The World's Oldest Oppression - NEW
Host: Kris Dmytrenko - In 2010, an Ontario Superior Court struck down three laws related to prostitution, on the grounds that those laws put the lives of sex workers at risk. While the appeals process continues, so does the public debate. We profile organizations that help women and men leave prostitution, and speak with representatives of the Toronto police and the Catholic Civil Rights League.

Northern Ireland: The Process of Peace
Host: Alessia Domanico - The Northern Ireland conflict was one of the longest and atrocious in modern history. At the forefront of this conflict were two communities, Catholics and Protestants. This episode of Catholic Focus looks at the relationship between Catholics and Protestants in the Northern Ireland Conflict. Alessia speaks to Professor John McGarry, an author and expert on the conflict. She also speaks to Irish people now living in Canada about their experiences growing up in a modern civil war.

Chesterton and the Return to Common Sense
Host: Mary Rose Bacani - Admirers of the 20th century journalist G.K. Chesterton talk about this “Apostle of Common Sense”. What does he have to say about the need to return to common sense to battle the moral ills of today?

Schoenstatt: a treasury of graces - NEW
Host: Alicia Ambrosio - In Vallendar, Germany in 1914 one young Pallotine priest laid the foundations for what was to become the Schoenstatt Community. In this episode of Catholic Focus meet the Schoenstatt Community, some of it’s members, and see the beautiful valley that serves as home to this unique community.

St. Elizabeth Health Care
Mary Rose Bacani interviews Shirlee Sharkey (President & CEO of Saint Elizabeth Health Care), Michael Decter (Chair), and Nancy Lefebre (Senior Vice-President of Knowledge and Practice) on Saint Elizabeth Health Care’s 100 years of home and community-based care in Canada.

Schoenstatt: a treasury of graces - NEW
Host: Alicia Ambrosio - In Vallendar, Germany in 1914 one young Pallotine priest laid the foundations for what was to become the Schoenstatt Community. In this episode of Catholic Focus meet the Schoenstatt Community, some of it’s members, and see the beautiful valley that serves as home to this unique community.

Catholics and the Great Depression
Host: David Naglieri - As the economy continues to decline and forecasters are warning of a deepening recession host david Naglieri takes a look back at the worst financial disaster of modern times, The Great Depression of the 1930’s. How did the Church survive? How did that era pave help create the social justice tradition the Church espouses today? You might be surprised by what you learn.

A Second Chance: Exploring the works of CAIC
Host: Michèle Nuzzo - Formed by religious communities over twenty years ago, Michele discovers the works of the Canadian Alternative Investment Cooperative. In this episode, she visits three organizations that have benefited from a CAIC loan and are now contributing to the Canadian social landscape in inspiring ways.