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Posted inFaith, Podcasts
How can the Catholic Church help single mothers?
This week’s guest is Kaya Oakes. We discuss her article “How the Catholic Church can help single mothers.” We also discuss these articles: Trump’s latest proposal to end the shutdown and what the border wall won’t fix How the New Wave Feminists are changing the conversation around abortion One-third of U.S. bishops believe church ‘should’ […]
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Sometimes it’s really hard to be Catholic
How do I deal with living in a sometimes sinful institution? And, more importantly, can I find Jesus standing next to me?
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
How the New Wave Feminists are changing the conversation around abortion
This week’s guest is Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa, founder of New Wave Feminists, a pro-life feminist organization dedicated to changing the divisive language surrounding the abortion debate.
Posted inExamen, Faith
James Martin, S.J.: Why was Jesus baptized?
Did you ever wonder why Jesus was baptized? What sins did Jesus have to repent of? Nothing.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The Catholic Church has a leadership problem. Lay people can help.
Kerry Alys Robinson is confronting the twin crises of sexual abuse and distrust in church leadership.
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What’s at stake in the China-Vatican deal?
Our guest this week is Paul Mariani, S.J., and we’re talking to him about his article, “The Extremely High Stakes of the China-Vatican Deal.” We also talk about these articles: President Trump makes his case for the border wall, citing ‘a crisis of the soul’ How many members of the new Congress are Catholic? Tax incentives for […]
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How is the Vatican preparing for the sex abuse summit?
Recent weeks have brought a number of stories that reveal how Pope Francis aims to lead the church on this issue.
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: In the Epiphany, Christ comes for everyone
The Wise Men came all that way to hear the good news. I’ll bet there are a lot of people in your life who would like to hear it too.
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How can we turn ‘Christmas Catholics’ into regular Massgoers?
Our guest this week is Jack Bentz, S.J., of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. He previously served as the director of the Catholic Student Center at Boise State. We discuss his recent article: How parishes can turn ‘Christmas Catholics’ into regular Massgoers. We also discuss these articles: “Mary Poppins Returns,” but what […]