Catholic Review Radio

Dec 03 2024 212 ep. 27 mins
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Catholic Review Radio is a weekly radio program and podcast produced by Catholic Review Media, the news operation of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. www.CatholicReview.org/cr-radio

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Dec. 8, 2024 | The Jubilee Year of Hope

Dec 03 2024 28 mins  
Jubilee years are a tradition from the Old Testament. In the church today, jubilees are declared every 25 years, with some special jubilees in between. Pope Francis has declared 2025 as a Jubilee of Hope, and that will be an opportunity for celebrations in your home parish or diocese and by visiting Rome to walk through specially designated Holy Doors. Catholic Review Editor Christ

Dec. 1, 2024 | Christmas Movies

Nov 24 2024 28 mins  
It’s time for holiday movies on TV and all your favorite streaming services, with some stations running Christmas films 24 hours a day. Are you ready for the classics and the new movies? Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Jason Cherubini, an executive-in-residence at Loyola University Maryland about the business behind holiday movies and why there are so many of

Nov. 24, 2024 | St. Thomas Aquinas and the search for truth

Nov 20 2024 28 mins  
St. Thomas Aquinas, a doctor of the church, was known for being able to make the teachings of the church clear to anyone who asked. Known as “The Common Doctor” because he could address all people and any topic, St. Thomas is considered one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Dominican Father Ambrose Little about a new onlin

Nov. 17, 2024 | New books invite children to explore faith in deeper ways

Nov 13 2024 28 mins  
Two Daughters of St. Paul have published new books geared to children. In our first segment, we talk with Sister Orianne Pietra René Dyck about “Dive Deep: Forty Days with God at Sea,” a children’s devotional that traces salvation history from creation until today through Bible stories that take place at sea. In our second segment, we talk with Sister Allison Regina Gliot

Nov. 10, 2024 | Mercy Health 150th anniversary

Nov 06 2024 28 mins  
From humble beginnings serving a small Catholic health dispensary in Baltimore, Mercy Health Services has grown over 150 years to a full-service system serving thousands of people each year, continuing with a special effort to serve women and those who are poor. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Sister Helen Amos, RSM, chair of the executive chair of the Mercy bo

Nov. 3, 2024 | The value of silence

Oct 27 2024 28 mins  
In a world where noise seems to reign supreme, what’s the value of silence? How do we make room for silence in our lives? And how can silence help us in our spiritual journey? George Matysek talks about it with Dominican Father Dominic Koester. Father Koester is the associate pastor of Ss. Philip and James in Baltimore and the assistant chaplain for the Catholic Community at Th

Oct. 27, 2024 | Family Theater Productions

Oct 21 2024 10 mins  
Where can you go these days to find movies that lift up human values of goodness, truth and beauty? Look no further than Family Theater Productions, a ministry of the Holy Cross fathers, inspired by the legacy of Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, famous for the axiom, “The family that prays together stays together.” Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Holy Cross

Oct. 20, 2024 | The World Synod of Bishops

Oct 16 2024 28 mins  
Delegates from all around the world are gathered this month in Rome for the second session of the World Synod of Bishops on Synodality. Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori is among them, participating in the prayerful discussions about how the Holy Spirit moves in the Church and the World. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Archbishop Lori while he was in Rome. T

Oct. 13, 2024 | Catholics and the election

Oct 14 2024 28 mins  
Catholics may be in a quandary as they approach the voting booth this season, because there are no candidates who are completely in line with Catholic social teaching and the values the church holds. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Jenny Kraska, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, about how Catholics are “homeless” in today’s political

Oct. 6, 2024 | Ask a Bishop with Bishop Adam J. Parker

Oct 07 2024 28 mins  
Listeners of Catholic Review Radio get their chance to ask Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Adam J. Parker whatever questions are on their mind in this first-ever “Ask a Bishop” episode of the program. Bishop Parker was ordained to the priesthood in 2000 by Cardinal William H. Keeler. From 2001 to 2005, he served as associate pastor of three parishes in Allegany County and in 2005