A Year of the All Kinds of Catholic Podcast

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Regular listeners will know that the All Kinds of Catholic podcast has just reached its first birthday.

Weekly guests speak from amazingly diverse perspectives. In Episode 52 Maria shared that, ''The Catholic community was a very big part of not only my childhood, but even now, that sense of belonging and having extended, not by blood, but extended families by faith.'

Pope Leo, in his recent address to Catholic media professionals, advised that, 'Communication is not only the transmission of information, but it is also the creation of a culture, of human and digital environments that become spaces for dialogue and discussion.'

Reflecting on Pope Leo's words, podcast host Theresa Alessandro said, "The weekly conversations with different guests express something of who we are as Catholics at this point in the history of the Church and the world. I am glad to help ensure the voices of ordinary Catholic people are present in the digital space."

Recent guests have shared honestly their experiences - and struggles - as LGBT+ members of the church. Another guest spoke from his home in Canada about the 'turning point' for him, of daily Eucharistic Adoration. Upcoming episodes will feature a woman with hospital chaplaincy experience, a group of parishioners, and Catholic people who have lived on different continents.

Theresa will be developing the opportunities for discussion among the podcast's listeners and guests in the year ahead. She also convenes the Catholic Podcasters Network.

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The All Kinds of Catholic podcast is created and hosted by Theresa Alessandro. In each episode, Theresa is in conversation with a different Catholic guest exploring how they live their faith in the world today. Guests will often be people who are not in the public eye. Taken together, their stories illustrate the image Pope Francis uses in Evangelii Gaudium, of a 'chaotic…genuine experience of fraternity, a caravan of solidarity, a sacred pilgrimage' experienced by Catholic people 'stepping into this floodtide' of life.

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