Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church

Service is a cornerstone of our Christian lives, and Father Dave welcomes Kerry Robinson, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, to discuss a new museum that showcases this virtue. "People of Hope: Faith-Filled Stories of Neighbors Helping Neighbors" is a traveling storytelling museum that highlights the impact of being present for others. The mobile museum begins its three-year journey around the United States starting this week in New York City.

A listener named Kelly asks Father Dave a question about receiving the Eucharist from lay ministers.

A listener named Carol asks Father Dave about the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. She says, "As someone with an autoimmune disease called lupus, every couple of months when the Anointing of the Sick is offered after Mass, I go up for the anointing. Am I abusing the Sacrament by doing this because I'm not critically ill?"

Father Dave welcomes Anthony P. Carter to discuss living out his faith throughout decades of work in corporate communications. Anthony worked in senior roles for two Fortune 100 healthcare companies as well as Chief Diversity Officer for Johnson & Johnson. He also served as press secretary for New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins and U.S. Congressman Edolphus Towns. He details these experiences and more in his new book, "This I Know: Principles for a Life of Faith and Optimism."

A listener named Theresa asks about different postures at Mass. She asks, "How many times do we kneel and stand at Mass, and why?"

While broadcasting from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Father Dave welcomes Anne Kertz Kernion to help us better understand the connection of body, mind and soul. Anne is a former college professor with a graduate degree in theology and a background in science, engineering, and neuroscience. She writes about these topics in her latest book "The Four Connections: How to Flourish by Aligning Your Beliefs, Body, Brain, and Bonds."

While broadcasting from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Father Dave welcomes Catholic composers and musicians Sarah Hart and Steve Angrisano. Steve, Sarah, and fellow Catholic composer Curtis Stephan recently set 220 antiphons to contemporary music in a new project called, "Let Us All Rejoice."

While broadcasting from the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Father Dave talks with the event's keynote speaker, Alessandro DiSanto. Alessandro is a co-founder of the Hallow prayer and meditation app, although he began his career on Wall Street and later worked as a private equity investor. His keynote at LA Congress was called, "The Currency of Mercy: Renewing Hope Through Faith and Prayer."

As Lent begins this week, Father Dave welcomes back friend of the show Father Patrick Mary Briscoe to discuss his new devotional, "Witness: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation." Father Patrick is a Dominican friar now serving in Rome, and he was recently appointed General Promoter for Social Communication for the Order of Preachers.

We all walk through different seasons of life, and Father Dave welcomes Sister Colleen Gibson to discuss accompanying those in times of grief. Sister Colleen belongs to the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, and co-hosts the "Beyond the Habit" podcast. She currently serves as the Coordinator of Pastoral Care at St. John-St. Paul Catholic Collaborative in Wellesley, MA, where among many things she helps run a bereavement ministry called "Seasons of Hope."