New Things Podcast

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Hi! I'm Meg Dano and welcome to New Things Podcast! Join us as we look at the new things that surround us and look to the future with hope!

American Exodus: 1950s & Cultural Catholicism | New Things Podcast Ep. 1

The Catholic Church is welcoming more and more American converts into the fold. Yet, for each convert, there are seven cradle Catholics who have left the faith. Meg investigates why approximately 29.5 million Catholics have left the Church in New Things Podcast first ever series, AMERICAN EXODUS.This 8-episode series will span 75 years of American Catholic Church history, examining how countless cultural changes and internal Church crises have directly affected Catholics. We start with the 1950s: when the decline in Mass attendance began. Hear about the effect World War II relocations had on once tight-knit Catholic communities on today's episode of NEW THINGS!