Guestsplaining: Francis X. Maier on the Heart of the American, Catholic Church

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony welcome Catholic journalist and author Francis X. Maier to the podcast, author of, "True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church". On this episode of Guestsplaining, the friars discuss Maier's book and the themes of the heart of the Church in the United States, the role of femininity in the Church, the role of laity, and much more. Francis X. Maier is a senior fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His work focuses on the intersection of Christian faith, culture, and public life, with special attention to lay formation and action. Interested in attending our Men's weekend retreat this August? Check out our website for more details! https://godsplaining.org/ Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin... Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/ Shop Books Written by the Friars St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics... Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos... Connect on Social Media Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Patrick Briska.
0:05.0	And this is Father Patrick Friska.
0:08.0	And this is Father Joseph Anthony Cress.
0:10.0	Welcome to God's planning.
0:12.0	Thanks to all who support us. If you'd like to make a
0:14.4	monthly donation to us on Patreon, please do so. Be sure to like and subscribe to God's
0:18.9	Plaining wherever you listen to your podcast. Friends, we are so excited today to have with us Francis Mayer, the author of the new book, True Confessions.
0:30.0	True Confessions is a really excellent read and it brings to bear
0:34.3	you know Francis's life work as a veteran Catholic journalist and then
0:38.3	at really the heart of the administration of the church in major two major US
0:42.4	Archdiocese so he brings a lifetime of
0:45.0	experience to this work and it it actually is completely borne out in the text
0:49.9	itself as we're so excited Francis to welcome you to the show.
0:53.0	Well, I'm delighted to excite anyone at my age.
0:56.0	So, thanks for having me, Father.
1:01.0	It's good to be back with friends.
1:02.0	True Confessions is... having me father it's it's good to be back with friends true confessions is so
1:05.1	unique I mean that that's what what caught me about this this is a hundred and three
1:09.2	interviews that you were
1:17.4	were striving to capture an accurate snapshot of the work you were striving to capture
1:18.9	an accurate snapshot of the Catholic Church in the United States to kind of look past all of the noise and say, well beyond the commentary and news that's available to us, this is what the church actually is.
1:30.0	This is what Catholics who are living at the heart of the church are really thinking and saying.
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