Tara Joyce Whipp and Patrick Hoarty join hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright to discuss the vocation of the high school theology teacher. Tara teaches at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha. Patrick teaches at Skutt Catholic high school, also in Omaha.
The image to the right from flick is of Catherine of Alexandria, one of the patron saints of teachers.
Photo: “St Catherine debating the philosophers” by “Lawrence OP” from Flickr (Used under Creative Commons license)
In March 2009, John O’Keefe traveled to Uganda with Computers for Africa. (Listen to the interview we did with the founders a few years ago.)
In Lira he had the opportunity to interview Rev. Pontiano Okalo, vocations director for the diocese of Lira. Twenty years ago, Fr. Okalo was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army and forced to be a child soldier.
O’Keefe spoke with him about his experience and his ministry. The interview took place at St. Joseph Seminary in Aboke, Uganda. Aboke was also the site of a large abduction of school age girls, which has been chronicled in the book Aboke Girls: Children Abducted in Northern Uganda.
Our program “The Church in Northern Uganda 1,” was posed on May 5th, 2009
Photos of one of Northern Uganda’s refugee camps can be seen at John O’Keefe’s photostream on flickr.
In March 2009, John O’Keefe traveled to Uganda with Computers for Africa. (Listen to the interview we did with the founders a few years ago.) In Gulu he had the opportunity to interview Monsignor Matthew Odong, Rector of the Sacred Heart Seminary. Odong experienced the trials of Uganda’s twenty-year civil war and has recently been engaged in the work of reconciliation.
The program mentions the documentary films Invisible Children and War Dance.
Photos of one of Northern Uganda’s refugee camps can be seen at John O’Keefe’s photostream on flickr.
Sr. Bunny Flick reflects upon her ministry to elderly sisters.
Business professor Thomas Purcell discusses business education at a Catholic university.
Law professor Ron Volkmer discusses legal education at a Catholic university.
John Giuliano on the Martyrs of El Salvador
Monday, November 16th, 2009Today is the twentieth anniversary of the murder of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador. Our guest John Giuliano knew the victims and was a near witness to their murders.
Today he reflects upon his memories of twenty years ago and upon his current ministry with the Tamarindo Foundation. Giuliano still lives in El Salvador.
Listeners may also enjoy our interviews with Kevin Burke, S.J., and Laura Burke.
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