Tú Compañero Católico November 2007 Past Episodes

Tú Compañero Católico is a Spanish-language Catholic radio program. The half-hour show airs weekly on 72 stations across the country. Now in its seventh year of production, the program is produced in a magazine-style format. The rotating segments provide spiritual and religious advice; practical "how-to" tips regarding jobs, housing, and health concerns; legal commentary; and the challenge of living in a multi-cultural society. Each episode also includes entertainment in the form of religious, folkloric and popular Latino music.

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#11-09 (July 26, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Fr. Miguel Ángel Loredo – Franciscan priest & painter
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Maturity
• Music: Marcela Gandara, “Antes de Ti”
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Assumption of Mary
• Health:  Lack of sleep and obesity
• Musical Meditation

#11-08 (July 19, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Javier Sierra - Sierra Club
• Contest Question #1
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  religions vs. sects
• Music: Nicky Brito, “Alabado su Nombre”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Anti-social personality
• Health: Type 2 Diabetes and a fiber-rich diet
• Contest Question #2

#11-07 (July 12, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  George Miranda – Imperial County Office of Education
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  The Church’s position on labor unions
• Music:  Ge’La, “Fiesta en el Cielo”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Social motivations
• The Christophers:  Helping your neighbor
• Health:  Medicare and re-hospitalization
• Musical Meditation

#11-06 (July 5, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Contest Question #1
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Canon lawyers
• Music:  Crystal Lewis, “Mi Redentor Vive”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Religion & Human Development
• Contest Question #2
• Health:  Danger from cleaning chemicals in hospitals
• Musical Meditation

#11-05 (June 28, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Religion & Human Development
• Interview:  Jerónimo Gallegos – U.S. Census Bureau
• Music:  Carlos Castañeda, “Vive Hoy”         
• Q&A with padre Luis Valbuena: Using the homily for parish financial reports
•  Joke Time

#11-04 (June 21, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview: Miguel Arias, co-author of  "Santos Americanos, Conversando con los santos de América."
• Q&A with padre Luis Valbuena:  Communion for the sick
• Music:  Claudio Otaiza, "Lavaré Mis Ojos"
• Health:  Age and happiness
• Musical Meditation

#11-03 (June 14, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Know the Law:  What to do if the authorities arrest you
• Interview:   Mark López – Pew Hispanic Center
• Contest  Question
• Music:  Coro de Brooklyn Tabernacle, “El Cordero Ya Venció”
• Q&A with Fr. Luis Valbuena:  The Church’s position on homosexuality
• Health:  Deterioration of mental functions

#11-02 (June 7, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Fr. Juan Sosa – Beatification of José Olallo Valdés
• Q&A with padre Luis Valbuena:  Editio Tipica
• Music:  Lorenzo Florián, "Santísima Trinidad"
• Know the Law:  What to do if authorities come to your workplace
• Health:  High deductible medical insurance
• Contest Question #2
• Joke Time

#11-01 (May 31, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Contest Question #1
• Interview:  Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck – Aggiornamento Prize
• Music:  Pedro Rubalcava, “Envía tu Espíritu, Señor”
• Contest Question #2
• Health:  Hearing loss in children of poor families
• Know the Law:  What to do if authorities come to your home
• Joke Time

#10-52 (May 24, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Alejandro Siller – Leader for group visits to the U.S.- Mexico border
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  The difference between meditation and  contemplation
• Music:  Bobby Cruz, “Te Exalto”
• Health:  Carpel tunnel syndrome
• Joke Time

#10-51 (May 17, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  María Ruiz – “CNN Hero”, El Paso, TX
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Does God have gender?
•  Music:  John y Anne Barbour, “Que Caigan las Barreras
• The Christophers:  Observe before judging
• Health:  Check lists for surgeons
• Musical Meditation

#10-50 (May 10, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Fr. Juan Sosa – Expert in santería
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Origin of the word “hell”
• Music:  Fr. Juan Sosa, “Desde la Aurora Hasta el Ocaso”
• Finance:  The economy and you
•  Health:  Menthol cigarettes
• Joke Time

#10-49 (May 3, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  :  Prophets from yesterday and today
• Music:  Pepe y Mayda Garcés, “Aleluya”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  The timid child
• The Christophers: Organ donation
• Health:  Using the cost of alcohol to reduce its consumption
• Musical Meditation

#10-48 (April 26, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Fr. José Carmelo Jiménez – Diocese of Owensboro, KY
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Liturgy
• Music:  Gerón Davis, “Toda Nación te Alaba”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Love and intimacy
• Health:  Restless Leg Syndrome
• Musical Meditation

