Voices From the Pews

Lorna DesRoses
Voices From the Pews

Conversations with Catholics of color and those from communities of non-European origin, where we can get to know about each other’s faith experiences, stories, spirituality, and culture.

  1. 07/15/2023

    Fr. Paul Zirimenya

    Fr. Paul Zirimenya Be A Light for Others Today, we are joined by Fr. Paul Zirimenya, a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco who currently serves as the chaplain for the Deaf community and administrator of St. Benedict's Parish. Fr. Paul shares about discerning his vocation to the priesthood, his journey from Uganda to the United States and his ministry to deaf and hearing, different cultural backgrounds and all walks of life. Transcript of today’s episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U05xC_do8BiuSMw_aXHCCDYmqUWfKitF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107774066431502474908&rtpof=true&sd=true To learn about St. Benedict parish for the Deaf in San Francisco sfdeafcatholics.org Deaf people have their own language with distinctive cultural and linguistic features and consider their communicative abilities to be fully thriving. Read about Deaf Culture, https://ncpd.org/disability-ministry/deafness-hearing-loss the ministries and programs of The national Catholic Office for the Deaf https://www.ncod.org and the International Catholic Deaf Association https://www.icda-us.org/ the history of American Sign language (ASL) www.startasl.com/history-of-american-sign-language/ Pray the Our Father in ASL, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYkvQps_QBE Ugandan Sign Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugandan_Sign_Language Brief lesson in Ugandan Sign Language (USL) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAfLZ-BgK60 During this episode, I mention that I will be attending Congress XIII and will be presenting during one of the break out sessions. To learn more about the National Black Catholic Congress www.nbccongresss.org Stay connected with Voices from the Pews Send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com Call and leave a voicemail at 617.682.0885 Follow or like us on Facebook and Instagram @Voicesfromthepews This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    57 min
  2. 05/07/2023

    Ashley Piche

    Ashley Piche A Heart for Truth, Beauty, and Creation    Today’s guest, Ashley Piche, wife, mother, educator, and Executive Director of Creatio, shares about her journey of faith and how her search for meaning in suffering led her to find solace in the Catholic Church. We also learn about the ministry of Creatio.   To find out more about Creatio’s mission trips and pilgrimages, go to, https://creatio.org And about the Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Hiking Pilgrimage, Italy, go to https://creatio.org/causes/frassati-info/. Read about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/pier-giorgio-frassati-736 https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6994 Seven keys to finding God in nature, https://denvercatholic.org/seven-keys-to-finding-god-in-nature/ Read LAUDATO SI on the Care of Our Common Home, Encyclical by Pope Francis, May 2015 https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html Learn about St. Patrick, https://www.galwaycathedral.ie/news/saint-month-st-patrick And pray the Lorica of St. Patrick, https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/st-patricks-breastplate.html Ashley is an avid reader. Here are a few selections she has read along her journey of faith: No man is an island by Thomas Merton, https://www.amazon.com/No-Man-Island-Thomas-Merton/dp/0156027739 Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926  Anthology of short stories by Flannery O’Connor, https://www.amazon.com/Flannery-OConnor-Collected-Everything-Converge/dp/0940450372/ref=asc_df_0940450372/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312014159271&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1016789132087341544&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=90     Stay connected with Voices from the Pews Send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com Call and leave a voicemail at 617.682.0885 Follow or like us on Facebook and Instagram @Voicesfromthepews

    31 min
  3. 04/07/2023

    Pondering the Paschal Mystery in Hiroshima

    Pondering the Paschal Mystery in Hiroshima Sr. Mary Corripio In this episode, Friend of the show,  Sr. Mary Corripio shares her reflection on the Paschal Mystery in relation to the city of Hiroshima and how after the atomic bomb blast, it was able to rebuild and today thrives as an ambassador for peace. Read and contemplate the messages of Pope Francis, Benedict and St. Pope John paul II about the Paschal Mystery. Pope Francis, General Audience, 13 April 2022 https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2022/documents/20220413-udienza-generale.html Pope Benedict XVI, general Audience , Wednesday, 8 April 2009 http://www.vatican.va/liturgical_year/holy-week/2009/index_en.htm St. John Paul II, General Audience, April 1998 https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1998/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_08041998.html   To learn more about Hiroshima- How Hiroshima Rose from the Ashes of Destruction https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/18/story-of-cities-hiroshima-japan-nuclear-destruction Learn about Hiroshima’s path to reconstruction https://hiroshimaforpeace.com/en/hiroshima75/history-hiroshima/ Hiroshima and Nagasaki- the Aftermath https://www.history.co.uk/article/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-the-aftermath   Stay connected with Voices from the Pews Send an email to voicesfromthepewspodcast@gmail.com Call and leave a voicemail at 617.682.0885 Follow or like us on Facebook and Instagram @Voicesfromthepews

    6 min

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