In this episode of Inter Vitam et Mortem, Mary Anne Urlakis traces the origin of the academic discipline of Bioethics, and distinguishes between the type of decision making used in secular bioethics and that used in authentically Catholic Bioethics. She discusses some of the atrocities that culminated in the new discipline of Bioethics (less than 100 years old);  including the horrific nature of the Nazi experiments revealed during the Nuremberg Trials and the national outrage in the U.S. after the news media exposed of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This show is meant to give an overview of the scope of Bioethics, its necessity in modern medical decision making, its truly Catholic character, and the range of issues on the horizons. (January 7, 2019)

Episode 5: Mary Anne Urlakis Traces the Origin of the Academic Discipline of Bioethics (January 7, 2019)

In this episode of Inter Vitam et Mortem, Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Nick Loeb again now that the film, Roe v. Wade, on which they were working is ready for release. (January 14, 2019)

Episode 6: Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Nick Loeb on the Upcoming Release of the Roe v. Wade Film (January 14, 2019)

In this week's episode of Inter Vitam et Mortem, Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Carolyn O'Meara concerning the particular relevance of the Fatima message - as a call for prayer, fasting, penance, and conversion - to the Lenten journey.

Episode 14: Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Carolyn O'Meara on the Particular Relevance of the Fatima Message (March 11, 2019)

In this episode of The Catholic Mama, Christine Mooney-Flynn talks with Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis about how to Keep Your Kids Catholic in College (March 24, 2019)

Episode 43: How to Keep Your Kids Catholic in College with Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis (March 24, 2019)

In this episode of Living the Gospel of Life, Leticia Velasquez conducts separate interviews with Nick Loeb and Mary Anne Urlakis concerning the film Roe v. Wade. (May 5, 2019)

Episode 46: Interviews with Nick Loeb and Mary Anne Urlakis concerning Roe v. Wade (May 5, 2019)

On Episode 9 of WCAT Radio’s “Vows, Vocations, & Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis interviews the internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and speaker Anna Nuzzo. Flowing from the graces received after a Marian Consecration in 2012, Anna felt compelled to write and share songs of prayer and hope, reminding listeners of God’s profound, eternal merciful love. She has since produced five albums. Anna has sung professionally for over two decades and has been featured on ETWN and other Catholic TV and Radio programs, including her role as the host of a popular series on Shalom World TV. In this episode, Anna discusses her personal journey of discerning the call of God’s love through the gifts of Faith, family, and music.  Anna also shares four of her most-beloved songs from her album “Be Love: Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love,” in today’s broadcast, including the title track from the album, “Be Love,” as well as the selections: “Falling on My Knees,” “Marian Consecration Song,” and the “Memorare.” For more information regarding Anna Nuzzo’s music ministry, albums, T.V. programs and pilgrimages, visit her website: http://www.annanuzzo.com/.

Episode 9: Anna Nuzzo shares her Music Ministry and her Music (March 22, 2020)

Dr. Raymond Dennehy is Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis’ guest on Episode 41 of “Inter Vitam et Mortem: Between Life & Death: Interviews and Discussion with a Catholic Bioethicist.” Dr. Dennehy is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, having taught 41 years at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known as a staunch defender of the sanctity of human life and has been awarded the 2013 Rupert and Timothy Smith Award for Distinguished Contributions to Pro-Life Scholarship, by the pro-life organization, “University Faculty for Life.” Dr. Dennehy is a redoubtable debater, an out-spoken contributor, a published author, and a decorated scholar.  In this interview, Dr. Dennehy discusses his faith and his illustrious career as a university professor on the front lines of the battle against the “Culture of Death.” (May 8, 2020)

Episode 41: Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Dr. Raymond Dennehy, a Pro-Life Warrior (May 8, 2020)

Fr. John Horn, S.J. and Deacon Thomas Pulickal join Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis on Episode 12 of “Vows, Vocations, & Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” to discuss the new book, Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, co- edited by Bishop Felipe Estevez and Bishop Andrew Cozzens. The goal of this comprehensive book is to provide a spiritual and psychological resource that engenders affective maturity and fruitful chaste celibacy for a renewal of priestly formation, an aim which echoes the objectives expressed by the Church in the 2016 Ratio Fundementalis and the 6th edition of the Program for Priestly Formation.

 

Fr. John Horn, S.J., is a priest of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus who was ordained in 1985. Fr. Horn’s 25-year+ experience in priestly formation encompasses many roles including: Co-Founder of The Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University, Co-Founder of the Seminary Formation Council, former President and Rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, as well as his current role as a spiritual director and Professor in Spiritual Theology at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary. Two of Fr. Horn’s contributing works are included in the text. Deacon Thomas Pulickal just completed his seminary studies and Master of Divinity at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, in Florida and will be ordained to the ministerial priesthood on June 6th for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. Deacon Thomas also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Fr. John Horn, S.J. and Deacon Thomas worked as managing editors for the text Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century.

