On today’s episode, our host Marianela Nunez is joined by guest host Mike Bress to interview Margaret Kaplow, Vice President at the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), the largest, private professional education association in the world. Their membership includes nearly 140,000 educators serving 1.6 million students in Catholic education. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including Margaret’s time at the Washington Post, her role at the NCEA, and how Catholic schools can...
Dec 12, 2022•55 min
In this episode of Talking Catholic, Kari and Mike had the wonderful college students from Kari's ministry at Rowan Catholic Newman Center take some time out of cramming for finals to share about their book club ministry. It was a roundtable discussion about the book the students are reading, Jason Evert’s “Saint John Paul the Great, His Five Loves”. Then we end the podcast with a quick movie review of the recent release of “Saint Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” which came out in theaters in Oct...
Dec 05, 2022•56 min
It’s another roundtable episode of the podcast! This time we invite our friends from the Diocese of Camden’s Pastoral Department to talk all things Advent, those four weeks before Christmas that help us to prepare for Jesus’s arrival. It's a really great chat where we discuss the unique elements of the season and what opportunities there are to help us detach from the secular holiday season and instead focus on our faith. On this week’s show, Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh are joined by colleagues, Do...
Nov 28, 2022•55 min
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 4th century Virgin Martyr, is this month’s subject on Talking Saints. Learn about this holy woman from Laurie and Pete, who unpack her unwavering faith and attractive evangelization, and discuss the miracle of “Catherine’s wheel.” Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patron of students, unmarried women, and apologists, pray for us! Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez on the Talking Catholic channel at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher...
Nov 25, 2022•15 min
It’s the beginning of the festive holiday season and we invited most of the Catholic Star Herald staff to join us to talk Thanksgiving, what it means to us, our family connections to it, and, perhaps most importantly, our favorite recipes! On this week’s show, Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh are joined by colleagues, Neal Cullen, Paul Worthington, Pete Sanchez, Maria D’Antonio, Cindy Soper, and Rich Hundley. The episode AND all of the recipes we discussed on today’s show can be found here: https://talk...
Nov 20, 2022•55 min
This week is Discover Catholic Schools Week, a national initiative started by the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), to help promote Catholic schools and Catholic education across the country. With this exciting week in mind, host Marianela Nunez and guest host Michael Bress, welcomed four members of the South Jersey Catholic School community to the show: Mary Whipkey, president at Camden Catholic High School; Heather Crisci, principal at Camden Catholic High School; Sr. Michele DeG...
Nov 14, 2022•56 min
It’s another classic Kari episode as she invites two amazing Catholics on the podcast, Kathy and Scott Woodside. The duo who have been staples in the Glassboro, N.J. area, talk to us this week about their long history as active members of the Church, as well as being lay leaders helping to instruct young adults on how to maintain a close connection to the faith and their families amid all the chaos that life throws at us. Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be found, at https://ta...
Nov 07, 2022•55 min
The great Paul J. Kim has returned to the podcast! A fantastic Catholic speaker, specializing in youth and young adult ministry, Paul was in South Jersey for four presentations last week and was kind enough to take an hour out of his very busy schedule to sit-down with us and chat about what life has been like since he last joined us (you can check out his first appearance on the podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/talkingcatholic/paul-j-kim). Like many of us, he migrated to the Zoom world duri...
Oct 31, 2022•56 min
The school year is officially in full swing and our schools are enjoying a great start! To take a deeper dive into Catholic education beyond the classrooms, hosts Mike Walsh and Marianela Nunez are joined by guest host Mike Bress to talk with Larry Furey, Founder and Partner at Partners in Mission, a full-service consulting and professional education firm focused exclusively on developing excellence in Catholic school advancement and leadership. Topics range from Larry’s 30 years of experience i...
Oct 24, 2022•55 min
“Our God is a God of abundance.” Those are the words of Pat Slater, pastoral associate for justice and community outreach at the Catholic Community of Christ our Light, Cherry Hill, one of the guests on this week’s Talking Catholic podcast focusing on food insecurity. Hosts Mike Walsh and Jen Mauro talk about the Oct. 22 “Hunger for Justice” workshop with Slater; Donna Ottaviano-Britt, Secretariat for Pastoral Outreach; Father Kenneth Hallahan, a retired priest of the Diocese and longtime social...
