Marquette’s Markus Howard is changing the way athletes talk about mental health. Ep. 96

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

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🗓️ 15 March 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Marquette University men’s basketball standout Markus Howard is having a banner year. He’s earned the Big East Conference Player of the Year award on his way to leading Marquette toward a (hopefully) deep run in the N.C.A.A. tournament. He’s also become a leading advocate for mental health care. We talk to Markus about why he decided to start going to therapy and why he started talking about it publically. Are we closer to ending the stigma surrounding mental health care? In Signs of the Times, we lament the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people, many who worked for humanitarian agencies. We ask: was Pete Davidson’s joke comparing support for R. Kelly to support for the Catholic Church offensive? Why did an elementary school teacher tell her student to wash off his ashes on Ash Wednesday? Why was a child of a same-sex couple denied admittance to a Catholic school? Finally, what’s the future of religious life going to look like when fewer people are entering orders? This week I talked about how inspired I was by the community found on our Facebook group. It’s a great reminder that this podcast is a ministry and a community. Thank you. PS: If you haven’t joined our Facebook community, you can find it here. Feel free to send us your questions, concerns, cocktail recipes or let us know what you gave up for Lent at jesuitical@americamedia.org, or join us for discussion on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a member of our Patreon community. Links from the show: Catholic Relief Services Mourns The Loss Of Four Staff Killed In Ethiopian Airlines Crash Pete Davidson Compares R. Kelly to Catholic Church on Saturday Night Live Utah teacher facing discipline for making Catholic student remove Ash Wednesday mark Catholic School in Kansas Faces a Revolt for Rejecting a Same-Sex Couple’s Child 2 out of 3 religious orders had no entrants in 2018 Markus Howard brings awareness to his own mental health What’s on tap? Water, Seltzer, Tea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	With health always in the news, you can now go beyond the headlines by giving a listen to Catholic Health
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0:12.4	podcast. at CHA USA.org.
0:13.0	podcast.
0:14.0	Hello and
0:15.0	Hello and
0:18.0	and
0:22.0	Hello and
0:25.0	the editors of America Media. That lay part means we aren't Jesuits but we work with them.
0:34.5	Join us each week, very smart Catholic take on faith, culture, and the news, often over drinks.
0:39.6	I'm Ashley McKinless and I'm joined by Olga Segura.
0:43.0	Hey guys.
0:44.0	And Zach Davis.
0:45.0	Good to be with you Ashley.
0:46.0	Oh, thanks.
0:47.0	Good to be with you too, Zach.
0:48.0	Thank you.
0:49.0	How you guys doing today?
0:50.0	Pretty good. I'm wondering if the semi-young
0:52.0	is being thrown our way because I'm about to
0:54.0	turn 30 this year? I think it's more because Zach is 26. So then what does that say about
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