What it means to be a “good” or “bad” Catholic in the fight against racism

Jesuitical

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🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are joined by Matthew Cressler, a scholar of Catholicism and race. Matthew created “Bad Catholics, Good Trouble,” a webcomic series about anti-racism and struggles for justice across American Catholic history, which frames an enlightening discussion about racial justice in the Catholic Church. They discuss: - Institutional and individual Catholic responses to the civil rights movement - The history of white supremacy in American Catholicism - What it means to be a “good” or “bad” Catholic in the face of injustice In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss allegations of sexual misconduct against Quebec’s Cardinal Archbishop Gérald Lacroix; a summit in Rome that brought together pairs of Catholic and Anglican bishops from 27 countries; and Martin Scorsese’s latest meeting with Pope Francis. Jesuitical is going on the road in 2024! We hope you’ll join us. And if you’d like Zac and Ashley to come to your parish, diocese, center or school, send us an email at [email protected] Feb. 28: Crystal City Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA Live interview with Cardinal Wilton Gregory on “A Listening Church in a Divided Nation” from 7-8 p.m. Reception to follow from 8-9 p.m. Please RSVP here. March 18: Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Live interview with American TV Newscaster Carol Costello. Time and venue TBD. Drink: Old Fashioneds Links from the show: - Bad Catholics, Good Trouble - Anglican, Catholic bishops travel, pray, work together - Québec’s Cardinal Lacroix, named in sex abuse lawsuit, will temporarily step aside from duties - Martin Scorsese Meets Pope Francis, Announces Film About Jesus - The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at the Loyola University, Chicago is proud to support Jesuitical.
0:08.0	Hank Center events for spring 2024 include the annual Newman Lecture given by political scientist Jason Blakely, who will discuss his conversion experience.
0:18.0	A celebration of the great Catholic jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams in a series of events featuring Deanna Witkowski in the annual Cardinal
0:26.0	Bernardin Common Cause Lecture, featuring Cardinal Christoph Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to the United States.
0:33.0	For the full lineup and information about upcoming events, please visit
0:37.0	W. W. W. W.
0:41.0	C.C.I. D. Hello and welcome to Judge Whiticle a podcast from American Media for Saints and
0:57.8	sinners you can join us each week for honest conversations about the
1:01.0	Catholic Church in our world today,
1:03.1	often over drinks.
1:04.3	I'm Ashley McKinless, and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
1:06.7	And I am here in body, but my spirit is still in the Midwest.
1:10.5	I believe it.
1:12.1	You're looking a little pale. Yeah, there was not a lot of sun. There was a lot of snow, but more importantly, lots of great people that we have to meet in our trips to Madison and Chicago.
1:23.4	Yeah, so I want to give a huge thank you again to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Madison.
1:29.1	We stayed in their rectory. It was awesome. I'd never stayed in a rectory before and it's everything I imagined and more
1:34.3	Couple lazy boys so many lazy boys great hospitality carpets wood paneling I was mostly focused on the furniture
1:40.9	But yeah the people were also amazing.
1:43.2	Yeah, we had a really good time talking to Bishop Donald Hying.
1:45.8	That episode is going to be coming out later and also want to give a huge thank you to the
1:50.2	Hank Center at Loyola University Chicago.
1:52.2	We had a great talk with our good friend,
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