All of us like to associate ourselves with the faith and courage of the abolitionists and civil rights activists. But white Catholics, like most white Americans, generally opposed the abolition of slavery and desegregation efforts.
Gloria Purvis
Gloria Purvis is an author, commentator and the host and executive producer of The Gloria Purvis Podcast and hosted Morning Glory, an international radio show. She has appeared in a variety of media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC News, Fox News, PBS Newshour, NPR, Newsweek, and Catholic Answers Live, speaking as a strong Catholic voice for life issues, religious liberty, and racial justice.
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Social media is producing ‘celebrity priests’ — and it’s a problem for their vocations
In this era of viral videos and the cult of social media personalities, understanding mental health and also the effects of celebrity priesthood is a conversation we must have.
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Gloria Purvis: We need to talk about our Catholic seminaries
This week on the Gloria Purvis Podcast: What are seminarians learning during their formation about engaging and encountering those of different backgrounds or different experiences?
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George Floyd’s murder demanded more from the Catholic Church
On episode one of The Gloria Purvis Podcast, Gloria reflects on the past year since the murder of George Floyd and speaks to a priest from a historically Black parish in the Twin Cities.
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Gloria Purvis: ‘I’m not a conservative. I’m not a liberal. I’m just Catholic.’
When people meet me, at the Capitol or in a church, they may wonder or even ask me politely, “Are you a conservative or a liberal?” I smile and say, “I’m just a Catholic.”