Canisius College

Segment 1: Christ and Culture Lectures and the Center for the Global Study of  Religion at Canisius College.  Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Dr. Timothy Wadkins, Center for the Global Study of Religion.
Segment 2: The History of African American Churches in Western New York.  Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Rev. Richard Stewart, Pastor,  Durham Memorial AME Zion Church, Buffalo, NY.

Segment 1: Insights into Holy Week and Easter. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Rev. Dr. Jonathan D. Lawrence, Assistant Professor, Canisius College.
Segment 2: Mawlid an-Nabi and the Prophet Muhammad. Mr. Faizon Haq, Islamic Cultural Association of WNY, talks with Manar Sabry of the Islamic Society of the Niagara Frontier.

Segment 1: Passover. Peter Weinmann, Chair, Jewish Community Relations Committee, Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo, and Dr. Irwin Gelman, President of the Holocaust Resource Center of WNY.
Segment 2:  Rama Navami and its Signficance.  Rev. Dr. G. Bratton, Sarita Bansasl, President of the Hindu Cultural Society of WNY and Dr. Vijay Chakravarthy, Secretary of the Hindu Cultural Society Trust Committee.

Segment 1: Buddhist Celebration of Vesak. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Dr. Jeannette Ludwig, Buffalo Zen Dharma Community.
Segment 2: Baha’I celebrations of Ridvan and Declaration of the Bab. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Mr. Dennis Smith, Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is, Amherst, NY.

Segment 1: Hill Cumorah Pageant. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Mr. Christopher Bjorling, Hill Cumorah Pageant Presidency Member.
Segment 2:  “Life in a Jar: An Interactive Theatre Presentation.” Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton, Ms. Mary Lou Wyrick, Permanent Chair of Polish Culture at Canisius College, Reef Taylor, Holocaust Resource Center of WNY, and members of the cast of “Life in a Jar.”

Segment 1:  Centennial Celebration of the Caliphate by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Dr. Nasir Khan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Segment 2: Liberation and Political Theologies from an African American Perspective. Rev. Dr. Jonathan D. Lawrence, Assistant Professor, Canisius College, and Dr. Shawn Copeland, Associate Professor of Theology, Boston College.

Segment 1: Family Justice Center. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton, Rev. David Selzer,  Church of the Good Sheperd, Buffalo, NY and Paul Gevirtzman, Program Director, Family Justice Center.
Segment 2:  Campus Ministry Today. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton and Rev. Stuart Buisch, Campus Church Connection.

Segment 1: Ramadan. Faizan Haq, Islamic Cultural Association of WNY, Muhamed Fazil Hamza, Treasurer, Muslim Student Association and Hoda Ahmed, Muslim Student Association.
Segment 2: Vocations of Priesthood or Religious Life. Rev. Dr. G. Stanford Bratton, Rev. Walter Szczesny, Director of Vocations for the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and Joseph Testa, Serra Club.

Segment 1: Major Jewish Holidays of Fall. Peter Weinmann, Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo and Dr. Irwin Gelman, Member of Cantorial Assembly of the United Synogue of America.
Segment 2: Voice Buffalo. Sr. Susan Bowles, Board Member Voice Buffalo and Nancy Freeland, Director, Voice Buffalo.

Segment 1: 300th Anniversary of the installation of the Sikh Scriptures; the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak; and the story of the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Niagara Falls. Dr. Surjit Singh, Niagara Frontier Sikh Associations.
Segment 2: Catholic Charities and addressing poverty in WNY. Rose Caldwell, Director of Communications and Public Relations, Catholic Charities.

Segment 1: Day of Hajj and the New Mosque on the West Side of Buffalo. Faizan Haq, Islamic Cultural Association and  Muhammad Ayoub, President of the Islamic Cultural Association.
Segment 2: The Living Nativity. Rev Daniel Schifeling, Pastor, Church of Nativity, Tiffany Taylor, Nativity Volunteer and Felix Coniglio, Nativity Coordinator.

