Catholic Herald: Behind the Headlines

This week on the podcast: Host Chris Altieri goes to the vault and brings back a conversation with Fr. Brian Reedy SJ, who talks about the science of space exploration and explores the possible implications of finding extra-terrestrial life.

In this edition of the podcast, Leticia Ochoa Adams talks about her experience of systemic racism, Sam Rocha gets a grilling over "Black Lives Matter" - the rallying cry, not the organization - and the Catholic Herald's William Cash shares the highlights of his recently concluded pilgrimage to Canterbury.

In this edition of the podcast: Gretchen Crowe of Our Sunday Visitor, Bo Bonner of the Uncommon Good podcast, and Sam Rocha of the University of British Columbia join me for three very different conversations on how Catholics can contribute to conversations about race and racism.

In this edition of the podcast: a conversation with Timothy P. O’Malley of Notre Dame University’s McGrath Institute. We talk about marriage – what it is and isn’t, how it works (and doesn’t) and how – to borrow an expression from Stanley Cavell – healthy marriages and healthy societies are functions of one another. Also, an update on the promised series on race and racism, and some current comment from host Chris Altieri on the state of the Church.

In this edition of the podcast: Robert P. George of Princeton University walks us through a decision of the US Supreme Court that could have profound and far-reaching consequences; Leticia Ochoa Adams of Catholic Herald: Chapter House talks about her experience of race and racism as a proud Texan; and, Charlie Camosy of Fordham University discusses the pitfalls of political commitment in the midst of major social upheaval.