Last week's episode (January 15, 2006):

On Jan. 15, we discussed the upcoming Speak Up sessions of the Synod, where parishioners are given the opportunity to voice their concerns, hopes and vision for the Diocese of Metuchen. These sessions will be held at churches throughout the diocese.

Past shows:

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• On January 16 we spoke with new Vocations Director Fr. Randy Vashon about the need for more priests.
  
• On July 25th we revisited three persons upon whom papal honors were conferred earlier this year. They are Msgr. Terrance Lawler, executive director of the Department of Personnel in Ministry; Msgr. Raymond Cole, executive director of the Department of Pastoral Life and Sr. Elizabeth O'Hara of Catholic Charities.
  
• Barbara Rubel, a nationally known bereavement specialist, discussed the tragic loss of a loved one.
  
• We examined a new book by Jesuit priest Jim Martin on devotions.
  
• We talked about the title "Monsignor" in the wake of an announcement that the Pope is elevating 6 priests in the diocese to that rank.

• We examined the USCCB's audit report on diocesan compliance with the charter to protect children and young people.

• We spoke with Vicki Caterino, the coordinator of Rainbows, a peer support group for children who have gone through loss of family due to separation, divorce, death, or abandonment. Rainbows is held every Monday night at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Metuchen. Fr. Jack Grimes is the programs moderator.

• We talked with Brother John Curry, S.J., the founder and artistic director of The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped (NTWH), a theatre for the for the handicapped.

• A retrospective of our host, Rev. Guy W. Selvester, who left the radio program. He was interviewed by his successor, Rev. Jonathan S. Toborowsky. The program featured highlights of Rev. Selvester's favorite broadcasts.

• We revisited Human Cloning with Rev. Michael Manning, a former physician.

• Examination of "Protecting God's Children", a sex abuse prevention program with Msgr. William Benwell, Vicar General for the Diocese of Metuchen, and Mary Kay Cullinan, director of Religious Education and a coordinator of the program.

• The story of a convert to Catholicism who is now studying to become a permanent deacon.

Proclaim the Good News, the Diocese of Metuchen weekly radio program is making available – free of charge – cassette tapes of some of its more popular programs such as:

• 125th Anniversary of the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi

• The new Mysteries of Light

• Cloning – What you need to know

• Healing the Body of Christ

• World Youth Day – a reflection

To request these, or any other shows you have heard,
please contact Joanne Ward at 732-562-2461

Or send an email to jward@diometuchen.org