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Building A Civilization of Love for Tuesday December 22, 2009

This week's Building A Civilization of Love was dedicated to Blessed Mother Teresa, and St. Stephen, first martyr, whose Feast Day is Saturday December 26, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

On Tuesday, December 22nd's special Christmas edition of Building A Civilization of Love from 1PM- 2PM on AM530 or www.teopoli.org we featured a world wide exclusive Radio Teopoli AM 530 interview with Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C. who is Postulator for the Cause of Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa and the Director of the Mother Teresa Centre. Father Brian is also the Author of Mother Teresa Come Be My Light The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta" which made world wide headlines in the secular press when it came out a few years ago.

Radio Teopoli AM 530 also featured Christmas songs from "The Christmas Collection CD" by the St. Benedict's Church Choir in Toronto and short interview with Choir Director Tammie Cancelli.

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On behalf of the Radio Teopoli staff, and Frank Ruffolo we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Building A Civilization of Love August 14th, 2009

Our latest edition Building A Civilization of Love is dedicated to St. Maximilian Kolbe whose Feast Day was today Friday, August 14th, 2009, to St. Clare of Assisi whose Feast Day took place Monday, August, 11th, 2009, and to the Assumption of Mary whose Feast Day was Saturday, August 15th, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

In our first segment for our latest edition Building A Civilization of Love Anna Lopinski, Chairman of St. Maximilian Parish Council discussed this wonderful Polish Saint and how St. Maximilian Parish in Mississauga, Ontario celebrated the Feast Day of this remarkable Saint.

Following our interview about St. Maximilian Kolbe, Laura Cirami interviewed Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt, Assistant Director of Faith Connections from the Sisters of St. Joseph in Toronto in which they discussed the past Faith Connections' Theology on Tap that featured Father James Mallon, Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Canadian Martyrs Parish in the Archdiocese of Halifax who is also Founder and Director of the John Paul Media Institute and creator of Alpha's "Catholicism 201" that took place at the Duke of York Pub on August 20, 2009, downtown Toronto.

After Laura's interview with Vanessa, Radio Teopoli, AM530 featured an interview Frank Ruffolo pre-recorded via telephone with Father James Mallon.

Our good friend, Maria Masucci with the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board was in studio with special guests to give an update on Third World Missions to the Dominican Republic.

Last but never least, we had our monthly special guest Lawyer Michael Pasquale, Author of St. Clair Pro Bono Oath in studio with us to do his Legal Briefs segment.

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All this and much more on Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org.

July 31st- Building A Civilization of Love Download

This past week's program we explored Building A Civilization of Love by changing the culture through music. This program was dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola whose feast day was July 31st, and Saint Martha whose feast day was Wednesday July 29, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

In our first segment on Building A Civilization of Love we had Father Norbert Glasmacher, Director of Vocations, Evangelization and Youth Ofiice in Peterborough via telephone to find out all about Sonfest '09 Catholic Youth Festival of the Diocese of Peterborough geared towards youth from 15-30 years of age taking place from August 14-16, 2009, at Holy Trinity Secondary School hosted by St. Therese Parish in Courtice, Ontario.

Following the segment on Sonfest '09 in the Diocese of Peterborough, we had Susan M. Dela Rosa via telephone to let us know all about the 29th Filipino Annual Midland Martyrs’ Shrine Pilgrimage taking place on Saturday, August 8th, 2009.

Then John Dawson the Program Coordinator and Music Director for the Office of Catholic Youth Archdiocese of Toronto, who is a very talented and gifted musician himself, explained his role as Music Director for the Archdiocese of Toronto, and the important role music can play in Building A Civilization of Love by the changing the culture through music.

After the interview with John Dawson, week number three and the final episode of Stefanie and Catie's Excellent Adventure in Italy studying Italian during their summer vacation as a credit course towards their high school studies from St. Elisabeth Catholic High School in York Region just outside of the City of Toronto with Centro Scola. Download the program with Laura Cirami and Frank Ruffolo as 17-year-old Stephanie Carnevale, and her next door neighbour 16-year-old Catie Sutherland, describe what it's like to study in Italy while on summer vacation and their exciting trip to Assisi, Italy, in their final week of Stefanie and Catie's Excellent Adventure in Italy.

Finally, Romeo Meleca joined us in our Radio Teopoli AM530 studios and discussed last minute details about his Pilgrimage of Love fund raising walk to Teopoli taking place from Aug 1st- Aug 9th. Find out how 78-year-old Romeo Meleca was inspired to make this 243 kilometre walk to Teopoli located in Gravenhurst, Ontario.

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July 24th Building A Civilization of Love Download

This past week's Building A Civilization of Love was dedicated to the Feast Day of St. Mary Magdelene, which took place Wednesday July 22nd, 2009, St. James, Apostle whose Feast Day is Saturday July 25, 2009, and to St. John Bosco founder of the Salesians which this year marks the 150th Anniversary since Don Bosco founded the society dedicated to youth. Friday's edition of Building a Civilization of Love will focus on Catholic youth activities around the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

The Fifth International Youth Conference will take place at the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy from Sunday August 2nd, to Sunday August 9th, 2009. This international gathering of youth will be a pilgrimage to various Franciscan sites with participants traveling to Rome to see the Holy Father on August 5th, 2009. Friar Ed Debono gave us all the details of the Fifth International Youth Conference in Assisi, Italy on a live telephone interview.

