109. Fr. Michael Zimmerman – Scivias
In celebration of Vocation Awareness Week, Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend invited Fr. Michael Zimmerman, who currently serves as assistant
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National Stories
104. Fr. Christopher Walsh – Overcoming Racism
Father Christopher Walsh, Pastor of Saint Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church, in Philadelphia joins this week’s podcast to discuss identifying
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103. The Pop Culture Priest: Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ
Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend speaks with Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ, a Jesuit priest, a writer, and editor for America
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102. Conversations at the 59th Annual ICSC
How has the pandemic impacted Stewardship for Catholic organizations? What strategies are Catholic leaders implementing to navigate these uncertain times?
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101. How Do We Bring them Back?
In December 2020, Dan Cellucci, CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute, offered a compelling talk entitled “What If They Don’t
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100. The Voice of the Bridegroom
Join Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend as we celebrate the 100th Episode of Advancing Our Church with his special guest,
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99. Catholic Podcaster’s Forum
Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend hosts a conversation with experienced Catholic podcasters and social media experts on the topic of
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98. David C. Friend
Jim Friend welcomes his Uncle, David C. Friend, veteran, entrepreneur, author, banker, teacher, pastor, and now podcaster of the popular
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94. Fr. Thomas F. Dailey, O.S.F.S.
Today’s Show Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend welcomes Fr. Thomas Dailey, the inaugural John Cardinal Foley Chair of Homiletics &
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92. The Roundtable’s New Managing Partner: Moving Forward in Faith
On today’s show, Jim Friend interviews Patrick Markey, the former Executive Director of the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, who begins
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90. Cande de Leon, “The Heart of the Mission”
Today’s Show Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend talks with Cande de Leon, Executive Director of the Office for Mission Advancement
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87. Faith and Fundraising in 2021
Today’s Show: 2020 forced us to reimagine many of our longstanding fundraising best practices, from major gifts to direct marketing
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86. Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min.
On Today’s Show Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend interviews Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min., Director of the Catholic Apostolate
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85. The Procedo Project
Happy Catholic Schools Week! On today’s show, Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend and Fred Roberts have a conversation with Alex
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84. NCEA Prepares for Catholic Schools Week
Interview with NCEA’s Margaret Kaplow Changing Our World‘s Jim Friend interviews Margaret Kaplow, Director of Marketing and Communications, Public Relations
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77. Transforming Parish Communities
Today’s Show How do we transform our parish communities in the season of Advent? What would it take for our
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71. “God Doesn’t Play Zone Defense”
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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65. Diocesan Foundations: Providing Service
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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64. Engaging Young Adults
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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63. A Pastor’s Perspective Through COVID-19
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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