Gucci Mane’s biography is the 37-year-old rapper’s redemption story.
Olga Segura
Olga Segura is the author of the forthcoming book Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church.
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What’s it like being Catholic at The New York Times?
In our final Jesuitical episode of 2017, we talk with my fellow Bronxite and award-winning journalist at The New York Times, David Gonzalez. Born and raised in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican immigrants, David was raised Catholic and attended Cardinal Hayes High School. Since the 1970s, he has been snapping pictures of people and […]
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How #ChurchToo empowers victims of sexual abuse in religious spaces to share their stories
#ChurchToo is a space for victims of sexual harassment and abuse in religious spaces to share their stories.
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Thanksgiving special: A look at Jesuit basketball
This week, we talk with Brian Larkin of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Larkin is part of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. Founded in 2018, the J.B.S. is “a nationwide effort to capitalize on basketball games between Jesuit schools and, through those games, bring greater positive awareness and exposure to Jesuit education and its shared […]
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Disney tried to trademark ‘Day of the Dead.’ They make up for it with Pixar’s ‘Coco’
“Coco” is—despite its otherworldly elements—a realistic look into love, family and tradition.
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Sister Simone Campbell on Paul Ryan, religious life, and the political issues driving her crazy right now
This week, we talk with celebrity nun, Sister Simone Campbell. Sister Simone is the leader of the Nuns on the Bus and executive director of the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. We talk balancing spirituality with fame, women religious, Catholic feminism, Paul Ryan and more. In Signs of the Times, next week is Halloween, […]
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From ‘Good Kid’ to ‘DAMN.’ Kendrick Lamar shows faith is constantly changing
Released in April 2017, “DAMN.” portrays Kendrick Lamar’s internal torment as he struggles with his faith.
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Catholic feminism is not an oxymoron
What does it mean to be a feminist? I wasn’t raised one—I barely even understood what the word meant growing up. It wasn’t until my 20s that I began to fully engage with feminist ideas and literature, from Betty Friedan to bell hooks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. For me, feminism is intersectional, incorporating various aspects […]
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Audrey Assad on doubt, social justice and mysticism—plus an exclusive album sneak peek
Last week, we talked about how to pray—this week, we bring you the music for those prayers as we talk with Catholic rockstar Audrey Assad. She is the daughter of a Syrian refugee, an author, speaker and producer who uses her music and her various social media platforms to talk about her Syrian identity and […]
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What makes a Catholic guy, The Catholic Guy?
This week, we talk with Lino Rulli, host of “The Catholic Guy” on Sirius XM.