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Life Talk

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey interviews guests Joe Schiedler, Ann Schiedler and Wayne Smith.

Aired: 1/2/2008 Download Show (21212280 bytes)

Stem Cells and Pro-Life Issues

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey talks with Fr. Tad Pacholczyk about Bio-Ethics and the recent breakthrough in stem-cell research.

Aired: 12/5/2007 Download Show (20276696 bytes)

March For Life/Post Abortion Healing For Men

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey discusses the upcoming March For Life in Washington DC in January and post abortion healing for men. Her guests in this hour are Jeremy Hylka and Vicki Thorn.

Aired: 11/7/2007 Download Show (20396244 bytes)

Respect Life Dinner

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey talks with Chris Godfrey, the scheduled keynote speaker at the upcoming Respect Life Dinner.

Aired: 10/18/2007 Download Show (14463687 bytes)

40 Days for Life/Respect Life Month/Life Night w/Jason Evert

Host Mary-Louise Kurey, Director of the Respect Life Office, talks with David Bereit about Respect Life Month and the 40 Days for Life. Later she interviews Rob Kaczmark of Spirit Juice Radio about the upcoming Life Night rally with Jason Evert.

Aired: 9/5/2007 Download Show (12626982 bytes)

Outreach To Expectant Mothers In Need/Mission Trip to Zambia

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey discusses outreach to expectant mothers in need with Peter Breen. In the second half of the show she talks to Mitch Striedl and Adrienne Curry about their recent mission trip to Zambia.

Aired: 8/1/2007 Download Show (11124078 bytes)

Independence Day On Lifetalk

Fr. John Hannigan, USMC Chaplain, is the guest of this special Independence Day broadcast of LifeTalk. Join host Mary-Louise Kurey, as she interviews Fr. Hannigan, learning what life is really like for our troops in Iraq. Fr. Hannigan is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, who went through the seminary system in Chicago, and proudly serves the spiritual needs of service men and women in the United States Marines.

Aired: 7/4/2007 Download Show (12228302 bytes)

Title V Federal Funding for Abstinence Education

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey discusses the crisis facing Title V federal funding for abstinence education and what people can do to make a difference with Libby Macke, Executive Director of Project Reality, a national abstinence education organization. Also, nationally-renowned speaker and Scripture scholar Jeff Cavins will discuss an exciting new Bible study for teens and the upcoming conference "Called to Lead" taking place in mid-July at Dominican University.

Aired: 6/6/2007 Download Show (12551897 bytes)

Illinois' House Bill 317

Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey interviews Zachary Wichmann, Associate Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, about the Catholic Conference's opposition to HB 317. This bill would gut the Illinois Parental Notification Act by permitting a minor to get an abortion without notifying a parent, grandparent or legal guardian. Later in the program, Kurey has a conversation with Angela Colarelli who promotes modesty among teens, discussing the "Pure Fashion" show held on Sunday, May 6th at the Chicago Hilton.

Aired: 5/2/2007 Download Show (12654908 bytes)

Illinois' Parental Notification Act

Mary-Louise Kurey, director of the Respect Life Office, interviews Bob Gilligan, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, discussing the most recent developments in Illinois’s Parental Notification Act. In the second half of the show, an Illinois mom share’s shocking testimony of how her daughter, unbeknownst to her, was taken to get an abortion, and the trauma the family has experienced since, precisely because of the lack of Parental Notification.

Aired: 4/4/2007

January 2007 Recap Of Pro-Life Events

A fabulous recap of the exciting January 2007 events, particularly the March for Life Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., as well as Speak Out Illinois, are presented by Respect Life Director Mary-Louise Kurey. Manczko-Breen shares a preview of the exciting March 3rd Coordinator’s Conference, including the exciting speakers and topics for the event that drew over 400 participants. Also, Bob Gilligan, Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, gives the latest updates on the Parental Notification Act.

Aired: 2/7/2007 Download Show (12939821 bytes)

Roe v. Wade Anniversary

In this pre-recorded show, Mary-Louise Kurey, Director of the Respect Life Office, discusses the Annual Roe vs. Wade Anniversary and March for Life Activities with Joe and Ann Scheidler of Pro Life Action League, as well as the February Speak Out Illinois Conference. Later in the program, the Bible Study aimed at brining healing for post-abortive women is discussed, as well as the small groups that will facilitate this endeavor.

Aired: 1/3/2007 Download Show (12695524 bytes)

The March for Life, 2007

Mary-Louise Kurey, Director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Respect Life Office along with Fr. Paul Stein, associate pastor at Holy Name Cathedral and Active Member of the RLO Priest's's Advisory Board cohost this month's edition of Lifetalk. Guest Bishop George Rassas talks about his experience at the march last year, mentions that the Cardinal will be present this year, and encourages folks to come. Guest Alicia Torres talks about Authentic Feminism and how it relates to the March for Life.

Aired: 12/6/2006 Download Show (12680750 bytes)

Gianna Jessen, Abortion Survivor

Mary-Louise Kurey, Director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Respect Life Office and host of Lifetalk, speaks with Gianna Jessen about her life as a survivor of an abortion.

Aired: 11/1/2006 Download Show (12461157 bytes)

Parental Notification in Illinois

Mary-Louise Kurey, Director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Respect Life Office and host of Lifetalk, speaks with Thomas Brejcha, Esq./Thomas More Society and Yvonne Florczak-Seeman/Love From Above about "Parental Notification" in Illinois.

Aired: 10/4/2006 Download Show (12227614 bytes)

Life Talk 9/6/2006

Today's show features Jason Evert

Aired: 9/6/2006 Download Show (18805886 bytes)