On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we chat with Mr. Fritz Jones. In 1978, he joined Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington as a staff member at one of their group homes. In January 2024, Fritz is retiring after 45 years of service to the vunerable of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Join us as we look back at Fritz’s career and his impact on our community.
The World Day of Prayer for Christian Unity and Fr. Paul of Graymoor
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we will chat with Father James Loughran, SA, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement and the Director of the Graymoor Ecumenincal and Interreligious Institute. Father will discuss the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the cause for canonization of Servant of God, Father Paul Wattson of Graymoor. Among Father Paul’s many amazing accomplishments, he established the Friars of the Atonement and the Week of Prayer. He was born in Millington, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington and is heard on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music podcasts and is broadcast every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on Relevant Radio 640 which reaches most of the mid-Atlantic region.
Benedictine Sister Mary Josefa discusses the book, “Brides of Christ.”
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog and a cut from John Michael Talbot’s “Table of Plenty” CD, we talk to Sister Mary Josefa of the Eucharist, a Benedictine of Mary, Queen of the Apostles. We will discuss her calling to the religious life, daily life in a Benedictine monistary, a new book about the Sisters titled, “Brides of Christ” from Sophia Institute Press and the foundress of her community, Sister Wilhimina.
Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office of Communications, airs on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington’s YouTube channel – @dioceseofwilm. Please like, share and subscribe.
One of Us: Jacob McNett
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
One of Us: Paulette Sammons
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
Learn how St. Jerome can comfort those who have lost a loved one.
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update and a cut from the “More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns” CD, talk with author, translator and educator, David Bonagura, about his new book, “Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning.” In the book, David translates seven of St. Jerome’s letters to people in his life who had recently suffered the loss of a loved one. Learn how here is no one better suited to assuage our grief than the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome (ca. 347–420). You can listen to Catholic Forum in its entirety on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or Amazon Music podcasts or listen Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. You can see a video of this interview at www.YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm.
Todd Harra, local author and funeral director discusses the history of the American funeral
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a Dialog news update, we talk to local funeral director and author, Todd Harra about his latest book, “Last Rites: The Evolution of the American Funeral.” In the book, Todd gives readers a fascinating exploration of the history – and future – of the ceremonies we use to say farewell to those who have departed this world. Catholic Forum, a production of the Diocese of Wilmington’s Office of Communications, airs in its entirety on Saturday afternoons at 1:30 on Relevant Radio 640 and is available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio podcasts. Select interviews are available on the Diocese of Wilmington’s YouTube channel – @dioceseofwilm. Please like, share and subscribe.
Explore the historic churches of Maryland’s Eastern Shore with photographer, Paul Yoder
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from Joe Owens, editor of The Dialog, we talk with talented photographer, Paul Yoder, about his new photodocumentary book, “Maryland’s Eastern Shore Historic Churches.” The book features 115 churches of which nine are Catholic churches of the Diocese of Wilmington. Catholic Forum is a production of the Office of Communications of the Diocese of Wilmington. Most interviews are also available as a video at www.Youtube.com/DioceseofWilm. Catholic Forum airs on Relevant Radio 640 on Saturday afternoons at 1:30.
One of us: Liam Naughton
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish communities.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society’s work is discussed
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with two Vincentians who have been active for many years in the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Ms. Lynne Betts is the Vice President of the Eastern Region of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, that includes Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Mr. Chuck Miller is the President of the St. Vincent de Paul, Wilmington Council that is made up of all the conferences in the Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization that leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually in the offer of person to person service to those in need and who are suffering. Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice. You can see a video of this interview at www.YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm.