• JustLove,  Supporting the Physically & Emotionally Challenged

    Puerto Rico’s Continued Struggles Almost Two Years After Hurricane Maria and Disability and Social Inclusion

    On this weekend’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the current status of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and the protests on the island; and he discusses Disability and Social Inclusion during the week we remember the 29th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Dr. Edwin Melendez, Ph.D. is a Professor of Urban Affairs and the Director of The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York City. Nearly two years since Hurricane Maria made its devastating landfall on the island of Puerto Rico back on September 20, 2017, the island and its people continue to struggle to recover. Dr.…

  • Welcoming and Integrating Immigrants and Refugees

    Catholic Charities’ Assistance for Immigrants and Refugees and Rocket Scientist Turned Nun

    On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the current immigration issues in the US and also he celebrates the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon. C. Mario Russell, Esq. is the Director of Catholic Charities of New York’s Immigration and Refugee Services which serves the immigrant and refugee communities in New York City and the Hudson Valley. During a week when the current Administration has announced impending immigration enforcement actions as well as new efforts to drastically limit asylum claims at the United States’ southern border, Mario talks about some of what he has been hearing and seeing regarding immigration enforcement in communities…

  • Protecting & Nurturing Children & Youth

    Summer Youth Mission Trips and Discussing French American Relations on Bastille Day

    Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about youth camps that also have a mission element to them and for Bastille Day we look at French and American relations. Kelly Naas is the Manager of Public Relations and Summer Director for Catholic Heart Workcamps, a week-long service camp experience that provides youth groups, teens and adult leaders with service opportunities to restore homes and hearts, to feed the hungry and lift the spirits of children, the elderly and disable through partnerships with domestic and international social service providers. Kelly talks to Monsignor about the experiences of Catholic Heart Workcamp Campers and how – through service experiences and the Sacraments – they are making…

  • JustLove

    Discussing the True Meaning of the Fourth of July & Native American Sovereignty on Tribal Lands

    On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Fourth of July and also Native American Lands in the US. Soraya Diase Coffelt is a former Judge in the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands and a children’s author. During Fourth of July weekend, Soraya shares some important lessons that we can share with young people about what causes us to remember and celebrate this special day in our country’s history many hundreds of years after it first happened, and what the source of guidance through this struggle for independence, freedom, and equality was. Prof. Lindsay Robertson, J.D., Ph.D. is the Faculty Director of the Center for…