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St. Paul, A Woman’s Voice and Youth on our Easter Edition!


Join us for a special Easter edition of the SLHour: Mark Matthews tells us what he’s learned from Sci-Fi and Sr. Marie Paul Curley has an Easter Windows to the Soul also, Emilie gives us the highlights of the pre-synod on youth and Gillian Kantor tells us about her new documentary A Woman’s Voice; We also speak with Eric Groth, producer of the film Paul, Apostle of Christ and we listen to music by Cooper Ray, Out of Darkness and Matt Maher.

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From Emilie:
Information on the Synod on Youth
Also go to the Vatican’s Synod on Youth page.

Listen to Matt Maher’s last time on the SLHour on our October 20, 2017 show.

Listen to Cooper Ray’s last time on the SLHour on our November 11, 2017 show.

Lori Ubowski from Out of Darkness speaking about Set A Fire on our March 24, 2018 show.

Made For Love


Do gay people have a place in the Catholic Church? This week Fr. Mike Schmitz says that not only are they welcome but they belong there because we are made for love; Gillian Kantor learns something new from her kids about praising God during Lent; Billy Chan has Palm Sunday questions for Dummies and we reconnect with Adam and Lori Ubowski of Out of Darkness, who have a new album, Where You Are.

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From Emilie:
Information on the Synod on Youth
Also go to the Vatican’s Synod on Youth page.

Last time Out of Darkness was on the show:
May 24, 2014

SLHour What I Learned From My Kids Special!

This week on a special edition of the SLHour we focus on parenting. Our parenting expert, Gillian Kantor has been producing segments for years now and it’s time to share some of that wisdom. This week we learn a little bit of what Gillian has learned from her five children.

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SLHour 2017 Christmas Edition


Join us for a special Christmas edition of the SLHOUR with all our contributors: Emilie and Billy team up for a special Christmasey Church for Dummies; Gillian learns a Christmas lesson from all her kids; Hollywood teaches Mark something about Christmas and Sr. Marie-Paul Curley finds several window to the soul to a Christmas classic, plus we listen to music from the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist.

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The Church in China


This week on the SLHour we have a featured chat with the first Chinese Bishop in the United States, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Ignatius Wang; Gillian Kantor learns something from her kids about making the effort; Billy Chan questions the afterlife in Church for Dummies and we meet singer/songwriter Cooper Ray.

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From Emilie:
Pope’s prayer intentions for November.
Pope offers prayers for victims of Texas shooting. 
New appointment for Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life.

From Billy (in case Deacon Pedro’s explanation made no sense):
Vatican Statement regarding the Hope of Salvation for Infants who Die Without Being Baptised (and Limbo).
From the Catechism: On Eternal Life and Judgement (Heaven, Hell and Purgatory).

Cardinal Farrell on the SLHour!


What does the Church need to know from young people? This week we speak with Cardinal Kevin Farrell, of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life; Gillian Kantor learns something new from her kids; Billy Chan has more questions for Dummies and we reconnect singer/songwriter Mikey Needleman, who has a new album, We Ask of You.

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From Emilie: Learn more about the Forum on Faith, Youth and Discernment.

Listen to Mikey Needleman’s previous visits to the SLHour:
June 25, 2016
March 28, 2015

The BeDADitudes


What’s the top quality in a Dad? This week author Greg Popcak (of the Pastoral Solutions Institute) tells us how the Beatitudes are the place to start. Gillian Kantor learns something from her 14-month old about project management; Billy Chan has one more tip for Dummies looking to make Mass less boring, and we meet singer/songwriter Rita West.

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Listen to other Church for Dummies segments on Youtube.

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and here is a video of the acoustic version of Rita West’s single (with John Finch), Heart of Mercy:

SLHour 2017 Easter Special!


Join us for a special Easter edition of the SLHour with all our contributors giving their segments a bit of an Easter-twist: Emilie gives us the news of the week; Billy Chan wants to know about a number in ‘Church for Dummies’; Gillian Kantor has a special surprise guest; Mark Matthews tells us what he’s learned from Hollywood during the 40 days of Lent; Sr. Marie Paul Curley has an Easter Window to the Soul film we should all watch; and of course, we listen to music by Chris Bray, Lupe Rios and PJ Anderson.

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Meeting God in the Upper Room


How can we find God in the upper room in our lives today? This week, Mons. Peter Vaghi tells us about his new book; Billy Chan learns more about how to read the Bible and Gillian Kantor learns something from her children. Also Sebastian Gomes speaks with Sr. Nualla Kenny about assisted dying on Connect5 and singer/songwriter Chris Bray has a new album, Joy in My Heart.

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Watch Sebastian Gomes’ conversation with Sr. Nualla Kenny on Connect5.

Turns out Chris Bray has been on the SLHour six times! Listen to all previous interviews:
May 21, 2015
March 22, 2014
March 10, 2012
November 5, 2011
April 9, 2011
July 10, 2010

Watch Emilie’s Reflection in the Upper Room (in French).

The Face of Mercy

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As we approach the end of the year of Mercy, let’s look at one contemporary face of mercy, St. John Paul II. Producer David Naglieri tells us about the newest Knights of Columbus film of that name; Gillian Kantor learns something from her children, Sebastian Gomes speaks with Br. Peter Bray of Bethlehem University on Connect5  and singer/songwriter Lupe Rios has a new album, Paradisum.

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Watch Sebastian Gomes’ conversation with Br. Peter Bray on Connect5.
Listen to Lupe Rios’ first interview on the SLHour.
Learn about another Knights of Columbus Film: Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message.
Learn more about the Knights of Columbus Film: Liberating a Continent.