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On this week’s episode of JustLove, airing the weekend before Ascension Thursday and leading into Mother’s Day, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan explores ministry, family, and faith in action. First, he welcomes Father Brian A. Strassburger, S.J., Director of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries, to reflect on pastoral ministry at the U.S.–Mexico border, sharing how the Church accompanies migrants, deportees, and families amid shifting migration dynamics with compassion, hope, and presence. Later, Debbie Panek, Senior Director of Social Services at Mercy Center, and Adrianny Vicente, Family Worker and Parenting Skills Instructor, join the conversation to highlight how Mercy Center’s Family Skills Program strengthens families and empowers mothers in the South Bronx, nurturing…

On this week’s episode of JustLove with Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, airing the weekend before “Star Wars Day” on May 4th, Monsignor Sullivan explores faith, imagination, and service through two inspiring conversations. First, he welcomes Eric Clayton, Deputy Director of Communications for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the USA, to reflect on the Star Wars saga through a Catholic lens, drawing from his book My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars to explore discernment, conscience, hope, and the call to choose the “light” through Ignatian spirituality. Later, Mariana Dueñas, Program Manager for Refugee Resettlement at Catholic Charities Community Services of New York, shares her journey as a…

On today’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with Professor Charles Camosy of The Catholic University of America about the ethical conflict between the U.S. War Department and Anthropic, a San Francisco–based AI company that refused to allow its Claude platform to be used in the development of autonomous weapons, exploring why Catholic moral theologians have supported the company and how AI-driven warfare challenges just war principles and human moral responsibility; in the second segment, marking Alcohol Awareness Month, he is joined by author Dr. Dawn Eden Goldstein to discuss the life and legacy of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, the spiritual mentor to Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W., and…

On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan marks the weekend before Earth Day (April 22) with a conversation with Julene Jarnot, Founder and Executive Director of the Catholic Garden Network, who shares how her passion for gardening blossomed into a national ministry supporting gardens across Catholic communities as places of nourishment, prayer, and environmental stewardship; then, in recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 19–25), he is joined by Catholic Charities volunteers Nick Naccari and Fran Magenheimer of LSA (Little Sisters of the Assumption) Family Health Services in East Harlem, who reflect on their work with the LSA Afterschool Initiative and College Access Program, discussing how their backgrounds in…

On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Sullivan welcomes Father Tom Gibbons and John Scheinfeld to discuss their new documentary Baseball Beyond Belief, exploring how the rhythms and rituals of baseball reflect the deeper spiritual journey and reveal themes of wonder, community, and the search for meaning; after a brief break, the conversation turns to Michelle Benjamin of Our Saviour Parish, who shares her moving return to faith ahead of entering full sacramental life this Easter 2026, reflecting on her upbringing, rediscovery of prayer, and how she and her fiancé are building a shared future grounded in faith and the welcoming parish community that helped guide her journey.