This week’s guest is Sonja Livingston, the author of Ghostbread and a recent America article: “How Cajun country, an old ambulance and 1,200 frog legs led me back to the confessional.” In her piece, Livingston describes her own relationship with confession as a Catholic who recently returned to regular practice. “I returned to my childhood […]
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Is there a right (or wrong) time for millennials to have kids?
How could I possibly have kids if I can barely do my taxes without calling my mom in a panic on April 14? It’s a question I must admit that has crossed my mind more than once. I’ve never even owned a dog. Isn’t that a prereq for parenting these days? Our guest this week, […]
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Is there a right (or wrong) time for millennials to have kids?
I’ve never even owned a dog. Isn’t that a prereq for parenting these days?
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A spiritual exercise to help guide action against injustice
This week Jim McDermott, S.J., joins Tim Reidy, Zac Davis and Kerry Weber in conversation about how to respond to moral crises in Charlottesville and beyond. “Charlottesville is another moment when… there is so much surprising stuff happening, and it creates such a strong response that it becomes difficult to parse…. Outrage is like a […]
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Remembering Michael Brown and Ferguson with Rev. Broderick Greer
Three years ago this week, on Aug. 9, 2014, police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, an African-American teen in Ferguson, Mo. On this episode, we talk with the Rev. Broderick Greer, an Episcopalian priest in Memphis, Tenn., who boarded a bus and headed to Ferguson following Mr. Brown’s death.
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Remembering Michael Brown and Ferguson with Rev. Broderick Greer
Three years ago this week, on Aug. 9, 2014, police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, an African-American teen in Ferguson, Mo. Within 24 hours of the shooting the Ferguson uprising began. On this episode, we talk with the Rev. Broderick Greer, an Episcopalian priest in Memphis, Tenn., who boarded a bus and […]
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Listen: I pardoned a convict who killed again. Here’s why I still believe in mercy
The podcast’s guest this week is Mark Singel, former lieutenant governor and acting governor of Pennsylvania from 1987-1995. His recent article for America is called “I pardoned a convict who killed again. Here’s why I still believe in mercy.” Singel discusses his decision to commute the sentence of Reginald McFadden in 1992, when he was […]
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Why can’t there be a magazine out there that doesn’t make women feel terrible?
For millions of women around the world, women’s magazines—from Teen Vogue and Seventeen to Cosmopolitan and Glamour—have played a pivotal role in the way we are taught to view ourselves. These publications condition the way we view our hair, bodies, sexuality and relationships. But what are the damaging effects these publications can have on women? […]
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Becoming a Better Catholic: Simcha Fisher on Therapy
Our guest this week is Simcha Fisher, a contributor to America and the author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning. Her recent article is called “I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.” “I didn’t think that therapy was for me,” Fisher explained. “I had a lot of foolish prejudices about […]
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From the “Confessions” to Conversion: Elizabeth Breunig’s path to Catholicism
This week’s podcast features Elizabeth Bruenig, a contributing writer for America. Her recent article is called “How Augustine’s Confessions and left politics inspired my conversion to Catholicism.” “I was always interested in Christianity. Even as a kid I was active in my church,” Bruenig said. But what was lacking in her Protestant upbringing was the […]