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On this Fourth of July weekend episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan explores themes of American identity, global leadership, and summer tradition. He begins with a timely conversation with Professor Mathias Risse, the Berthold Beitz Professor of Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. They discuss the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, and the broader significance of an American occupying the Chair of Saint Peter at this moment in Church and world history. In the second half of the show, Monsignor Sullivan shifts from the spiritual to the celebratory, speaking with two barbecue…

On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan reflects on two pressing global issues —forced migration and nuclear security —through conversations with leading experts. In recognition of World Refugee Day, he speaks with Professor Elizabeth Cullen Dunn, a geography scholar at Indiana University Bloomington and author of No Path Home: Humanitarian Camps and the Grief of Displacement, about the state of refugees and internally displaced persons around the world, the emotional toll of life in humanitarian camps, and how we can better support displaced populations in more humane and sustainable ways. Later in the show, Monsignor Sullivan is joined by Dr. Farah Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University…

This week on JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan highlights stories of peacemaking and artful devotion. In our first segment, he speaks with Tom Dobbins Jr. of Catholic Charities NY and Darnell Yates II, a junior at Cardinal Hayes High School, both honored by Pax Christi Metro New York for their powerful commitment to peacebuilding. They reflect on how faith and service have shaped their journeys and what peacemaking looks like today. Then, as fair season begins, author and art historian Ruth D. Nelson joins in to discuss her new book, Our Lady of the World’s Fair, which tells the fascinating story of how Michelangelo’s Pietà traveled from the Vatican to Queens for the…

This week on JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with Professor Byron R. Johnson of Baylor University about the Global Flourishing Study, which explores key aspects of human well-being from health to purpose and relationships, and how its findings can inspire faith-based action.  In honor of World Running Day (June 4th), we also hear from Carson Radl and Robert McCarthy of the Catholic Charities Junior Board, who are training for the 2025 NYC Marathon to support New Yorkers in need. They share how running has become a meaningful act of service and solidarity.

On today’s episode of JustLove, in honor of the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with Bill Jacobs and Kathleen “Kat” Hoenke, co-founders of the Saint Kateri Conservation Center and co-authors of the newly released children’s book from Pauline Books, “God Made That: Catholic Nature Field Guide.” Together, they discuss how the book introduces young readers to the wonders of creation while grounding them in the Church’s teachings on environmental stewardship. Then, in observance of Memorial Day weekend, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan is joined by Dr. Joey Fink, Assistant Professor and Chair of the History Department at High Point University in North Carolina. Dr. Fink…