This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry O’Connell and I update you on what has been happening since the sexual abuse summit.
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America This Week: March 6, 2019
This week’s guest is Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble.
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Be kind this Lent
Instead of giving up something for lent, how about doing something positive? How about this: Be kind.
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The Catholic nun stories that haven’t gone viral (yet)
Every day and on every continent women religious are doing life-saving, cutting-edge work in hospitals and research laboratories, refugee camps and prisons. Dawn Araujo-Hawkins tells their stories.
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Understanding the value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo
This week’s guest is Eve Tushnet. We discuss her article “The value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo.” We also discuss these articles: What is motu proprio? Will a 40-foot cross finally push the Supreme Court to revisit public religious displays? Pope Francis calls for an ‘all-out battle’ against […]
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Finding joy in Ordinary Time
Where do you experience joy in your life? Where does God bring you joy and where do you bring others joy?
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The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
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What in the hell? How Vinson Cunningham imagines the afterlife
A discussion on our first memories of hell, how it still impacts our lives and our culture, and why it might be easier to describe hell than heaven.
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Demystifying the myths of mass incarceration
This week’s guest is John Pfaff. We discuss his article Why today’s criminal justice reform efforts won’t end mass incarceration. We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis approves four priorities for the Jesuits’ next decade Vatican emphasizes transparency and accountability at upcoming sex abuse summit Catholic leaders resist Trump’s ‘national emergency’ plan to fund border […]
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: How do I stay in a church with sinful leaders?
Thinking about the hierarchy these days, in light of the sex abuse crisis, can be difficult.