Catholic Chicago

Host Beth White talks to Joyce Duriga, Editor of Chicago Catholic. Joyce has been with the local archdiocesan newspaper for 13 years and sees God at work in and through people throughout our archdiocese. She shared the many ways in which listening and storytelling are evangelizing. Joyce is also the author of “Augustus Tolton: The Church is the True Liberator,” a biography of the first known Afric...

On the Way focuses on our heightened awareness of racism and how our diocesan newspaper is evangelizing.  Host Beth White is joined by Ryan Lents, Director of Human Dignity and Solidarity, to share resources that are available to help us become more aware of and counter racism. Beth and Ryan, in particular, discussed “Open Wide Our Hearts,” the 2018 USCCB pastoral letter against racism. This...

Host Megan Mio talks with Dr. Mike Gable, Director of the Mission Office in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Professor of Theology at Xavier University. Dr. Gable shares how he understands the reality of racism using the works of U.S. Catholic Bishops and drawing from his personal experiences as a lay missionary and as a pastoral minister. He reflects on the Church's social teachings and the life...

St. Hubert students were winners at the recent Chicago Student Invention Convention. Catholic Charities serves clients in Lake County and promotes the 2020 Art of Caring event. Fr. Greg and Mark Teresi talk with representatives of Nonviolence Works. And we hear about the importance of exercise and how to add a spiritual twist to your exercise routine.

Pete Newburn, ecumenical officer for the Diocese of Joliet, talks to host Bob Gilligan about the ecumenical virtual rally for racial justice hosted by Bishop Pates and other faith and civic leaders on Saturday.

Bishop Ron Hicks, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago, joins host Bob Gilligan to talk about the reopening of churches for public Mass.

Dan Philpott, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, joins host Bob Gilligan to talk about the executive order advancing international religious freedom recently signed by President Donald Trump.

Danielle Brown, associate director for USCCB's Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, talks to host Bob Gilligan about the relevance of the 2018 pastoral letter on racism, "Open Wide Our Hearts:  The Enduring Call to Love."

Lectura y reflexión del Evangelio según San Juan 6,51-58, del domingo, 14 de junio de 2020. Viernes, 12 de junio de 2020

Learning to support Theology on Tap in our new reality has meant shifting spaces and utilizing technology. Pablo Padilla of the Young Adult Engagement Team is working to set up a Theology on Tap experience to meet young adults in this new reality.

Hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk to Michele Sotak and Fr. Lou Cameli about the importance of exercise, how to be creative with exercise, and adding a spiritual twist to your exercise routine.  

Following George Floyd's death and the civil unrest that followed, representatives of Non-Violence Works joined hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi to talk about principles and practices of non-violence as a skill

Cardinal Blase Cupich talks about the struggles the entire country is facing right now, and the Catholic response Fr. Matt O’Donnell gives a first-hand perspective on how communities of color are affected by both the pandemic and the death of George Floyd And the Dare to Love program checks in with part of the vocation team with the School Sisters of Notre Dame

In recent weeks, the Voice of Charity has featured Catholic Charities staff and volunteers who have been heroic in their efforts to respond to the increased number of requests for assistance in Cook County. This week, we welcome Ashley Styx, Lake County Program Director of Emergency Assistance, and Christine Farrell, Lake County Women’s Board Member who will join Marie Jochum and Brigid Murphy to...

St. Leonard School graduates looking forward to continuing their Catholic education in high school.  Guests:  Colleen Manika; Jorge; Nico.

St. Hubert students inventions win at Chicago Student Invention Convention.  Guests:  Kelly O'Hara; Emma; Katie; Samantha

The June, 2020 broadcast brings spiritual directors Helene Albano and Deacon Jerry Nora to talk with co-hosts Deacons Richard Hudzik and Dave Brencic. The four-way conversation picks up where it left off last month with a brief review of what spiritual direction is and who it is for (everyone!). To give a flavor of what happens in a spiritual direction session the conversation engaged in a few min...

Sister Lovina checks in with guests Sr. Bridget Waldorf and Sr. Jill Lazsewksi, School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) who are part of a vocation ministry team. Sr. Bridget and Sr. Jill share their vocation stories - journeys that took time to unfold, how their congregation was formed in response to the need for education for young women, and then left some words of wisdom to listeners about the impo...

Fr. Greg Sakowicz welcomes Fr. Matt O'Donnell, Pastor of St. Columbanus Parish on East 71st Street in Chicago.  Fr. Matt ministers in the Park Manor neighborhood, one of the poorest communities in Chicago.  He talks about how the aftermath of George Floyd's death has affected his community.  Fr. Matt is also one of the priests who ministers to COVID-19 patients, and he discusses how...

Fr. Greg Sakowicz talks to Cardinal Blase Cupich at a time when our country is struggling to navigate through both a pandemic and the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.

Co-hosts of our Voice of Charity program, Marie Jochum and Brigid Murphy, discussed the challenges and beauty found in the special ministry of anointing the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic with Fr. Wayne Watts. Todd Williamson and Timothy Johnston talked about the last days of the Easter Season on Focus on the Liturgy. And on Catholic Chicago, co-hosts Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi welcomed...

Lectura y reflexión del Evangelio según San Juan 20,19-23, del domingo, 31 de mayo de 2020. Viernes, 29 de mayo de 2020

Co-hosts Timothy Johnston (LTP) and Todd Williamson (ODW) discuss the last days of the Easter Season. They explore the theology and spirituality of the great Solemnities of the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost and how these celebrations complete the whole of the Easter Season. They unpack the liturgical texts and the readings to plumb the richness of these holy days. 

Hosted by Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi.  Fr. Richard Fragomeni is the Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, adjunct faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies at DePaul University, and a member of the faculty of Catholic Theological Union.  In addition to his teaching duties, he gives presentations around the world on liturgical, sacramental and catechetical topics...

On the Catholic Conference Hour, Bob Gilligan spends time with bishop-elect Lou Tylka.  Bob also talked with the producer of the film, Blind Eyes Opened. Co-hosts of our Voice of Charity program, Marie Jochum and Brigid Murphy, had a lively discussion with the director of the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Radio/Television, Jim Disch. On the Way host Beth White spent time focusing on how ou...