meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Jesuitical

When Millennials move in with Nuns Ep. 109

Jesuitical

America Media

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

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

When Millennials move in with Nuns   Every year, more people—particularly those who skew younger—opt out of identifying with a religious tradition. In many ways, the spiritual lives of the next generation will look drastically different than their predecessors.    At the same time, nearly 90 percent of all women religious (these are the much talked about “nuns”) are over the age of 60. Given these shifting demographics, the future of religious life will look wildly different too.    Could the future of these two groups be tied up somehow? This was the question first posed by Nunes and Nones, an organization that brings these two groups—both spiritually seeking, both distinctly committed to justice—together for conversation, relationship and even shared housing.    This week we talk to Katie Gordon, a national organizer of Nuns and Nones, about the impetus behind starting the organization, the benefits and challenges of intergenerational and interreligious dialogue, and why aging women religious and millennials are well-suited (or not) for community.    During Signs of the Times we talk about the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’s decision to no longer allow a Jesuit high school to call itself Catholic after the school declined to not renew a contract for a teacher in a same-sex marriage. Plus, we look at what Baltimore Catholics are doing to support and protect immigrants.   This is our final show for the summer—while we’re away, be sure to join in conversation and faith sharing with other Jesuitical listeners on our Facebook group, and be sure to write us at jesuitical@americamedia.org. We’ll be back in your feeds in September.    What’s on Tap? Ciaran Jason Freeman Jam Jar Gin & Tonic   Links from the Show:  Archdiocese pulls ‘Catholic’ label from Jesuit school for refusing to fire teacher in same-sex marriage History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website Baltimore Catholics Stand With Undocumented Families As ICE Raid Threats Loom Amazon Trolls Netflix Over Catholic Group’s Call To Cancel ‘Good Omens’ Nunes and Nones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This episode of Jesuitical is sponsored by the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

0:04.0

JVC places passionate young leaders ages 21 to 35

0:08.0

in vital service among marginalized communities.

0:11.0

During this year, volunteers live in intentional communities and participate in a year-long

0:15.2

ignition formation program. JVC is taking applications for incredible placements throughout the country.

0:21.0

Apply online at Jesuitvolunteers.org. Apply online at Jesuit volunteers.org slash apply. Hello and welcome to Jesuitical a podcast by the young hip and lay editors of

0:40.0

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

0:44.0

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

0:50.0

I'm Zach Davis and I am joined by my co-host, Augustigura.

0:53.2

Hey guys.

0:54.2

And Ashley is absent.

0:56.2

Yes, which is why listeners you had to listen to Zach Davis,

0:59.4

stumble through what Ashley makes that look so easy every week? But I have been watching with

1:03.9

MP for quite some time so finally yeah it was really nice yeah so this is our last

1:08.9

episode before we go on break for the summer so we decided to have a very special drink today so what's on tap sack?

1:15.1

So today we are drinking the Kiran Joseph Freeman Jam, Jargin, and Tonics trademark which is this it being our last show before summer means we're saying goodbye to a very important person on the podcast this week.

1:27.6

Kiran Freeman has been on the sticks back in the engineering studio the whole year. He's been making the podcast sound great for you so to

1:36.3

celebrate Karen we had him make his drinks yeah so this is his famous it's

1:40.1

made in a so it's basically a gin and tonic in old, not old, a used jar of jams.

1:46.2

So you take the leftover jam and so I've got the strawberry tasting thing.

1:49.6

It's a fancy French jam, right?

1:51.2

Fancy French Jam.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from America Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of America Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.