Mission Revive

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a lively interview with Dr. Randall Smith. He is a Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston and a research fellow in the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed a B.A. in Chemistry at Cornell College in Iowa; a Masters degree in Theology at the University of Dallas; and a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies and Philosophy at the U...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a informative interview with Carol Puschaver on all things St. Michael and on an upcoming St. Michael mission in the spring of 2024 . Carol earned her Master’s degree in English at Kent State University, Ohio, and lives in Upstate New York. A life-long scholar with an irrepressible curiosity, amateur historian specializing in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and world trav...

Join your Mission Revive hosts Bob Newberry and Anne Costa for Theology of the Body Thursday- part 3. Bob, Anne and Sharon Flanagan will continue to unpack the foundation of TOB and give us a glimpse into what God intended for our bodies. Sharon Flanagan has worked for the Diocese of Syracuse as a Chastity and Theology of the Body Educator. She has presented these topics many times to youth and adults in parishes and schools. Sharo...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a joy-filled conversation with Sr. Teresa Grace Baillargeon, C.R.  Sr. Teresa Grace is the Vocation Directress of the Sisters of the Resurrection (New York Province) and lives at the Sisters’ Provincial House in Castleton-on-Hudson, New York.

She entered the Congregation in 1992 and professed perpetual vows in 2000. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, and an MBA f...

Join your Mission Revive host Bob Newberry (he is at the helm today) for our 2nd in an eight part series - Theology of the Body Thursday. Sharon and Bob will continue to unpack the foundation of TOB and give us a glimpse into what God intended for our bodies. Sharon Flanagan has worked for the Diocese of Syracuse as a Chastity and Theology of the Body Educator. She has presented these topics many times to youth and adults in parish...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a light-filled interview with Deby Sansone-Schlapprizzi. Deby is a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, television contributor, radio host and life activist. She has been blessed with many prestigious awards and has received recognition from renowned publications including The Wall Street Journal.

You can find her website here: http://www.splendorofyou.com/

You ca...

Join your Mission Revive host Bob Newberry (he is at the helm today) for our first in an eight part series - Theology of the Body Thursday. Sharon and Bob will start to unpack the foundation of TOB and give us a glimpse into what God intended for our bodies. Sharon Flanagan has worked for the Diocese of Syracuse as a Chastity and Theology of the Body Educator. She has presented these topics many times to youth and adults in parishe...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a an interesting podcast with Fr. Chris Ballard. Father was born in Syracuse, NY and was ordained a priest in 2010. He has been an associate pastor at St. James in Johnson City and Immaculate Conception in Fayetteville. He has served as pastor at Our Lady of Hope in Syracuse and is currently the pastor of the Spirit of Hope Catholic Community in and around Oneida, NY. Fr. ...

Anne and Bob will be talking with Nick Longo and Fr. Jason Hage about The Cyrenian Way Apostolate and an offering they have for all of us this Lent. Nick J. Longo is a Catholic Evangelizer, Husband and Father. He is currently serving as Director of Youth Ministry and Evangelization at Holy Family Church in Syracuse. He is the founder of This Catholic Life -a Catholic media company that is creating engaging, online content and is fo...

Join your Mission Revive hosts Bob Newberry and Anne Costa for an engaging interview with Dr. Leonard J. DeLorenzo.  His new book, Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters, is part of the Engaging Catholicism Series offered by Ave Maria Press.  Leonard serves in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the award-winning author of eight books, including Our Fai...

Encountering Jesus Christ and His True Presence in the Eucharist requires us to come to know the many ways He reveals Himself to us. Learn more about the Eucharistic Miracles of the World International Exhibit taking place within the Diocese of Syracuse-come and see the proof that His presence can not be denied!

For more information on this exhibition, please visit: https://www.holycrossdewitt.org/emotw

If you live in the Diocese ...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a testimony to the beauty of the Catholic family with Nina and Mark Ranieri. Mark and Nina were married in 2009. They have six living children and three children in heaven, and their family currently resides in Marcy, NY. Mark currently works as youth minister for Spirit of Hope Catholic Community, based in Oneida, NY. Previously, he served as a school building administrat...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for an edifying interview with Bishop Douglas Lucia. We are honored to welcome the 11th Bishop of the Dioceses of Syracuse in Central New York 

Join Mission Revive's host Anne Costa for a beautiful interview with Regina Harty about Our Holy Mother and the Five First Saturdays Devotion of Reparation to her Immaculate Heart. 

Regina was born into an Irish Catholic Family in a small town in Northern NY and remembers her dad praying the rosary during Mass, her mom directing the choir and their lives and activities formed around many church events of...

Join Mission Revive's host Anne Costa (she is flying solo today) for an informative interview with Martha Winn. She is a Registered Nurse and Certified Teacher of the Billings Ovulation Method ® of Natural Family Planning.

As a senior teacher with close to 20 years of experience, she is presently the Education Chair for BOMA-USA. BOMA is the US affiliate of WOOMB International and is charged with the task to communicate the science...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for an enjoyable interview with Ellen Gable Hrkach.  She is an award-winning author of twelve books, which have been translated into multiple languages and some are available as audio books. She and her husband James are the founders of Full Quiver Publishing. It was founded in 2004 in an effort to make fiction available that celebrated the Church’s teachings on sexuality and ...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for an important interview with Sharon Flanagan. She has worked for the Syracuse Catholic Diocese for many years as a Chastity and Theology of the Body Educator and has given talks to youth and adults in Catholic schools and parishes. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stony Brook University, a master’s degree in education from Syracuse University and is a gra...

Join Mission Revive's hosts Anne Costa and Bob Newberry for a timely interview with Kathy Mauer, BSN, RN. She is the VP of Patient Services at CompassCare Pregnancy Services. She has over 30 years of Prenatal and Perinatal nursing care and has served CompassCare patients since 2009. Her desire is to demonstrate the love of Christ to all who He brings in her path.  She will talk about the compassionate work of CompassCare and also t...