From high school and college sports to the pros, they’re a part of the game, and Currents sports correspondent Jim Mancari visits a camp in Brooklyn that’s preparing girls to participate.
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A Canonization With Controversy
California’s soon-to-be first saint, Blessed Junipero Serra, doesn’t come without controversy. To some, Serra embodies the system that promoted massive cultural genocide. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke with Andrew Galvan, a California Mission Indian about his feelings towards the canonization.
Reactions To Planned Parenthood
Matthew Schmitz, of First Things, and Ed Wilkinson, Editor of The Tablet, join host Msgr. Kieran Harrington in-studio to discuss and debate the fallout of the Planned Parenthood Controversy as well as mass shootings. All this and more on ‘In the Arena’
Racket Squad
Daniel Roebuck and Paul Morisi discuss this week’s show “Racket Squad” while highlighting faith elements we learned from the films.
CCBQ: Summer Youth Employment Program
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has a way to keep young adults busy this summer and that’s by putting them to work. But the “Summer Youth Employment Program” has a lot more to offer than a weekly paycheck. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers tells us how employees are not only building job experience, but bridging generations.
Experts Rate St. Francis College a Top Educational Investment
Money Magazine and Forbes, two of America’s most trusted guides for investments, have given top ratings to St. Francis College in downtown Brooklyn. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer finds out what put this Franciscan institution at the top from faculty, administrators and a student who is already making a name for himself on YouTube.
China and the Church: Mixed Signals
China’s president has ordered that four thousand Christian crosses be destroyed. At the same time, the government did not interfere with the ordination of a bishop appointed by the Vatican. For more, Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke with Father John Vesey, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn and a Maryknoll associate who ministered in China for 10 years.
Single and Living Fab
Joumana Kidd talks with her long time friend Jacque Reid, an accomplished woman in both the entertainment and news industry. Jacque talks about being a single woman in today’s world on her website Single and Living Fab.
Serving God and Community
Pope Francis met with about 9,000 altar servers at the Vatican, thanking them for their service. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach seeks out altar servers at St. Sebastian’s Church in Woodside to learn why they minister despite the challenges they face.
Nuns, Guns and the Wild West
Billy the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely of people when he met Sister Blandina Segale. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers tells their story that could possibly end with Sister Blandina becoming a saint.