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Roving Reporter #97 – Mildred Fay Jefferson ( 11min) >>> Play

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Mildred Fay Jefferson (born 1927) is an American doctor and activist, born in Texas. Her father was a Methodist minister. Growing up in the Jim Crow era, she nevertheless became the first African American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School in 1951. In addition, she was the first woman in the Boston Surgical Society, the first woman to be a surgical intern at the Boston City Hospital and the first woman to receive the Lantern Award for Patriotism. She has also received 28 honorary degrees. (more…)

Roving Reporter #96 – Real Catholic Tv – Michael Voris in DC ( 08min) >>> Play

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The Friars bumped into Michael Voris from “RealCatholicTV.com” the day before the “March for Life” in Washington DC.

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Roving Reporter #95 – Dawn Eden interviewed by Fra Roderic  ( 28min) >>> Play

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Dawn Eden, who last year gave us the great story of her conversion through St. Maximilian Kolbe and G.K. Chesterton, recently returned to Griswold, CT, and we accosted her for another interview which she graciously granted. This time she talks about her studies for her Masters in Moral Theology at Dominican House of Studies in DC  and how they relate to current issues in our society. In particular she refers to the recent debate on Christopher West’s interpretation of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. She relates what she has found about how morality was taught before and after the Second Vatican Council and how this compares with West’s assertion that Catholic morality was very prudish before the Council. It was this assertion that was the basis for his very controversial Nightline interview where he favorably compared John Paul II to Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, since both, in their own way, saved us from this supposed prudery. Listen to Dawn’s fair, informative analysis of this controversy.

References: “The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality” from the the Pontifical Council for the Family

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Roving Reporter #94 – Type the Caption here ( 07min) >>> Play

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Friar David caught up with Dan Lynch, the Director of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Apostolate and Jesus, King of All Nations Devotions, at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference in Medford, MA, on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Please pray to Our Lady of Guadalupe that She will put an end to abortion in our country.

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Roving Reporter #93 – Friar Augustine speaks during the Radio  CorMariae Fund Raising dinner.   ( 11min) >>> Play

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Friar Augustine Marie gives an overview of the six Non-Commercial FM stations that the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate have applied for in the United States. This presentation was given during the WPMW Radio CorMariae Fund Raising Dinner in October.

Friar Augustine is on temporary assignment to the Mt St Francis Hermitage in Maine, NY where he is currently working on getting their radio station, WHVM Holy Virgin Mary Radio, up and running.

Let us pray that God will abundantly bless this radio apostolate that will change the communities in which they are broadcasting.

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Roving Reporter #92 – Steven Gajdosik, at the Radio Cormariae Fund raising Dinner   ( 17min) >>> Play

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Steven Gajdosik, president of Catholic Radio Association:

The Catholic Radio Association was founded in 1999 to serve as the trade association for Catholic radio. As such, the CRA works to advance the cause of Catholic radio by providing member services, facilitating the sharing of knowledge and resources, and speaking with one voice for its members. The Association’s membership includes virtually all Catholic radio apostolates in the country, Catholic radio program providers, the USCCB, and several (arch)dioceses.

By uniting all involved in Catholic radio, the CRA provides a forum for those already working in Catholic radio to share with and mentor those that Our Lord has just recently called to the mission of Catholic radio. The CRA also provides a means of networking with, and marketing to, those involved in Catholic radio.

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Roving Reporter #91 – Rev. Br. Joseph Aytona, CPM here ( 07min) >>> Play

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On November 7th three friars attended a “Family Vocation Day” in Cranston, RI, where they set up a table promoting our community; Franciscans of the Immaculate.

Family Vocation Ministries envisions 10 to 20 years in the future to witness a substantial increase of vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. The ministry also aspires to sow an increase of awareness regarding the importance of family life.

They hope and pray to have a direct effect on at least:

• Five to ten men ordained to Christ’s ministerial Priesthood.
• Five to ten consecrated religious profess to God their perpetual vows of obedience, poverty and chastity.
• Forty to Fifty families improve in practicing their Catholic faith. Which may include but not be limited to: attending Sunday Mass together faithfully, praying the rosary together at least once a week and learning together about the Church’s special vocations concerning the priesthood and the consecrated life.

