KRFC Faith in Progress

KRFC 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.

Episodes

June 2, 2025 31 mins

The topic of refugees coming to America is a major issue in the country today. Jason Morgan, Community And Volunteer Engagement Officer for Church World Service in Fort Collins, talks about the challenges, and the rewards, of doing refugee resettlement work in the current environment; and about a fun and fund-raising program the CWS will be hosting later this month.

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Heartside Hill, a project that includes affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity houses, and forever homes for clients of L'Arche, is reaching a milestone in its development.  

Cristina Mahon, Moderator of Heart of the Rockies Church tells about the different components of the project, and how it fulfills a long-held dream of the Church's members.

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May 5, 2025 22 mins

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.

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Immigrants in Northern Colorado and across the nation are living in a time of rapidly changing administrative regulations.  Arpi Miller, Exec Dir of ISAAC, discusses current immigration issues.

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March 31, 2025 20 mins

Rev. Erin Tyler is one of the leads of Community Chaplains of Larimer County, which responds to victims of local disasters, and the Chaplains who assist members of Fort Collins Police Services, and Poudre Fire District.  

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On this Faith in Progress Rabbi Hillel Katzir speaks with Alison Jones-Lockwood from the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center provides services to victims of sexual assault, and sponsors prevention programs in the public schools.

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A new Faith in Progress podcast is now available at https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)  prepares and assigns trained volunteers to assist the Dependency Court in finding what is best for children who are in the foster-care system.  On this edition of Faith in Progress, I speak with Dakota Montez, Community Engagement Manager of CASA o...

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A new Faith in Progress podcast is now available at https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!

The Baha'i Faith was featured at a recent event in the series Our Neighbors Faith, sponsored by the Fort Collins Area Interfaith Council, Multifaith and Belief Initiatives at CSU, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office of the City of Fort Collins.  The new podcast presents excerpts...

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February 3, 2025 29 mins

The Larimer Chorale will perform a musical piece based on the Diary of Anne Frank, called Annelies.  

On this new Faith in Progress podcast, I speak with Michael Todd Krueger, artistic director and conductor of the Chorale, about this work, and why he chose this piece for the Chorale to perform.  

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever...

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January 20, 2025 28 mins

A new Faith in Progress podcast is now available at https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!

 

Loveland SafeLots Parking provides safe overnight space, and services, at two churches in Loveland, for people who have become homeless and are sleeping in their cars.  I speak with the pastor of one of those churches, and a lot supervisor for the program.
 

That's  in the lates...

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December 9, 2024 22 mins

It may be a surprise to many Americans that about one-fifth of the population of the State of Israel is Arab.  On this podcast, I speak with Layla Malander, an Israeli Arab and long-time resident of Fort Collins, about how Arabs in Israel are involved in the life of Israel, and how they have responded to the October 7 Hamas attack and to the Gaza war.

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  http...

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The Fort Collins Archive, located at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, is a storehouse of information and sources about the history of Fort Collins and Larimer County.  In the new podcast, I speak with Lesley Struc, Curator of the Archive, about the Archive's holdings, how to donate m...

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An occasional event called Our Neighbors' Faith, sponsored by the Interfaith Council, CSU Multifaith and Belief Initiatives, and City of Fort Collins Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, brought people from different faith communities together to learn about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This podcast presents a recording of the talks by leaders of that Church, describing their beliefs and practice...

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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.

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Youth suicides are a concern in Colorado.  A Teen Self-Care Fair is planned for October 13 at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, to give young people alternatives to that concern.    I spoke with two of the planners of the Fair, Laura Vilaret-Tuma of the Museum of Discovery, and Rachel Olson of the Alliance for Sicide Prevention, about the fair, and the results they are hoping for.   That's  in the latest Faith in Progr...
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September 16, 2024 27 mins

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.

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It’s hard to have a rational discussion over differing opinions about almost anything, in America these days, but the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University is training students to help change that.  On a new Faith in Progress podcast, I speak with Martin Carcasson, Director of the Center, and one of his students, about their work. 

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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.

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August 5, 2024 70 mins

The newest Faith in Progress podcast is a recording of a discussion between about 80 people in Fort Collins (live and virtual) with two spokespeople of the joint Palestinian-Israeli peace group Parents Circle Families Forum.  The group is made up of Israeli and Palestinian families, each of whom has lost a close loved one to the conflict; they have all chosen reconciliation over revenge, and work together for peace.

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July 19, 2024 24 mins

I speak with Beth Jaeger and Barb Kistler of the Fort Collins City Human Relations Commission about The Human Library, a program in which human "books" will tell human "readers" "What's it like being me in Fort Collins."  The Human Library will be held on Sunday, August 4, at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery.

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