Episode 208 - Embracing Our Consecrated Nation with Humility, Gratitude, and Hope

Episode 208 - Embracing Our Consecrated Nation with Humility, Gratitude, and Hope

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan joins Father Heanue, fresh from the USCCB meeting in Florida, where the U.S. bishops consecrated America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Their conversation touches on the beauty of that ceremony, the meaning of Juneteenth, and Pope Leo's recent words on slavery and human dignity, woven together by a shared call to embrace our nation's history with humility, gratitude, and hope as it nears its 250th anniversary.

Episode 207 - Building Faith, Community, and Purpose Through Young Catholic Professionals

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan co-hosts with Lucero Manzanares, Associate Director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, as they welcome Kiana Carrington, President of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) Brooklyn, to discuss the successful launch of the chapter and the growing desire among young adults for authentic Catholic community, integrating faith into their careers, and discovering a place to call home in the Church.

Episode 206 - A Year in Ministry

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue welcome four members of the Diocese of Brooklyn's 2025 priest ordination class. Each priest shares the joys and graces that have shaped their early ministry, offering an inspiring glimpse into what it means to serve the Church today.

Episode 205 - What Pope Leo Wants You to Know About AI

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Father James Kuroly and Father Joseph Zwosta join Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue to discuss the encyclical by Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas: Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. They unpack how the Church grounds its response to AI not in fear or rejection, but in the timeless principle of human dignity. Topics include AI in education, warfare, surveillance, tech addiction among youth, and the dangers of mistaking efficiency for goodness, or information for truth.

Episode 204 - The Love of God That Knows No Bounds

In this episode of Big City Catholics, Bishop Brennan and Father Heanue explore the Church's pastoral response to assisted suicide legislation and the call to accompany the dying with compassion and dignity. They also discuss Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, as well as the upcoming consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart, focusing on themes of love, mercy, healing, and renewal through the Holy Spirit.