#10-47 (April 19, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Jeannette DeJesús – Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Witnesses of the Resurrection
• Music:  James Anthony Thomas, “Cristo Vive”
• The Christophers:  Reading to Our Children
• Health:  Out-of-pocket health care costs
• Musical Meditation

#10-46 (April 12, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Easter Message from the Most Reverend Agustín Román, auxiliary bishop  emeritus of the Archdiocese of Miami
• Music:  Diego y Damaris, “Psalm 118”
• Q&A with padre Luis Valbuena:  The real meaning of Easter
• Music:  Pedro Rubalcava, “Alaben Todos”
• Musical Meditation

#10-45 (April 5, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Music:  Pedro Rubalcava, “Santo”
• Music:  Gregorio Sosa, “No Hay Amor más Grande”
• Overview:  Holy Week
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Significance of the washing of the feet
• Music:  Marisa, “Vía Dolorosa”
• Padre Luis Valbuena:  The Cross
• Overview:  Holy Week (conclusion)
•  Meditation

#10-44 (March 29, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Tom Gill – Immigration activist
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Disposal of palm fronds from Palm Sunday
• Music:  Fuego Líquido,  “Gracias”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  A good attitude
•  Musical Meditation

#10-43 (March 22, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Gil Velázquez – Former undocumented detainee
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Jesus and John the Baptist
• Music:  Benson Music Group, “Todos a una Voz”
• Finance:  Advice for small business owners
• Health: Hepatitis C
• Musical Meditation

#10-42 (March 15, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Sonia Mucarsel – Associate Director, Centro Campesino,  Florida City, FL
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  How can Jesus be the “Good   Shepherd” and “come not to bring peace, but a sword”?
• Music:  Jésed, “Miserere”
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  The immigrant experience
• Health:  Effects of exposure to diesel exhaust

#10-41 (March 8, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Fr. David García – Missions of San Antonio, TX
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Presentation of the child
• Music:  Pedro Corcés, “Busco ese Reino”  
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Happiness
• Health:  Sleep deprivation
• Musical Meditation

#10-40 (March 1, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Fr. Jorge Perales, Maronite community of Florida
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Apostolic Succession
• Music:  Carlos Rosas, “Grita de Alegría”
• The Christophers:  Being Self-Satisfied
• Health:  Grape juice might help prevent heart disease
• Joke Time

#10-39 (February 22, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Fr. Juan Luis Calderón – Centro Guadalupe, Newark, NJ
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: Las Procesiones
• Music:  Marité Alfonso, "Eres Tú, Jesús"
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Dignity
• Health:  Immunizing the family of a newborn

#10-38 (February 15, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Lupita Santana – ARISE, Las Milpas, TX
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: Were John the Baptist and Jesus cousins?
• Music:  Frank Gómez, Yolanda Díaz, & Pedro Corcés, "Nada soy sin Caridad"
• Know the Law:  The payment and recovery of bond money (Part 2)
• Health:  Chronic cough
• Joke Time

#10-37 (February 8, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Fr. Leopoldo Pérez – Producer, Line in the Sand
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: The Hypostatic Union of Christ
• Music:  Kristy Motta, "Hoy Puedo Entender"
• Know the Law:  The payment and recovery of bond money (Part 1)
• Health:  Children sleep better without a television in their room
• Musical Meditation

#10-36 (February 1, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa – Brain surgeon, Johns  Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: The Commandments of the Church
• Music:  Jesús Adrián Romero, "Libertad"
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  Family life
• Health:  Eating fast and until full may lead to obesity
• Joke Time

#10-35 (January 25, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:   Part II of an interview with  Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú of the  Archdiocese of  San Antonio
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: The multicultural Church
• Music:  Abel Zavala, "Alaben Su Nombre"
• Finance:  Mortgage payments
• Christophers:  Conflict resolution
• Musical Meditation

#10-34 (January 18, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview: Interview:  Bishop Oscar Cantú – Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of  San Antonio
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena: "Whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."
• Music:  Juan Manzuelta, "Cántico de Zacarías"
• Dr. Gelasia Marquez:  The effect of parental attitudes on children
• Health:  Parents are insured, but are the children?
• Musical Meditation

#10-33 (January 11, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Interview:  Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas – Certified Spanish Interpreter
• Q&A with Padre Luis Valbuena:  Voting
• Music:  Benito Salazar, "Todos los Gallos Cantaron"
• Health:  Children and food allergies
• Joke Time

#10-32 (January 4, 2009) Featured This Week –

• Padre Luis Valbuena:  The significance of the Epiphany
• A narration of the Three Kings, based on St. Matthew’s Gospel
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