The Catholic Echo Podcast is your official source on what’s happening now in the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. Bishop David Bonnar and members of our diocesan community discuss your burning spiritual questions with your host, Dennis Biviano. Do you have a spiritual question about Catholic topics? Please email communications@youngstowndiocese.org.
The Catholic Echo Podcast is produced by the Communications Department of the Diocese of Youngstown with support from the Annual Diocesan Appeal. It can be found on your favorite podcasting platform or catholicecho.org/podcast, Facebook, and YouTube.
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Episode 86 What is happening at the Catholic Media Conference? (6/18/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano gives us an update on the upcoming Catholic Media Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona Our guests include CMA Executive Director Rob DeFrancesco and Diocesan staff Meagan Farrell and Katie Wagner.
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Episode 87 The Diocese is preparing for the 3rd Annual Bishop’s Golf Classic. (6/25/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano checks out the preparations for the 3rd annual Bishop’s Golf Classic which helps our Seminarians. Our guests include Bishop David Bonnar and Father William Wainio.
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Episode 88: A discussion on church music with Ralph Holzhauser, Part I. (7/2/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Collin Vogt talks with the Diocesan Director of Music and Cathedral Musician Ralph Holzhauser. This is part one of a three part series. Our guest is Ralph Holzhauser from Saint Columba Cathedral in Youngstown.
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Episode 89: How do you recognize a Deacon and what is proper etiquette during a funeral? (7/9/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano explores how you recognize a Deacon and what the proper etiquette is during a funeral with Deacon Sylvester Frazzini and Deacon William Bancroft. Our guests are Deacon Sylvester Frazzini & Deacon William Bancroft, Permanent Deacons at Saint Columba Cathedral Parish in Youngstown.
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Episode 90: The Diocese of Youngstown catches up with our diocese representative with special assignments, Sister Joyce Candidi and Father Shawn Conoboy (7/16/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Dennis Biviano chats with the general counselor of female religious and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Our guests include Sister Joyce Candidi and Father Shawn Conoboy.
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Episode 91: March of the Eucharist update publication (7/23/2025)
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, Collin Vogt gives us an update on the upcoming release of the “March of the Eucharist” magazine publication. Our guest is Father John-Michael Lavelle, the Diocese Vicar for Missionary Discipleship.
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