During our second segment we had week two of Stephanie and Catie's Excellent Adventure in Porto S. Girogio, Italy to take a summer credit course to study Italian with Centro Scola from St. Elisabeth Catholic High School in York Region just outside of the City of Toronto. They told us all about their visit to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, and much more.

Talking about Stephanie and Catie's Excellent Adventure in Italy, Father Paolo Fedrigoni, IMC Consolata Missionaries Toronto, had very exciting and excellent news to share with our Radio Teopoli AM530 audience about a former seminary student he taught in Africa, who was installed a Bishop this past Monday July, 20, 2009, in this the Year of Priests.

While still on the topic of Africa, Access Charity will hold their Fourth Annual School Supply Drive from August 22-30, to benefit needy children in developing countries such as Honduras and Tanzania, Africa. Access Charity was founded more than four years ago by 16-year old Daniel Francavilla, a former student at St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic High School in Brampton, Ontario. 19-year old Maxine Bower, the Promotions Director for Access Charity discussed the Fourth Annual Supply Drive and let us know how we can help in a pre-recorded telephone interview.

Dr. Christian Elia, Director of Office of Catholic Youth for the Archdiocese of Toronto let us know about the past weekend's Archdiocesan Youth Rally that took place at Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario and keeping up with Catholic Youth Conferences in the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond we had Carolyn Girard, Reporter/Editor of Youth Speak News, for The Catholic Register and she discussed a Catholic Youth Conference she attended called "Journey to the Father" in the diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall and some news stories from the Catholic Register.

Last but not least, Romeo Meleca dropped by the Radio Teopoli, AM530 studio to tell us about his Pilgrimage of Love fund raising walk to Teopoli taking place later this Summer. Teopoli is located in Gravenhurst, Ontario, which would be about a two hundred kilometer walk. In this interview Romeo
told us what inspired him to undertake this long distance fund raising trek to Teopoli in the month of August this year.

All this and much more on Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org.

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July 17th - Building A Civilization of Love Download

This past Friday's Building A Civilization of Love was dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel whose Feast Day was Thursday July 16, 2009, and to St. Anne whose Feast Day will be celebrated on Sunday July 26, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

With the Feast Day of St. Anne fast approaching for Sunday July 26, 2009, preparations for this annual feast day to the Mother of the Virgin Mary and Grandmother of Jesus are well underway by organizers expecting close to one and a half a million pilgrims annually making their way to the magnificent Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre located just 15 minutes outside of Quebec City, Quebec, right next to the shores of the St. Lawrence River. With us via pre-recorded telephone interview is Father Pilote, who's the Director of the Shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre who gave us all the details.

Following our interview with Father Pilote, we featured an interview via telephone from just outside Quebec City, Quebec, with Father Guy Desrochers who is the Director of a wonderful magazine titled, The Annals of St. Anne de Beaupre. Father Guy a former newspaper journalist before entering the priesthood has just finished his first year as the Director of The Annals of St. Anne de Beaupre.

Right after that we featured a special segment called Stephanie and Catie's Excellent Adventure in studying Italian in Italy as a credit course for their final year into Grade 12. Join both Laura Cirami and I as we discover what 17-year-old Stephanie Carnevale and her next door neighbour Catie Sutherland, from St. Elisabeth Catholic High School in York Region with Centro Scola give us a weekly update on their Excellent Adventure studying Italian in Italy. I don't think it could get much better than that learning Italian while spending part of your summer vacation in Italy. Now that's Amore!

Following Stephanie and Catie's Excellent adventure in Italy update, Building A Civilization of Love took you right across Canada to the province of British Columbia where our next guest Natalie Hudson, is the Director of Education and Outreach for Signal Hill. Natalie was formerly the Executive Director of Toronto Right To Life Association for a number of years before moving to British Columbia to play a leading role in the pro-life movement in B.C. And Natalie is got some news about another big move in her life that we all found out about today on Building A Civilization Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org.

Our monthly special guest Lawyer Michael Pasquale, Author of St. Clair Pro Bono Oath was also in studio with us to do his Legal Briefs segment.

Finally we found out about a very special woman who has been sharing her gifts and talents as a singer at All Saints Parish in Toronto for the past twenty years. Suzanne Kompass is an amazing talent who has the voice of Angel. In just a few short days Suzanne will be leaving All Saint Parish in Toronto on July 20, 2009, to pursue other opportunities and record a Christmas CD in Australia. We found out all about Suzanne and her exciting move to Australia to continue Building A Civlization of Love as a multi-talented singer for love of God and Love of neighbour.

