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What’s it like being Catholic at The New York Times? Ep. 43

Jesuitical

America Media

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

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In our final Jesuitical episode of 2017, we talk with my fellow Bronxite and award-winning journalist at The New York Times, David Gonzalez. Born and raised in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican immigrants, David was raised Catholic and attended Cardinal Hayes High School. Since the 1970s, he has been snapping pictures of people and places all around New York City. Currently, he co-edits the Times’ photography and video blog, Lens, and writes the Side Street column. In Side Street, he offers his “native New Yorker take on life off the beaten path in the five boroughs” in stories such as the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith culture and the news, often over drinks.

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I'm Oglesigara and I just want to start off by thanking all of you for our Apple podcast

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reviews.

0:25.2

Last week we gave away a few copies of Jim Martins between Heaven and Mirth and

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this week we're going to give away some additional books if you guys leave us reviews and this week we're giving away a big

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heart open to God a conversation with Pope Francis so make sure to leave us reviews and

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encourage your friends to do so and also send us an email with your username in the subject line.

0:43.2

Don't forget to do that guys.

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This would be a great Christmas gift for yourself or for your family and friends.

0:48.0

So as you know, we've been winding down for the Christmas season so we don't have our

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usual format that means no

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SOT's or constellations and desolations but we've got some really really great

0:57.4

interviews for you guys this week I am especially excited to introduce

1:00.8

David Gonzales who is from the South Bronx and is an award-winning

1:05.6

journalist at the New York Times.

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And I think if I could say top five dream jobs, this would be one of them.

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He's been covering New York City since 1990.

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And he takes photos, he writes essays,

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and really like brings stories

1:19.7

from marginalized people all across New York City

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to the New York Times audience.

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