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A Conversation on Valentine’s Day and Discussion on the Recent Military Coup in Myanmar
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about this Valentine’s Day Weekend and some strategies for supporting healthy relationships during this stressful pandemic; and a discussion on the recent military coup in Myanmar. Dr. Traci Maynigo is an Attending Psychologist and the Program Director of the Supporting Healthy Relationships Program at Montefiore Health Systems in the Bronx. On Valentine’s Day weekend, during these stressful and stress-filled times of the Pandemic and economic uncertainty, Dr. Maynigo talks about some of her advice on how couples – like they would go to the gym to strengthen their muscles – can practice healthy relationship skills to help to strengthen…
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Engaging Communities During Super Bowl Weekend and a Look at Groundhog Day
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about how, during this Super Bowl weekend, churches and community groups can use enthusiasm around “The Big Game” to help educate and raise funds to combat hunger in their local communities; and a look at how, for many people, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has made it feel like “Groundhog Day” year-round. Alison Reese is the Executive Director of Souper Bowl of Caring, a Dallas-based youth-inspired movement utilizing the enthusiasm generated by the Superbowl to work across the nation to tackle hunger in local communities. On Superbowl weekend, Alison shares how the Souper Bowl of Caring assists local…
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Catholic Schools Week 2021 and Immigration Law under the New Biden Administration
In this week’s episode of Just Love, Michael J. Deegan is the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York. During this week when we celebrate Catholic education during Catholic Schools Week from January 31st to February 6th, Mike Deegan talks about the Catholic schools in New York, which educate over 67,000 student’s annually from Pre-K to twelfth grade in rural, urban and suburban settings throughout the ten southern counties of New York State – as well as what some of the challenges have been facing Catholic Education – particularly in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic of the Past Year. C. Mario Russell, Esq. is the Director of the…
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COVID-19 Vaccinations and Democrats for Life
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about how COVID-19 vaccinations are being made available in underserved communities and also a conversation with the president of Democrats for Life. Dr. Ramon Tallaj, M.D. is the Founder, and Chairman of SOMOS Community Care, a network of over 2,500 healthcare providers located in the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn who have come together to ensure better health care for Medicaid members in the New York City area. On today’s show, Dr. Tallaj will be sharing with our listeners the impact that COVID-19 has had on the communities that SOMOS Community Cares serves, as well as the plans it…
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and The Incursion of the Capital
In this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and also the violent incursion into the United States Capital. Prof. Charles McKinney, Ph.D. is the Neville Frierson Bryan Chair of African Studies and an Associate Professor of History at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. During this weekend when we remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Prof. Charles McKinney shares with us what the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. means today in the context of the aftermath of the Killing a George Floyd and the rise of the “Black Lives Matter”…
