By Katie Vasquez
One last mic check as Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy records its final “Voices of Divine Wisdom” podcast for the school year.
And these students are ending this season with a bang, bringing on special guest and podcast host himself, Bishop Robert Brennan.
“It was very interesting to talk with the young people and to be interviewed by them. and they had great questions and great interest and a good amount of knowledge,” said Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
It’s a collaboration that’s been brewing since the kids started their podcast earlier in the year, during Catholic Schools week.
“For it to come to fruition was so exciting,” said Miriam Bonici, the principal of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, “I think that, bishop coming to our school and his message really, just it cements all that we’re doing here, and it just validates all that we’re doing around, you know, keeping Christ at the center.”
Bishop Brennan says this is an example of the quality education that Catholic schools provide.
“The schools are about the education and the formation of the whole person, and to integrate, our beliefs and our, following the gospel, our faith is using this new media is a great opportunity,” said Bishop Brennan.
These 8th graders had the chance to ask the tough questions.
“I asked him about, like, what keeps him grounded in times of turbulence? he answered with, like, I pray to Mother Theresa, I pray to certain saints, and I was like, you know what? that’s something I can do,” said 8th grader, Sofia Starcic.
As they prepare to move on to high school, Bishop Brennan offered some advice.
“I always try to say always stay close to the lord, always stay close to Christ, count on him as a friend” said Bishop Brennan.
Words they will remember even after the mics turn off.
“I liked how much Bishop Brennan knew and how he knew that God was always going to be there for us, even when we’re in times of despair,” said 8th grader, Nick Roder.
The podcast has been so popular, there is a waiting list of students that want to take part. The principal hopes to explore more topics and include additional guest speakers for next school year.