Oct 17, 2022•56 min
“To be always close to Jesus, that’s my life plan.”- Blessed Carlo Acutis In his exhortation on youth, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), Pope Francis said called Blessed Carlo a perfect example of one who “used the new communications technology to transmit the Gospel, to communicate values and beauty.” In their latest Talking Saints, hosts Laurie and Pete reveal the life of this 21 century Catholic Italian teen who began a website devoted to Eucharistic miracles (http://www.miracolieucaristici....
Oct 12, 2022•28 min
It’s no secret that the Young Church in South Jersey is alive with love of the Lord. Currently helping the Diocese’s younger generation along the way are three young adults of the Echo Graduate Service Program, a service-learning opportunity based out of Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. Meet Cheyenne Schuster, Sean Farrell and Helen Polzer on this week’s Talking Catholic podcast as they sit down with Mike and Jen to discuss how they’re ministering to the youth and young adults in the Di...
Oct 10, 2022•55 min
The Diocese of Camden is conducting 30 Eucharistic Revival talks through Spring 2022. On this week’s episode we’re featuring a recent talk by Fr. Tom Newton of St. Damien Parish in Ocean City, NJ, titled “The Eucharist: The Meal We Share.” To learn more about the Eucharistic Revival in South Jersey and future talks being held in the region, go to: https://eucharisticrevivalsouthjersey.org/ Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be found, at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show...
Oct 03, 2022•38 min
“What Saint Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known.” From Saint Augustine’s lips poured these words describing this month’s featured saint- a student and scripture scholar with not only an intense devotion to the Lord, but a frequent bad temper and biting pen. Critical of others, he was more severe towards his own shortcomings. Above all, though, it is Saint Jerome’s dogged search for the truth that inspires Laurie and Pete, as they reveal the life and witness of this 4th and 5th centur...
Sep 30, 2022•18 min
[Producers Note: This episode is not an ad for Cold Stone Creamery, however, we started talking to our guest about her store and, well, you’re going to learn a lot about the business :) However, don’t miss our conversation with our guest about her spirituality and how it’s buoyed her during the tough times.] We love to highlight Catholic business owners. We love it even more if they own a place of business that serves food and they have us sample their products on air! On this episode of Talking...
Sep 25, 2022•56 min
The Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday this weekend, and to honor the hard work of our catechists, Mike and Jen sit down with two who have spent most of their life in religious education: Dr. Lee DelleMonache, director of religious education for the Diocese of Camden, and Dolores Mozzillo, director of religious education in Christ the King Parish, Haddonfield. Lee and Dolores share what makes a good catechist, some of the successes and challenges, and the difference between religious educatio...
Sep 19, 2022•56 min
We’re out of The Vault and into a bonafide studio this week as we visit with our friends from Domestic Church Media, Jim and Cheryl Manfredonia. The wonderful duo - who broadcast our pokey little show on their radio stations, app, and website - were kind enough to sit down with Jen and Mike to chat about how they met, their faith and what motivates them to broadcast the faith to the people. As a special treat, we also talk a bit about their upcoming benefit concert supporting DCM, where Jim and ...
Sep 12, 2022•55 min
This week marks the beginning of the 2022-23 school year for our South Jersey Catholic Schools. As a preview, we brought together the staff of the Office of Catholic Schools to discuss the new school year. Host Marianela Nunez, and fill-in co-host Mike Bress, chat with their colleagues, including Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Bill Watson; Assistant Superintendent of School, Sr. Rose DiFluri; and Director of Curriculum, Dr. Bobby Lockwood, about what to expect from our schools this year in many ...
Sep 05, 2022•55 min
Last week’s episode was great, but it contained one terrible tragedy, our beloved Katie Comerford-Rivera only had about 5 minutes of airtime during our roundtable episode. Our host Mike Walsh decided that oversight needed to be rectified, so we brought her back this week to talk about her life as a fundraiser, how people can get more accustomed to fundraising, how to be strategic about it, and maybe we discussed a few Marvel Cinematic Universe topics at the end of the episode, too. Listen to Tal...
Aug 29, 2022•34 min
"Nothing is far from God." With these words, Saint Monica displayed a fervent faith and courageous heart as she prayed diligently for the conversion of her family. In this month’s Talking Saints, Laurie and Pete discuss the extraordinary life of this 4th century North African, whose tireless devotion and witness to the Lord inspired her son, Augustine, to follow her path to sainthood. Monica’s story can teach us all to persist in prayer for our loved ones away from the Catholic faith, understand...
