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God Doesn't Play Zone Defense
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71. “God Doesn’t Play Zone Defense”

September 22, 2020October 12, 2020 Jim Friend 1066 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

How does a college basketball career turn into lessons about life and faith, and why doesn’t God play Zone Defense?

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A Parish Success Story
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70. +Increasing Generosity: A Parish Campaign Success Story

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Jim Friend 1123 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

In early 2020, Changing Our World began partnering with St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in East Patchogue, NY on

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Creating Growth During a Crisis
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69. +Increasing Generosity: Creating Growth During a Crisis

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Jim Friend 986 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

We’re back after our summer break with more episodes to advance the mission of our Church. Today, we kick off

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Take Action for Catholic Schools
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68. The Funding Crisis for Catholic and Private Schools: Take Action!

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Jim Friend 1362 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, H.R. 6800, passed the House on May 15,

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Marketing Catholic School Resilience
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67. Marketing Catholic School Resilience

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Jim Friend 1630 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show Catholic School resilience passed the test throughout the COVID-19 crisis through the care, compassion, and attention to the

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Financial and Pastoral Implications of Re-Opening Parish and Schools
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66. The Financial and Pastoral Implications of Re-Opening Parishes and Schools

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Jim Friend 1524 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show We continue with session three of our series, “Advancing Our Church Through Challenging Times” with our host, Changing

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Catholic Foundations Providing Service
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65. Diocesan Foundations: Providing Service

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Jim Friend 1452 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show We continue with session two of our series, “Advancing Our Church Through Challenging Times” with our host, Changing

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Engaging Young Adults
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64. Engaging Young Adults

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Jim Friend 1862 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show Join us as we kick off our mini-series “Advancing Our Church Through Challenging Times” with our first session,

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A Pastor's Perspective
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63. A Pastor’s Perspective Through COVID-19

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Jim Friend 1559 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

On Today’s Show: How are pastor’s thinking about COVID-19 through the global pandemic? What are some of the best practices

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Catholic Schools Lead the Way
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62. Catholic Schools Lead through COVID-19

May 6, 2020May 27, 2020 Jim Friend 1662 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Catholic Schools are leading the way through COVID-19 with the use of technology, training, and support. Today, Changing Our World‘s

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Melodie Wyttenbach
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61. Melodie Wyttenbach, Executive Director of the Roche Center

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Jim Friend 1502 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

On Today’s Podcast Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend welcomes Melodie Whitenbach to the podcast this week. Melodie is the Executive

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Holy Week 2020
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60. Holy Week 2020, from Philadelphia to Rockville Centre

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Jim Friend 1901 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Podcast Holy Week 2020, during a COVID-19, crisis has sparked new creativity and a missionary spirit in parishes across

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Catholic Charities COVID-19 Response
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59. Catholic Charities Response to COVID-19

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Jim Friend 1816 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Podcast The Catholic Charities’ response to COVID-19 lands them on the frontlines standing shoulder to shoulder with volunteers and

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St. Thomas More Chapel at Yale
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58. St. Thomas More Chapel at Yale

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Jim Friend 1524 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Podcast How do you stay connected with college students when everyone is learning at home for the semester? What

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What can parishioners do?
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57. What Can Parishioners Do?

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Jim Friend 1335 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Episode What can parishioners do in the face of such uncertainty? Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend talks with Dave

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Engaging Parishioners During COVID-10
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56. Engaging Parishioners During COVID-19

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Jim Friend 1317 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

On Today’s Show: With public Masses canceled this past weekend, how are we engaging parishioners during the COVID-19 crisis? Many

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National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
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55. National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

March 15, 2020March 17, 2020 Jim Friend 1234 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Show: How do we engage young people in conversations about their faith and the Church? Christina Lamas is the

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From Crisis to Co-Responsibility
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54. From Crisis to Co-Responsibility

March 8, 2020March 14, 2020 Jim Friend 1742 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Podcast: Moving from Crisis to Co-Responsibility has been at the heart of the mission of the Leadership Roundtable for

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Making the Ask
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53. Parish Fundraising: Making the Ask

March 1, 2020March 14, 2020 Jim Friend 1134 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today’s Podcast: How should a pastor go about asking his parishioners for a gift? What will help a pastor feel

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Randy Raus
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52. Randy Raus, CEO of Life Teen

February 23, 2020March 17, 2020 Jim Friend 2000 Views 1 Comment Featured Podcast

Today’s Show How does someone go from being non-Catholic to leading one of the largest Catholic Youth Ministry efforts in

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