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Building A Civilization of Love Download- July 10th

This past Friday's Building A Civlization of Love was dedicated to the Feast Day of St. Benedict, and St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr, whose Feast Day was this past Monday July 6, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Friday's Building A Civilization of Love's first segment featured a world wide Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive interview via telephone from the UK, featuring Josephine Siedliecka, founder and Editor of the Independent Catholic News which is the first daily on-line Catholic news-wire service in the UK that first broke the story to its on-line audience regarding the miracle necessary for the beatification of the Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman that was approved by the Cardinals of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints on Sunday July 21, 2009, to ICN's over 250,000 on-line readers in a story by ICN Corresspondent Peter Jennings entitled "Miracle approved for Newman beaftification."

Following this exclusive segment with ICN founder and Editor Josephine Siedlecka from the UK, we interviewed Father Joseph Occhio, Associate Pastor of St. Benedict Church in Toronto, who told us about St. Benedict whose Feast Day is this Saturday July 11, 2009. Father Occhio is discussed his vocation as a Salesian of Don Bosco during both the year long celebrations throughout the world to mark the 150 years since Don Bosco founded the Society on December 18, 1859, and the Year For Priests that got under way on June 19, 2009, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Finally we interviewed a future priest in this the Year For Priests. Ricardo Canlas, has been the Program Co-ordinator at St. Jude's Academy of the Arts run by St. Bernadette's Family Resource Centre for the past few years. Ricardo shared some of his experience working with the physically and challenged young adults at St. Jude's Academy of Arts and how he feels about leaving St. Jude's Academy of the Arts in just two days to attend seminary studies after receiving a vocation to become a priest.

All this and much more on Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org.

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Building A Civilization of Love July 3rd- Download

This past Friday's program on Building A Civilization of Love was dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, and Blessed Francisco Marto, one of the three shepherd children Our Lady of Fatima appeared to in 1917

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

In our first segment for this week's Building A Civilization of Love a Radio Teopoli AM530 we had a world wide exclusive interview featuring Father Virgilio Antunes, Rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, Portugal, that told us all about the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Birth of Francisco Marto, who along with his sister Jacinta, and cousin Lucia or Sister Lucy as the world came to know her were such powerful witnesses to the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917.

Edson Bosetti who has a beautiful Apostolate called Mary Undoer of Knots was able to help us undo the knot of interviewing Father Virgilio Antunes, who only speaks Portuguese direct via telephone from the Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, Portugual. In the final edited version of this world wide exclusive Radio Teopoli AM530 interview Frank Ruffolo asked the questions in English and Edson Bosetti translated in English the answers given by Father Virgilio.

This world wide exclusive Radio Teopoli AM530 interview about the 100th anniversary celebrations that took place over an entire year of the Birth of Blessed Francisco Marto, who died before the age of 11, as told to him by Our Lady of Fatima during the famous Apparitions that took place every month over a six month period in 1917. Find out by downloading this past Friday's Building A Civilization of Love why Blessed Francisco Marto is a role model for all children, youth and adults the world over because we are all called to be Saints no matter what our age.

Finally, there will be a Candlelight Rosary Procession at the Basilian Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Gratitude on Saturday July 4, 2009, from 8:PM-9:PM, at 3100 Weston Road, (at Sheppard Avenue), in Toronto on each First Saturday of the month. Frank interviewed Angie Carboni, Executive Director and Founder of St. Bernadette's Family Resource Centre, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette of Lourdes, that also runs St. Jude's Academy of the Arts who is organizing the Candlelight Rosary Procession and gave us all details about the Candlelight Rosary Procession taking place this Saturday night at the Basilian Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Gratitude in Toronto.

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This past Friday's program was dedicated to the Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, and to St. Paul in the Year of St. Paul which will officially concludes this Monday June 29, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Over 500 youth from the Archdiocese of Toronto gathered at the Office of Catholic Youth annual banquet at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel recently that featured the cultural theme of the Philippines. This year's OCY Keynote Speaker was His Excellency Bishop Mylo Vergara, from the Diocese of San Jose Nueva Ecija, Philippines. You can hear this EXCLUSIVE Radio Teopoli interview with Bishop Mylo Vergara recorded via telephone the morning after the OCY banquet if you click the download link below.

Following our Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive interview with Bishop Mylo Vergara, Dr. Christian Elia, the Director of Office of Catholic Youth gave us his monthly OCY Archdiocese of Toronto update.

It's only fitting that we concluded this week's Building A Civilization of Love talking about St. Paul with the Year of St. Paul quickly coming to an end in a couple of days on Monday June 29, 2009. In this weeks show you will find another Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive encore presentation interview featuring Father Jeffrey Mickler, a member of the Society of St. Paul who was visiting Toronto from the Boston area of the U.S.A., recorded on location at Pauline Books and Media last October.

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DOWNLOAD for Thursday's Special of Building A Civilization of Love- June 25th

This past Thursday we had a special edition of Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org, dedicated to the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and to the Nativity of John the Baptist whose feast day is on Wednesday June 24, 2009, and to Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and St. Thomas More, Martyrs, whose feast days were this past Monday June 22, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Thursday's special edition of Building A Civlization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530, continued to take a look at how Catholic communicators are trying to change the culture through films, on-line magazines, and traditional monthly magazines to both evangelize and educate the culture through the New Evangelization of the Twenty-First Centuary.

