Articles by Kate Olivera
CNA Newsroom: The Unlikeliest of Friendships
Dec 16, 2019 / 00:00 amTwo unlikely friendships...and one friendship so unlikely, it probably wasn't a friendship at all.
Kringle v. Krampus
Dec 9, 2019 / 00:00 amJD Flynn interviews his dad about dressing up as Santa; we look into the life of St. Nicholas; CNA Deutsch Editor Christoph Wimmer shares the legend of St. Nicholas' sinister counterpart, Krampus.
Here Comes Emmanuel
Dec 2, 2019 / 00:00 amA Trappist monk named Emmanuel shares his vocation story and gives us a look at how his community celebrates Advent; the Vatican's lead astronomer gives the real story of the Star of Bethlehem; and we visit the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
CNA Newsroom: A Very Catholic Thanksgiving
Nov 25, 2019 / 00:00 amEWTN’s Father Mitch Pacwa about his annual Thanksgiving hunting trip. Later in this episode, the founder of Whiffletree Farm in Virginia shares the story of his conversion and talks about the Thanksgiving rush; we tell the story of Squanto and Nicholas Black Elk; a retiree in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens donates and distributes hundreds of turkeys each Thanksgiving, in honor of his dad; and a counselor talks about the relationship between grief and gratitude.
CNA Newsroom: We Have Only Done Our Duty
Nov 11, 2019 / 00:00 amMilitary chaplains dedicate their lives to service of the men and women in the Armed Forces. This Veteran’s Day, we look at the life of one military chaplain who could one day be named a saint. We ask what it looks like to discern a vocation to be a military chaplain.
CNA Newsroom: A New Queen in St. Augustine
Nov 4, 2019 / 00:00 amThe Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine will be elevated as a National Shrine next year.
CNA Newsroom: Burning Love
Oct 28, 2019 / 00:00 amThis week on CNA Newsroom, we're talking about purgatory. We explore Church teaching on purgatory; purgatory as imagined by the Italian poet Dante; a youth ministry group whose special charism is praying for the dead; and finally we'll visit Rome's famous Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
CNA Newsroom: "Borderlands"
Oct 21, 2019 / 00:00 amThe number of Central American and Mexican migrants crossing the southern border into the United States has slowed to a trickle, but in terms of helping families in need, Catholic groups at the border know there is still much to be done.
CNA Newsroom: And You Visited Me
Oct 14, 2019 / 00:00 amThe number of people in prison in the U.S. has grown by a factor of five since the 1970s. An estimated 5 million children have a parent in prison.
CNA Newsroom: "Let's Stick Together"
Oct 7, 2019 / 00:00 amDuring the years 2015-2017, the divorce rate in one Florida county dropped by nearly one-third. This week on the podcast, writer Mary Farrow tells the story of how a coalition of churches helped to make it happen— and whether the model can be replicated in the rest of the country.
CNA Newsroom: Newman’s Own
Sep 30, 2019 / 00:00 amBlessed John Henry Cardinal Newman will be canonized October 13. This week on CNA Newsroom, we talk about Newman's life and witness; and the miracle that secured his canonization.
CNA Newsroom: The Loneliest Episode (Part 1)
Sep 9, 2019 / 00:00 amA July report by YouGov suggested millennials are the loneliest generation - with higher rates of loneliness than both Generation X and Baby Boomers. We talk with two millennials about loneliness and explore why millennials are so lonely - and how the Church can respond.
CNA Newsroom: If we make a clip show, do we still get paid?
Sep 2, 2019 / 00:00 amHappy Labor Day, everybody! This week on CNA Newsroom, we're celebrating work by ... not really doing any work.
CNA Newsroom: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic...and Religion
Aug 26, 2019 / 00:00 amJoin JD Flynn and two very special co-hosts in this 'Back to School' episode of CNA Newsroom!
CNA Newsroom: A Pretty Big Assumption
Aug 12, 2019 / 00:00 amDid you know the Assumption of Mary is one of the Church's newest dogmas?
CNA Newsroom: Upon This Rock
Jul 25, 2019 / 00:00 amProducer Jonah McKeown takes us to visit the Chapel on the Rock at Camp St. Malo near Estes Park, Colorado. Jonah explores St. Malo's rich history - including a visit from Pope St. John Paul II - and speaks with a Catholic missionary about the importance of care for creation.
CNA Newsroom: Fulton Sheen: A Life Worth (Re)living
Jul 18, 2019 / 00:00 amThis week on CNA Newsroom: renowned American theologian and media star Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, and the amazing miracle attributed to his intercession, which Pope Francis officially recognized earlier this month.
CNA Newsroom: Bless me Father for I have sinned
Jul 11, 2019 / 00:00 amThis week, we're talking all about the sacrament of confession.
CNA Newsroom: A July 4th Six-Pack
Jul 3, 2019 / 00:00 amThis week on CNA Newsroom, we bring you six segments all about the 4th of July. You'll hear about the Italian blessed whose feast day falls on July 4, the Catholic who signed the Declaration of Independence, liturgical guidelines for Independence day and more.