This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson about the Catholic imagination—exploring writers like Toni Morrison and the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.
The Gloria Purvis Podcast
The Gloria Purvis Podcast is a podcast from America Media hosted by radio personality and Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis. The podcast centers the opinions, stories and experiences of individuals who have been marginalized in the Catholic Church and in society.
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The death penalty promises retribution. Restorative justice offers healing.
To kick off October’s “Respect Life” month on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy about how a Catholic vision of restorative justice must guide our advocacy against the death penalty.
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What the Bible can tell us about race in heaven
Fr. Josh Johnson and Gloria Purvis talk about how our Christian discipleship must involve actively bridging racial divides, so that our lives on earth might more closely reflect God’s heavenly vision as described in holy Scripture.
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‘We want the whole church to be there’: Bishop Cozzens on his hopes for the eucharistic revival
On the season premiere of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria speaks with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the meaning of the Eucharist, the eucharistic revival and the importance of encounter in creating missionary disciples.
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Podcast: Cornell Brooks, former head of the NAACP, on the church and justice for Black lives
When it comes to social justice issues, “the church can show up as moral first responders or as funeral directors,” says Cornell Brooks.
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How a ministry of presence is changing the way Alabamians fight poverty and mass incarceration
Dana Sweeney joins “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” this week to discuss mass incarceration, economic and racial justice and government accountability in Alabama.
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Missing persons of color should be a pro-life issue for Catholics
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria talks to Natalie Wilson, the co-founder of a nonprofit dedicated to searching for missing people of color when police and the media fall short.
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Podcast: How to advocate for your loved one in the I.C.U.
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria talks with Dr. Wes Ely, whose research has focused on improving the care and outcomes of critically ill patients with I.C.U.-acquired brain disease.
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Archbishop Cordileone on barring Nancy Pelosi from Communion: ‘I cannot in my conscience allow the situation to continue.’
“I really would prefer not to do this,” the archbishop of San Fransisco told Gloria Purvis. “But I cannot in my conscience allow the situation to continue and cause this scandal.”
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Podcast: A pro-life Democrat’s hopes for a world after Roe v. Wade
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria welcomes Kristen Day, the executive director of Democrats For Life of America and the author of Democrats For Life: Pro-Life Politics and the Silenced Majority.