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Meet Mireille Twayigira: Rwandan Refugee, Doctor, Education Advocate. Ep. 95

Jesuitical

America Media

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

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When Mireille Twayigira was two, she fled Rwanda with her family after her father was killed in the country’s genocide. At the age of eight, she entered a Jesuit Refugee Service school in Malawi. After she graduated from secondary school as one of the best students in the country, she traveled to China, where she learned Chinese and, in 2016, graduated as a doctor.   We talk to Mireille about the role of education in her life, how her faith has kept her strong and what it means to be a symbol of hope in your 20s.   In Signs of the Times, during the 2016 presidential campaign, Michael Cohen threatened to sue Fordham University if they released Donald Trump’s grades or SAT scores. Pope Francis will open the secret archives of Pope Pius XII. Why is this significant? The Leadership Roundtable, a church reform group, has released a 40-page report that lists recommendations for dealing with the sexual abuse crisis. We discuss some of the takeaways.   And finally, we tell you what we’re giving up for Lent.   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: Fordham confirms Cohen threatened legal action if Trump’s grades became public Pope Francis will open the secret archives on Pope Pius XII Archdiocese to organize parish network of mental health resources Catholic leadership group offers plan to fight abuse and cover-up Pope Francis: Give up gossiping for Lent   What’s on tap? Coffee, because Lent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.0

Hello and welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast by the sparingly young, sedically hip, and penitentially lay editors of America media.

0:18.0

That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them.

0:21.0

Join us each week for a smart cat Catholic take on faith culture in the news,

0:25.4

often over drinks.

0:26.7

I'm Ashley McKinless and I'm joined by Olga Segura.

0:29.2

Hey guys, and Zach Davis.

0:31.5

Don't you mean King Zach Davis?

0:34.0

Oh my God.

0:35.0

You know I could see it on your face that you were not just going to give us a hello.

0:38.8

No.

0:39.8

Happy Marty Gro.

0:40.8

Happy Marty Groh.

0:41.8

Yes.

0:43.0

Why are we calling you King, Zach David?

0:45.0

Because we had an office king cake today and when I cut off my sliver of the piece I took a big bite and thought

0:51.8

I was by eating a really burnt piece piece but turns out it was a little tiny

0:54.9

plastic baby Jesus. And so I think that makes me the king of the office for the day.

1:00.8

I don't think that's how it works. No in reality means I have to buy cake next year.

1:04.7

Yeah. But at any rate, happy Mardi Gras. Happy Mardi Gras. And listeners, by the time you're listening to this,

1:10.4

it'll already be lent. Yes so what are we drinking

1:13.4

zak? We're not. Yeah we don't even have coffee. Is this our

1:17.4

very austere? This is our third lent now right? Yeah so this is this is now

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