In this episode, we explore the gospel of Saint Matthew, champion of the meek, the outcasts, and the stones that the builders refuse. We also hear how the church abuse scandals of the 1980s led one of our hosts to a crisis of faith and how the music of Bob Marley, much of which was inspired by the book of Matthew, brought him back from the brink. We also explore the suspect stigmata of the modern Italian Saint Padre Pio and learn why Sean's vote for canonization goes to American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar Thomas Merton.

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