As followers of the work of Catholic Charities New York may know, we are engaged in assisting an influx of Venezuelan asylees migrating to the United States. Father Alexis Bastidas, a Venezeuelan-born pastor of Saint Teresa’s Parish in Lower Manhattan, joins us on JustLove to talk about the reasons why his fellow Venezuelans are choosing the perilous journey over remaining in their country of origin. On a lighter note, we follow this up with preparations for Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year of 5779. Israeli-born Eti Farber, a child of Moroccan-born immigrants to Israel, talks about the significance of Rosh Hashanah to her family and how she keeps the…

On today’s recording of JustLove, we examine the continued reality of high inflation and its effects on American consumers. Economist Desmond Lachman, Ph.D., joins us to discuss what he sees as the causes of inflation and what policies he suggests could help address them. Professor Paul Marshall, Ph.D., joins us for the second half of our show to discuss religious persecution. In the wake of the attack on Author Salman Rushdie, we discuss religiously motivated violence across the globe, particularly those against Christians. Desmond Lachman, Ph.D., is an economist and Senior Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute. Professor Paul Marshall, Ph.D., is an author and Wilson Professor of Religious Freedom…

On today’s recording of JustLove, begin our program joined by Afghani-born Nahela Hadi, about the work she has done helping other Afghani women who have spent the past year acclimating to life in the United States. We discuss the complex issues faced by women and children here and abroad. Next on our program, Executive Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Bhairavi Desai helps us anticipate the implementation of a 2019 New York State “Congestion Pricing” Law which aims to cut traffic to Manhattan’s “Central Business District” south of 60th St. with a toll. Desai is working to organize the taxi and fee-for-hire industry to ask for exemptions from…