I spoke with Jenn Morson about her recent article titled, “His Name is Liam.” which juxtaposed the March for Life in Washington DC with the way so many pro-life Catholics are defending the horrific violations of human dignity happening by ICE in Minnesota. We held space for each other, and hopefully for listeners, in the feelings of betrayal and isolation we’re feeling watching people in the pro-life movement—who taught us about human dignity—defend state violence.

I postponed my normal Monday morning release so that I could publish this conversation today. We recorded this episode last night, Monday, January 26th.

Jenn Morson is a freelance writer and investigative journalist. Jenn has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, US Catholic, and more. Her reporting has focused specifically on the clergy abuse crisis, specifically on issues present at her alma mater, Franciscan University of Steubenville.

LINKS

“His name is Liam.”https://jennmorson.substack.com/p/his-name-is-liam

Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa at New Wave Feministshttps://www.newwavefeminists.com/

Donate to La Vina Community Church in Minnesotahttps://iglesiavina.org/home%2Finicio

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