KRFC Faith in Progress
KRFCKRFC Faith in Progress
Faith in Progress explores people, organizations, issues, and events in Northern Colorado from a multi-faith perspective.
Your host, Hillel Katzir, is a retired rabbi and former lawyer who has returned to radio after a 45-year absence, who hosts and produces Faith in Progress on KRFC 88.9 FM Radio Fort Collins. He is passionate about bringing people together across religious and other lines, to work together toward a better world for all.
Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
Faith in Progress explores people, organizations, issues, and events in Northern Colorado from a multi-faith perspective.
Your host, Hillel Katzir, is a retired rabbi and former lawyer who has returned to radio after a 45-year absence, who hosts and produces Faith in Progress on KRFC 88.9 FM Radio Fort Collins. He is passionate about bringing people together across religious and other lines, to work together toward a better world for all.
Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
Prof. Joel Bacon of CSU speaks about the recent passing of Pope Francis and the coming election of his successor.
Dexter Beasley, Executive Director of FoCo Cafe, tells us about how members of the community can help other community members who may be experiencing homelessness, and enjoy a good meal at the same time.
District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin discusses the recent drastic increase in hate crimes.
Jason Morgan of the Fort Collins Office of Church World Service talks about the Service's work resettling refugees in Northern Colorado.
A member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church describes the Heartside Hill project at Lemay and Trilby in Fort Collins
Talk by Arpi Miller, Exec. Dir. of ISAAC, about current immigration issues
Volunteer chaplains assist victims of local disasters, and police and fire personnel
Conversation with Alison Jones-Lockwood, Executive Director of SAVA
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Larimer County
Guests of the Interfaith Council program "Our Neighbors' Faith" speak on their faith
Larimer Chorale is performing Annelies based on the Diary of Anne Frank
Loveland SafeLot Parking
Arab Israeli Conversation
Lesley Struc, Curator of Fort Collins Archive at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Interfaith Council's new program "Our Neighbors' Faith" hosts members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I speak with two members of the staff at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery about two upcoming exhibits at the Museum that complement each other on the shared topic of race and bias: Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity, and The Bias Inside Us.
Teen Self-Care Fair w/ Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County
Cross-Cultural Communication is the topic of a class to be offered on October 9 by the Fort Collins Human Relations Commission. Barb Kistler, vice-chair of the Commission and one of the program's facilitators, tells us about what to expect when we join the class, and how to register for the free event.
Conversation with The Center for Public Deliberation at CSU
With the new school year beginning, I speak with Delhia Mahaney, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-ordinator with the Poudre School District, about her work to keep students feeling safe from hate incidents while at school.
Parents Circle Families Forum
The Human Library
CSU Prof. Lumina Albert tells about the Symposium on Human Tafficking, held this past Spring at CSU.
A conversation with Brad Rhoda, director of Outreach Fort Collins, a non-profit meeting the homeless where they are and connecting them to the services that they need.
Conversation with Kristy Beachy-Quick, head of a recently opened Fort Collins office of Church World Service, an international refugee resettlement agency.
Barbara Bennett, Chief ScamBuster at the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, talks about how to recognize a scam when we ae targeted, and what to do afterward if we fall for a scam.
I recently spoke with Scott Levin of the Anti-Defamation League about the recent sharp increase in anti-Semitism in the country and in Colorado, including steps people can take if they feel they have been targeted, or have witnessed acts of anti-semitism or other forms of hate.
Safe Families for Children
This podcast presents the Keynote program for the new CSU Multifaith and Belief Initiatives, given by author and activist Valarie Kaur, based on her book See No Stranger, A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love.
The Larimer County Office on Aging is holding its first annual Community Fair on May 1, to provide older Americans and their caregivers with information about services available to seniors. Rabbi Hillel talks with Tiffany Ballew, a supervisor in the Office on Aging.
ChildSafe Executive Director, Kathleen Baumgardner
Rabbi Hillel speaks with Jamie Moyer, J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) at CSU Health Network about successes in this work, and how we can all contribute to further progress.
Dawn Kirk of Alliance for Suicide Prevention in Larimer County discusses what to do if we think a friend or family member is thinking about suicide.
Interview with co-directors of UpRootColorado, a non-profit seeking to reduce food waste in Colorado by helping to glean farmers' fields and distributing the food to those in need.
The podcast re-airs an interview from 2021 with an Israeli and a Palestinian who work together for peace in an organization called Combatants for Peace.
Popes
May 5, 202522min 47sec
Dr. Joel Back is a Professor of Music at CSU and also holds an endowed chair in Catholic Studies. On this podcast, he speaks with Rabbi Hillel about the recent passing of Pope Francis, and the coming election of his successor.