Catholic Youth Studio KSM's, www.catholicradio.ca mission is to change the culture through films. Building A Civilization of Love Host Frank Ruffolo, had a chance to speak with Father Mietek, the Director of Catholic Youth Studio, located at 183 Roncesvalles Ave. in Toronto, on a telephone interview recently to find out how this wonderful Apostolate to change the culture through films all got started.

Following the interview with Father Mietek, Father Paolo Fedrigoni, Consolata Missionaries IMC, and Administrator for the Consolata Missionaries Magazine http://www.consolata.ca/, filled us in on what the Consolata Missionaries are up to these days, and all about the Consolata Missionaries Magazine that informs its readers on a bi-monthly basis about the Consolata Missionaries and their wonderful mission and vocation to show Love of God and Love of Neighbour to those most in need in the Third World.

Finally, Frank and Laura will take a look at a very informative and well detailed On-line Magazine, Christus Vertias, www.somcmedia.com. Frank interviewed via telephone a few weeks ago, Christus Veritas Magazine, General Manager, Daniel Blodgett, whose On-line Magazine Christus Vertias, has a mission dedicated to "Building Relationships With The Media through Christ."

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June 19th Show- Download- Sacred Heart of Jesus SPECIAL.

This past Friday's program was dedicated to the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and The Year For Priests which officially began on Friday, June 19th.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Building A Civilization of Love featured an interview with Father Frederick Power, who is the Editor of Canadian Messenger of the Sacred Heart telling us all about the Feast and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Following our interview with Father Power, Deacon Carlos Nogueria, The Archbishop's Liason to Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the Archdiocese of Toronto, gave us all the details of the Canadian National Catholic Charismatic Conference taking place at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place from June 26-28, 2009.

Then Lawyer Michael Pasquale, Author of The Lawyers of St. Clair Pro Bono Oath was in our Radio Teopoli AM530 studios and gave us his special monthly segment Legal Briefs.

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ATTENTION ALL RADIO TEOPOLI LISTENERS!!!

Radio Teopoli, AM530 is going through a schedule change starting MONDAY, JUNE 22nd, 2009.

The ITALIAN will be from 12-1pm DAILY and the ENGLISH will be from 1-2pm DAILY.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE WILL STAY THE SAME.

SATURDAY: 10am-1pm- ENGLISH, SUNDAY 1pm-3pm ENGLISH, 3pm-5pm ITALIAN

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL LISTENERS of BUILDING A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE WILL HAVE A NEW TIME STARTING NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 25th and ON, FROM 1-2 PM instead of 2-3PM on your AM530 dial or ONLINE @ www.teopoli.org

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Have a wonderful day & God Bless! =)

Special Thursday Edition- June 18th - Dedicated to Year of the Priests - DOWNLOAD!

This past Thursday we had a special edition of Building A Civilization of Love dedicated to the Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Year For Priests on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org.

Thursday's special of Building A Civilization of Love dedicated to the Year For Priests which begins on Friday June 19th, 2009, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus featured an interview with Neil MacCarthy, Director of Public Relations and Communications, Office of Communications, Archdiocese of Toronto, to fill us in on all the details on how the Archdiocese of Toronto will celebrate the Year For Priests.

Following our first interview segment with Neil MacCarthy, we took a closer look at the Year For Priests through the eyes of a young priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Father Robert Mignella, Associate Pastor, St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Woodbridge, Ontario, who is also Chairman of the Archdiocesan Committee for the Year of St. Paul and told us all about his experiences organizing the Year of St. Paul celebrations in the Archdiocese of Toronto which will conclude at the end of June.

Finally, Mary Rose Bacani, Producer and Host, Salt and Light Television, wasour special guest via live telephone interview to discuss her special Catholic Focus program which will air on Salt and Light Television this past Thursday evening taking a look at the life of St. Jean Marie Vianney, the Cure of Ars. Mary Rose talks with priests and lay Catholics throughout North America about what this special Year For Priests proclamation means to the Church.

Our Building A Civilization of Love special tribute to the Year For Priests featured music from the Debut CD The Priests www.thepriests.com/ca/, those sensational Northern Irish singing trio of Priests from the Diocese of Down and Connor, Ireland. You’ll also hear the music of the multi-talented young seminarian, Robert Galea, www.thatsworship.com/ who was a big hit singing before a massive gathering of 500,000 at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia.

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June 12th Downloadable Show- Dedicated to the Feast of St. Anthony Padua

This past Friday's program on Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.teopoli.org every Friday afternoon from 2:PM-3:PM, was dedicated to the Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua which was Saturday June 13, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

The first segment on Building A Civilization of Love featured a telephone interview with Father Mario Conte, Executive Editor, Messenger of St. Anthony Magazine International English Edition discussing what makes St. Anthony of Padua so popular throughout the world, and to talk about the Messenger of St. Anthony monthly magazine devoted to St. Anthony of Padua.

