Talking Catholic

Joseph Campo, Executive Producer of the fantastic documentary film “Outcasts,” joins Pete and special co-host Kari Janisse, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Our Lady Of Peace Parish in Williamstown, where this conversation took place, to talk about his new film, which chronicles the work of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Years in the making, his work takes viewers to those...

This week we sit in on a presentation on the recent “Share the Journey” pilgrimage, offered through Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, with student pilgrims from Rowan University's Catholic Campus Ministry. Earlier this year, 14 missionary disciples- including college students from Rowan, Stockton University, and Rutgers-Camden traveled to a humanitarian respite center in McAllen, Texas, meeti...

Viva Cristo Rey! Long live Christ the King! The rallying cry for the Cristeros who sacrificed their lives in defense of religious freedom, this phrase was uttered by the youngest of the revolutionaries, 15 year-old Jose Sanchez del Rio, just before his brutal death in 1928 at the hands of the oppressive Mexican government. On the now-saint’s feast day, Laurie and Pete unpack the courageous life of...

Love and Marriage, love and marriage go together….in a podcast? This week, Mike and Pete visit the lovely home of Kathy and Michael O’Callaghan for a matrimony-themed episode of Talking Catholic. In conjunction with the upcoming National Marriage Week, from Feb. 7-14 (http://www.foryourmarriage.org/celebrate-national-marriage-week/), our two hosts speak with the couple on their 22+ years of marria...

This week Mike and Pete are joined by four fantastic Catholic young adults from NET Ministries - Christian Peres, Cecilia Peyton, Joe Bartley, and Casey Buenzli. The group talks about about the retreats they have been offering throughout the northeast United States, most recently in the Diocese of Camden. NET Ministries challenges young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church....

It's another edition of Talking Saints! “The things that we love tell us what we are.” These were just ten of the thousands of words attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas, influential Doctor of the Church, Dominican friar, theologian, and philosopher. On his feast day on this Monday, Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez kick off a new year of “Talking Saints” with a look at the life and work of this incredi...

This episode of Talking Catholic is a real treat. We sat down with Donna Ottaviano Britt, the lively Director of Missionary Discipleship for the Diocese of Camden and the head of the steering committee for the upcoming Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in South Jersey. Donna explains how this event came to be, what Bishop Dennis Sullivan and the steering committee are hoping c...

As thousands prepare to converge in Washington, D.C. at the March for Life this Friday, to stand up for the beauty and dignity of every human life, Pete and Mike welcome two women working to build up a culture of life in South Jersey: Mary Anne Barlowe, President, and Claire Howson, Secretary/Treasurer, of Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, a nonprofit organization based in Cherry Hill that provid...

After 101 episodes, Mike missed his first episode (feel better, pal). Don't despair though, Pete got a co-host upgrade this week in the person of Marianela Nunez, Director of Latino Enrollment for the Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese. The duo speak with friend of the show, Dr. Bill Watson, Director of Curriculum and Assessment for the schools office. They chat about the good work that’s h...

Mike and Pete spend Friday night hanging out in Vineland with enthusiastic young adults from Catholic Millennial Ministry: co-founder Jose Rodriguez, Star Martinez, Anthony Lopez, Ashley Gonzalez, and Erik Leon. These five dynamic souls of the young church are passionate about the benefit of this ministry, which is part of the city-wide Vineland Catholic Collaborative - comprised of the parishes o...

It’s the 100th episode!!!! Recorded live at the Collegium Center in Haddon Heights, NJ, in front of 50 of of our favorite listeners, friends and family, Mike and Pete were joined by: Father Robert Sinatra, pastor of Padre Pio Parish Laurie Power, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship at Christ the Redeemer Parish Father Chris Mann, Pastor, Christ the Redeemer Parish Sister Agnes and Sister C...

How much do you REALLY know about the Talking Catholic hosts? 🤔 For episode 99 we turn The Vault's table on Mike and Pete making THEM the interviewees. Special guest hosts Mary McCusker from Catholic Charities, Maria D'Antonio from the Communications Department, and Mary Beth Peabody from the Schools Office grill the duo about the podcast, their reflections on the highs and lows of this past year...

What is blended learning and how is it shaping young minds for the future? Mike and Pete head to Atlantic City to find out the answer to this question, and others, as they talk with administrators at Our Lady Star of the Sea School: Principal Susan Tarrant, and Advancement Director Sr. Kathy Nace. Just before the end of the school day (you might even hear the final bell in the background!), the fo...

