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Puzzles for Autism and Earth Day Activism
On today’s episode of JustLove, we are joined by Brian Licata of Marvel Consults who discusses his work on a recent event that broke a Guinness World Record! He is one of the coordinators of the recent Puzzle for Autism Guinesss Book of World REcords Staten Island Ferryhawks Event, to raise awareness of the condition during Autism Acceptance Month this April. We also talk with Dr. Erin Lothes, Ph.D., who is the Senior Manager of the Laudato Si Animators Program. She works for the Laudato Si Movement to do training courses for Catholic leaders all over the world on various aspects of integral ecology. Brian Licata is the owner of…
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The Passion by Notre Dame Folk Choir and a Conversation on Fasting during Ramadan
On today’s episode of JustLove, we are joined by J.J. Wright, DMA, Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir, who will talk with us about the 40-track album titled The Passion, which presents the events of Holy Week through song and spoken word. We are also joined by Dr. Iqbal Akhtar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Religion, Politics, and International Relations of Florida International University who discusses the tradition of fasting during Ramadan and how it compares to other religious acts of fasting. J.J. Wright, DMA, is the Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir. Dr. Iqbal Akhtar, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Religion, Politics, and International Relations at Florida…
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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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Holy Week as a Time to Discuss the Death Penalty
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…
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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…
