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Elevating women to positions of meaningful leadership in the church
Our guest this week is Kerry Alys Robinson, global ambassador of Leadership Roundtable and author of Imagining Abundance: Fundraising, Philanthropy and A Spiritual Call to Service. She recently wrote an article, “Why Catholics are called to radical hospitality in these political times” for America. Robinson told America about her work around the world with Leadership […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why.
Rap got religious last year. At least that’s what I wrote earlier this year for America. The truth is, while it may have gotten more explicit about religion in 2016, hip-hop has always had a deep religious undercurrent to its bars and beats. This week we’re chatting with Alex Nava, the author of In Search […]
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You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why.
Hip-hop has always had a deep religious undercurrent to its bars and beats.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
What is the Catholic answer to the unemployment crisis?
This week’s guest is Rachel Lu, a philosophy professor and freelance writer for The Federalist and Crisis Magazine among other publications. She recently wrote an article for America called “Can Catholic social teaching help solve the labor crisis?” In her article, Ms. Lu describes the startling demographics: “As of December of last year, a record-breaking […]
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Maps, they don’t love you like I love you.
Goodlands is mapping the Catholic Church. Yes, all of it.
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Maps, they don’t love you like I love you
Whether you connect our episode title to Beyoncé, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or even Vampire Weekend, maps matter. This week we are talking with Molly Burhans, the founder and executive director of GoodLands, a startup that is mapping the global Catholic Church. Information can change lives and Molly helped us wrap our heads around the […]
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Why are so many people annoyed by U2’s social justice efforts?
This week’s guest is David Dark, author of the book Life’s Too Short to Pretend You’re Not Religious. He is the author of our recent article “Why does U2 irk so many people? A look at their struggle for pop hits and social justice.” In his piece, Mr. Dark describes how U2’s musical and lyrical […]
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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.
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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’s The Catholic Channel. We talk balancing his Catholicism and comedy, being vulnerable on air, relationships, late-night television and more. Is there anything he hasn’t (or wouldn’t) share with listeners after 10 years on the radio? In Signs of the Times, […]