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The untold history of black nuns in the United States Ep. 67

Jesuitical

America Media

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

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Ask most people what they know about black Catholic sisters, and they will probably murmur something about “Sister Act.” Dr. Shannen Dee Williams did, too, until she began digging into communities’ archives and uncovering the previously hidden lives of African-American women religious. Now she’s telling those stories in a forthcoming book (with an amazing title), Subversive Habits.  Shannen tells us about the incredible resilience and deep faith of black Catholic women in the face of racism, discrimination and exclusion. We ask her how these stories affected her own faith and what racial reconciliation in the church looks like today. In our news segment this week, we talk fun Catholic World Cup facts, an update on the synod on young adults and Pope Francis’ controversial comments on abortion and Nazis. Finally, we discuss the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border—and what you can do to help.  Have you checked out our Facebook page yet? Starting today, we’ll be asking for your consolations and desolations there. You can also find us on Twitter @jesuiticalshow, support us on Patreon and send us an email at jesuitical@americamedia.org. Links from the show Faith and the 2018 World Cup: little-known Christian details about soccer (football!) stars Synod working document: Young Catholics need a church that listens to them Pope Francis says abortion is ‘same thing’ as Nazi eugenics Catholic leaders denounce Sessions’s asylum decision: ‘We have truly lost our moral compass.’ Father James Martin: Five things you can do to help immigrants at the border What’s on tap? Celebrating our Catholic Press Association awards with Champagne! Well, technically, prosecco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and luminously lay editors of American media.

0:12.8

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

0:15.9

Join us each week for a smart Catholic take

0:18.0

on faith, culture, and the news, often over drinks.

0:21.1

I'm Ashley McKinless, and I'm joined by Olga Segara.

0:23.6

Hey guys, and Zach Davis.

0:25.3

Oh, hey, everybody.

0:26.1

Oh, hey, Sam.

0:27.4

How's it going?

0:28.4

Good, good.

0:30.7

We have a lot to celebrate this week.

0:32.8

Yes, we do.

0:34.0

So I should ask you.

0:35.5

You normally ask me what's on tap, but you've taken the lead this week.

0:38.2

I have.

0:39.2

I got us some champagne to celebrate America Media's pretty strong showing I would say

0:46.0

at the Catholic Press Association Awards this past weekend.

0:49.1

We won 48 awards including like several first place finishes for things like best magazine

0:54.4

best editorials best columns and Josh Whiticle also got a second place

0:59.1

award for best podcast so that's really exciting really awesome though I do want to

1:05.4

correct you on one thing is this actually Champagne it is technically

1:08.7

Proseco but I mean I could tell just by looking at the way the bubbles float up.

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