Trusting God through the challenges COVID-19 brings

My sister and I talked about the challenges the coronavirus has brought to the world. We gave some examples of how it is affecting us personally and what we are doing during this time. We also talked about how we...

Interview with my Godmother, Mary Battaglia

In this interview, my godmother Mary Battaglia, who is a clinical hypnosis practitioner and one of my biggest role models, and I discuss a variety of topics, ranging from a discussion of faith, hypnotherapy, the publication of her first book,...

"A Life of Faith"

In "The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019" Efren Ayala interviews his mother, Oralia Zamora, about her life in Mexico and then America. She was born in a small town in Michoacan, Mexico, where she lived until she turned eighteen and moved...

A creative–and a priest

Growing up as an only child afforded Paulist Fr. Tom Holahan a huge imaginary world, where his creativity was nurtured. He loved the creative life and exploring the world so much that he couldn't see himself taking on the responsibility...

Proud Papa to New Priests

Paulist Fr. Rich Colgan’s ministries have addressed some of the modern era’s most pressing needs. He's journeyed with and buried AIDS patients in the 1980s in New York. He's listened to Catholics reeling from clergy sex abuse in Boston. He...

Mr. Jim Long, 93-year-old World War II Air Force Veteran, shares his experience and memories in an interview with Masie Hollingsworth

Mr. Jim Long, 93-year-old World War II Veteran, shares his experience and memories in an interview with student Masie Hollingsworth in Fountain Inn, South Carolina on December 5, 2018. Mr. Long discusses his time in the Air Force in WWII...

I Can Do All Things

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Tim Medina (16) interviews his mother Tavita Medina (50) about her childhood experiences and some of her stories growing up. She also talks about what religion...

” All You Got”

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Isabellah Griffin (16) interviews her Aunt Johnette Griffin ( age N/A) about her childhood growing up. Aunt Johnette shares her life growing up as a child without...