Independence Day: Sharing in sin, success and beer. Ep. 20

Jesuitical

America Media

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

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🗓️ 7 July 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This week the United States celebrated the Fourth of July: a day where people gather with friends and families, drinking Budweisers and eating hot dogs. This week’s episode reflects on the state of the country. Our own Zac Davis wrote “Donald Trump’s sins are our sins, too, and impeachment won’t absolve them,” which we discuss in conversation about American exceptionalism and more. This week we chat about the new survey released by the Vatican in anticipation of next year’s Synod 2018 on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. What does it mean to be a “young person” in the church? And how do you minister to the different age ranges within this demographic? We discuss this and more with Danny Gustafson. And finally, in a special consolations-only segment, we tell you where we find hope in the [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:05.0	new podcast from the Evermore Young, borderline hip and vivaciously lay editors of American media.
0:14.0	That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them.
0:17.0	Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith, culture, and the news, often over drinks.
0:22.0	I am Ashley McKinlless and I'm joined by
0:24.4	Olva Cigara. Hey guys and Zach Davis. Hello again. Hello. So we are
0:30.2	transporting ourselves to post 4th of July.
0:34.0	But this is being recorded before 4th of July so that we can all...
0:39.0	Oh, are you gonna... Are you going to blo-boo-boo-o-oob? That was backwards.
0:45.0	So yes, we wanted to pre-record this because we might be out of town at various beaches
0:52.0	and places next week, but we still want to show up on in your iTunes
0:57.2	speed on next Friday.
0:59.1	So, Zach, what are we drinking this 4th of July week?
1:02.1	Well to celebrate the 4th of July, we've got the King of Beers,
1:06.0	which you might think is Budweiser, but no, it's America.
1:10.0	It's America.
1:11.0	So we are drinking America produced by Budweiser, produced by Russian oligarchs.
1:16.0	So...
1:18.0	A Pleribus unum.
1:20.0	Cheers.
1:22.0	Who are we talking to this slash next week?
1:25.0	So we're talking to Danny Gustafson who is a Jesuit regent who teaches at Fordham Prep and is also an editor at the
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