Conversations around sex and gender today are rife with acrimony and seemingly irreconcilable viewpoints. It can be hard to find places of agreement or even commonly held definitions. But Elizabeth Sweeny Block and Abigail Favale are two Catholic scholars who have modeled civil debate around sex and gender in the pages of America and do so again this week on ... Show More
Oct 2024
What does it mean to vote with a formed conscience?
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, we’re releasing a mini-season that covers the importance of forming our consciences and voting, what to do when you don’t feel you entirely belong to either party, polarization in the church, racial justice and recognition of human dignity ... Show More
49m 45s
Sep 2023
Ep. 192 - A Biblical View on Femininity
<p>Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar embark on an enlightening journey that interweaves humor, scripture, and society's pressing questions around femininity. Beginning with a playful conversation around individual aversions to certain foods, the guys soon engage in a deeper reflect ... Show More
47m 45s
Feb 2024
Cultural Update: Our Thoughts on "He Gets Us" ads; Double Euthanasia; Is a soulmate a real thing?
<p>Today, Scott & Sean discuss:</p><ul><li><a href='https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-euthanasia-prime-minister-dries-van-agt-palestinians-16dbedda0ddb6f5014169687dab0a7cb'>Duo euthanasia</a> of the former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife, Eugenie, and its ... Show More
44m 37s
Aug 2023
Truth and Toxic Masculinity
<p>What is meant by the term toxic masculinity? Where does it come from and is it, as some critics assert, “baked into Christian theology?” What is the “masculine mold” that the culture and the church tend to encourage? And most importantly, what does Christlike masculinity look ... Show More
38m 27s