<p>This episode has been <strong>published</strong> and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.</p> <p>Closed on Sunday is a United Catholic Youth and Young Adult podcast. We discuss religion, culture, and current events in the Church with a focus on experiences of the younger generation.</p> <p>In episode sixteen: Joel Ortiz speaks with Joshua Smyser DeLeon about his personal experience with Catholicism along with critical issues facing the Church. Smyser-DeLeon has worked for the Archdiocese of Chicago as a Youth Minister, a coordinator of youth and young adult communication, and a Director of Totus Tuus. He attended DePaul University for his undergraduate and masters studies earning both a Bachelors of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a Masters in Public Relations and Advertising. Smyser-DeLeon is most notable for his work creating <a href="https://www.paseomedia.org/">Paseo Media</a> and the Paseo Podcast which covers stories from and by the Puerto Rican community.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>For more from Joshua Smyser-DeLeon</strong>:</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jsdeleon">@jsdeleon</a></p> <p>Featured Articles: <a href="https://communication.depaul.edu/about/news-and-events/2022/Pages/alumni-interview-joshua-smyser-deleon.aspx">DePaul College of Communication</a></p> <p>Paseo Podcast: <a href="https://www.paseomedia.org/">Paseomedia.org</a></p> <p><strong>follow us:</strong></p> <p>Instagram: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/closedonsundaypodcast/">ClosedOnSunday</a></p> <p>FaceBook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/unitedcatholicym">unitedcatholicym</a></p> <p>TikTok: <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRwDunBe/">@unitedcatholicym</a></p> <p>Have any topics you'd like us to discuss? Or any questions you'd like us to answer? Email: [email protected] and we'll make sure to get to them in the next episode!</p>