Dorothy Day’s granddaughter on prayer, prison and peace. Ep. 125

Jesuitical

America Media

News, News Commentary, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In April of last year, seven Catholic activists broke into the naval submarine base in Kings Bay, Ga., home to several nuclear-armed submarines. Inside, they carried out nonviolent actions to protest the U.S. nuclear weapon’s program: They spilled their blood on the property, beat weapons with hammers and put crime-scene tape around the base. All seven were arrested, convicted and await sentencing. One of those Catholics was Martha Hennessy. Martha is the granddaughter of another Catholic peace activist: Dorothy Day. We ask her how she prepared spiritually for the protest, how her grandmother has shaped her faith and what she thinks about the state of Catholic activism. In Signs of the Times, we discuss the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian military leader and how Catholic leaders are (and aren’t) responding. Plus: a 100-gallon blessing of holy water on farmland in Louisiana and Pope Francis’ eventful New Year’s Eve. Tell us what you think about the episode on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and help other listeners find Jesuitical by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts. Please consider supporting the show by becoming a member of our Patreon community. Patrons get access to an exclusive newsletter written by one of your hosts each week! Finally, are you a college senior at a Jesuit college or university interested in writing, journalism or production? Or do you know someone who is? America Media’s Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Fellowship is an incredible opportunity to live in New York City while working with the smartest, kindest Catholic media professionals out there. The deadline for applications is Jan. 15 so don’t wait. Learn how to apply here: oharefellows.org Links from the show: Pope Francis prays for dialogue as tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran The U.S. killing of Soleimani could have devastating consequences for Iraq’s Christians Louisiana parish uses plane to bless town with 100 gallons of holy water Pope shows up unannounced at funeral Mass of Italian lay woman and friend Pope Francis SlapGate What’s on tap? Father Andy’s Manhattan: Four(!) parts bourbon, one part sweet vermouth, splash of bitters and a maraschino cherry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When I was little I got to pack my own lunch and I would often have a peanut butter and just
0:06.8	confectioner sugar sandwiches on white bread so less healthy but delicious or like marshmallow puff.
0:15.0	Yeah.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast by the Young Hip and Lay
0:22.3	editors of American media.
0:24.0	That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them.
0:27.0	Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith, culture, in the news,
0:31.0	often over drinks.
0:32.0	I'm Ashley the Kin over drinks. I'm Ashley
0:33.6	the Kinless and I'm joined by Zach Davis. Good to be with you Ashley.
0:37.0	Happy New Year. Happy New Year.
0:38.3	A question for you. How my parish priest Anthony asked me about this. How long can you say happy new year to someone I think the first time you see him after the new year so if you see him in July and you haven't seen them since you can still say happy new year. Yeah, I think so that's role. And I suppose this is our first time meeting on Mike,
0:54.3	which is why you can still tell me that.
0:55.5	Yes.
0:56.5	All right, well, happy New Year to you as well.
0:57.5	Yeah, and so what drink are we bringing in the New Year with Zach?
1:00.9	So listener named Neil wrote into the show to give us his own
1:05.4	cocktail recipe so this is a Manhattan but it's not just any Manhattan.
1:09.4	No. It's his late great uncle Father Andy Whitman Jr.
1:14.8	So his great uncle was a Jesuit priest and imparted this wisdom upon him
1:21.0	before his death and we wanted to thank Neil for sending in this recipe and
1:26.7	honor Father Andy Whitman S.J. and he was a mathematician and a scholar in addition to being
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