Mike and Dominic discuss the latest developments in the abuse scandal involving the priest artist Marko Rupnik, the "spiciest" paragraphs in the final report of the 2023 Synod, and Bishop Strickland's visit to Rome.

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Debrief: Rupnik Scandal, the Synod Final Report, Strickland in Rome

Of all the saints and heroes of the faith we have in our Catholic tradition, it can be difficult to spiritually connect with martyrs. Maybe that’s part of the point of martyrs, to trouble us a bit in a holy way, to remind us that sometimes faith in Christ can mean literally laying down one’s life for one’s friends. The martyrs invite us to reflect on the depth of my own faith commitments, and whether we’d share their steadfast courage if we were in their shoes. Does faith come first in my life, or only when it’s convenient? 

Today’s guest is the perfect person to ask about Christian martyrdom and what we might learn from the stories and witness of individual martyrs. Fr. Peter Nguyen, SJ, is a theologian and a scholar of Christian martyrdom, and he has devoted much of his career learning and writing about martyrs. A Jesuit priest who spent this past academic year at Marquette University as the Reverend Francis C. Wade, SJ, Chair, Fr. Nguyen spoke to host Mike Jordan Laskey recently about two martyrs who gave their lives during World War II: Fr. Alfred Delp, SJ, and Edith Stein, who is also known as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Both Delp and Stein died as part of the resistance to Nazi Germany. Fr. Nguyen thinks it is worthwhile to engage with their legacies today, even as the details of their lives might challenge us and make us uncomfortable.

Learn more about Fr. Nguyen: https://www.creighton.edu/campus-directory/nguyen-peter

His book on Alfred Delp: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Titans-Theology-Martyrdom-Alfred/dp/1978704771

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Learning from the Martyrs Alfred Delp, SJ, and Edith Stein with Fr. Peter Nguyen, SJ

Folks, they finally got him. A jury of Donald Trump’s peers determined that he violated New York Penal Law 175-10 in the first degree. We chat about how the conspiracist right is reacting to the news with a combination of vows for revenge, lamenting the fall of the nation, and insisting that this is good for Trump, actually. Plus we touch on the film 2000 Mules getting pulled by its distributor in response to a lawsuit and the DOJ alleging that Epoch Times is funded through a giant money laundering operation.

After that, we are joined by journalist Ali Breland to discuss his recent Mother Jones article “How Q Became Everything: The conspiracy group’s goal was to convince people the world is run by pedophiles, and, well, mission accomplished.”

REFERENCES

How Q Became Everything: The conspiracy group’s goal was to convince people the world is run by pedophiles, and, well, mission accomplished
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/how-q-became-everything-big-feature-wayfair-balenciaga/

Ali Breland On Twitter
https://x.com/alibreland

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0

The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/03/nx-s1-4987590/upside-down-american-flag-protest-symbol-history

Publisher of ‘2,000 Mules’ election conspiracy theory film issues apology
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/g-s1-2298/publisher-of-2000-mules-election-conspiracy-theory-film-issues-apology

Epoch Times Executive Accused of Laundering $67 Million
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/politics/epoch-times-money-laundering-doj.html



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Lock Him Up feat. Ali Breland (E281)

10. Sonntag (B) – Christus bringt uns das Heil (Bernhard Augustin)

We read from poems by a "Truth Seeker & Spiritual Freedom Fighter” with Charles, Branson and Andrew from the E1 Podcast. Then we gather some of the best poets on earth — Thomas Kinkade Jr., Joseph Rogan No Relation, Jerome Durepois, Julien Feeld — and are joined by Hotdog Taylor, the poet turned famous rapper. He performs "Dumb Lib (I'm Sorry)", a hit single off his latest record "I Told You So".

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The Eucharist is Jesus Christ fully present: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. But why do so many Catholics seem lukewarm about the Eucharist, and why is there a revival across the United States that aims to spread awareness about what the Church teaches about the Eucharist? Bishop James S. Wall examines these questions in our latest episode.

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CC085: What is the Eucharistic Revival?

We presume listeners to this podcast are interested in the state of the Catholic Church in North America. But if you stop to think about what you know about the church, or how you think you know what you now, you might realize your picture is incomplete. Maybe we parrot popular talking points about polarization or disaffiliation or frustrations with this or that church teaching. But so many of perspectives come from sitting where we sit – our age, race, class, gender, geography, political and ecclesial preferences, and so on. And because the Church is so diverse and multifaceted, we need to expand my vision if we want to more fully understand the complexity of our community today.

Dr. Tricia Bruce is a perfect conversation partner to help broaden our perspective. Dr. Bruce is a sociologist of religion with expertise in U.S. Catholicism, and has studied and written about topics like polarization in the church, the landscape of Catholic parishes in America, and American attitudes toward abortion. She has numbers and stories from surveys and focus groups and interviews that help give her a wide, deep  view of the U.S. Catholic Church that’s so much 

Dr. Bruce’s award-winning work has appeared in publications like The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine. She keeps extremely busy in several concurrent positions: She is Director of Springtide Research Institute; faculty fellow of the University of Southern California’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies; President-Elect of the Association for the Sociology of Religion; and Consultant to the Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod.

Host Mike Jordan Laskey asked her about how the sociology of religion is done, and what topics she is most curious about these days. They talked about polarization, interesting trends religion researchers are noticing, and what she might want to tell high-level decision makers in the church about what she is learning.

Dr. Tricia Bruce: https://triciabruce.com/

Associated Press article referenced in the conversation: https://apnews.com/article/catholic-church-shift-orthodoxy-tradition-7638fa2013a593f8cb07483ffc8ed487

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What We Know About Today's Church (And How We Know It) with Tricia Bruce

E247: Governance / Gifts / Stupid Birds

Do you look back on the early 90s with a sense of fondness? In this episode, we hope to ruin that for you just a little bit. What if we told you that this time period was crucial in the development of American right wing populism and therefore crucial for the eventual election of Donald Trump and the rise of QAnon? Bet you’re a little less nostalgic for those slap bracelets now.

We speak with John Ganz, author of the new book When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s. He explains how KKK Grand Wizard David Duke, Economist Murray Rothbard, Paleoconservative Pat Buchanan, Texas Tycoon Ross Perot, and other colorful figures laid the groundwork for the results of the 2016 election and all its consequences. 

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374605445/whentheclockbroke

John Ganz on Twitter
https://x.com/lionel_trolling


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