Beyond The Beacon Podcast

Join Bishop Kevin Sweeney, Communications Director Jai Agnish, and Digital Media Specialist Cecile Pagliarulo of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., as they discuss current events and topics relevant to the local Church in Paterson and the global Catholic Church. Bishop Sweeney answers listeners' questions, interviews guests, and shares reflections and insights helpful to all striving to live a life of faith, hope, and love. All are invited to send questions for the bishop and podcast topic suggestions to [email protected].

Listen to Beyond The Beacon on any of the major podcast platforms, or visit https://beyond.beaconnj.org.

The video version of the podcast is available on Bishop Sweeney’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bishopkevinsweeney

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Meet Bishop Kevin Sweeney and the faces of our Catholic community. Podcast coverage and behind-the-scenes moments from across the Diocese of Paterson. Let’s strive to live a life of faith, hope, and love!

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"A podcast is one more way in which we can share some of the 'good news' about the Church in our diocese. I also hope that you can see the podcast as a 'format' that can potentially be a more 'interactive' way to both share and discuss 'news' that affects us as individuals, families, and communities of faith." - From Bishop Kevin J. Sweeey's Beacon column titled, "Why a Podcast."

“I hope the podcast helps us reach an audience who may not be reading The Beacon on a weekly basis and share with a wider audience the Good News of the Gospel and our diocese,” Bishop Sweeney said. “Hopefully, for Christians, it’s always about Jesus and his message first. If there is something personal I can contribute to sharing his ‘Good News,’ I will be happy to share personal thoughts and experiences.” - From the Beacon article titled, "'Beyond The Beacon' podcast takes listeners somewhere new."

“It’s been an absolute delight working on the podcast, and it’s an honor to sit across from Bishop Sweeney every week and ask him questions and converse,” said Jai Agnish, who produces the podcast. “Bishop Kevin is down to earth, and his language is accessible, and he has much spiritual wisdom and insight to offer his flock as the shepherd of the diocese. The podcast is a key channel of the diocese now, and ties in well with our social media outreach and other communications efforts.” - From the Beacon article titled, "'Beyond The Beacon' podcast takes listeners somewhere new."

“Bishop Sweeney and Mr. Agnish have a good rapport, and that leads to informed, lively interviews,” Catholic Media Association said in The Catholic Journalist in 2024. “The episode about addiction and recovery was especially constructive and interesting. I loved the option of listening or watching the podcast with Bishop Sweeney. The social justice topics covered in this entry were important, and the guests were engaging. I applaud Bishop Sweeney for his work.” - From the Beacon article titled, "Bishop Sweeney recognized as a podcaster of the year for new Beyond The Beacon show; Diocese collects three more awards."