Aug 26, 2022•16 min
During the summer we like to pull together some of our favorite guests for a roundtable chat about what’s been going on and what’s coming up. This week Marianela Nunez and Mike Walsh talk shop with regular guests Donna Ottaviano-Britt, Pete Sanchez and Katie Comerford-Rivera. We discuss the Synod (and how secular media still doesn’t know how to cover it), the Eucharistic Revival, Catholic Schools and a few other pieces of Catholic topics. Listen to Talking Catholic everywhere podcasts can be fou...
Aug 21, 2022•56 min
We welcome back Fr. Josh Nevitt to the show today. He has new gigs that will make him quite well seen around South Jersey, so we thought it might be wise to reintroduce him to the world. Earlier this summer he was named priest secretary to the bishop and assistant director of vocations for the Camden Diocese. Both jobs will keep him on the road and in parishes with great frequency, so we figured you’d might like to know who that young priest is emceeing all of the bishop’s Masses. Jen Mauro and ...
Aug 15, 2022•56 min
The 2022-23 school year is almost upon us, and you know what that means: high school sports! This week, sports correspondent Mark Zimmaro chats with Talking Catholic’s Mike Walsh and Jen Mauro about the sports highlights from last school year and who to keep an eye on this fall. Plus, Mark discusses what it’s like to be a sports reporter, how he got his start and working for the Catholic Star Herald and other news outlets. Just recently, Mark was the main contributor for the Catholic Star Herald...
Aug 07, 2022•55 min
This week, Talking Catholic returns to the offices of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden. We check in with Jose Sanchez, director of community services for immigration, refugee and migrants, and Ryan Collins, summer intern and rising junior at the University of Notre Dame, discuss how thy’ve been with Ukrainian and Afghan refugees, helping them navigate the legal system and get established in South Jersey. Also, Jose brings listeners up to speed on Catholic Charities’ new initiative – The Bor...
Aug 01, 2022•56 min
Hosts Laurie and Pete are excited for listeners to get to know their “new American friend” on the road to canonization, Blessed Solanus Casey, on his feast day today, July 30. In between sharing stories of the early childhood and influential witness of this humble Detroit Capuchin, Laurie shares his advice for growing in the love of God, and Pete recalls the joyful Christmas morning that signaled a new life for this man. Blessed Solanus Casey, pray for us! Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Po...
Jul 30, 2022•22 min
It’s summer time and our intrepid hosts Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh were determined to record another podcast highlighting a Catholic restauranteur. So they headed down to Wildwood Crest with friend-of-the-show Father Cadmus (Mazz) Mazzarella, pastor of Notre Dame de la Mer Parish, to visit with a parishioner and owner of Carini Ristorante and Pizzeria, Giovanni (John) Sanzone. In addition to a great chat about the shore town and the restaurant family John grew up in, they also do a tasting of s...
Jul 25, 2022•58 min
This week, Talking Catholic podcast hosts Mike Walsh and Jen Mauro are blessed to welcome three women with decades of experience working for the Catholic Church. Dolores Orihel, secretary to the Bishop of Camden and the Diocese’s vocations director; Anna Summers, secretary to the vicar general and chancellor, and Susan Patullo, secretary to the vicar for clergy, share the changes they’ve seen over the years working for the Church since the late 1960s; their roles as de facto evangelizers, and ho...
Jul 17, 2022•55 min
We’re back on the road this week as Kari Janisse and Mike Walsh sit down with the volunteers who have kept the parish carnival of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Williamstown, NJ, up and running for nearly 50 years. We chat with the volunteers on the benefits to the parish, both in terms of funds raised and community activity, as well as what it takes to pull off a week-long event like this featuring rides, games, food and spirituality. If you’ve ever wondered if your parish should consider a carniv...
Jul 10, 2022•55 min
This week, Marianela Nuñez and Jen Mauro sit down with Dr. Lee DelleMonache, Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Camden. Lee supports parishes and Catholic schools in the faith formation of catechists, children, youth and adults on their journey of missionary discipleship. Lee brings nearly 30 years of experience working for educational and service organizations, with more than 25 of those years spent in Catholic-sponsored ministries where she strengthened her knowledge in lay min...
Jul 04, 2022•55 min
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s has established July 22-29 as Religious Freedom Week in the United States. Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all. As Catholics, we are encouraged to pray, reflect, and act to promote religious freedom. Joining hosts Jen Mauro and Mike Walsh this week is Father Joseph D. Wallace, Diocese of Camden director of Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs and past...
Jun 27, 2022•55 min
