Episode 61 How is the Catholic Church celebrating the 2025 Jubilee of Hope?
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal and Cumulus Radio Youngstown, we’re talking about the 2025 Jubilee of Hope with Bishop David Bonnar, Father John-Michael Lavelle, and Msgr. James Kolp.
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What is hope?
It is so easy to assume that each of us already knows all about hope and understands what part hope plays in our lives, but that might not be the case. The Jubilee will carry much more weight for Catholics if we all understand hope better.

Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral August 24, 2025
This Sunday, August 24, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Father John-Michael Lavelle celebrates Mass for the Twenty- first Sunday in Ordinary Time with Marianne Yeager as lector, Barb Zorn as cantor and Jason Volovar as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Trevor Hall
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.

Diocese of Youngstown releases “The March of the Eucharist Continues”
In honor of the Jubilee of Hope, the Diocese of Youngstown is re-issuing “The March of the Eucharist” as the August issue of The Catholic Echo Magazine.

Episode 91: March of the Eucharist update publication
Episode 91: March of the Eucharist update publication
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.

Episode 79: The Diocese of Youngstown Remembers Monsignor James Kolp
Episode 79: The Diocese of Youngstown Remembers Monsignor James Kolp
On this episode of The Catholic Echo Podcast from the Diocese of Youngstown, brought to you by the Annual Diocesan Appeal, we’re talking about the memory and legacy of Monsignor James Kolp, who passed away on February 6 at 99 years old. Kolp spent nearly 75 years as a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown. Our guests include Father Jim Korda and Auxiliary Bishop Neal Buckon from the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Our Sunday Mass from St. Columba Cathedral April 13, 2025
This Sunday, April 13, 2025 at The Cathedral of Saint Columba, Father John-Michael Lavelle celebrates Mass for Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, with Natalia Wells as lector, Brianne Samson as cantor and Lucas Rauch as organist.
Sunday Masses for The Diocese of Youngstown are prerecorded and posted on Youtube and at catholicecho.org.
Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700000.
To support this ministry, become a patron at www.doy.org/film-mass. The Diocese of Youngstown is a 501(c)3 organization so your donation may be tax deductible.
Our Sunday Mass from Saint Columba Cathedral is sponsored by the Mary Catherine Livingston Fund and the Diocesan Annual Appeal.
Mass Intention: Deacon Bob Cuttica
The Diocese of Youngstown Communications Department films Our Sunday Mass (formerly “Mass for Shut-ins”) in Saint Columba Cathedral, Youngstown, Ohio. The Diocese of Youngstown posts Our Sunday Mass at 4:00 pm EST Saturdays on our YouTube channel and Facebook page, distributes DVDs and secure download links to retirement/nursing homes and prisons within our six-counties, and provides seasonal Missalettes to the homebound by mail.