Segment 1: 11th Anniversary and Annual Meeting of the Network of Religious Communities. Rev. Dr. Kenneth Neal, Co-President, Dr. Vijay Chakravarthy, Vice President,  Network of Religious Communities.
Segment 2: The Year of Paul and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Rev Paul W. Steller, St. Mary of the Assumption, Lancaster, NY.

Segment 1: History of African American Churches in the Buffalo area during the 20th Century. Rev. Richard Stewart, Pastor, Durham Memorial AME Zion Church, Buffalo.
Segment 2: Jesuit involvement in India, theological dialogues between Catholics and Hindus and the recent violence in India. Rev. Francis X. Clooney  S.J., Ph.D., Parkman Professor of Divinity and Comparative Theology, Harvard Divinity School.

Segment 1: The founding, history, mission and purpose of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Dr. Nasir Khan, President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Segment 2: The commemoration of Lent by the Christian Community and a special educational event being held during lent. Barbara Wallace, Biblical Storytellers and Cheryl Wagner, Buffalo Christian Center.

Segment 1: Rev. Francis Mazur, Ecumenical Officer of the Diocese of Buffalo sits down with Rabbi David Novak, Professor of Jewish Studies and the University of Toronto, to discuss the present state of Jewish Catholic Dialogue.
Segment 2: In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, two Holocaust survivors share their stories and experiences.
Segment 3: Cantor Penny Myers of Temple Beth Zion talks about her role and what inspires her.

Segment 1: Ray Ball, facilitator of the Buffalo Zen Dharma Community, discusses Zen Dharma as a form of meditative Buddhism.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Dennis Smith, Vice President of the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Amherst, about his acceptance of the Baha’i faith and its profession of the Oneness of Humanity and its commitment to Race Unity.
Segment 3: Father John Bucki, Director of Campus Ministries at Canisius College, shares the significance of the vestments worn by Roman Catholic Priests.

Segment 1: Father Rastko Trbuhovich takes viewers inside St. Stephen’s Church to discuss the church’s history and the significance of its artwork.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Dr. Surjit Singh of the Sikh Societies of the Niagara Frontier about the meaning of martyrdom and the commemoration of the Martyrdom of Guru Arhan Dave.
Segment 3: Viewers are introduced to the Buffalo Religious Arts Center at the former St. Francis Xavier church in the Black Rock District of Buffalo.

Segment 1: Father Don Palace of St. Gabriel’s Church in Elma explains how exercise, a healthy diet and guidance from God helped him lose over 100 pounds.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, sits down with Rev. Amos Acree and Dr. Dilip Sinha of the University at Buffalo to discuss spirituality and the end of life.
Segment 3: Youth leader Barbara Burns and members of Life Teen – a youth group at St. Katharine Drexel’s parish in Buffalo – share their thoughts on the importance of this group.
Segment 4: Christian Rock band “Blissed” perform “Gasoline” and discuss how Christianity plays a critical role in their music and in their everyday lives.

Segment 1: Customs observed during the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.
Segment 2: Students at Universal School, an Islamic school for Muslim children in Getzville, NY, embrace the spirit of service during Ramadan. Segment 3: Two Islamic scholars, Dr. Othman Shibly and Dr. Sawsan Tabbaa, discuss Muslim religious dress in today’s world.
Segment 4: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Mrs. Krishna Parikh, Religious Secretary of the Hindu Cultural Society and Dr. Vijay Chakravarthy about Sri Krishna and the celebration of Janmashtami.
Segment 5: How devotion and praise are exhibited through the art of Hindu music.

Segment 1: Amelida Ortiz-Weinmann discusses the symbolism of various foods prepared during Rosh Hashanah.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Peter Weinmann, Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council, about the meaning of Yom Kippur.
Segment 3: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Cindy Simon and Karen Minor about the genealogical research assistance offered by the Family History Center in Williamsville, NY.
Segment 4: James Anderson, a Deacon at New Hope Baptist Church, speaks about the Baptist faith and the importance of music in the liturgy, and performs the Baptist freedom song, “Go Down Moses.”

