Episodes: 4 Columns

Bonus: The Needs of the Church with Fr. Joseph Gibino

QUICK SUMMARY What does it really mean for the Church to walk together — and what do Catholics in Brooklyn actually say they need? Fr. Joseph Gibino, pastor, vicar, deacon...

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Episode 200 – Reflecting on Bishop William Murphy’s Life and Ministry with Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez

In this second of a two-part episode of Big City Catholics, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez joins the conversation to share personal and heartfelt memories of Bishop William Murphy —...

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Episode 199 – Remembering Bishop William Murphy

In this two-part episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Fr. Heanue remember Bishop William Murphy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Msgr. Joseph DeGrocco, pastor of Our...

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Listening, Trust, and the Future of Faith with Josh Packard

QUICK SUMMARY: What if the biggest obstacle to ministry isn't a lack of resources, programs, or content — but a missing system for actually knowing the people in front of...

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Bonus: Spiritual Abuse with Paul Fahey

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when the Church you love has also hurt you? For many Catholics, there's no safe space to hold both truths at once, until now. In this...

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Episode 196 – The Way of the Cross: A Public Witness of Faith

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan highlights the 30th Annual Way of the Cross—a powerful public witness of faith that processes across the Brooklyn Bridge into...

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Episode 195 – Carrying the Cross Today

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue welcome Edward Clancy, Director of Outreach for Aid to the Church in Need, an organization dedicated to...

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Bonus: Faith, Community, and the Radical Act of Listening with Father Jim O’Shea

QUICK SUMMARY What does it really mean to live the Gospel, not just inside church walls, but on the street corner, in the storefront, and in the lives of people...

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Episode 194 – Called to Serve

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue reflect on vocations to the priesthood and religious life, sharing their own stories and the influence...

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Episode 193 – Journeying Through Lent

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue reflect on the Lenten season and recent diocesan activities. Bishop Brennan shares highlights from the Lenten Pilgrimage...

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Bonus: The Catholic Worker Movement with Renée Roden

QUICK SUMMARY In this bonus episode of Religion to Reality, Renée Roden, a freelance religion journalist and Catholic Worker community member, has an in-depth conversation about living faith in action....

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Bonus: The Lay Vocation with Peter Andrastek

QUICK SUMMARY What does it truly mean to live out your Catholic faith in everyday life? In this compelling conversation, Peter Andrastek, Senior Consultant at The Evangelical Catholic, challenges the...

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