Episode 9: A Heritage of Faith: Black Catholic History Month

Episode 10: To Rome, with faith: Young adult witnessed canonizations | Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope

Erin Bankey made a pilgrimage to Rome for Jubilee 2025 and was present in St. Peter’s Square for the canonization of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. In the final episode of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope podcast, Erin sat down with the Courier’s Gina Capellazzi to describe her experiences on her first pilgrimage. To learn more about the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrim of Hope podcast and other Catholic Courier podcasts: https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ [https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/] To listen to previous episodes of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope podcast: https://jubilee2025.fireside.fm/ [https://jubilee2025.fireside.fm/] Credits: Host: Gina Capellazzi Guests: Erin Bankey Announcer: Robert DiJames Music by: Joseph DiJames Edited by: Gina Capellazzi

Episode 9: A Heritage of Faith: Black Catholic History Month

In episode nine, three women affiliated with Immaculate Conception/St. Bridget in Rochester and the Ladies of Peter Claver Court 106 share about the rich heritage of faith that can be found in the African American Catholic tradition. Hear how the parish of Immaculate Conception/St. Bridget is marking November’s commemoration of Black Catholic History Month as well as more about the recently reinstated Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver in Rochester. Like and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester. Also consider leaving us a review! To learn more about Immaculate Conception/St. Bridget Church and the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary, visit https://www.immaculateconceptionrochester.org/ [https://www.immaculateconceptionrochester.org/] To learn more about the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrim of Hope podcast and other Catholic Courier podcasts: https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ [https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/] Credits: Host: Jennifer Burke and Gina Capellazzi Guests: Lynn Fulmore, Joanne Gordon and Ramona Moore Announcer: Robert DiJames Music by: Joseph DiJames Edited by: Gina Capellazzi

Episode 8: Mornings with Mary

October is the month of the Holy Rosary, and this year, also marks the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality. In episode eight of the “Pilgrims of Hope” podcast, two members of Magnificat Rochester sit down with Courier Staff Writer Elena Cambio to discuss the organization and the richness of Marian spirituality. Magnificat Rochester is part of an international movement that follows the example of Mary and Elizabeth as a woman-to-woman ministry within the Roman Catholic Church and seeks to generate a lively faith in God along with a love for Mary and the Church. For the Magnificat Rochester website: https://magnificatrochester.org/ [https://magnificatrochester.org/] Like and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester. Also consider leaving us a review! To learn more about the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrim of Hope podcast and other Catholic Courier podcasts: https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ [https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/] Credits: Host: Elena Cambio and Gina Capellazzi Guests: Ann Iten and Jeanne Walker Announcer: Robert DiJames Music by: Joseph DiJames Edited by: Gina Capellazzi

Episode 7: Formed in the Faith

With the start of a new school year also comes the start of a new catechetical year. Just in time for Catechetical Sunday on Sept. 21, episode seven of the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope podcast shines a light on the importance of effective catechism, the various catechetical models used in the Diocese of Rochester, the experiences of two “accidental” catechists from among the Catholic Courier’s own staff, and shares some online resources available to catechists and families for ongoing faith formation. The episode features Leslie Barkin, Director of the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis for the Diocese of Rochester, as well as Catholic Courier Managing Editor Jennifer Ficcaglia and Staff Writer Jennifer Burke. For the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis website: https://oec.dor.org/ [https://oec.dor.org/] To read Jen's blog on being a catechist: https://catholiccourier.com/articles/a-catechist-who-me/ [https://catholiccourier.com/articles/a-catechist-who-me/] For Kids' Chronicle: https://catholiccourier.com/faith-and-family/kids-chronicle/ [https://catholiccourier.com/faith-and-family/kids-chronicle/] For Why Do Catholics: https://catholiccourier.com/articles/why-do-catholics/ [https://catholiccourier.com/articles/why-do-catholics/] Like and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester. Also please consider leaving a review! To learn more about the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrim of Hope podcast and other Catholic Courier podcasts: https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ [https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/]

Episode 6: ‘A Critical Mass’

What makes for a thriving young adult ministry in today’s Catholic Church? Young adult ministry leaders Colleen Young and Tyler Davis, of the multi-parish initiative Converge, as well as Mark Capellazzi, Project Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Rochester, share some of the elements they see as crucial for building for a thriving young adult ministry based on their experiences with Converge and other young adult ministries from around the Diocese of Rochester. Learn more about how their involvement in young adult ministry has enriched their own Catholic faith. Like and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode of Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester. To learn more about the Jubilee 2025: Pilgrim of Hope podcast and other Catholic Courier podcasts: https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ [https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/] Credits: Host: Gina Capellazzi Guests: Mark Capellazzi, Tyler Davis, Colleen Young Announcer: Robert DiJames Music by: Joseph DiJames Edited by: Gina Capellazzi