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Dr. Shrikamp Sharma, President of the Hindu Cultural Society of WNY and Dr. Dilip Sinha, a member of Hindu Cultural Society about the celebration of Diwali by Hindus.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Sr. Sharon Goodremote, FSSJ, Public Policy Coordinator for Catholic Charities of WNY, and Walter Simpson, Co-Founder of the WNY Climate Action Coalition, about the local commemoration of the UN on Global Change.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Al Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca, about the Longhouse tradition.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Kirsten Carrie from the Bible Society of WNY about the history of and services offered by the Bible Society of WNY.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of 
Religious Communities, talks with Jimmy Bigham, Organist and 
Choirmaster of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, about the music 
program, especially during the Christmas Season.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Rev. Allen Farabee, Director of 
The Religion and Human Rights Project, about the commemoration of
International Human Rights Day on December 10th. 

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Rev. Carlos L Malvave of the Presbyterian Church, USA, about ecumenical relations today and the new Christian Churches Together organization.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Dr. Surjit Singh from the Sikh Societies of the Niagara Frontier about the celebration of the birth of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th Sikh Guru.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Rev. John Paul Boyer, an Ecumenical Officer of the Episcopal Diocese of WNY, about the history, meaning, and commemoration of Lent.
Segment 2: Dr. Jonathan D. Lawrence, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Theology at Canisius College, talks with Dr. Linda Thomas, Professor of Theology and Anthropology at The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, about the African American Church and politics.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Susan Bring Tobe, Event Chair of the Interfaith Community Seder, and Rev. Patricia L. Brown, pastor of the Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church in Chicago about Passover and the Interfaith Community Seder.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Dr. Nasir Khan and Imam Yahya Luqman from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community about the Anniversary of the founding of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Carol Ann Gleason, a Biblical Story Teller, about the meaning the stories of Holy Week and Easter have for Christians.
Segment 2: In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, two Holocaust survivors share their stories and experiences.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Rev. Dr. Christos Christakis of the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation about the meaning of Pentecost and how its story is told by an icon.
Segment 2: Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Carl Shorter, member of the Buffalo Area cluster of the Baha’is, about the Baha’i faith, its founder, and the three holidays they are celebrating this month.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with David and Molly Coffee, two members of the Buffalo Friends, about what it means to be a Quaker in today’s world.
Segment 2: Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lawrence, Professor of Religious Studies at Canisius College talks with Gustav Niebuhr during a recent visit to Buffalo about his book and interfaith relations today.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks with Susan Dayton of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, about the history of Mormons in America, their journey to the Salt Lake Valley, and the annual commemoration of Pioneer Day.
Segment 2: Rev. Francis X. Mazur, Ecumenical Officer of the Diocese of Buffalo, talks with Rev. John Palikiowski, professor of Ethics and Director of the Jewish-Catholic Studies Program at the University of Chicago, about the impact Pope John Paul had upon Jewish-Catholic dialogue and the state of the Jewish Christian relationship today.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities, talks to Dr. Orthman Shibly, an Islamic Scholar, and Rabbi Drorah Setel, President of the Buffalo Board of Rabbis, about the meaning of their religious holidays, the things that separate them and bring them together, and a local effort to improve the relationship between the two communities.
Segment 2: Students at Universal School, an Islamic school for Muslim children in Getzville, NY, embrace the spirit of service during Ramadan.

Segment 1: Dr. Stan Bratton, Executive Director of the Network of Religious Communities talks with Rev. Peter Drilling, President of the Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, about the theological education in the 21st Century.
Segment 2: Amelida Ortiz-Weinmann discusses the symbolism of various foods prepared during Rosh Hashanah.

