Break Out of Your Bubble to Build Friendship and Empathy

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Our last show focused on finding common ground when talking to strangers. In this show we explore friendship and empathy with two guests who are friends themselves, a Catholic priest and a Protestant pastor. Father Tim Holeda leads Saint Thomas More Co-Cathedral, and Latricia Scriven is pastor of Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church, both in Tallahassee, Florida. As religious leaders, our guests offer a perspective many people don’t have these days. They grapple with moral questions in their work that we often don’t consider, and draw on the wisdom of ancient texts to help them navigate our complicated modern world. Tune in to hear more on this latest episode of Let’s Find Common Ground. Thank you to The Village Square and The Village Square's God Squad, a politically diverse group of faith leaders, for making this show possible. Please tell us what you think! Share your feedback in this short survey. For every survey completed, we’ll plant 5 trees. Common Ground Podcast Feedback Survey (qualtrics.com)

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0:00.0	Our last show was about finding a spark of common ground when speaking to strangers.
0:05.0	And this time we talk about the joys and challenges of friendships.
0:10.0	Friendships are important because friendships are life-giving,
0:13.0	friendships are like breathing,
0:15.0	and especially with people that are different
0:18.0	or have different perspectives,
0:20.0	we get to grow together.
0:23.0	This is Let's Find Common Ground. I'm Richard Davies.
0:31.0	And I'm Ashley Muntite.
0:33.0	Friendships are a vital part of our lives.
0:36.0	They provide love, support, and a sense of belonging.
0:39.0	Sometimes friendships help us see each other more clearly.
0:43.0	They can also be challenging when I've used Iverge.
0:46.0	In this show we draw on the wisdom of two religious leaders
0:50.0	who are friends themselves, a Catholic priest,
0:53.0	and a Protestant pastor.
0:55.0	Father Tim Halida leads St. Thomas Moore co-cathedral.
0:59.0	The Trisha Scriven is pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist Church,
1:04.0	both are in Tallahassee, Florida.
1:07.0	Our guests have a perspective that most of us don't.
1:10.0	They grapple with moral questions in their day-to-day work
1:13.0	that many of us never really think about.
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