Church Meets World: The America Magaz...
This is where the Catholic Church meets the most interesting and consequential issues of our time. Each episode explores a different topic through immersive stories told by America’s editors. “Church Meets World” is the best of our award-winning magazine content reimagined in podcast form. It’s not only what you read in our pages but how you hear it. Presented by Maggi Van Dorn and Sebastian Gomes.
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The Sports Episode
This week's guest is Michael J. O'Loughlin, America’s national correspondent. We discuss his article “.” We also discuss these articles:
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Why America Media created ‘Deliver Us,’ a podca...
America This Week This week's guest is Maggi Van Dorn. We discuss , America's podcast on the sex abuse crisis. We also discuss these articles:
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America This Week: 3/6/19
This week's guest is Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble. We discuss her article We also discuss these articles:
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Demystifying the myths of mass incarceration
America This Week This week's guest is John Pfaff. We discuss his article We also discuss these articles:
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Bonus Episode - 2019 Oscar Nominees and Catholi...
On Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award the highly coveted Oscar for Best Picture to one of eight nominees. This year’s field is wide open—no one really knows who will walk away with the golden statue....
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Catholics can learn a lot from Black Lives Matter
America This Week This week's guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America. We discuss her article We also discuss these articles:
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What comes after the era of the parochial school?
America This Week This week's guest is America contributor Betsy Shirley. We discuss her article We also discuss these articles:
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How can God and medicine work together to heal ...
America This Week This week's guest is Michael R. Lovell. We discuss his article We also discuss these articles:
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How can the Catholic Church help single mothers?
America This Week This week's guest is Kaya Oakes. We discuss her article “.” We also discuss these articles:
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What do descendants of slave owners owe descend...
This week's guest is John W. Miller. We talk about his article We also discuss these articles:
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What's at stake in the China-Vatican deal?
America This Week Our guest this week is Paul Mariani, S.J., and we're talking to him about his article, "." We also talk about these articles:
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How can we turn ‘Christmas Catholics’ into regu...
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:. We also discuss...
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Praying the examen this Advent
Our guest this week is James Martin, S.J., editor at large of America. We discuss praying the examen this Advent. We also discuss these articles:
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A look at women's leadership—in Biblical times ...
America This Week Our guest this week is Richard J. Clifford, S.J. We discuss his article . We also discuss these articles:
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What setbacks are asylum seekers facing at the ...
Our guest this week is J.D. Long-García. We discuss his article . We also discuss these stories:
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A look at the first pastoral letter against rac...
America This Week Our guest this week is Michael J. O'Loughlin, America's national correspondent. We talk about his and Olga Segura's article . We also discuss these stories:
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What are the dangers of artificial intelligence...
Our guest this week is John Miller. We talk to him about his article We also discuss some of the stories our editors are most thankful for from the year:
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Is there a ‘civil war‘ in the Catholic Church?
Our October 24 guest is Joe Hoover, S.J. We talk to him about his article We also discuss these stories:
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How can we cure gun violence?
America This Week Our Nov 7 guest is Eileen Markey, who will talk about her article, We also discuss these articles:
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Choosing the Right Godparent
Our October 31 guest is Simcha Fisher. We talk to her about her recent article on how to choose the right godparents, which you can read . We also discuss these stories:
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What is left of the Christian community in Iraq?
Our October 24 guest is Kevin Clarke. We talk to him about his recent reporting from Iraq, which you can read . We also discuss these stories:
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Rethinking what it means to be 'college material'
America This Week Our October 17 guest is Cyrus Habib, the lieutenant governor of Washington State. We also discuss these stories:
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Moving forward from the sexual abuse crisis wit...
America This Week Our October 10 guest is John Carr, America's Washington correspondent. We discuss his recent article We also discuss these stories:
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What is the future of Jesuit education?
Our Oct. 3 guest is Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., vice president for mission integration and planning and an associate professor of theology at Fordham University. We discuss his recent article, We also discuss these stories:
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Becoming a theologian means accepting an invita...
Our September 26 guest is Sandra Schneiders, I.H.M., professor emerita of New Testament studies and Christian spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, Calif. We discuss...
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