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Ashley McKinlessOctober 12, 2018
Photo by Thomas Gamstaetter on Unsplash

I’m sure I am not the only city dweller who sometimes fantasizes about putting in my two-weeks notice and escaping to a dude ranch in Wyoming or an organic pumpkin farm in Nebraska (or wherever they grow pumpkins). The ever-increasing rent, the dirty, dysfunctional subway, the nonstop noise and pressure to not just keep up but get ahead—it all makes me question why I moved to New York. Well this week’s guest Haley Stewart and her husband did drop out of the rat race and move to a farm (without flush toilets! with three young kids!)—but she thinks you can build a simpler and more intentional life in the city or the suburbs, out in the country or right on campus.

We ask Haley about her escape from the “throwaway culture,” how to pray through drastic life changes and why she loves Molly Weasley (yes, that Molly Weasley).

In Signs of the Times, Pope Francis gets invited to North Korea, but his favorability is dropping in the United States. The synod on young people is underway at the Vatican, the Nuns on the Bus are back on tour and Lady Liberty may get a West Coast (Catholic) counterpart.

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Links from the show

Kim Jong Un invites Pope Francis to North Korea
Pew Poll: Pope Francis’ favorability numbers drop, and worse for handling of abuse
Synod 2018 Day 1: Migrants, sex abuse and church credibility
‘Nuns On The Bus’ For ‘Tax Justice Truth Tour’ En Route To Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Diocese of San Diego launching statue of Mary Inspired by Lady Liberty for San Ysidro

What’s on tap?

Maple whiskey

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