Fr. Dan and David record this episode remotely, as Illinois is under "shelter in place" guidelines. They discuss responses to COVID-19 in light of Catholic Social Teaching, the practice of "spiritual communion," and the sacrament of anointing the sick.

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Part 2 of our on-location coverage of the LA Religious Education Congress. Fr. Dan and David speak to Jordan Denari Duffner, Gabriella Wilke and Regina Munch of Commonweal Magazine, composer David Haas, and Fr. Bryan Massingale

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Fr. Dan and David visit the LA Religious Education Congress in Anaheim to speak with Robert Ellsberg, Phyllis Zagano, Tom Gibbons, and James Martin

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Fr. Dan and David discuss the recent moves to limit asylum seekers and immigration, the troubles with the Iowa Caucus, and what some call the "orphaned sacrament" in the Roman Rite

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The Paper of Record refuses to go on the record about the Democratic primaries, there is much confusion about what Pope Emeritus Benedict meant to say with his participation in a new book by Cardinal Sarah, and Fr. Dan and David talk about the sacrament of Holy Communion 

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Fr. Dan and David have differing views on recreational marijuana, but they are both fearful of looming war with Iran. They also start a new series on the 7 sacraments, with a discussion of baptism.

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Fr. Dan and David discuss the ongoing impeachment process, the narrowing field of Democratic candidates, and the theology and spirituality of Christmas

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Fr. Dan and David look at AG Barr's recent Notre Dame speech, the unfolding democracy movement in China's backyard, and the pros and cons of baptizing an alien.

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Fr. Dan and David explore the efforts used to fence people out of our communities, be they physical or spiritual. They discuss the priest who refused communion to former Vice President Joe Biden, the recent interview with Cardinal Burke, and the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Fr. Dan and David look at the "new normal" in the Golden State, the lingering colonialism surrounding the end of the Amazon Synod, and Fr. Dan answers some questions about religious communities.

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