 

The text has been hailed by bishops and formators as an essential guide which provides concrete tools that assist formation by taking into account the spiritual and humans needs of the candidates, while helping them determine whether those same candidates are capable of the self-gift required by priestly celibacy. In this episode, Fr. Horn and Deacon Thomas share their experience and insights regarding the development of this valuable text.  Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/ , as well as on Amazon.com.

Episode 12: Fr. John Horn, SJ, and Dcn. Thomas Pulickal share a new book entitled Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers (May 23, 2020)

In Episode 13 of “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis interviews guest Dan Almeter regarding his regarding his chapter in the recently published text: Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, edited by Bishop Felipe Estevez and Bishop Andrew Cozzens, published by Holy Apostles College and Seminary’s  Enroute Books and Media. Dan authored Chapter 12, entitled: A Testimonial and Some Pastoral Wisdom, in which he discusses the salient and sensitive topic of transitory same-sex attraction.

After earning a Master of Education in Counseling from Augusta University in 1998, Dan has worked as a licensed professional counselor for over two decades and is credentialed a credentialed spiritual director. Dan is also the long-time leader of the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia- a community that has been blessed by the Holy Spirit, and produced over 15 vocations to the ministerial priesthood and religious life.  Dan’s own background includes 6 years of seminary formation and he has headed the Spiritual/Pastoral Formation Team in the Alleluia Community since 1980. In 2010, Dan was appointed Moderator of the Alleluia Catholic Fellowship by the Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, and in 2013, he was elected as leader of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships of North America- a  private canonically recognized Pontifical Association.

Dan travels nationally and internationally speaking on three primary topics: growing deeper in prayer, ecumenism, and the truth about same sex attraction. Dan’s book, “Unity: On Earth as in Heaven” has been translated and published in Polish. In this very special interview, Dan discusses his contribution to the book Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, while sharing his own personal story and professional perceptions regarding transitory same-sex attraction and grace of healing. Throughout the chapter, “A Testimonial and Some Pastoral Wisdom,” Dan weaves significant themes from the Ratio Fundamentalis with professional insights, and offers concrete tools for formators, rectors, and bishops as they seek to identify appropriate seminary candidates.

Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/ as well as on Amazon.com.

Episode 13: Dan Almeter shares his chapter in Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers (June 3, 2020)

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota joins Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis on Episode 19 of WCAT Radio’s “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love.” Bishop Cozzens is a native of Denver, and a graduate of Benedictine College in Kansas.  While discerning a priestly vocation, he served as a traveling missionary with the Twin-Cities based NET Ministries, subsequently joined the Companions of Christ in St. Paul in 1992.  After completing four years of study at the Seminary of St. Paul, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1997. After serving as the Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. Paul, he was sent to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he completed a doctoral dissertation which focused on the manner in which the priest is called to be the living image of Jesus Christ the Bridegroom of the Church. Bishop Cozzens was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Oct 11, 2013, and His Ordination to the Episcopacy took place on Dec 9, 2013- the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In 2019, he was elected to a 3-year term as the Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis- a role which began in November 2020.

His Excellency has worked extensively in priestly formation, including his work on the USCCB Working Group for the Program of Priestly Formation the (PPF6) based on the new Ratio Fundementalis. Bishop Cozzens serves as the Board President of the Seminary Formation Council, and His Excellency is also the Board President for the Institute for Priestly Formation.

Bishop Cozzens and Bishop Felipe Estevez are the Co-Editors of the text: Priestly Husbands: Priestly Fathers: Seminary Formation for the 21st Century. As such he brings a wealth of insight and experience to this unique book project. The text brings together in one volume a dynamic collection of essays, documents, and tools for those who work in the area of seminary formation. The goal of this comprehensive book is to provide a spiritual and psychological resource that engenders affective maturity and fruitful celibate chastity for a renewal of priestly formation, an aim which echoes the objectives expressed by the Church in the 2016 Ratio Fundamentalis and the 6th edition of the Program for Priestly Formation. The text has been hailed by bishops and formators as an essential guide which provides concrete tools that assist formation by taking into account the spiritual and humans needs of the candidates, while helping them determine whether those same candidates are capable of the self-gift required by priestly celibacy.

In this interview, Bishop Cozzens discusses with Mary Anne Urlakis both his role in the development of the book as well as his own personal contribution- Chapter 10, entitled: “The Essential Role of Mentor-Formation Advisor.” Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/, as well as on Amazon.com.

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