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In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Samantha Povlock, founder of FemCatholic, an organization that seeks to educate, encourage, and empower Catholic women. They talk about the advocacy and education FemCatholic has been a part of around paid maternity leave within Catholic Institutions, the female centered sex education courses they offer, and the importance of creating community based spaces for women to have important conversations. Listen today! 

Resources:

Find FemCatholic on Instagram.

Learn more about FemCatholic.

Happy Founders Day! Every October 15th, we celebrate the day all Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in Le Puy, France. This years Founders Day also begins the celebration of the sisters 375th anniversary. In today’s episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen have a conversation with Sister Deirdre Griffin, a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield, about the first six Sisters of St. Joseph, what “founders” they look up to in their lives, and how we each continue to act as founders today. 

Resources:

• Learn more about the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States through the Sisters of Saint Joseph U.S. Federation website.

In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Sister Eilis McCulloh, a Sister of the Humility of Mary. Sister Eilis serves as the Grassroots Education and Organizing Specialist for NETWORK, and also is the co-host of the podcast, Just Politics. The sisters talk about “bottom drawer issues”, the importance of civil discourse, and being a part of Nuns on the Bus!

Resources:

• Learn more about NETWORK.
• Find a Nuns on the Bus stop near you!
• Listen to Just Politics or hear Sisters Erin and Colleen on an episode of Just Politics here.
• Check out the book Called to Action: NETWORK’s 50 Years of Political Ministry

In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Christopher Kerr, Executive Director of the Ignatian Solidarity Network, a lay led national social justice education and advocacy organization grounded in Catholic social teaching. They talk about the Voting is an Act of Love campaign, the importance of civic engagement, and how we are called to stretch our imaginations in terms of God’s love. Listen today! 

Resources:

• Learn more about the Ignatian Solidarity Network. 
• Take the Voting is an Act of Love Pledge.
• Learn about the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice.

In our first episode of Season Five, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest, bestselling author, and the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention, rehab, and reentry program in the world. They talk about the “combo burger” of joy and fearlessness that drew Father Greg to becoming a Jesuit, the importance of creating a community of cherished belonging, and why he’d rather be faithful than successful. Sisters Colleen and Erin also talk about the journey the last four seasons of the podcast has taken them on. Listen today!

Resources:

• Learn more about Homeboy Industries
• Find Father Greg’s Books.

In our final episode of Season Four, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Max Kuzma, a transgender man who writes about the intersection of queerness and faith. They talk about finding the beauty in messiness, the importance of seeking out voices from marginalized groups, and the gift of diversity. Listen today!

Resources:

• Read Max’s published works here.
• Find LGBTQ+ Resources for Catholics at Outreach
• Learn about Catholic LGBTQ+ outreach, advocacy and more from New Ways Ministry

In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Father Dave Kelly, Founder and Executive Director of Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation in Chicago. They talk about restorative justice, the importance of sitting in uncomfortable spaces, and what reconciliation really means. Listen today! 

Resources:

• Learn more about the Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation. 
• Find out more about Restorative Justice from Catholic Mobilizing Network.

In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Father David Neuhaus, a Jesuit priest who is a scholar and professor of Theology in the Holy Land. Father David talks with the sisters about what life is like right now for him living in Jerusalem, the importance of building bridges instead of walls,  and why we all must be connected to the suffering of the world.  Listen today! 

In this episode, Sisters Erin and Colleen interview Kayla August, a dynamic preacher and doctoral student of theology and education at Boston College. They talk about the importance of women preachers,  how our stories can ignite something in others, and how making the world better starts with each of us. Listen today!

Resources:

• Learn more about Kayla.
• See Kayla  preach.
• Here more from women preachers at Catholic Women Preach.