In this inaugural episode, podcast co-facilitators Patrick Carolan, Michael Centore, and Barbara Mariconda introduce themselves and their hopes for the podcast, and speak a bit about their vision of “tomorrow’s American Catholic.”
Patrick Carolan is a Catholic activist, organizer, and writer. He served as the executive director of the Franciscan Action Network for ten years and co-founded the Global Catholic Climate Movement and Catholics Vote Common Good. His writing and activism are centered on his understanding and belief through Franciscan spirituality of the connectedness of all creation and God.
Michael Centore is the editor of Tomorrow’s American Catholic. His essays, poems, and reviews have appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, U.S. Catholic, Religious Socialism, the Amethyst Review, the Merton Seasonal, and other publications.
Barbara Mariconda is a life-long educator with expertise in instructional design as well as an award-winning author of dozens of books for adults, young adults, and children. She is a co-founder of Journey of the Soul Ministry, an organization committed to empowering others toward a higher level of consciousness, deepening their faith, and leading them toward the insights necessary for inner transformation. An accomplished pianist and singer, Barbara served as director of Music and Liturgy at St. James Parish in Stratford, Connecticut, for over fifteen years, and received the St. Augustine Medal of Service Award for leading the community closer to God through song.
