Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Podcasts

George Richert, Director of Communications for the Diocese. And thanks again for your support of the Catholic Communication Campaign!

Fr. Duke Zajac, Chaplain at Sisters of Charity Hospital and Honorary Chairperson for the 2016 Catholic Communication Campaign. http://www.usccb.org/catholic-giving/opportunities-for-giving/catholic-communication-campaign/

Diocesan Director of Cemeteries, Carman Colao, discusses their Memorial Day Masses as well as how Catholic Cemeteries perform the Works of Mercy. www.buffalocatholiccemeteries.org

The Works of Mercy at Catholic Charities: The new Health Center on the West Side and how it provides vital services for refugees. www.ccwny.org

Upon This Rock, a strategic initiative to strengthen parishes and ministries in the Diocese. www. UponThisRockWNY.org

A benefit concert for Catholic Charities featuring America's Got Talent finalists, Forte Tenors. http://www.ccwny.org/news/article/current/2016/04/20/100100/catholic-charities-presents-forte-tenors-in-concert-at-kleinhans-music-hall-on-june-30

Deacon Don Weigel discusses working with Syrian refugees during a Catholic Relief Services (CRS) trip to Europe earlier this year. http://www.crs.org/media-center/current-issues/syrian-refugee-crisis

A conversation with Bishop Richard Malone of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and Bishop R. William Franklin of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York. http://www.buffalodiocese.org/bishop-malone http://episcopalwny.org/bio/

The Works of Mercy at Catholic Charities: Renee Siepierski, Central Intake supervisor; Kelly Gorkiewicz, Children's Services coordinator. http://www.ccwny.org/

The Works of Mercy at Catholic Charities: Eileen Nowak, Parish Outreach and Advocacy; Katie Constantino, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. http://www.ccwny.org/

The Works of Mercy at Catholic Charities with Sister Mary McCarrick, Diocesan Director; also Appeal 2016 with co-chair, Nicole Tzetzo. http://www.ccwny.org/

A Valentine's Day episode from 2010 featuring Catholic Charities' Marriage Counseling (and old friend, Kevin Keenan). http://www.ccwny.org/services/marriage-counseling-center

Msgr. Paul Burkard discusses Father Baker and Our Lady of Victory in conjunction with the Year of Mercy. http://www.ourladyofvictory.org/

Father Jacek Mazur, pastor of Divine Mercy Parish in Niagara Falls, NY. http://www.divinemercynf.org/

Director of Pro-Life Activities for the Diocese, Cheryl Calire. http://www.buffalodiocese.org/Evangelization/ProLife.aspx

Bishop Richard Malone discusses Create in Me a Clean Heart, a USCCB pastoral statement on pornography; Bernie Arnisan, from Catholic Charities' Msgr. Carr Clinics, addresses the addictive nature of pornography. http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/pornography/index.cfm http://www.ccwny.org/

Rick Suchan, Executive Director of the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, and event co-chair, Pia O'Connor, discuss Gala 22:6 supporting Catholic Schools through scholarships. http://wnycatholicschools.org/

In the Fall of 2001 I traveled with Father Bill Quinlivan to EWTN in Alabama to gather interviews to be used during a fund drive for the new EWTN affiliated Catholic radio station in the Diocese of Buffalo, WLOF. One of those interviews was with Mother Angelica at the monastery where she lived and where she had recently built the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament.