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Exploring How Jewish Youth Live out Social Justice and Helping People Reenter Society After Involvement with the Justice System
This weekend on Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan highlights Yom Kippur by learning more about social justice in Jewish youth, and he talks about education in our justice system. Cheryl Cook is the Executive Director of AVODAH – a national Jewish community organization that seeks to strengthen the Jewish community’s fight against poverty in the United States by engaging Jewish youth in service and community building opportunities rooted in the Jewish faith that enables and inspires them to become lifelong leaders for social change. Cheryl talks about the work of AVODAH in providing young Jewish men and women the opportunity to live and work together in pursuit of Jewish Talmudic…
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The Student Climate Strike and Discussing Religious Inspiration for Fashion
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan looks at the Global Student Climate Strike and he also discusses the inspiration behind the creation of fashion. Jessica Caron is a graduate of Dartmouth College with a Major in both Environmental and Hispanic Studies. She’s been serving as Program Manager for the Glen Rock Green Team, a green business recognition program of the Borough of Glen Rock that encourages socially beneficial behavior by local businesses. Jessica talks to us about the Climate Strike, what its objectives are, and what the hopes that she and other participants have for a future of climate justice. Caterine Sanchez is the Owner and…
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The Relationship between Church Teaching & Labor, and CRS on Pope Francis’s Trip to Mozambique and Madagascar
On this weekend’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Labor Day and the Pope’s trip to Mozambique and Madagascar. Clayton Sinyai, Ph.D. is the Executive Director for the Catholic Labor Network, an association of Catholic Union activists and clergy, religious and laity committed to Catholic Social Teaching on labor. Clayton talks about the work of the Catholic Labor Network and why Labor Unions continue to be an essential component of Catholic Teaching on the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers. Don Rogers is the Church Engagement Advisor for Catholic Relief Services and talks to us about what Catholic Relief Services has been doing to improve…
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Christian Communities in Iraq 5 years after ISIS Invasion & 400th Anniversary of 1st Africans to Arrive in Colonial America
On this weekend’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan looks at the recovery of the Christian community of the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq 5 years after their displacement by the forces of ISIS and remembering the first Africans to arrive in British Colonial America on the 400th Anniversary of their arrival in the New World. Michel Constantin is the Regional Director for Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Northern Iraq and the Emergency Response Coordinator for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. During the 5 year Anniversary of the Invasion of the Nineveh Plain in Northern Iraq by the forces of ISIS this month, Michel shares the continuing struggles of…
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Just Love’s Look at Woodstock, and Pastoral Responses to the Violence in Dayton and El Paso
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock and also the tragic shooting at Dayton and El Paso. Dr. Steve Waksman, Ph.D. is a Professor of American Studies and Music, and Chair of the Music Department at Smith College. Dr. Waksman talks about the original Woodstock that may not be generally known, as well as what impact and significance the rock festival had on contemporary music and culture. Bishop Mark J. Seitz is the Bishop of El Paso, Texas and talks about how the Diocese of El Paso is seeking to reach out to those who have been impacted by the…
