeN a Cuban American religious sister who serves as a missionary in Hiroshima, Japan joins us on Voices from the Pews to tell us about her spiritual journey that led her to embrace God’s call to bear witness to His goodnessLearn aboutThe sisters of Notre Dame de Nemurhttps://www.s…

Sr. Marcia HallProvidence Provides Sr. marcia Hall, OSP joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about her vocation to religious life as part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their founder Servant of God, Mother Mary Lange who is one of 6 Black Catholics currently being considered for sainthood. Learn aboutThe Oblate Sisters of Providence an…

Fr. Alex CastroFaith, Food, Fun Fr. Alex Castro, AA, Pastor of St. Anne/St. Patrick Parish in Sturbridge, MA, and chaplain of the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston joins us on Voices from the Pews to talk about his vocation story, the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston and the connection between faith and culture.Learn …

Episode Notes Continued conversation with Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston. Learn more about: The Shalom Catholic Community. founded by Moysés de Azevedo. https://www.comshalom.org The Shalom Community in Boston. https://instagr…

Jamille Lima Pandolfo (Part I)A Heart filled with Shalom Jamille Lima Pandolfo, wife, mother, member of Shalom Catholic Community and Evangelization Consultant for Ethnic Communities in the Archdiocese of Boston Shares about her experience growing up in the Shalom Catholic community and how she fell in love with Jesus and then felt called to become…

Paul Albert, husband, father, Director of Missions for Life Teen, and Co-Founder of Missionary Impulse shares about growing up Catholic, his journey to a deeper faith in Christ and how he and his wife Anna discerned becoming missionaries in Haiti. Watch Paul speaking (in Haitian Creole) about the St. John Paul II Center in Madian, Haiti,https://www…

Susan HoLost Sheep found Susan Ho Joins us on the Voices from the Pews podcast to tell us about her journey of faith and how her heart was inflamed with a deeper faith in Christ. To readSusan’s blog,where she shares from her heartgo to lostsheepfound.com“The New Evangelization is a call to each person to deepen his or her own faith, have confidence…

Sr. Barbara Gutierrez, SNDdeN joins us to share the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. What did her appearance say to the Indigenous people in Mexico, to the conquistadors during this time of early conquest? What does she say to us, living today in the 21st century? To read more about Our Lady of Guadalupe, go to https://aleteia.org/2017/12/12/the-hid…

We are called to open wide our hearts and embrace the gifts found in the unity of our diversity within the Church. This podcast features conversations with Catholics of color and those from communities of non-European origin so that we can learn more about each other’s faith experience, spirituality, and culture.Share your thoughts about the Voices…