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U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking
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137. U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking

May 14, 2023May 15, 2023 Jim Friend 690 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today we welcome Katie Boller Gosewisch, the Executive Director of the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, which was founded

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136. Tom Quinlan – Parish Evangelization

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Jim Friend 449 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today we will be talking about Evangelization with our special guest Tom Quinlan. As Catholics, we are called to spread

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Dr. Laura Sicola
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135. Dr. Laura Sicola – Speaking to Influence in our Church

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Jim Friend 623 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

We’re pleased to have Dr. Laura Sicola on the podcast this week because communication is a common thread in the

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Andy Lesnefsky
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134. Andy Lesnefsky – Vagabond Missions

March 26, 2023March 25, 2023 Jim Friend 540 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

We welcome Andy Lesnefsky, the President of Vagabond Missions, a national organization that shares the Gospel with inner-city teens by

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Terry Poplava
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133. COVID-19’s Impact on U.S. Catholic Parish Giving

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 Jim Friend 631 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

A partnership between ACS Technologies and Villanova University’s Center for Church Management in the Villanova School of Business examined the

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Caldwell University
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132. Dr. Matthew Whelan – Caldwell University

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 Jim Friend 1033 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Jim Friend speaks with Dr. Matthew Whelan, the ninth president of Caldwell University and the first male lay president in

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The Papal Foundation
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131. David Savage, Executive Director of The Papal Foundation

February 12, 2023February 13, 2023 Jim Friend 1017 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Jim Friend speaks with David Savage, Executive Director of The Papal Foundation, whose mission is to serve the Holy Father

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The Four Ways Forward, Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World
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130. The Four Ways Forward, Becoming an Apostolic Parish in a Post-Christian World

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Jim Friend 964 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

An increasingly post-Christian world is forcing parishes to re-envision how they “make disciples of all nations” (Mt 28:19). Jim Friend

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Saint John Vianney Center
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129. Saint John Vianney Center

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Jim Friend 1051 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

The Saint John Vianney Center (SJVC) brings 76 years of service to Catholic Clergy, Consecrated Men and Women Religious, and

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Richard Lanahan
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128. Diocesan Engagement with Richard Lanahan

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Friend 619 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

On our last episode of 2022, Jim Friend speaks with Richard Lanahan, the Director of Stewardship and Development for the

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127. John Mathew Knowles – A Heart for Stewardship

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Jim Friend 786 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today, Jim Friend is joined by John Matthew Knowles, J.D., a business development strategist and advancement executive who serves as

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National Eucharistic Congress
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126. A National Eucharistic Revival

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Jim Friend 866 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Healing and renewing our Church is the goal of the National Eucharistic Congress, headed by the new Executive Director, Tim

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The Generosity Crisis
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125. The Generosity Crisis

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 Jim Friend 995 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Join Brian Crimmins, CEO of Changing Our World, and Nathan Chappell, Senior VP of AI at DonorSearch, authors of the

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Catholic Crypto Conference
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124. Catholic Crypto Conference

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 Jim Friend 1465 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Today we are talking about #cryptocurrency, an evolving topic that is more and more relevant to our world and our

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Tom Smith
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123. Tom Smith – Modeling Good Stewardship

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Jim Friend 751 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

This week we welcome Tom Smith, Director of Development for the Archdiocese of Newark. Tom began this new role in

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Renee Underwood on Planned Giving
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122. Renee Underwood, C.F.R.E. on Planned Giving

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Jim Friend 1013 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

We are currently experiencing the “Great Transfer of Wealth,” and over the next few decades, financial experts predict that between

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Xavier Society for the Blind
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121. Xavier Society for the Blind

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Jim Friend 1252 Views 1 Comment Featured Podcast

Today we are joined by the team of the Xavier Society for the Blind. Xavier provides the Word of God,

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Catholic Leadership for Civil Society
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120. Catholic Leadership for Civil Society

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Jim Friend 1179 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

Cristofer Pereyra and Erin Monnin have authored the new book, Catholic Leadership for Civil Society, to provide a guide to authentic

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Vinea Research
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119. NEW RESEARCH STUDY: Covid’s Impact on U.S. Catholics

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Jim Friend 1361 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

In late February, Vinea Research administered an online survey to a sample of more than 1,500 self-identified Catholics who went

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Natalie Brunell
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118. Stewarding Bitcoin with Natalie Brunell

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Jim Friend 2069 Views 0 Comments Featured Podcast

We are joined by Emmy Nominated Journalist Natalie Brunell (Linked link) a leading advocate for Bitcoin and the host of

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