Following our interview with Father Conte, we found out how St. Clare's Parish located in Toronto celebrated the Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua. At the end of the program we concluded with how St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Brampton, Ontario, also celebrated the Feast Day of the Patron Saint of their parish.

At a time of the year when beautiful feast days are abundant, Building A Civilization of Love focused on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus taking place on Friday June 19, 2009, at John XXIII Parish Church in Toronto. To tell us all about this special Mass and Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus celebration was Joseph Frias, the Co-organizer of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus taking place at John XXIII Parish Church.

The Sisters of Life just celebrated the 18th, anniversary of their founding on Monday June 1st, of this month. Sister Kathrine Marie who is one of five Sisters of Life serving young pregnant women in need in the Archdiocese of Toronto discussed via telephone interview the founding of the Sisters of Life and the wonderful work this beautiful religious order and Co-workers For Life do for Love of God and Love of Neighbor.

Last but not least we found out all about a special Mass Celebration with Archbishop Thomas Collins and Music Festival being billed as Christian Woodstock by organizers to raise funds for Holy Spirit Parish Building Fund for a brand new Church in Barrie, Ontario, taking place on Saturday June 20, 2009, at St. Joan of Arc High School, in Barrie, Ontario which is part of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

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June 5th- Building A Civilization of Love Special with Michael Brown & Theology On Tap EXCLUSIVES!

This past Friday's program was dedicated to the Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saints Charles Lwanga & Companions.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 featured an exclusive interview with Author and Founder of www.spiritdaily.com, Michael Brown, who will hold his first Retreat ever in Canada, Special Times, Special Protection, on Saturday June 13, 2009, in the Doubletree Hotel at 655 Dixon Road in Toronto near the airport. Only on Radio Teopoli AM530, Building A Civilization of Love will you hear this exclusive 25 minute interview with Michael Brown, whose spiritdaily.com is arguably the world's most popular and visited on-line spiritual website discussing his first ever Retreat in Canada.

Following the exclusive interview with Michael Brown, we also featured another Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive segment called Theology On Taps. That's right you heard me right. Not Theology On Tap, but Theology On Taps from throughout North Amercia. Our first guest was Father John Cusick, who is from the Archdiocese of Chicago to chat via telephone interview from Chicago about Young Adult Ministry and how Theology On Tap was first started in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Then Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt, the Assistant Director of Faith Connections, that organizes Theology On Tap in the Archdiocese of Toronto, joined us in our Radio Teopoli AM530 Toronto studios to discuss Faith Connections and Theology On Tap right here in T.O. After those special guests, Katie McGrath, from Theology On Tap from the Diocese of Peterborough, and Robin Parkes, from St. Mary's Parish in Barrie, who organizes Theology On Tap in Barrie, also talked about this exciting youth initiative that all got started in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Finally, we concluded this week's Building A Civilization of Love with Catholic Civil Rights League, Executive Director, Joanne McGarry to give us a rap-up report on Wednesday night's annual Catholic Civil Rights League Dinner held at the University of St. Michael's with Keynote Speaker, Author, Journalist and Broadcaster, Michael Coren.

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WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY SHOW on Building A Civilization of Love - Download!

This week on Building A Civlization of Love we had a *special two hour edition from* 1:PM-3:PM dedicated to the Month of Mary and World Communications Day on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.AM530.ca.

During this two hour edition of Building A Civilization of Love we took a look at some leading Catholic print and broadcast communicators and see how their gifts and talents are used to spread the good news of the Gospel message through the New Evangelization spoken so eloquently by Pope John Paul II during his Papacy.

The program began with a replay of an exclusive interview with Father Federico Lombardi, Head of the Holy See Press Office, Head of Vatican Radio and Television http://www.radiovaticana.org, and Spokesman for Pope Benedict XVI, recorded on location in May of 2008, at a Catholic Media Conference with over 400 Catholic communicators from North America in attendance held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto.

Following the interview with Father Federico Lombardi, we had another Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive interview featuring Father Thomas Rosica, President and CEO of Salt and Light Media Foundation www.saltandlighttv.org/.

The On-line Internet and world wide web has become an immensely popular and important source of news and information that people of faith won't get anywhere else. In our Radio Teopoli AM530 studios we had Steve Jalsevac, the Co-founder and Managing Director of lifesitenews.com, Canada's leading On-line source of pro-life news and information that has become a major source of quoted news information for many other news outlets around the entire globe.

Talking about the world wide web one of the world's most popular spiritual websites is http://www.spiritdaily.com/. We featured part of another Radio Teopoli AM530 exclusive interview recorded Wednesday morning via telephone from Florida with Michael Brown, Author and Founder of Spiritdaily.com who will hold his first retreat in Canada, Special Times, Special Protection, on Saturday June 13, 2009, in the Doubletree Hotel at 655 Dixon Road in Toronto near the airport.