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Roving Reporter #90 – New Novice Friar David with Johnette Benkovic ( 08min) >>> Play

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David Houseal is no longer a Postulant but is now a novice -  Friar David Mary Anthony of St. Joseph and Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity – whew!

He was invested as a novice on the vigil of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 11, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Griswold CT, which also happened to be his birthday.

On his very first day as a novice he managed to get an interview during a Conference in Boston on Our Lady of Guadalupe on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with one of the most experienced interviewers in the  Catholic media – Johnette Benkovic.

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Roving Reporter #89 – Story-time with Friar Anthony in the kitchen ( 08min) >>> Play

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Recently the ‘Italian’ Roving Reporter had a chance to catch up with Friar Anthony M. Servium at Villa Santa Lucia in Italy.  Friar Anthony recounted a fascinating story regarding Padre Pio and his prophecy that a new shrine would be built between the town of Pietrelcina and the cave where the Archangel St. Michael appeared many centuries ago.  Guess which religious order (apparently) has the privilege of fulfilling this prophecy?  We also hope you enjoy some of the beautiful scenes of the friars’ hike to the town of Monte Sant’Angelo.

[Note: Thanks for the encouraging comments from my last report at Villa Santa Lucia with Friar Anthony & Friar Josemaria.  It's great to hear from everyone, and be assured of my prayers and sacrifices.  (Note to Mr. Dietz: please don't Fed-Ex any burgers...there's already too much food over here!) In the next video, I hope to take you on a brief tour of Bosco ai Frati, a famous Franciscan convent which is now our postulant house in Italy.]

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Roving Reporter #87 – Friar Terrance visits Friar Anthony and Friar Josemaria ( 10min) >>> Play

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Friar Terrance goes “on assignment” (from his Mother) to Italy in preparation for philosophy and theology studies.  Before reaching his destiny at Campocavallo, Italy – a stones’ throw away from the House of Loreto – he had a chance to sit down with Friar Anthony Servium and Friar Josemaria who are beginning philosophy studies at Villa Santa Lucia.  What have these two friars been doing since their departure from the states, and what’s it like in the place that they’re now in?  Listen now and here about their adventures and also what priestly formation is like as a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate.  (We hope you enjoy the scenes from Southern Italy.)

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Roving Reporter #88 – Friar Terrence and Fr. Dominic in Dartmouth, MA. ( 08min) >>> Play

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Fra. Terrence grabs an interview with Fr. Dominic, the Superior of “Our Lady’s Chapel” in downtown New Bedford, and asks some questions about the radio station the friars and tertiaries are setting up.

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Roving Reporter #86 – Maggie Gallagher ( 07min) >>> Play

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Maggie Gallagher, Founder / President
In addition to serving as President of the National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher is also president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy (www.iMAPP.org), a nonprofit organization whose unique mission is research and public education on ways that law and public policy can strengthen marriage as a social institution.

Maggie is a nationally syndicated columnist, the author of three books on marriage (including most recently with University of Chicago Prof Linda Waite “The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, and Better-Off Financially”), and a leading voice of the new marriage movement. National Journal named her to the 2004 list of the most influential people in the same-sex marriage debate.

She appears frequently on major TV and radio and is frequently asked to lecture at colleges, universities and law schools. She has testified as an expert witness on marriage before the U.S. Senate and in various state legislatures. Her writings on marriage have appeared in The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as scholarly journals such as the Louisiana Law Review, and the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy.

Maggie is a graduate of Yale (class of ‘82).

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Roving Reporter #85 – David Houseal and Brian Daly( 07min) >>> Play

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Postulant David Houseal grabs an interview with Brian Daly the Coordinator of “40 Days for Life” for Norwich

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Roving Reporter #84 – Mike and Laurie Casey ( 06min) >>> Play

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Friar Roderic Mary asks couples about their overall experience of CELEBRATE MARRIAGE and FAMILY DAY, held Sunday August 16, 2009, in Warwick, RI. To learn more about this day please visit: www.nomri.org/marriageday

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Roving Reporter #83 – Ray Piccirilli explains his Apostolate of Prayer ( 11min) >>> Play

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David Houseal interviews Ray Piccerilli on his efforts to promote Marian Consecration through the Apostolate of Prayer in the Diocese of Providence. He works systematically throughout the diocese choosing one parish from each deanery and works closely with the diocese.

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