Are we not here? Today as we say farewell to Tara Smith, we announce the end of this particular podcast journey of the friends in your head. As Tara and Jerry sit down for one last time, they openly discuss the change in the air for Catholic communications. Tara shares an update on her journey and Jerry gives some hints about what is next for the podcast.
Fear not! We will still be here.
Tara and Jerry sit down with Tony Varas, Director of the Worship Office, as they give thanks to God for his ten years of service to the Church of Metuchen.
Tony shares with us the impact of liturgical life and the sacred journey he has walked dedicated to the people of God in the Church of Metuchen.
As the Church enters Holy week we welcome the Most Rev. James F. Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen to lead us in a prayerful journey through the stations of the cross with the parish community of St. Cecelia, Iselin.
Music is provided by the Cathedral Vocal Quartet.
On March 19, 2020, as the world began to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tara and Jerry found Nathan Bishop, a violinist, and Bridget Knodel, a classical and folk harpist in the choir loft of Saint Francis of Assisi Cathedral. In the loft, they recorded the newly composed piece ‘Song of Healing’ by Tim Keyes, and the two-year journey together to Celtic Lent began; their concert was initially scheduled just days before the pandemic shutdown.
Two years later, they joyfully welcome them both to the podcast to speak on their journey, the healing of music, and how it plays a vital role through the lens of evangelization in an ever-changing world.
This podcast episode includes two recorded pieces initially recorded on March 19, 2020, at the Cathedral of Saint Francis of Assisi, Metuchen.
1. Algues, Bernard Andres
2. Song of Healing, Tim Keyes
This week, Tara, Jerry, and Tiffany discuss how their lenten challenge is going and the true intention for this liturgical season.
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Metuchen, we invite you to make a commitment – a commitment to doing 40 works of mercy, a commitment to serving one another with the same love and mercy bestowed on us by the Father, and a commitment to the Lord to witness to His great love in the four beautiful counties of the Diocese of Metuchen.
Find out more at www.diometuchen.org/worksofmercy
As the Diocese of Metuchen prepares to enter into a period of listening sessions for the Synod on Synodality, Jerry invites each of us to reflect on the message from Msgr. John Fell, Director of Priest Personnel and the Director of Vocations on the importance of being a 'Listening Church'
Msgr. John Fell's homily was recorded at the Parish of St. Bartholomew in East Brunswick during the diocesan eucharistic forty hours for the Synod on Synodality.
Tara and Jerry welcome their friend, Joanne Ward, Advisor to The Catholic Spirit, in honor of Catholic Press Month.
Joanne shares her journey through Catholic communications and speaks on the importance of the Catholic press in our community.
St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
This week Tiffany, Tara, and Jerry open up and reflect on Bishop Checchio's newest pastoral letter, 'Answering the Lord's Call through Prayer, Works of Mercy, and Vocations' on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Diocese of Metuchen.
You can read Bishop Checchio's Pastoral Letter at www.diometuchen.org/our-bishop
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
As the Church in the United States prepares to commemorate the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, the Diocese of Metuchen invites the faithful to join in a prayerful novena for the protection of all life, from conception to natural death, as part of their local participation in the 9 Days for Life Novena.
The 9 Days for Life Novena is prayed annually each January for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.
All the faithful of the Diocese of Metuchen are invited to join Jerry Wutkowski, Assistant Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations and Co-Host of the diocesan podcast ‘Am I Not Here,’ in praying this novena for the protection of the gift of life in our state, nation, and world.
This resource is generously provided by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and can be found at www.respectlife.org.
Recordings of the novena will be made available daily from January 19 - 27, 2022 at www.diometuchen.org/aminothere.
Tara and Jerry celebrate the New Year 2022 with their new co-host and communicator, Tiffany Workman. After over ten years of experience in radio, television, and film. Tiffany shares more about her journey and how she transitioned from being a radio producer and on-air personality for 94.5 WPST to serving our local church.
In our second annual crossover podcast, Tara and Jerry sit down with their friends and co-hosts of the Diocese of Camden's official podcast 'Talking Catholic.'
Together Mike Walsh, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Camden, and Jennifer Mauro, Managing Editor of the Catholic Star Herald reflect on the year as a catholic communicator in our local church.
Each week the Talking Catholic hosts interview Catholic leaders about what brought them to where they are now and how they are bringing the faith to their communities.
Listen to Talking Catholic: https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/
This week Tara and Jerry honor the patroness of the podcast, Our Lady of Guadalupe, with a time of prayer, reflection, and renewal.
As the Christmas Season looms over our heads this week, Jerry invites you to reflect with him as he shares his 'Advent Nuggets' on the importance of focusing on the purpose of the Advent Season.
As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) concludes their Fall General Assembly, Tara and Jerry discuss the big plans for the Bishop's upcoming national eucharistic revival and give their picks on other topics that did not get that much coverage.
All information about the USCCB Fall General Assembly can be found at https://www.usccb.org/general-assembly-november-2021
As the Church concludes National Vocation Awareness Week, Tara and Jerry discuss the importance of proper discernment while reflecting on their discernment journeys and sharing how encouragement may lead to a transformation within the Church.
As the Church marks the celebration and commemoration of the Solemnity of All Saints Day and All the Faithful Departed (All Souls Day), Jerry and Tara sit down with Mary Ellen Gerrity, diocesan director of the Office of Cemeteries. Mary Ellen shares insights on what happens daily in the care of our departed loved ones, stories of the pandemic, and her overall goal to place the family first in God's care as her ministry.
Information about the diocesan cemeteries may be found at www.diometuchen.org/cemeteries