Jim O'leary the new Publisher and Editor of The Catholic Register http://www.catholicregister.org/, Canada's oldest weekly Catholic newspaper shared his insightful views after more than thirty years of journalism experience in all major facets of the mainstream press. Following the interview with Jim O'leary we also featured an interview with Carolyn Girard, Reporter/Editor of Youth Speak News, for The Catholic Register in which she discussed the importance of World Communications Day and the Internship program offered by The Catholic Register to young aspiring Catholic Journalists and some tips on how to get your event published in The Catholic Register.

Our program dedicated to World Communications Day featured an interview with Neil MacCarthy, Director of Communications and Public Relations, for the Archdiocese of Toronto, http://www.archtoronto.org/ discussing his role as head of a very busy Office of Communications in Canada's media capital with close to two million Catholics calling the City of Toronto home.

Finally, to end off the "Month of Mary", Edson Bosetti was in the Radio Teopoli studios LIVE and told us all about his devotion to Mary Undoer of Knots www.maryundoerofknots.com/, with testimonials, history, and other information on how to get more familiar with this devotion.

You can listen to the whole show in case you missed it this past Friday!

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Keep Building A Civilization of Love by Listening to Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli AM530 also available on the Internet at www.AM530.ca every Friday afternoon from 2:PM-3:PM.

Take Care & God Bless!

Special THURSDAY Edition of Building A Civlization of Love- DOWNLOAD!

This past Thursday we had a VERY special EDITION of Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli, AM530 dedicated to Mother Mary and the Month of Mary with Host, Frank Ruffolo and Producer, Laura Cirami.

This special edition of Building A Civilization featured a Radio Teopoli, AM530 exclusive interview with John Michael Talbot who is Catholic music's number one recording artist with sales of close to 5 million records worldwide and 51 albums. John Michael Talbot, the Founder, and Spiritual Father of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was in Toronto recently as part of his Spring 2009 Northeast Tour to perform his amazing music and give his inspirational talks filled with much wisdom and spiritual food for thought at St. Paul's Basilica in downtown Toronto to raise funds for rebuilding Little Portion Monastery after a terrible fire on April 28th, 2008. This remarkable evening was hosted by Pedro Guverra Mann, Producer of Salt and Light Television who sponsored this special performance by also recording the entire concert and talk for Hungry For the Spirit airing on Salt and Light Television.

Following our Radio Teopoli, AM 530 exclusive interview with John Michael Talbot we featured an interview with Rosary Walk For Life Organizer Mike Klaming. The Rosary Walk For Life takes place this Saturday, May 30th, 2009, In Honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe, following Mass Celebration at 10am at the Good Shepherd Convent in Toronto. Mike Klaming gave us everything we needed to know about the Rosary Walk for Life on Building A Civilization of Love.

Lastly, we took a look at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd who were founded in 1829 by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier in Angers, France whose good works today have spread to 70 countries around the world. Talk about Building A Civilization of Love! Sister Margaret of the Sisters of Good Shepherd gave us all the details about her religious order and its Founder Saint Mary Euphrasia who said, "ONE CHILD IS WORTH THE WHOLE WORLD."

Here is the downloadable show below in case you missed it or if you wish to archive it =)

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Remember to tune in every Friday between 2-3pm to Build A Civilization of Love with Frank Ruffolo and Laura Cirami on www.am530.ca or on your AM530 dial. Make sure you stay connected and check back the blog for special feature shows such as this!

Thank you for your time!
May God Bless YOU!

May 22nd Building A Civilization of Love - Dedicated to Mother Mary & St. Rita of Cascia

Hi Listeners,

This Friday's program was dedicated to the Month of Mother Mary and St. Rita of Cascia who also celebrated her feast day on May 22, 2009.

Producer: Laura Cirami

Host: Frank Ruffolo

Building A Civilization of Love this week took a look at ShareLife and how their annual fund raising drive on behalf of the Archdiocese of Toronto shows love of God and love of neighbor supporting numerous Catholic social service agencies throughout Toronto and the GTA. Our first guest was Arthur Peters, Executive Director of ShareLife.

Following the interview with Arthur Peters, we focused on a few agencies that are beneficiaries of ShareLife fund raising efforts in Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto. Since May is the Month of Mother Mary, we found out about the Mary Centre with Execuitive Director Dominic Conforti in our Radio Teopoli studios.

Our monthly special guest Dr. Christian Elia, the Director of Office of Catholic Youth, for the Archdiocese of Toronto also via telephone shared how ShareLife fund raising efforts helps the Office of Catholic Youth and their initiatives throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Lastly, we invited Lawyer Michael Pasquale, Author of The Lawyers of St. Clair Pro Bono Oath, for a second consecutive week to do another special segment of Legal Briefs to share some tips on how to make your donation dollars work for you and ShareLife.

You can download this show right here if you missed it!

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Thanks for all the support, May God Bless You!

Building A Civilization of Love May 15th Recorded Show

Hi Radio Teopoli Listeners,

Hope you had a fantastic and relaxing long weekend.

Just filling you in on what you missed on this Friday's episode of "Building A Civilization of Love" with host Frank Ruffolo and Producer Laura Cirami.

