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    Preparing for Parenthood: Nurturing Older Siblings and Supporting Foster Care

    On this week’s JustLove before Mother’s Day, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan has a conversation with Certified Postpartum Doula and Author Manon Chevallerau about her recently published book “You’re Going to be a Big Sibling” to help teach older siblings necessary tools and confidence to help and to welcome their newborn siblings. In addition, before we commemorate National Foster Care Day on Tuesday, May 7th, the Director of Foster Parent Recruitment for Catholic Guardian Services in New York Che Stokes discusses Foster Care – what it is and what types of foster homes are needed to care for children in need of foster care today.

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    Community Stories of Compassion and Service: Honoring Volunteerism

    On this episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan highlights the spirit of volunteerism in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Week. He engages in a heartfelt conversation with Danielle Crews, who discovered Catholic Charities during a food pantry distribution at St. Cecilia’s Parish in East Harlem, about the impact of serving their community. At Catholic Charities, our commitment to immigrants is unwavering. To shed light on the issue, Monsignor speaks with Gabriel Pithan Daudt about his journey to the United States and his current efforts to support others, including asylum seekers with their immigration applications. Lastly, we hear from Pat Perlstein, who shares her journey of educating others and transitioning into a…

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    Reflections on Passover and Volunteer Appreciation Week

    On this episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan engages in a conversation with Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin, a contributing editor at Religion News Services, as Jewish people worldwide prepare to celebrate Passover on April 22nd. In light of the tragic events in Israel on October 7th, they discuss the significance of this First Passover since and delve into Rabbi Salkin’s reflection titled “Six Months of Jewish Loneliness,” which was written for Religion News Services on the six-month anniversary of that tragic day. Additionally, as Volunteer Appreciation Week commences on April 21st, Danielle Crews joins the show to share her experience of discovering Catholic Charities during a food pantry distribution at St.…

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    Empowering Healing and Commemorating Courage

    This week on JustLove, Monsignor Sullivan has a conversation with Sarai Manuel, LMFT who is the Bronx Administrator & Bronx Prevention Program Director of Astor Services about the new Trauma Recovery Center that the Non-profit operates to provide much needed services to help and heal Survivors of Trauma and Violent Crime. He also talks with Dan Gordon who is a Screenwriter and Play-write about his newest film he has written – “Irena’s Vow” – that tells the true story of 19 year old Polish girl named Irena Gut who was a housekeeper in the home of a prominent Nazi during the Second World War in Poland who courageously saved the lives…

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    Ooberfuse’s Easter Song and the Work of Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem

    On today’s Episode of JustLove –in this First Week after Easter, we welcome back to our show a member of what has been described as “Pope Francis’ favorite Electro-pop Band” the London-based Ooberfuse –  Hal St John, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer who performed at last summer’s World Youth Day in Lisbon talks about their new Easter song titled “Dying Son” dedicated to bringing some light to the darkness of war that has surrounded the Holy Land this Easter. In addition, Monsignor Sullivan has a conversation with the Charge of the Holy See for the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center about the work of the Notre Dame Center – a…

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