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Podcaster's Description: Fr. Bob Camuso interviews inspiration Catholics in an effort to spread the good news of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Podcaster: Fr. Bob Camuso Categories: Interviews and Evangelization Production Status: Recent Episodes: Matthew Loucks recently returned to the parish of his childhood to serve as the Pastoral Assistant for Music and Liturgy at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Seattle. Matthew enjoys traditional Catholic music and is enthusiastic about sharing this music with others. The parish offers monthly sacred music events featuring a baroque orchestra and a chamber choir. Matthew seeks to evangelize the greater community through sacred music. Dr. Robert Stackpole is the Professor of Theology at Redeemer Pacific College located just outside Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also the Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy. He recently authored the book Divine Mercy: A Guide from Genesis to Benedict XVI. In his book, Dr. Stackpole explores God's message of mercy through St. Faustina as well as God's desire to offer us mercy throughout the ages. Listen in to this great conversation about God's merciful love for his people. Maggie Mahrt served as the Life Teen youth minister at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Bothell, WA for four years. Tune in to hear how an early experience of Eucharistic Adoration affected her as a young adult. Maggie is now the assistant resident director at John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego, CA. This young university offers degrees in Business, Media and Technology. Join Fr. Bob in hearing how this school puts Christ at the center of their education and about their innovative Business Launch Pad program. Richard King is the program director for the University District Youth Center in Seattle, WA. The UDYC provides homeless youth the opportunity, tools and support in transitioning to improved living. Listen in to hear how the community has come together to support and encourage these fragile young people. Dominican Father Tom Kraft joins guest host Father Bryan Dolejsi for a fourth appearance on "Conversations with Father Bob". Fr. Tom talks about his battle with stage four esophageal cancer and his thoughts on physician assisted suicide. Listen in to truly be inspired by Fr. Tom's thoughts about I-1000, the initiative in Washington State that is attempting to legalize physician assisted suicide. Camille De Blasi Pauley is the President and co-founder of Healing the Culture, a non-profit organization that seeks to build a pro-life culture and help people to live for deeper meaning and purpose. Guest host Fr. Bryan Dolejsi speaks with Camille about the four stages of happiness and the upcoming Healing the Culture conference featuring Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer. This is Camille's second interivew on the program. Her first interview can be found under Camille De Blasi. Guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland speaks with Dominican Sister Sharon Park about I-1000, an initiative in the State of Washington attempting to legalize physician assisted suicide. Listen in to hear how changing our state law will put our most vulnerable citizens at risk for abuse. Guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland speaks with Fr. Derek Lappe about his recent trip to Australia for World Youth Day and his involvement with Quo Vadis Days, a three day camp for young men to help them discern God's will for their life and to teach them more about the priesthood. Randy Raus is the father of eight children and has spent over twenty years in youth ministry. Randy serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Life Teen, an international Catholic movement with a mission to lead teens closer to Christ. Listen in to meet Randy and to hear more about this parish based movement that has been embraced by over 1100 Catholic parishes in twenty two countries. Stella Nnanabu and her husband Jerry are the founders of Star Bright Ministries, a unique ministry of intercessory prayers and evangelization. Stella has authored her second book titled "You, An Ideal Woman. Becoming the Proverbs 31 Wife and Mother". Listen in to hear how God has helped Stella to overcome her struggles to be the wife and mother that God is calling her to be. Peggy Ghilgleri is the director of the 40 Days for Life Campaign in Tacoma, Washington. This is a community based pro-life effort taking place in 173 cities across the United States and Canada. This pro-life effort focuses on prayer and fasting; constant vigil and community outreach. Listen in to hear how God worked through Peggy and her seven young children to save the life of an unborn child. Jesuit Father Jack Bentz shares the story of his calling to the priesthood and his love for Christ and Ignatian Spirituality. Fr. Jack is the assistant for vocations for the Oregon Province of Jesuits and serves as artistic director for Deus X Machina, a community based theatre company. Listen in to hear about Fr. Jack's work and how community