Our Aug. 8 guest is the writer Nick Ripatrazone. We discuss his recent article, “Close Encounters: A priest and a mysterious U.F.O. sighting.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis declares the death penalty ‘inadmissible’ and revises church teaching Cardinal Cupich supports investigation into mishandling of McCarrick complaints What FiveThirtyEight gets wrong about Catholic hospitals
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Remembering Postville, 10 years later
Our Aug 1 guest is Julia Walsh, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who works at Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Northern Wisconsin. We discuss her recent article “What we have learned 10 years after Postville, the largest immigration raid in U.S. history.“ We also discuss these articles: Catholic theologians from Global South […]
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Reflecting on “Humanae Vitae,” 50 years on
Our July 25 guest is Holly Taylor Coolman, an assistant professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. We discuss her recent article ‘50 years after Humanae Vitae,’ we still buy into the myth of the self-made man.’ We also discuss these articles: Vatican expert: To fight sex abuse, the Catholic Church must invest in women With ‘strongman […]
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How can we build community with those incarcerated?
Our July 18 guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America and co-host of Jesuitical. We discuss her recent article, “How one Jesuit is transforming inmates and fighting the criminal justice system. We also discuss these articles: N.Y. Times talks to men who received settlements after alleged abuse by Cardinal McCarrick The Editors: The Catholic Church should not be […]
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How can the church help women in abusive marriages?
Our July 11 guest is Simcha Fisher, a speaker, freelance writer and author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning. She blogs daily at simchafisher.com and weekly at The Catholic Weekly. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 kids. We discuss her recent article, “How the church can help (or hurt) women in abusive marriages.” […]
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Who will care for the guards?
Our July 4 guest is Eve Tushnet, a contributing writer for America and author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith and Amends: A Novel. We discuss her recent article, “You have heard it said: Visit the imprisoned. But what about their guards?” Listen to the show live on Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST on […]
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Can Canadian Catholics reconcile after “whitewashing” indigenous Catholics?
Our June 27 guest is Eileen Markey, an independent reporter and the author of A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sr. Maura (Nation Books). She lives in the Bronx and teaches journalism at the City University of New York. We discuss her recent article, Canadian Catholics grapple with a history of “whitewashing” indigenous children. We also discuss these articles: Death […]
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Why we should end the cult of the presidency
Our June 20 guest is Nathan Schneider, a contributing writer for America and a reporter and professor of media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. We discuss his recent article, “How to survive Trump: End the cult of the presidency” We also discuss these articles: Father James Martin, S.J.: 5 things you can do […]
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Overprescribing is not the problem behind the opioid crisis
Our June 13 guest is Sally Satel, a psychiatrist who practices in a methadone clinic and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. We discuss her recent article, “Prescriptions are not to blame for today’s opioid crisis” Listen to the show live on Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST on The Catholic Channel Sirius XM […]
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My (second hand) experience of cystic fibrosis
Our June 6 guest is Anna Keating, the co-author of The Catholic Catalogue: A Field Guide to the Daily Acts That Make Up a Catholic Life (Penguin Random House). We discuss her recent article, “My friend’s diagnosis of cystic fibrosis has powerfully influenced her life—and mine.” We also discuss these articles: ‘Roseanne’ and the Two Standards […]