We started off the program with Father Yoland Ouellett from Our Lady Of Cap-de-la-Madeleine from Quebec who visited the Radio Teopoli studio to discuss his trip to the Holy land and his visit to Toronto to take part in the Mary Model of Motherhood Marian Celebration at the Basilian Shrine of Our Lady of Gratitude that was held on Saturday, May 16th, 2009 at Weston Road and Sheppard Avenue in Toronto.

Following our interview with Father Ouellett, Joanne McGarry, the Executive Director of the Catholic Civil Rights League was our special studio guest via telephone to give us an update on recent issues of interest and the upcoming Catholic Civil Rights League annual dinner on June 3, 2009.

Afterwards we had "Legal Briefs" our monthly segment featuring Lawyer Michael Pasquale Author of the Lawyers of St. Clair Pro Bono Oath.

Our Lady of China 1317 Knights of Columbus Council will be holding a Knights of Columbus Charity Dinner and Dance to raise funds for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in downtown Toronto. We had special guests via telephone, Dominic Lee, Grand Knight for 2009, Robin Tham past Grand Knight and David Sin, the social director to tell us all about Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and the Charity dinner and dance to be held on Friday, May 22nd, 2009.

Romeo Meleca will drop by the Radio Teopoli, AM530 studio to tell us about his Pilgrimage of Love fund raising walk to Teopoli taking place later this Summer. Teopoli is located in Gravenhurst, Ontario, which would be about a two hundred kilometer walk. In this interview Romeo tells us what inspired him to undertake this long distance fund raising trek to Teopoli in the month of August this year.

Help Build A Civilization of Love by listening to Building A Civilization of Love on Radio Teopoli, AM 530 by clicking the DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/6023255216a17632/.

If you know anyone ITALIAN SPEAKING you may want to pass on this DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/602328679455e60e/. This show had Don Andrea with Aldo Guerreschi from Turin, Italy who is one of the world's foremost photographer experts on the Shroud of Turin. From 1955 he was the official photographer of Royal House of Savoy (owners of the Shroud from 1453-1983).

Hope you enjoy it.

Take Care & God Bless!

Marian Day 2009 DOWNLOADABLE SHOW!!!

Hi Listeners!

On Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 a special edition of Building A Civilization of Love took place and was dedicated to the Month of the Virgin Mary that featured special guests who are taking part in the Marian Day of Prayer Convocation Hall at The University of Toronto organized by the Ave Maria Centre of Peace.

Frank Ruffolo was granted the opportunity to speak with Bishop Pearse Lacey (Emeritus) who will be the Mass Concelebrant at the Conclusion of the Marian Day of Prayer at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Saturday May 16, 2009. In this broadcast you will hear Frank ask the 90+ years young Bishop Lacey about his vocation and great devotion to Our Lady.

After Bishop Lacey, Char Vance who will be one of six guest speakers at Marian Day of Prayer called in from the United States and discussed her profound physical and spiritual healing during a trip to Medjugorje after being told by Doctors she would require an amputation of her leg following an horrendous accident. At the time Ms. Vance was a non-Catholic. Char Vance is a TV producer from New Orleans who spent 30 years in broadcasting including owning radio stations in the southern United States.

Lastly, you will hear the story of Artie Boyle, a father of 13 children from the Boston area of the United States. After being told that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer which spread to his lungs almost always a certain death sentence, he became seriously depressed. Artie Boyle traveled to the shrine of Medjugorje where he too received a spiritual and physical healing on Mount Krizevac. His miraculous story was featured on ABC’s Good Morning America in November 2004. One of Artie Boyle’s 13 children is Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League Player Brian Boyle.

You can hear all of this by clicking on the link below.

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For more information on the Marian Day being held this Saturday, May 16th check out their website http://www.marianday.ca/

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to Build A Civilization of Love with Frank Ruffolo your on-air host and Producer Laura Cirami.

Take Care and God Bless!

Radio Teopoli Builds "A Civilization of LOVE" at St. Patrick's Elementary School

Hi Listeners!

Radio Teopoli AM 530 Celebrated Catholic Education Week LIVE ON LOCATION from St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School in the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board, in Brampton, Ontario, Thursday May 7th, 2009 on Building A Civilization of Love.

Guests included St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School Principal Pina Manfredi, Grade 8 teacher Maria Masucci, and much more to tell us about Third World Missions to the Dominican Republic and Bags Outreach program that now involves 6 schools taking part during Catholic Education Week, whose theme is Good News For All. We also have Special interviews with Daniel Francavilla founder of Access Charity and Kris Dmytrenko, Associate Producer of Salt & Light Television to discuss their careers in Catholic Media. Download the show below to find out how Catholic Education at St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School in Brampton integrates the Gospel values of Jesus Christ in every aspect of the school curriculum.

In case you missed it or want to hear it again you can download it here:

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Hope you all enjoy it! Let's BUILD A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE EVERYDAY!

May 8th Downloadable Show- Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima and to all the Mothers on Mother's Day

Hi Listeners!


On May 8th, 2009 Building A Civilization of did something for all the MOTHERS out there by dedicating the show to Our Lady of Fatima in the Month of Mary, and to all Mothers for Mothers Day on Sunday, May 10th.

