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Observing Easter Weekend in Sri Lanka and the Bronx
For today’s episode of JustLove over Easter Weekend, we have a conversation with Father Lawrence Ramanayake, the executive director of Caritas Colombo, positioned in the commercial capital of the nation of Sri Lanka, about the work of the organization to assist the victims of the tragic bombing that took place on Easter Sunday four years ago in 2019. We are also joined by Father John J. Higgins, the Pastor of Holy Cross Church in the Bronx to talk about a “Grassroots Eucharistic Revival” that has unfolded in the Parish during this Lenten Season and what his hopes for the future of this revival are. Father Lawrence Ramanayake is the Executive…
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Documented Miracles: in Books and Film
After the broadcast of the 95th Academy Awards, for this episode of JustLove, we have a conversation with the Founder and Executive Producer at Minaflores Films, Jessica P. Sarowitz. We discuss the upcoming documentary With This Light. In the following segment, we are joined by Ashok Rajamani, the author of The Day My Brain Exploded: A True Story, who speaks with us about brain injuries and his experience of God and His impact on his recovery. Jessica P. Sarowitz is the Founder and Executive Producer of Minalfores Films and Managing Partner at 4S Bay Partners LLC. Ashok Rajamani is a speaker and author of The Day Myt Brain Exploded: A…
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The Tenth Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Pontificate and Socks for the Unhoused
This week on JustLove, we speak with Adina Lichtman, the founder of Knock, Knock, Give a Sock, a nonprofit that encourages companies, campuses, and communities to host sock drives for their homeless neighbors, then offers the organizers an opportunity to host a dinner for the benefactors – with the goal to break the ice and stigmas. On the week of the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ Pontificate, we speak with Victor Gaetan, Ph.D., the author of God’s Diplomats: Pope Francis Vatican Diplomacy, and American Armageddon about the new bilateral relations between the Holy See and Oman. Adina Lichtman is the founder of the Knock, Knock, Give a Sock nonprofit foundation.…
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Concerns about Israel’s new Conservative Coalition Government
On today’s edition of JustLove, we are joined by Prof. Marc Gopin of George Mason University, an expert in the field of international relations and diplomacy, who speaks with us about the concerns that hundreds of American Rabbis and others have raised regarding the new conservative coalition government in Israel formed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. As consumer prices continue to increase for goods and services, we have a conversation with Prof. Steve Carvell of Cornell University on the impact that inflation is having on the restaurant industry. Prof. Marc Gopin is the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. Prof. Steve Carvell…
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Recovery: How Syrians are Rebuilding after the Earthquake and the State of American Agriculture
On today’s episode of JustLove, we focus on the trends in recovery both near and far. David Lillie, MPA, of the Syrian Medical Society joins us to discuss the impact of the earthquake on the shared area of Turkey and Syria – an event that has killed over 37,000 and devastated tens of millions more. Closer to home, Dr. Jay Lillywhite of New Mexico State University talks with us about his expert and personal understanding of agricultural trends in the United States and how they are impacting the prices of household staples. David Lillie, MPA, is the Executive Director of the Syrian American Medical Society. Dr. Jay Lillywhite is the…
