Voices From the Pews Lorna DesRoses

Reflection
Sharing the Vision of Black Catholic Congress
In this episode, I share impressions and highlights of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress which brought almost 3000 black Catholics from around the United States together in Maryland this past July.  
 
To read today’s transcript go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSTojDUvmGdgYLDpYOD1JN2riu0e0tfV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107774066431502474908&rtpof=true&sd=true
 
What is the National Black Catholic Congress? Go to www.nbccongress.org
See some photos from the closing Mass at Congress XIII, https://nbccongress.org/photo-gallery-closing-mass-at-national-black-catholic-congress-xiii/
Cardinal Gregory speaking at Congress XIII, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSN-zGqV7hA
Black Catholics from Boston attend Congress XIII, http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.php?ID=195285
 
 
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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

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Kimberly Pérez 
Counseling Through the Eyes of Mercy
 
Kimberly Perez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Founder of the Divine Mercy Healing and Counseling Center joins us today for a conversation about her journey of faith, the way in which her faith in Christ shapes how she sees her role as a therapist, the importance of mental wellness and the stigma surrounding mental health in communities of color
NOTE: if you or someone you know is in need of support, please reach out to a licensed professional. You can also call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number .
 
To learn more about Kimberly's practice, go too:
https://divinemercyhealingcounseling.com
 

 Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers:
https://catholicmhm.org 

 national Catholic Partnership on Disability Council on Mental Illness and Wellness
https://ncpd.org/councilonmentalillness
 
 
 
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Paul Albert (Encore)
Answering the Call to Mission
This is a rerelease episode of a conversation with Paul Albert, husband, father, and Director of Missions for Life Teen as well as cofounder of Missionary Impulse. Paul shares his transformative faith journey and the impact that answering the call to mission has had on him and his wife Anna.
 
invite Paul to speak at your next event,
www.catholicspeakersofcolor.com 
 
www.missionaryimpulse.com 
Watch Paul talk about (in Haitian Creole) the St. John Paul II Center in Madian, Haiti,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A95AtfStnQ
Read about Paul and Anna as they were preparing for their wedding and to become missionaries.
www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/2011/08/20/stoughton-couple-prepares-for-mission/40074764007/
 
learn more about Life Teen,
//lifeteen.com
 learn about Life Teen’s mission in Haiti.
//lifeteen.com/missions/haiti-missions/
Read St. Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, Redemptoris Missio, that Paul briefly references during our conversation,
www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio.html

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 Richard Lane
Go Make Disciples.
 
Richard Lane, Catholic lay evangelist, Director of Evangelization at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Parish in Toledo,  Ohio, and friend of the podcast joins us today to reflect on the importance of evangelization and why we need to always be ready to share our witness of how Christ has made a difference in our lives. Richard will be featured on a future episode where you will hear his inspiring faith journey.
 
 
You can find Richard Lane at
richardlaneministries.com
 
Read about what the Church teaches about evangelization. This is only a small sample
Evangelii Gaudium: Apostolic Exhortation on the Proclamation of the Gospel in Today's World, Pope Francis, 2013 www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html
U.S. Bishops document, Go Make Disciples, www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/evangelization/go-and-make-disciples/introduction_go_and_make_disciples
Inviting All to Follow Jesus: Pastoral Letter on Evangelization, Sean Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap_., 2011_
www.bostoncatholic.org/sites/g/files/zjfyce871/files/2020-01/PastoralLetterRGB_4_EnglishLetter.pdf

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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
 
 
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