Voice of Charity

Bishop Conway Residence is a “Supportive Living” facility that offers seniors an affordable place to live safely and socially when they can no longer live independently. Gaby Saldana, director of Bishop Conway Residence, talks with Monsignor Boland about the program.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Jody O’Connell, Maureen Kelly and Ellen Gorney who volunteer with Catholic Charities’ After Supper Visions photography project. The women devote hours each week to helping our supper guests realize their creative potential through photography. The After Supper Visions gallery show will be held on June 7 and 8th.

Mgsr. Mike Boland has Mike Ward, board member and member of The Government Relations Committee, talking about our advocacy efforsts in the legislature in Springfield.

Msgr. Mike Boland speaks with Kate Mulvaney, Regional Director for the City of Chicago and Director of Health Initiatives about the upcoming community health fairs.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Norman Carlson, Catholic Charities’ Board of Advisors Member and Co-Chair of our Veterans In Need event, which benefits Catholic Charities veteran’s programs.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Bobbie Magurany, Director of Holy Family Villa and John Parisi, co-chair of the Bishop Lyne Celebration Dinner about this event and its beneficiary, Holy Family Villa.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Reverend Gerard Kelly, Associate Administrator and Chaplain of Catholic Charities about the selection process of the new Pope in Rome.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Rev. John Moulder, Director of the Chi Town Jazz Festival about this wonderful upcoming benefit, whose proceeds go to help feed the hungry in Chicago.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Luiz Barbosa of the Mobile Outreach Program

Monsignor Boland speaks with Sandra Murray about the Homelessness Prevention Call Center

Monsignor Mike Boland speaks with Mary Ann bibat, Vice President of Senior Social Services at Catholic Charities about celebrating the holidays with our seniors.

Monsignor Michael Boland speaks with Sr. Cathy Ryan, OSF, Director of Maryville Academy.

Monsignor Boland talks with Jim Wogan about the Lake County Adopt a Family Program

Monsignor Boland talks to Pat Drott about HIV/AIDS and World AIDS Day.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Bob Sullivan, President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank about the ongoing partnership with Catholic Charities and Fifth Third Bank.

In today’s show Monsignor Boland speaks with Norene Chesebro, Director of Catholic Charities Maternity Adoption Department, and Lisa Holmes, Dawn Earp, and Doug Earp who were all adopted through Catholic Charities.

Monsignor Boland talks to John M. Breen about religious liberty and the HHS mandate.

Monsignor speaks with Deborah Hammond, Program Director of Catholic Charities’ Domestic Violence Programs and Patricia Ann Broderick, Clinical Family Services Specialist on Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Dr. Maria Vidal – Professor of the Loyola Univesity School of Social Work and member of Catholic Charities’ Board of Advisors and Latino Advisory Committee, Estefania Arreguin from the Department of Latino Affairs at Catholic Charities and Mauricio Alvarez, a student at IberroAmericana and volunteer at Catholic Charities about our IberroAmericana exchange program.

Monsignor speaks with Dalia Rocotello, Director of Latino Affairs for Catholic Charities and Clem Martin, Executive Director of Cicero Catholic Schools and member of the Catholic Charities Board of Directors and West Region Advisory Board.

Monsignor speaks with Angel Gutierrez, Vice President of Community Development and Outreach Services for Catholic Charities about Hunger Action Month.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Evelyn Diaz, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services about the rollout of the city’s Plan 2.0 to end homelessness and Catholic Charities’ involvement.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Christene Dykes-Sorrells about our Emergency Assistance Program.

Brother Leo Keigher, a St Vincent DePaul brother who has been working with the homeless for over 40 years in the Chicagoland area. These are his stories of his dealing and helping the homeless.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Jim Thompson, President of Affinity Marketing and Travel Consulting and Culinary Classics Committee Co-Chair and Tom Zimmer, Catholic Charities Board Member and Meals on Wheels Volunteer. Jim and Tom discuss our Lake County Meals On Wheels Program and the Culinary Classics Event to benefit the program

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with im Rivelli, partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP and Catholic Charities board member about the recent lawsuit Catholic Charities joined involving the HHS mandate.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Dr. Eddie Taylor, Program Director at our St. Leo Residence, a home for veterans on Chicago’s south side.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Ronald Cobb, a lawyer with Lusak and Cobb and member of the Order of the Knights of Malta about religious freedom.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Edward Flavin, Catholic Charities new Communications Director.

Today, Monsignor Boland speaks with Lisa Pauletto, Director of the Catholic Charities Junior Board about its upcoming 10th anniversary and all the ways people can be involved.

This week, Monsignor Boland speaks with Tim Rivelli, partner at Winston & Strawn, LLP and Catholic Charities board member about religious liberty.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Jody O’Connor and Noreen Russo about our Visions of My Life photography program, a 2 day exhibit which highlights photography work by Catholic Charities’ supper guests, and benefits the guests themselves.

Monsignor Boland speaks with Bertel Smith, Supervisor of our Veterans Employment Project and Renee A. Rouse, an Army veteran and program participant about the Veterans Employment Project.”

Legendary photographer Ansel Adams once said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Seventeen years ago, a group of dedicated volunteers became a Photo Team, embracing Adams’ thought and inviting guests of the Catholic Charities Tuesday Night Supper to learn how to become photographers in the enjoyable, transformative program called After Supper Visions. After Supper Visions is one of 158 programs Catholic Charities operates in 174 locations across Cook and Lake Counties. Joining Monsignor Boland to discuss the upcoming 17th Annual After Supper Visions Photo Exhibition are Noreen Russo and Linda Roxe, members of the current Photo Team.