The Chaldean Voice

06/12/2026

Chaldean Voice Program
Saturday, June 13

1st Hour

* Gospel and Homily by Father Salar Boudagh from St. Peter Chaldean Diocese, California

2nd Hour

* From the Pages of the Internet
* A special address by Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako on the future of Christianity in the Middle East, delivered on June 9 in Washington, D.C.
* Defend Your Faith with Jeff Kassab

3rd Hour

* The Chaldean Church Through the Eyes of Young People
A special interview conducted by Patrick Kakos and Michael Antone with members of the Batnaya

Association of Michigan
* Community Voice with the one and only Communications Evangelist Vanessa Denha Garmo reporting more from Mackinac Policy Conference.

4th Hour

* Special guest Father Youhnan Jiwad from Calgary, Canada
* Yalda Kala

5th Hour

* Gospel Reflection
* Aghsan wa Alwan with Janan Sanawi and Ahlam Shango

6th and Final Hour

* The latest news and updates from the Chaldean Community Foundation and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce

Join us for six hours of faith, community, culture, and conversation on Chaldean Voice!

06/04/2026

Dear Friends,

Our pilgrimage to the Holy Land is BACK ON. The Pilgrimage Orientation Meeting is on Sunday, June 21, at St. Joseph Chapel (400 South Blvd. W., Pontiac, MI 48341) from 2:00-4:30 pm in the Lower Level. Enter through the front iron chapel doors. The dates of the pilgrimage are October 12-22, 2026.

First Friday and First Saturday are this week. A 9:00 am Mass will be available on First Saturday in addition to our usual Noon Mass. Doors open at 8:30 am with Confessions available then and after Mass, as needed.

June is the month of the Sacred Heart. A docudramathat has swept France is now coming to the United States: “Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End.” It will be showing only on June 9, 11 and 14 in select theatres such as the following: AMC Forum 30 (Sterling Hts.), Emagine Palladium (Birmingham), AMC Star Gratiot 15 (Clinton Twp.), MJR Marketplace (Sterling Hts.), Emagine Novi, AMC Livonia 20, Emagine Canton and Emagine Woodhaven. The Immaculate Heart exists for the Sacred Heart, and both Hearts are inseparable in love.

On Thursday, June 11 (not June 12) our bishops will undertake a national consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus to commemorate the 250thAnniversary of our country.

The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is on Friday, June 12. That evening you are invited to pray our outdoor Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm in reparation to the Sacred Heart. These are the Stations on our property—most of which are located in “The Hallow”—the grassy area behind our chapel. We will conclude by praying a Litany to the Sacred Heart and a Consecration to the Sacred Heart.

The next day we will have an OUTDOOR MASS for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary—our Shrine’s other patronal namesake (Saturday, June 13). It will be held in The Hallow. May Jesus and Mary reign in the coming Kingdom of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

This picture is the best preserved Crusader church in the Holy Land with the best acoustics, built atop the house of Saints Joachim and Anne--where Mary was conceived (the Immaculate Conception).

06/04/2026

Last Week Jeff Kassab gave us an overview of the Dogma of Mary. He will now spend the next four weeks taking a deeper dive into each one. This Saturday he talks about the “Mother Of God”

06/04/2026

Chaldean Voice Program for Saturday, June 6

Tune in from 12 to 6pm

First Hour

Gospel and homily by Fr. Salar Boudagh from St. Peter Chaldean Church in California.

Second Hour

Response from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to a question from Congressman John Moolenaar regarding the future of Chaldeans in Iraq

From the Pages of the Internet, prepared by Fowzi Dalli

Defend Your Faith with Jeff Kassab

Third Hour

Special segment on the opening of Chaldean Town Detroit

The Chaldean Church Through the Eyes of Young Men and Women
Patrick Kakos

Interview with the Mar Oraha Organization

Community Voice with Communications Evangelist Vanessa Denha Garmo talking to Chuck Gaidica from Mackinac Island

Fourth Hour

Fr. Yohanan Jiwad from Calgary, Canada

Yalda Kala

Fifth Hour

Aghsan wa Alwan

Sixth and Final Hour

Latest news and updates from the Chaldean Community Foundation

Updates from the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce

Coming Up: Saturday,

June 13

Chaldean Voice will feature a special interview with His Beatitude Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. 🙏

05/30/2026

Chaldean Voice – Saturday, May 30�12:00 Noon – 6:00 PM ET on AM 690 and streaming LIVE at www.Chaldeanvoice.com

Join us for six hours of inspiring programming, community news, faith, and special features from around the world.

1st Hour�Gospel and Homily with Fr. Salar Boudagh of the St. Peter Chaldean Diocese in California.

2nd Hour�A special presentation from Baghdad, Iraq, featuring coverage of the installation of the new Chaldean Patriarch, His Beatitude Mar Pauls III Nona.
�Followed by Defend Your Faith with Jeff Kassab.

3rd Hour�A special interview conducted by Fox News featuring Martin Manna of the Chaldean Community Foundation and Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.
�Also featuring Community Voice with Vanessa Denha Garmo from Mackinac Island.

4th Hour�Join Fr. Yohanan Jiwad and Yalda Kala for insightful discussion and reflection.

5th Hour�Aghsan wa Alwan featuring a special segment on the installation of the new Chaldean Patriarch, Mar Pauls III Nona.
6th Hour
�Our final hour will bring you the latest news, updates, and community highlights from the Chaldean Community Foundation and the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce.
We look forward to spending the afternoon with you on Chaldean Voice. 🙏

Here are some Coming Events for the rest of 2019 and early 2020 at St. Joseph Chapel/Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac, MI 48341): 1. On Friday, Nov. 1 (First Friday), we will be open for All Saints’ Day—a Holy Day of Obligation—at the usual hours. 2. We wil...

05/29/2026

This Saturday The Church in the eyes of the Youth with Michael Antoon features the instillation of Mar Paul III Nona.

05/28/2026

Up on Mackinac Island for Detroit Regional Chamber policy conference and we will have stories from the event over next couple of weeks.

Tune in this Saturday.

05/27/2026

This Saturday on Defend Your Faith, Jeff Kassab talks about the 4 Dogmas of Mother Mary.

Mar the Mother Of God
Mary ever Virgin
Mary Assumed into heaven.
Mary, the Immaculate Conception

05/27/2026

Today on Mackinac Island, the Midwest Independent Retailers Association held a public conversation calling for Michigan to recycle the Bottle Bill and modernize the state’s recycling system.

We captured the discussion with Bill Wild and Andrew Doud was shared following the event.

The Bottle Bill, created in 1976, once positioned Michigan as a national leader in recycling. But after fifty years, participation has dropped by nearly 30%, and the burden has shifted heavily onto small retailers who must store and process unsanitary returnables inside their grocery stores.

During today’s event outside Doud’s Market, owner Andrew Doud described the strain placed on independent retailers:

“For so many small, ‘tweener’ stores like us across Michigan, it’s a huge burden because we are taking on more cans than we actually sell. And we are paying for employee labor to process it, maintenance of the machines and the return area, and the lost floor space we cannot use to serve our customers.

Additionally, the cost of the machines is unreal. A machine costs approximately $40,000.00, with service fees of $600.00 per month.

What was intended to solve problems back in 1976 no longer works today. Moving recycling out of grocery stores is a starting point for modernizing recycling to meet consumer needs in 2026.”

MIRA emphasized that Michigan now has the opportunity to shift toward cleaner, more efficient curbside recycling systems that align with modern environmental and public‑health standards.

05/27/2026