theatre is able to strengthen communities. Dominican Fr. Tom Kraft joins Fr. Bob Camuso to share the story of his struggle with esophageal cancer, the power of prayer and the value of suffering. Listen in to hear about Fr. Tom's recent trip to New York to attend a papal Mass and about his special connection with Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Former United States Attorney John McKay joins Fr. Bob to talk about how his Catholic faith has influenced his work. He is currently serving as a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. John has a special admiration for St. Thomas More, the patron saint of lawyers. Fr. Hung Nguyen is the pastor at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Gig Harbor, Washington. He escaped from Vietnam and immigrated to the United States at the age of 14. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle at the age of 16 and went on to earn his Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering at Washington State University. Listen in to hear about his calling to the priesthood and about the joys he experiences in being a Catholic priest. Elizabeth Swift is the first lay principal at Holy Names Academy in Seattle. Holy Names was founded in 1880 and is the oldest continually operating school in the state of Washington. The school has received the Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award on four occasions. Holy Names was recently named one of the states best 100 companies to work for, one of only ten non-profit organizations selected for this honor. Listen in to hear about the unique programs that Holy Names offers its 650 students, as well as the advantages of a single gender education. Fr. Kevin Duggan is the pastor at Mary Queen of Peace Church in Sammamish, Washington. Fr. Kevin is a member of the Seattle Archdiocese Liturgy Commission and an instructor for the Catechist Certification Program and Liturgical Ministry Institute. He joins Fr. Bob to talk about the sacrament of Confirmation. Paul Dellino and Sam Mostovoy recently attended World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. Paul and Sam are teenage parishioners at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Bothell, Washington. Listen in to hear about their experience with Catholic youths from around the world celebrating their Catholic faith. Rose Shandrow is the System Director of Spiritual Care Services for the Franciscan Health System in Tacoma, Washington. Rose is the recipient of the Catholic Health Associations Mid-Career Award for outstanding leadership in pastoral and spiritual care. Listen in to hear about the exceptional spiritual care that is offered at our Catholic hospitals. Betsy Gottschalk is the recipient of The Washington State History Teacher of the Year award. Betsy teaches eighth grade history, literature, art and religion at Assumption School in Bellingham, Washington. Betsy has taught for 19 years and uses Problem Based Learning to teach history. She also likes to include the arts in her classroom instruction. Join guest host Father Bryan Dolejsi ask he talks with newly ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Seattle, Fr. Jack Shrum. Fr. Shrum was ordained at St. James Cathedral on June 7th, 2008. His home parish is Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Everett, Washington. Listen in to hear Fr. Shrum's story of coming back to the Catholic Church as a young man, including his visit to Rome in the year 2000. Guest host Father Bryan Dolejsi speaks with Dr. James Savage, the director of music at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. The award winning Cathedral choir has traveled to Rome on three occasions over the years. Listen in to hear about his love of music and liturgy and the changes in liturgical music that he has seen over the past 25 years. Fr. Michael J. Ryan is a senior priest for the Archdiocese of Seattle. After serving the Archdiocese for 40 years he is now working with Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the United States Catholic Community. Listen in to hear about his recent trip to Rwanda and how CRS is giving a "hand up" to those in need. Author James Francis Smith is spending his retirement years serving his Church and community as well as writing novels. His most recent work "The Life and Times of Liam O'Donnell" is the story of a large Philadelphia Irish Catholic family set during the turbulent years of the Great War, Prohibition, The Depression and World War II. Listen in to hear about the many true stories that inspired this work. Michael Ramos is the Executive Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. He joins Fr. Bob to discuss our role as Catholic Christians to welcome immigrants into our country and into our churches. The Catholic Church in the United States has a long history of welcoming the stranger and embracing diversity as well as living out the social justice teachings of the Church. James Deady is a member of Regnum Christi, a lay apostolic movement within the Catholic Church. James has been involved with the Regnum Christi ConQuest Clubs and Camps for boys for the past ten years. Listen in as he shares the ConQuest