Segment 1: Free The Kids: Eliminating poverty and hunger in Haiti. Regina Abiles from Free the Kids

Segment 2: Communion and the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lawrence, a member of the Religious Studies and Theology department, and Rev. John Bucki, S.J., Director of Campus Ministry at Canisius College.

Segment 1: The significance of food during the month of Thanksgiving. Dr. Vijay Chakravarthy and his wife, Vai Dehi, members of the Hindu Center; Rabbi Lori Green; and Nissan Berg, owner of a local kosher deli.

Segment 2: Food distribution in Western New York. Amy Betros, co-director of St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy; Mike Billoni, Marketing and PR Director of the Food Bank, and Marlyn Moore, a Nutrition Outreach Specialist from Food For All.

Segment 1: The meaning of light in different religions. The Religious Secretary for the Hindu Cultural Society; Rabbi Alexander Lazarus Klein from Temple Siani; and Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., Rector of the Canisius College Jesuit Community.

Segment 2: Crèches Collection. Fr. Roy Herberger, pastor of SS. Columba and Brigid Church and St. Anne’s Church.

Segment 1: Katie Costello of the Canisius College Video Institute visits Guru Nanak Sikh temple and interviews Dr. Surjit Singh, from First Sikh of Western New York.

Segment 2: The Deep South and the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Bruce Dierenfield, professor of History at Canisius College.

Segment 1: Lauren Turner and Zeneta Everhart of the Canisius College Video Institute visit True Bethel Baptist Church, St. Paul’s A.M.E. Zion Church, and Michigan Street Baptist Church and speak with members of each house of worship.

Segment 2: Muslims in America. Anum Nimra Shariff and Thawab Shibly, Muslim students at the University at Buffalo.

Segment 1: Meditation in Buddhism and Christianity. Dr. Jeanette Ludwig, Asian Religions Professor at the University at Buffalo, and Fr. Gene Began of St. Nicholas Anglican Church in West Seneca.

Segment 2: Essential beliefs of the people of the Long House tradition. Michael Martin, Executive Director of the Native American Community Services of Western New York.

Segment 1: Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral: History and Sculpture. Right Rev. Thaddeus S. Peplowski, Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church in Lancaster, NY, and Rev. Walter Madej.

Segment 2: Passover and Today’s commemoration. Harry Rosenfeld, Sr. Rabbi of Temple Beth Zion.

Segment 1: The Holocaust and a Journey to the United States. Sylvia Schwartz, Executive Director of the Holocaust Resource Center and Holocaust survivor Dr. Sol Messinger.

Segment 2: The Baha’i Faith: History, Principles and Teachings. Dennis Smith, chair of the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Amherst.

Segment 1: The celebration of Shavuot in Judaism. Kitty Goldman, Temple Beth Zion’s Judaic Museum.

Segment 2: The ecumenical and interreligious relationships of our day. Dr. John Borelli, Special Assistant to the President of Georgetown University for Interreligious Initiatives.

Segment 1: Reaching Out 2 Africa.  Fidele Dhan, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, and Father Ronald Sadjak, pastor of St. Martin de Porres Parish, Buffalo.

Segment 2: The Art of Dance in Hinduism. Teja Rao, a teacher of Indian Classical Dance.

Segment 3: The spirituality of sustaining a relationship. Dr. Rosemary Ruether, author of “Many Forms of Madness.”

Segment 1: Lauren Turner of the Canisius College Video Institute speaks with several people about today’s youth who describe themselves as spiritual rather than religious.

Segment 2: Ramadan during the heat of August. Dr Nasir Khan, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

Segment 1: Shaping young people with religious education. Rick and Apryl Maloon of the Buffalo Suburban Christian Academy of the Seventh Day Adventist school system and Joel Weiss of Kadimah School of Buffalo

Segment 2:  Musicians from the Hindu Cultural Society present a composition of Thyagaraja, and Kumar Madurai talks about the composer and the meaning of his compositions.