A Camden Lent check-in that opens into Sister Thea Bowman's story.
Talking Catholic opens with Lent in Camden and a quick update on Journal Through Lent, then settles into Sister Thea Bowman's canonization process.

Diocese of Camden Catholic life, plainly told.
Talking Catholic follows voices around the Diocese of Camden as they talk through faith, schools, Catholic Charities, sacred art, and local church life. It keeps a conversational pace, with office banter giving way to practical explanations of Catholic practice and community work.
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Talking Catholic is a conversational Catholic show built around the people and work of the Diocese of Camden. Its center is local. Episodes carry the feel of a pastoral center, a diocesan newspaper office, a parish calendar, and a community that knows when Holy Week means long days and Easter Monday means recovery. The show is comfortable starting with teasing, weather complaints, production-day notes, or a family update. Then it usually finds the deeper subject. One episode can move from joking about a surprise rant into Easter joy, silence in prayer, St. Francis, Lent, and the value of a daily journaling practice. Another can use a Holy Week replay to talk about sacred art as something Catholics engage with through sight, touch, candles, basilicas, and embodied devotion. The diocesan lens gives the show its texture. Catholic Star Herald coverage, Palm Sunday in Swedesboro, Vietnamese Palm Sunday celebration in Atlantic City, Chrism Mass, schools, sports coverage, and Bishop Williams all appear as part of the same living ecosystem. Service is a major thread too, especially through Catholic Charities and training for disaster situations. The show is interested in how faith becomes practical when case managers, executive directors, and communications people need to serve people living on the margins. It also cares about formation. Confirmation, Catholic Schools Week, vocations, and the priesthood are treated as lived realities rather than abstract church topics. Some episodes stretch outward, including a Camden-related trip to Washington and a discussion of Sister Thea Bowman’s canonization journey. The pacing is brisk and human. The explanations are plainspoken. Talking Catholic works best for listeners who want Catholic life with names, places, deadlines, jokes, reverence, and a clear sense of community responsibility.
Made for: For Catholics and Catholic-curious listeners who like faith conversation tied to real parishes, schools, ministries, and local news. It especially fits anyone interested in the Diocese of Camden or practical Catholic life beyond Sunday Mass.
What sets it apart: Talking Catholic stands apart by sounding like a diocesan community speaking in public, with newsroom rhythm, pastoral detail, and friendly banter. It makes Catholic topics concrete through local stories rather than detached commentary.
Co-hosts Mike Walsh, Jennifer Mauro, Marianela Nunez, Kari Janisse and Mike Bress interview Catholic leaders from in and around the Diocese of Camden about what brought them to where they are now and how they are bringing the faith to their communities.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Talking Catholic makes diocesan faith legible through candid interviews with students, ministry workers, advocates, scholars, and local Catholic entrepreneurs.
Talking Catholic brings diocesan life close enough to hear its personalities. Mike Walsh and a rotating group of co-hosts favor conversational interviews, with humor and familiar rapport giving guests room to describe faith as it is practiced in parishes, campus ministry, public…
Like parish coffee hour with microphones, it gives you serious Catholic testimony and affectionate host ribbing.
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A Camden Lent check-in that opens into Sister Thea Bowman's story.
Talking Catholic opens with Lent in Camden and a quick update on Journal Through Lent, then settles into Sister Thea Bowman's canonization process.
Banter gives way to a Woodbury restaurant spotlight with gluten-free pizza, penne, and ravioli.
Talking Catholic opens on easy reunion banter, with Jen Morrow and Mike Walsh noting they are together on a podcast for the first time this year and needling John Kalitz for wanting to move straight to the interviews.
A warm Rowan Newman House conversation about campus faith and the real work of getting students there.
Talking Catholic frames a Rowan Newman House conference trip as a story of campus ministry built from faith, hospitality, and the practical work that lets students actually take part.
A firm Catholic case for moral clarity, built from embryology, abortion-doctor testimony, and young people's questions.
The episode centers on a question the language around abortion can soften: what is meant when an unborn child is described as a clump of cells? The guest builds his answer from embryology, testimony from abortion doctors, and the moral conclusion he draws from both.
A warm November saints conversation turns patron-saint jokes into a practical question about intercession.
Talking Catholic opens November with a familiar community question: what might a patron saint mean among people who enjoy teasing one another.
Bernardine's once-limited voice becomes a study in prayer made public.
Talking Saints returns from an unplanned pause with a compact portrait of Bernardine of Siena, built around a useful reversal: a voice first marked as a weakness becomes the instrument of a wide public ministry.

Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.




Co-hosts Mike Walsh and Jen Morrow welcome guests Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez to discuss the Feast of All Saints and All Souls Day.
Lori Power and Pete Sanchez discuss St.
The hosts discuss the busyness of Holy Week for a diocesan communications department, contrasting it with a Catholic journalist's desire to prioritize spiritual participation over meetings.
On Talking Catholic, Susan Stevens explains how Catholic Charities of South Jersey's SSVF addresses veteran homelessness and access to VA benefits.
Talking Catholic hosts Jen Morrow and Mike Walsh interview Bobbie Bradley, director of Cherry Hill’s 21-bed Sacred Heart Residence for retired priests.
The hosts discuss the importance of silence in spirituality, share Easter greetings, and reflect on the positive reception of their Lenten journaling series.
This episode replays a discussion on sacred art and its role in Catholic faith, framed within the context of Holy Week and announcements about diocese activities.
This episode discusses the AIDE training program by Catholic Charities USA, which prepares individuals for disaster response operations, with a focus on communications training for non-communications professionals like case managers and executive directors.
This episode of Talking Catholic discusses the week's Catholic newspaper content, including Bishop Williams' talk on vocations and sports coverage, while noting Mike Walsh's presentation at a Catholic Charities conference in Florida.
The hosts discuss Mike's son's upcoming confirmation ceremony, where he will receive the sacrament and serve mass with Bishop Williams.
The hosts share their unique experience participating in a Catholic pilgrimage to Washington D.C.
This episode discusses the impact of weather on Catholic Schools Week activities and the hosts' experiences in the Diocese of Camden.
Jen Morrow and Mike Walsh open with Lent in the Diocese of Camden.
Jen Morrow and Mike Walsh open with reunion banter.
Carrie Janisse is back on Talking Catholic, and Mike Walsh gives her a little grief about the six-month sabbatical before the hosts move from a joyful weekend of liturgies and sacraments to Father Thomas Piro's arrival.
Talking Catholic hosts Carrie Janisse and Mike Walsh interview Jannique Stewart of Life Training Institute about abortion, moral truth, and pro-life communication.
This episode features a hostful discussion with colleagues from the Diocese of Camden, including Mike Bress from the Catholic Schools office and Maria D'Antonio from communications, as they recap 2025 and preview 2026 during the holiday season.
Hosts Jen Morrow and Mike Walsh discuss missing work events like a Catholic Business Network gathering and weddings while on vacation, in a casual conversation.