camp experience that includes campfires, sport competitions and strenuous hikes as well as daily Mass, confession and spiritual talks. Helen Oesterle is the Director of Religious Education at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. Helen is a returning guest to the program joining Fr. Bob Camuso to talk about preparation for marriage. All engaged couples wishing to be married at the Cathedral take an in depth Focus Inventory that they later review with a team couple and with the pastor prior to setting a firm wedding date. Once the couples have set a firm wedding date they have several options for continued marriage preparation. Most couples attend a parish sponsored five week marriage preparation course with other engaged couples. Dennis DePape and Josie Gardner join Fr. Bob Camuso to talk about how St. Brendan Parish in Bothell, Washington incorporate the Called and Gifted Workshop for discernment and strategic planning at their parish. The St. Brendan community has flourished through the discernment of charisms within their parish. Catholic historian and teacher John Clapp returns to discuss the protestant reformation. John brings our attention to the anti-Catholic words that are used to describe that time in history and points out that many historians are now referring to the reformation as a revolution or revolt. John points out that the true reformers of the Church are the great saints. Author and public speaker Jan Alkire returns to the program to discuss Christian driving. Jan comments on the Vatican document that includes the "10 Commandments for Drivers" and urges each of us to consider whether we are leaving our Christian behavior behind when we get behind the wheel of a car. Guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland talks with Claudia Orozco. Claudia immigrated to the United States at twelve years of age. She enjoys leading the Hispanic Young Adult Group at Holy Rosary Parish in Seattle. Listen in to hear some of the points from the workshop that she presented to Hispanic young adults at a recent Archdiocese of Seattle Young Adult Convention. Join guest host Sr. Miriam James Heidland as she speaks with Christina Moynihan. Christina is the creator and facilitator of the Break Free Purity Retreat for middle school youth. This innovative retreat is based on Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body teachings. Christina is available to travel to parishes throughout the United States to assist a core group of volunteers in facilitating this retreat. Join guest host Deacon Patrick Moynihan as he speaks with professor and author Dr. John Morford, recipient of the 2007-2008 CCS Archbishop Hunthausen Humanitarian of the Year Award. John is a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle where he serves as the president of the parish St. Vincent DePaul council. John manages the parish food bank as well as the Sunday dinner program. Since his retirement from teaching at Seattle University, John also volunteers his time as an educational consultant to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. John has co-authored a book titled "Life after 60? Yes! Choices for Managing the Third Part of Your Life". Part 1 of 2 Join guest host Deacon Patrick Moynihan as he speaks with professor and author Dr. John Morford, recipient of the 2007-2008 CCS Archbishop Hunthausen Humanitarian of the Year Award. John is a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle where he serves as the president of the parish St. Vincent DePaul council. John manages the parish food bank as well as the Sunday dinner program. Since his retirement from teaching at Seattle University, John also volunteers his time as an educational consultant to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. John has also co-authored a book "Life After 60? Yes! Choices for Managing the Third Part of Your Life". Part 2 of 2 Guest Host Deacon Patrick Moynihan speaks with Sr. Baptista Kaoma. Sr. Baptista is a Sister of the Child Jesus of Zambia. Listen in to hear about her call to serve God through her vocation to the religious life. Sr. Baptista has spent three years in the United States studying, working and sharing the story of the children of Zambia. Part one of two. Guest Host Deacon Patrick Moynihan continues his conversations with Sr. Baptista Kaoma, a Sister of the Child Jesus of Zambia. Joining the conversation is Bruce Foreman, President of the non-profit organization "Hearts for Zambia" that has been created to assist the Sisters in their work to help the sick and the orphaned children of Zambia. Part two of two. Maryknoll Fr. Steve Booth shares his experience of a 10 day pilgrimage to Central America to visit the shrines of the martyrs. He was able to go to Mass at the church where Archbishop Romero was assassinated and speak with several people from Guatemala and El Salvador that survived the persecution. This retreat is open to bishops, priests, brothers and permanent deacons and is sponsored by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers. David and Elena Lamb share the story of their miracle baby girl. Emma Lamb was born 15 weeks premature and weighed 15 ounces at