• JustLove

    Heritage and Service: Reflecting on Columbus Day and Honoring a Champion of Charity

    On today’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan engages in two timely conversations. First, in recognition of Italian American Heritage Month and Columbus Day Weekend, he speaks with Professor William Connell, Professor of History and Italian Studies at Seton Hall University. Together, they explore the life and legacy of Christopher Columbus, the evolving ways his holiday has been celebrated in the United States by different communities, and the ongoing debates surrounding its observance. In the second segment, Monsignor Sullivan is joined by Deacon David Hessling of Catholic Charities of Western Tennessee, who was recently named Catholic Charities USA’s 2025 Volunteer of the Year. Deacon Hessling shares about his work leading the…

    Comments Off on Heritage and Service: Reflecting on Columbus Day and Honoring a Champion of Charity
  • JustLove

    Voices for Life and Solidarity: Humanitarian Efforts in the Holy Land and the Future of the Pro-Life Movement

    On today’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with two distinguished guests. First, he is joined by Monsignor Peter Vaccari, President of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), who recently returned from a Solidarity Visit to the Holy Land, where he visited sites in the Palestinian West Bank and Israel. Monsignor Vaccari shares insights into the diverse humanitarian and pastoral work that CNEWA is undertaking in the region. In the second segment, Monsignor Sullivan speaks with Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa, Founder and President of New Wave Feminists, in recognition of Respect Life Sunday observed by parishes across the country on October 5th. They discuss the legacy of the Supreme…

    Comments Off on Voices for Life and Solidarity: Humanitarian Efforts in the Holy Land and the Future of the Pro-Life Movement
  • JustLove

    Faith, Fashion, and Reflection: Sacred Expression on the Runway and in the New Year

    On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan explores the intersection of faith, fashion, and reflection. In the first segment, airing during New York Fashion Week, he speaks with Veronica Marrinan, Creative Director of Litany, and Holly Guertin, owner of Holly Guertin Art, about how their work fosters spiritual healing and connection to God through fashion. They discuss how Catholic teaching informs their design choices and how clothing can express deeper values and worldviews. In the second segment, Rabbi Andrue Kahn of the American Council for Judaism joins the show ahead of Yom Kippur to reflect on the meaning of the Jewish High Holidays, the upcoming anniversary of October 7th,…

    Comments Off on Faith, Fashion, and Reflection: Sacred Expression on the Runway and in the New Year
  • JustLove

    Art, Faith, and a Changing World: Reflections on Peace, Globalization, and Our Shared Future

    On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with two distinguished guests about art, faith, and global affairs. In the first segment, NYC-based painter Adam Cvijanovic discusses his newly unveiled mural at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the first major art commission there since 1949 titled “What’s So Funny about Peace, Love and Understanding.” In the second segment, Monsignor Sullivan is joined by Professor Daniel Drezner, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, to explore the current retreat from globalization and what the future may hold, as the world prepares for the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and marks the 10th anniversary of the…

    Comments Off on Art, Faith, and a Changing World: Reflections on Peace, Globalization, and Our Shared Future
  • JustLove

    Faith, Leadership, and the Future of Work

    This week on JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan speaks with Christopher White of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life about his new book, Pope Leo XIV, and the first months of the American-born Pope’s papacy. He also talks with Scott Hurd of Catholic Charities USA about the U.S. Bishops’ Labor Day statement and how Catholic teaching can guide the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

    Comments Off on Faith, Leadership, and the Future of Work