If you’ve been to a diocesan Mass anytime in the last few years, you’ve very likely seen a young, curly-haired cantor with a beautiful voice. However, you might not know that her name is Abigail Walsh. As the countdown to Christmas continues, Mike and Pete sit down with this talented, opera-trained singer, to discuss the path that led to her current role as Director of Music Ministry at Bellmawr’s...

On this Feast of Saint Nicholas, Laurie and Pete reflect on what is known about the much-loved and admired 4th Century Bishop of Myra, whose tales of charity to children, the poor, and the sick spread far and wide, and helped foster today’s Santa Claus tradition. Saint Nicholas, Bishop and Shepherd, patron of children and the helpless, bring us all to revere the coming Savior, where hope, love, jo...

Marcus Biddle, Senior Case Manager for Catholic Charities’ Veterans Assistance Program, brings a lot of youthful energy into The Vault this week, discussing his recent deployment to Florida to help those affected by Hurricane Michael, the good work of Catholic Charities USA in providing disaster relief in such places as Florida, North Carolina and California, and his own role in providing aid to v...

On this Thanksgiving-themed edition of Talking Catholic, our hosts Mike and Pete are “Talking Carbs” at the Thanksgiving meal, passing around family recipes and traditions, and sharing what they’re thankful for with a roundtable of guests working in the Diocese of Camden. This hour (which made all hungry) featured Greg Coogan, Director of Youth, Young Adult, & Campus Ministries; Maria D’Antonio, C...

As the Church on this day remembers Saint Cecilia, our “Talking Saints” hosts Laurie and Pete discuss the life of this 4th century Roman martyr of the early Church, known as the Patroness of music, due to her hearing the music of heaven in her heart on her wedding day, and is usually depicted in art with a pipe-organ. As we attend Masses this week, let us think of the cantors, choirs and musicians...

This week, Mike and Pete welcome the fearless Jessica Gettings, young adult minister from Saint Katharine Drexel in Egg Harbor Township, who braved a wintry mess to record in The Vault. With snow, sleet, and rain outside, the three stayed warm talking about Jessica’s vocation ministering to her peers and the women’s group she organizes at the parish. In addition, Marvel comics icon Stan Lee is rem...

For National Vocations Awareness Week. we chat with Sister Rosa Maria Ojeda, MDMPVM, Principal of Bishop Schad Regional School in Vineland, and Father Michael Romano, Director of Vocations in the Diocese of Camden. With Mike and Pete, the two discuss finding their own callings, and helping young women and men better discern if they have a true calling to the priesthood and religious life. It's a g...

It’s an angels and demons-themed podcast this week as, getting ready for Halloween and All Saints Day, Mike and Pete bring back two people from Christ the Redeemer Parish in Atco: Father Chris Mann, Parish Pastor, and Laurie Power, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship, and co-host of Talking Saints. Things discussed in this powerful hour are exorcisms, wings, baked goods, and Nicholas Cage.

Jeff Shields, Youth Minister at Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Haddon Heights and leader of Forgotten Truth, a band and ministry, brings himself, his guitar, and his keyboard into the Vault for a musical edition of Talking Catholic this week. With Mike and Pete, Shields discusses making music with his siblings, men’s fashion, and finding inspiration. At the end of the conversation, he gives a mini-con...

This week we sit down with the energetic and passionate Eustace Mita, founder of the men's spirituality conference, Man Up Philly. With more than a decade of the day-long annual conference under his belt, he's helping to bring the conference to our side of the river with Man Up South Jersey. Eustace chats with Mike and Pete about how the conference began, why it's so important, and how men will be...

The day before she was honored at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, Inc.'s Justice for All dinner, Sr. Norma Pimentel, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, sat down with Mike and Pete for an engaging talk on her work working with immigrants leaving federal custody having crossed the U.S./Mexico border, its joys, and its struggles. Joining her for the show were Ke...

Brenda Quinn, the Director of the Collegium Center for Faith and Culture, sits in with Mike and Pete this week for the podcast. This wonderful hour has the three wax eloquent on the Center’s role in engaging the faithful through its various activities, and Brenda shares her story on a life in service to the Lord. In addition, Mike and her share their love of science.