Fr. Rob Clements welcomes Rachel Campos-Duffy to this episode of Catholics Matter. They discuss the role of faith, Catholic identity and culture, and the importance of the Latino community to the future of the Church.
Campos-Duffy was born in Tempe, Ariz., attended Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, and first gained fame in 1994 as a castmate on the MTV reality television series The Real World: San Francisco, before becoming a TV host and a recurring guest host on the ABC talk show The View.
She is the mother of six children, an author and married to Rep. Sean Patrick Duffy of Wisconsin.
Mike Phelan joins Fr. Rob Clements on this episode of Catholics Matter to talk about the Sacrament of Marriage. Phelan is the director of the Marriage and Respect Life Office for the Diocese of Phoenix.
Phelan and Fr. Clements discuss the roots of marriage, the importance of wedding vows in good times and bad, and how it all fits together with today’s culture.
Deacon Doug Bogart, associate director of education and formation for the Diaconate Office and permanent deacon at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, joins Fr. Rob Clements on the latest episode of Catholics Matter to talk about his journey home to the Catholic Church.
Raised in a religion-free home as a child, Deacon Bogart encountered Christ before he and his wife became an evangelical missionaries in Guatemala. While serving in Guatemala, persistent questions led the family to study Catholicism. Upon their return to the United States, the Bogarts entered the fullness of the faith in the Catholic Church. Deacon Bogart was ordained a permanent Deacon in 2004.
The Most Reverend Eduardo A. Nevares, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, joins Fr. Rob Clements on the set of Catholics Matter to talk about the diocesan Year of Faith pilgrimage.
Bishop Nevares will be leading a group of local Catholics on an 8-day pilgrimage to Mexico Oct. 7-14, 2013, marking the close of the Year of Faith. In that spirit, pilgrims will head into the heart of Mexico’s vibrant faith and culture. Together, pilgrims will walk in the steps of San Juan Diego as he encountered the Blessed Virgin as she appeared to him as Our Lady of Guadalupe.
As the Blessed Mother leads pilgrims closer to Jesus, they will pray and reflect with Bishop Nevares. Pilgrims will deepen their Catholic identity and respond to the challenge to be better stewards of God’s gracious gifts.
Space is limited. Register by May 6 by calling Faith Journeys at 1-877-732-4845.
Award-winning columnist Joyce Coronel joins us on this edition of Catholics Matter to discuss her amazing story of faith set ablaze by her encounter with the Chaldean Catholic Church in Arizona.
While on assignment for The Catholic Sun, Coronel discovered the story of those who have fled the violence and religious persecution in their native Iraq. She relates these stories in her new novel, “A Martyr’s Crown.”
Coronel has taken elements of her life growing up in Scottsdale and as a writer for The Catholic Sun to craft a story loosely based on the real hardships facing Chaldean Catholics living in the Middle East.
The book is the fruit of two years worth of interviews and work among the Chaldean Catholic immigrant community in Phoenix.
For more information about Joyce Coronel, or to book her for a speaking engagement, visit joycecoronel.com or email her at joycecoronel@aol.com.
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Louis Hobaica, owner of Hobaica Services, stops by the set of “Catholics Matter” to talk about the BEGIN Program: Business Entities Getting Involved in our Neighborhoods.
The BEGIN Program is a grassroots community development program, founded by the team at Hobaica Services, which specifically targets homeowners who are in need of a new air conditioning and heating system for their home but are unable to afford it on their own.
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted joins us for this edition of Catholics Matter, and he and Fr. Rob Clements explore how Catholics can best participate in the Year of Faith.
On this edition of Catholics Matter, Fr. Rob Clements welcomes Michael Kingman, Arizona District Master of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus, and Larry Costanzo, Director of the Arizona Rosary Celebration. They discuss the history of the Knights of Columbus and how to get involved, and the inspiration and devotion behind the Arizona Rosary Celebration.
Behind the scenes at today’s taping of Catholics Matter. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Fr. Rob Clements discussed the upcoming Year of Faith. This episode is scheduled to air in early October.
