On today’s recording of JustLove, we are taking a moment to celebrate something years in the making – the dedication of the new Catholic Charities Day Laborer’s Center in Yonkers that took place on May 1st. Lucia Goyen, Director of the Day Laborer Program within CCCS, an agency of Catholic Charities New York, has a conversation with us about the importance of this new establishment in the first week of May in honor of Saint Joseph, the Patron Saint of Workers. Being May, it’s prom season! Another guest on today’s recording is Samiyah Green, a student at Innovation Diploma Plus High School, who speaks with us about the recent 17th…

For this week’s episode of JustLove, we explore the connection between Christ’s fate and modern incarnations of capital punishment. We are joined by the Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington D.C. to discuss recent trends regarding the death penalty across the United States. We then turn to Film Director Gianfranco Rosi9 about his recent documentary film In Viaggio – The Travels of Pope Francis, which translates to “in route” from Italian. The film distributed by Magnolia Pictures follows the Pope’s travels over his ten-year pontificate. Richard C. Dieter, J.D., is the Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Gianfranco Rosie is the Director of the…

On today’s episode of JustLove, we are joined by two esteemed Catholics whose work is highlighted during February. Beth Knobbe is the Senior Training Advisor at Catholic Relief Services. She will be sharing with us about CRS’ Annual Lenten Program for families and faith communities who want to put their faith into action during lent through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to help change the lives of those who live in poverty across the world. We are then joined by Lucas Swanepoel, J.D., the Senior Director for Government Relations at the Catholic Health Association of the United States, who discusses with us updated healthcare policies for maternal and pediatric health for…

Today’s episode covers the exciting topic of finding love, Catholic style! We are joined by Mariette Rintoul who is the Community Experience Director of Catholic-Match, the largest and most successful website for single Catholics. She talks with us about common misconceptions about online dating, best practices, and her own experience of finding her husband. Then, we are joined by Dr. Zulema Blair, Ph.D., in acknowledgment of Black History Month to discuss the pattern of black Americans moving out of urban areas to rural and suburban residences. Mariette Rintoul is the Community Experience Director at Catholic-Match. Dr. Zulema Blair, Ph.D., is the Chair of Public Administration at Medgar Evers College at…

To begin today’s program, we have a conversation with the Executive VP and CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Gideon Taylor. Mr. Taylor joins us to discuss the work of his organization and the recent commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th. We then talk about Pope Francis’ visit to South Sudan with Brain Adeba, Deputy Director of Policy at The Sentry, an investigative and policy organization in Washington D.C. Adeba discusses the significance of the first papal visit in over forty years to the world’s youngest country. Gideon Taylor is the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council…