Catholic Conference Radio Hour on Chicagoland Catholic Radio

CCI Executive Director Robert Gilligan hosts the Catholic Conference Radio Hour on the third Monday of the month on WNDZ Chicago 750 AM. Gilligan discusses current public policy issues affecting the Church with experts and newsmakers.

CCI Radio Hour: March 21, 2016

CCI Radio Hour: March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016 show The U.S. Supreme Court this week will hear the Little Sisters of the Poor's case against the federal government regarding the mandate requiring insurance coverage of morally objectionable services. The sisters and others say the...

CCI Radio Hour: Feb. 22, 2016

CCI Radio Hour: Feb. 22, 2016

Feb. 22, 2016 show Monsignor Michael Boland, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Chicago, talks to Bob about the state owing the social services arm of the Church $25 million because of the state budget impasse, and the potential for program and staff cuts. Dr....

CCI Radio Hour: Jan. 25, 2016

CCI Radio Hour: Jan. 25, 2016

Jan. 25, 2016 show Dr. Robert Sawicki, Senior Vice President of Supportive Care for OSF Health Care headquartered in Peoria, joins Bob to talk about palliative care, a mystery to most people who are not dealing with a chronic or terminal illness but serves as a key...

CCI Radio Hour: Dec. 21, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: Dec. 21, 2015

Dec. 21, 2015 show At the end of this month, Illinois will have gone without a state budget for six months. Emily Miller, director of policy and advocacy for Voices for Illinois Children, gives an overview of the state budget impasse as we approach the end of the...

CCI Radio Hour: Nov. 16, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: Nov. 16, 2015

Nov. 16, 2015 show Daniel Blomberg of the D.C.-based Becket Fund for Religious Liberty joins Bob to talk about the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear in March the case by the Little Sisters of the Poor and other faith-based nonprofits regarding their objection to the...

CCI Radio Hour: Oct. 19, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: Oct. 19, 2015

Oct. 19, 2015 show October is Respect Life month, so Bob kicks off the show by talking about the current status of adoption in the United States with Elizabeth Kirk, a resident fellow in cultural and legal studies at the Stein Center for Social Research at Ave Maria...

CCI Radio Hour: Sept. 21, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015 show Pope Francis arrives this week in the United States, so Bob kicks off this month's radio show by talking to Michael O'Loughlin, national correspondent for Crux, the Boston Globe's website for "all things Catholic."...

CCI Radio Hour: August 24, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: August 24, 2015

August 24, 2015 show State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, joins Bob to talk about House Resolution 671, which urges state officials to investigate Planned Parenthood in light of the undercover videos showing the organization's executives discussing the harvesting...

CCI Radio Hour: July 20, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: July 20, 2015

July 20, 2015 show Host Bob Gilligan is joined by Jason Negri, a lawyer and assistant director of the Patients Rights Council, to talk about the physician-assisted suicide movement in the United States. Then,  Dr. Mark Potosnak, an assistant professor in the...

CCI Radio Hour: June 15, 2015

CCI Radio Hour: June 15, 2015

June 15, 2015 show CCI's own Zach Wichmann joins Bob to urge listeners to call or email their state lawmakers to support the Illinois Kids Campaign. This initiative would increase the education expenses tax credit to $1,000 from $500, and would create...