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    The Catholic Relief Services National Gathering and the Place of LGBTQ+ within the Church

    On today’s episode of JustLove, we open the conversation with Desire Findlay, a trainer and facilitator at Catholic Relief Services. She talks with us about how this week, she and other chapter members head to Washington DC and take part in the Catholic Relief Services National Gathering at Catholic University. Afterward, marking the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, we are joined by Stan J.R. Zerkowski, the Executive Director of Fortunate Families. Fortunate Families is a Lexington, Kentucky based Catholic Ministry dedicated to facilitating respectful conversations within the church about the dignity of LGBTQ+ individuals and how we can go about expanding the tent to include them…

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    Juneteenth and Father’s Day: a Conversation about Connection

    Today on JustLove, we begin with a conversation with Professor Kevin Foster, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Foster shares with us his expertise on African Diaspora Studies and the particular history of the Juneteenth holiday, which first began in 1865. Then, Jeff and Jonaan, a “Big” and “Little” respectively from Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring, join us to talk about the significance of Father’s Day. Their program provides mentors to children in need of reliable adult figures in their lives. Professor Kevin Foster, Ph.D., is the Associate Chair of the African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Jeff and Jonaan are…

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    A Call to Action: Civic Engagement

    Today on JustLove, we are joined by Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D., who is the Executive Director and Chair of the New York City Civic Engagement Commission. She joins us to discuss the connection between democracy and civic engagement. Her mission is to encourage all New Yorkers to participate in civic affairs through activities such as participatory budgeting. Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D., is the Executive Director and Chair of the New York City Civic Engagement Commission. Listen now.

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    Memorial Day Weekend: The Golden Rule and Religious Freedom

    On today’s episode of JustLove, we are joined by Helen Jaccard, the Project Manager of the Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Project. She talks to us about “The Golden Rule Sailboat,” which originally set sail in 1958 and recently arrived in New York Harbor, the mission of the project, and the future of peace activism. We also speak with Prof. Paul Marshall, Ph.D., who is the Director of the Religious Freedom Insitute’s South & Southeast Asia Action Team about the recent designation by the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom of India as a “Country of Particular Concern.” Helen Jaccard is the Project Manager for the Golden Rule Project by Veterans…

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    AAPI Heritage Month and a Conversation about Gun Rights and Regulations

    On today’s recording of JustLove, we observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in a conversation with Wayne Ho, CEO and President of the Chinese American Planning Council. He speaks with us about persistent challenges that confront AAPI communities in this country. An occurrence that has affected too many in our nation, we turn our attention to the horrific number of over 200 mass shootings that have taken place so far this year. Professor Emeritus of the State University of New York, Cortland, Robert J. Spitzer, Ph.D., joins our call to talk about the surprising history of gun rights, regulations, and the current state of political discourse on the…

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