Church Meets World: The America Magazine Podcast

Our September 5 guest is Kaya Oakes, a contributing writer for America, who teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author of The Nones Are Alright.

We discuss her recent article "What can nuns and ‘nones’ learn from one another?"

We also discuss these stories: 

Prison strike seeks to defend humanity of U.S. inmates

How Latinas help Medellín continue to form the church in the United States

Developing Story | The Australian Church in Turmoil

Our September 12 guest is Pat Ryan, S.J., the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University and a former student of Cardinal Dulles. 

We discuss his recent article "The model of a Catholic teacher: Cardinal Avery Dulles."

We also discuss these stories: 

Stop saying ‘college isn’t for everyone’

Jesuit schools place highly in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

The rise and fall of the socially conscious sitcom, from “All in the Family” to “Roseanne”

Pope Francis summons the world’s top bishops for sexual abuse prevention summit

Dulles at 100, Fordham University event

Our September 19 guest is America's National Correspondent Michael O'Loughlin. 

We discuss his recent article "Resignations, Rome meetings and investigations: A week of major developments in the sexual abuse crisis."

We also discuss these stories: 

Why we still need a synod on youth

What lies in the heart of an ICE officer?

Here’s why Trump’s latest claims about Puerto Rico are wrong

Our Aug 22 guest is Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College.

We discuss his recent article "How Latin America influenced the entire Catholic Church."

We also discuss these articles: 

Don’t blame the sex abuse crisis on queer Catholics

The plague of sexual abuse is worse than you think

Evangelization isn’t getting people to fall in line—it’s getting them to fall in love

Our July 25 guest is Holly Taylor Coolman, an assistant professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island.

We discuss her recent article '50 years after Humanae Vitae,' we still buy into the myth of the self-made man.’

We also discuss these articles:

Vatican expert: To fight sex abuse, the Catholic Church must invest in women

With ‘strongman politics’ on the rise, Obama affirms Mandela’s democratic vision

Review: ‘Eighth Grade’ is a reminder of the year you would rather forget

Our July 18 guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America and co-host of Jesuitical. 

We discuss her recent article, "How one Jesuit is transforming inmates and fighting the criminal justice system.

We also discuss these articles:

N.Y. Times talks to men who received settlements after alleged abuse by Cardinal McCarrick

The Editors: The Catholic Church should not be shocked by the McCarrick case—it should be ashamed.

Would Jesus eat with Sarah Sanders?

Our July 11 guest is Simcha Fisher, a speaker, freelance writer and author of The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning. She blogs daily at simchafisher.com and weekly at The Catholic Weekly. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 kids.

We discuss her recent article, "How the church can help (or hurt) women in abusive marriages."

We also discuss these articles:

Trump nominates Kavanaugh, a Catholic, to Supreme Court

What is behind America’s changing views on immigration?

Catholic teaching has space for self-driving cars

Our July 4 guest is Eve Tushnet, a contributing writer for America and author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith and Amends: A Novel.

We discuss her recent article, “You have heard it said: Visit the imprisoned. But what about their guards?”

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We also discuss these articles:

There were 69 million refugees last year. What is being done to help them?

Announcing the winner of the 2018 Anne Frank Essay Competition

Synod working document: Young Catholics need church that listens to them

Our June 27 guest is Eileen Markey, an independent reporter and the author of A Radical Faith: The Assassination of Sr. Maura (Nation Books). She lives in the Bronx and teaches journalism at the City University of New York.

 We discuss her recent article, Canadian Catholics grapple with a history of “whitewashing” indigenous children.

We also discuss these articles:

Death toll from a volcano eruption in Guatemala may far exceed the official count

Why a janitor saved the rosaries confiscated at the Mexican border

The grace-filled encounter between Paul McCartney and James Corden

Our June 20 guest is Nathan Schneider, a contributing writer for America and a reporter and professor of media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. We discuss his recent article, “How to survive Trump: End the cult of the presidency”

We also discuss these articles:

Father James Martin, S.J.: 5 things you can do help immigrants at the border

What are ‘canonical penalties’ and how should they be handed down?

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