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Meet the two teens who started a feminist club at their all-boys Catholic school. Ep. 98

Jesuitical

America Media

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

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Matias Benitez and Matt Chen are students at Regis High School in New York City, and in February of 2018, the teenagers started HeForShe, the school’s first feminist club. Every week, a dozen or so students gather after school to discuss the treatment of women and topical, sometimes difficult topics, like the Kavanaugh hearing. We talk to Matt and Matias about HeForShe, how they define feminism and what they hope fellow students learn from their club.   In Signs of the Times, following the massacre at Christchurch in New Zealand, Bishop Kevin Doran criticizes “faith-filled” Catholics who demonize Muslims. We discuss the upcoming book by our Vatican correspondent, Gerry O’Connell, on the election of Pope Francis. The founder of Women Church World, Lucetta Scaraffia, resigns as editor in chief of the all women’s magazine. And an archbishop in New Mexico reminds Catholics that “Santa Muerte” goes against church teaching.   Feel free to send us your questions, concerns or cocktail recipes 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, where you can enter to win a free ticket to our live show in April. The live show, celebrating our 100th episode, will feature an introduction by James Martin, S.J., and a panel with the hosts and Kirsten Powers, a CNN political analyst and former guest on Jesuitical.   The event will be on April 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at America Media’s headquarters. You can find ticket information and more here.   Links from the show: Bishop criticizes 'faith-filled' Catholics who spread fear of Muslims Exclusive: Inside the election of Pope Francis Founder, board of Vatican women’s magazine quit New Mexico archbishop again denounces ‘Santa Muerte’   What’s on tap? Just water. Lent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Jesuitical a podcast by the intriguingly young secretly hip and

0:15.5

surreptitiously lay editors of America media that lay part means we aren't

0:20.1

Jesuits but we work with them join us each week for a smart Catholic take on

0:24.0

faith culture in the news often over drinks. I'm Ashley McKinless and I'm joined by

0:28.8

Olga Segura. Hey guys and Zach Davis. Hello Ashley. Hello Hello. Hello. How we all feel today? Oh, I'm great. Pretty good. Yeah, nice good.

0:37.0

I had a lot of coffee today so I'm really wired right now.

0:39.3

Sike to be in the studio. Wearing green pants. Wearing olive pants you corrected me earlier.

0:45.0

They are not green just a slight olive.

0:48.0

Thank you for noticing.

0:49.0

Okay fashionista.

0:50.0

What are we drinking this week, Zach?

0:53.4

Yeah, still lent.

0:55.3

Still lent, so we are committing to our fast from alcohol.

1:00.0

Easter Sunday shall come, and Jesus will will rise and so will our glasses. But until then, we got nothing.

1:07.2

All this got some water. Yeah, I do. And why? You got to have anything today?

1:10.8

I know. Who are we talking to?

1:13.0

This week we're really excited to be talking to two boys from Regis High School, which is a Jesuit high

1:16.4

school in New York City.

1:17.5

They are Matias Benitez and Matt Chen, and they are the founders of He-For-Shea,

1:22.0

a feminist club at their school.

1:23.4

Yeah, so last month there was a article published in New York magazine about

1:28.7

Matius and Matt and this club that they formed at Regis and we were just so intrigued that we had to bring them on.

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