birth. She miraculously survived several operations and life threatening infections through the power of prayer. David and Elena talk about the spiritual and practical support that they received from their parish community at Holy Family Church in Kirkland, Washington. Emma recently celebrated her one year birthday! World War II veteran Harley Healy tells Fr. Bob his story of coming into the Catholic Church at age 82. Harley has been married for 60 years to his devoutly Catholic wife and supported her in raising their children in the Catholic faith. Harley started praying to God when Harley's grandson, Marshall, was sent to Afghanistan. In thanksgiving for his safe return Harley decided to go to church. He felt so welcome at St. Barbara's Church in Black Diamond, that he decided to become Catholic. Patty Bowman and Denise Carlascio join Fr. Bob to talk about the Pregnancy Support Ministry at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Volunteers at the parish help pregnant women with grocery shopping, babysitting, house cleaning and other practical tasks. They work in partnership with Catholic Community Services and they are willing to train volunteers from other parishes who would like to start a similar program. Fr. Mike Bayard is the co-director of Magis: Alumni Committed for Mission, a program of Seattle University. This newly created program provides spiritual, service and leadership opportunities for graduates from Jesuit universities. Paul Dolejsi is the Pastoral Assistant for Music at Holy Rosary Church in west Seattle. Paul has provided music at various parishes around the archdiocese for over twenty five years. He currently is the director for two adult choirs, a children's choir and a teen ensemble. Listen in as he discusses the purpose of liturgical music and how it has changed over the years. Jeannie Berwick volunteers her time as the director of One Equal Heart Foundation, an organization established to support the Jesuit Mission for indigenous rights in Chiapas, Mexico. The Tseltal people have many needs. The focus of the foundation is to help the people with long range solutions to their problems. They are concentrating on sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry and nutrition. They also support work study scholarships for the youth who want to study beyond high school. Jeannie has led several delegations of people on a ten day journey to be present to the people of Chiapas. Laura Stanger and Chris Lystad are the co-creators of the Catholic Kids Catechism Club at St. John Vianney Church in Kirkland. They are joined on the program by Julia Maher, a seven year old student that attends the Catechism Club each week. This innovative program uses games and competition to teach grade school age children about their Catholic faith in a fun and exciting way. Kathy Riley is the Pastoral Assistant for Pastoral Care at St. Louise Parish in Bellevue, Washington. Kathy coordinates a support group for "re-singled and singles" at her parish. She works with a core group of volunteers to provide workshops and activities to support and offer opportunities for healing to people who are suffering from the loss of a spouse through death or divorce. John Clapp joins Fr. Bob for a second time to discuss the French Wars of Religion. John teaches Catholic Church History at Archbishop Murphy High School in Everett, Washington. Listen in to hear about the cause and outcome of these wars and how they are relevant to us today. Monsignor Robert Dempsey served as the editor of the English edition of L'Osservatore Romano, the official Vatican newspaper. He served as the editor for ten years, from 1991 to 2001. Listen in to hear about the purpose of the Vatican newspaper as well as stories of his time in Rome during the papacy of John Paul II. Deacon Scott Aikin is one of 21 recently ordained deacons for the Archdiocese of Seattle. Deacon Scott serves at St. Joseph Parish in Vancouver, Washington. He is a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian tribe. Deacon Scott is a lifelong Catholic, but his grandfather served as the tribes drum religion spiritual leader. Listen in to hear how Deacon Scott learned to incorporate his heritage into his Catholic faith. Fr. Bryan Dolejsi joins Father Bob Camuso for a third interview. Fr. Bryan has played and coached basketball for many years, most recently coaching the 8th Grade boys at Visitation School in Tacoma. Fr. Bryan discusses the best ways to reach our youth with the message of hope that Christ has for them. While coaching he is able to mentor to young men while showing them a view of a priest as an athlete and coach. This is a conversation that you will not want to miss! Rachael Becker is the campus minister at Western Washington University located at Bellingham, Washington. Rachael first became involved with the Newman Center as a student at WWU. The Newman Center utilizes students called peer ministers to lead and organize campus events such as retreats and Bible Study. Listen in to hear about all the great educational and service opportunities that are available for college students at WWU. |
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