The program started with Father Peter Calabrese, Associate Director of the Fatima Shrine in Lewiston, New York USA and the Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Tuscarora Natim to discuss the Fatima Shrine.

Shortly after that, Radio Teopoli AM 530 showcased an interview with Archdiocese of Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergrast to discuss the upcoming Exodus 2009, National March for Life taking place in Ottawa March 14th and 15th.

Archdiocese of Toronto Office of Public Relations and Communications Director Neil McCarthy was also on to talk about St. Paul In the Dundas Square Lectio Divina featuring Archdiocese of Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins in a unique downtown Toronto setting.

Father George Harkins, S.D.B from St. Benedict Parish joined us via telephone in Toronto to talk about Salesian Family Day.

Last but not least, St. Bernadette's Family Resource Centre, Founder and Executive Director, Angie Carboni, let us know all about this year's You Are The Light of The World Mass Celebration by Archbishop Thomas Collins and Youth Rally at Our Lady of Gratitude Shrine held in Toronto this past Monday.

You can hear all of this by clicking the DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/59916883d0e6586e/

Or by checking out our blog for an archived list of shows www.radioteopoli.blogspot.com.

God Bless You All and thanks for your time and support.

May 1st Show- Building A Civilization of Love Dedicated to Mary & St. Joseph the Worker

Hi Radio Teopoli Listeners,

On May 1st, Building A Civilization of Love was dedicated to Mother Mary on the first day of the month of Mary and to St. Joseph the Worker whose feast day was on May 1st.

Our first guest was Campaign Life Coalition 40 Days For Life Toronto Organizer, Nicole Campbell, that gave us a rap-up report via telephone interview about this year's 40 Days For Life Campaign. Nicole also gave us a brief introduction to our second guest, Monsignor Philip J. Reilly, Founder of Helpers of God's Precious Infants, a Pro-Life Mission started in New York City that can now be found in twenty countries around the world. This exclusive Radio Teopoli AM 530 interview with Monsignor Reilly was recorded when he traveled to Toronto to take part in 40 Days For Life to give a special two day workshop to Sidewalk Counselors at the Sisters of Good Shepherd Convent in Toronto.

After the interview with Nicole Campbell, we had a thirty-five minute prerecorded Radio Teopoli AM 530 exclusive presentation that you you should really check out, featuring Monsignor Philip J. Reilly who described the remarkable and bone chilling account of the 347 New York City Fireman that all perished on 9/11 who before going into the twin towers asked one of the Priests to give them General Absolution because they said this was worse than Normandy and that none of them were going to come back alive. Monsignor Reilly was supposed to go with those fireman that fateful day but Divine Providence had another role for this truly extraordinary Priest who became a powerful witness to the truly harsh realities of the culture of death.

We concluded Building A Civilization of Love on Friday, May 1st, with Campaign Life Coalition President, Jim Hughes who talked about Exodus 2009 A Future Without Abortion, National March For Life that takes place in Ottawa on May 14th and 15th, 2009.
To hear all of this just click on the download link below.

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More interesting shows and remote broadcasts coming up for Radio Teopoli, so stay tuned.

Thank you & God Bless!

April 24th Building A Civilization of Love - Dedication to St. George Martyr

Hi Radio Teopoli Listeners,

Just reminding you all that if you missed Building A Civilization with
Frank Ruffolo on April 24th - this is what you missed.

First and foremost, the show was dedicated to St. George Martyr whose
Feast Day was Thursday, April 23rd.

Our First guest was Father Yolland Quellett, OMI from the National
Shrine of Cap- de-la-Madeleine, Quebec to discuss his upcoming May
16th, 2009 visit to Toronto at Our Lady of Cape to take part in a day
long celebration and festivities dedicated to Mary Model of Motherhood
at the Basilian Marian Shine of Our Lady of Gratitude in Toronto.

After Father Quellett, we had Neil McCarthy, Director of Public
Relations and communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto informed
us all about the media outreach public aware campaign launched by the
Archdiocese of Toronto featuring radio ads, a website, and an online
video message from Archbishop Thomas Collins and much more.

Salt and Light Television Producer and Host Pedro Guverra Mann called
in live via telephone to tell us about the next Hungry for the Spirit
Hosted by Salt and Light Television featuring an evening of music and
spiritual reflection with world renowned Catholic Artist John Michael
Talbot at St. Paul's Basilica taking place on Wednesday, April 29,
2009 at 7:30pm.

Dr. Christian Elia, Director of Office of Catholic Youth for the
Archdiocese of Toronto gave us his monthly update on youth events and
happenings throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Last but not least, since the show was dedicated to St. George Martyr,
we had Dr. Selime Nakla live in the Radio Teopoli, AM530 studios and
told us all about this remarkable Saint who is the Patron Saint of
five countries including Egypt where Dr. Selime was born before
immigrating to Vatican City, then Canada.

You can hear all of this just by clicking on the link below.

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Thank you & May God Bless You All!