NCR Podcasts Column

Author interview: Fr. Richard McBrien

NCR Podcasts — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:31:37 -0400

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Author interview: Fr. Richard McBrien
Tom Fox talks to McBrien about his new book, The Church: The Evolution of Catholicism: Why the pontificate of Gregory VII was a "watershed," why the Second Vatican Council reshaped the landscape, and why women theologians are revolutionizing how we see Catholicism.

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Religion that’s not afraid of science

NCR Podcasts — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:39:09 -0400

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Religion that’s not afraid of science
Three recent books take seriously the story science tells us about where we are and how we got here on Earth. NCR columnist Rich Heffern talks with the authors to discuss the implications for religion of modern science's account of an unimaginably vast universe of 500 billion galaxies and the evolution of humans that took place over millions of years.

Using the Enneagram in Prayer: Sr. Suzanne Zuercher

NCR Podcasts — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:06:30 -0400

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Using the Enneagram in Prayer
Sr. Suzanne Zuercher is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. She is a pioneer in the spirituality of the Enneagram and has presented workshops and programs on the subject around the world. She talks with Tom Fox about her latest book: Using the Enneagram in Prayer, published by Ave Maria Press (www.avemariapress.com) in April.

Praying with Ignatius: Opening up a new stage of life

NCR Podcasts — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:45:49 -0400

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Praying with Ignatius: Opening up a new stage of life
Jacqueline Syrup Bergan is a writer, retreat director and spiritual guide. She is co-author of the widely published Take and Receive series, a five volume guide to the Exercises of St. Ignatius. In her latest book, Growing As A Stepmom -- With God's Help (The Word Among Us Press), Jacqueline shares her own experience of the blessings and challenges of being a stepmother.

'Nondogmatic,' 'pragmatic' describe religious Americans

NCR Podcasts — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:17:36 -0400

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'Nondogmatic,' 'pragmatic' describe religious Americans
John Green, senior research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, says the result of the forum’s recent survey on Americans’ religions beliefs and practices “surprised” and “stunned” him. The study debunks stereotypes about religious affiliation, beliefs and practices, Green said June 23. And it found that most Americans have a nondogmatic approach to faith. Green, one of the principal authors of the report, spoke at a news conference releasing the results of the second part of Pew’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. The first part was released in February.

She opened the church doors: Immigration raid in Postville, Iowa

NCR Podcasts — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:22:29 -0400

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‘She opened the church doors’
On May 12, hundreds of U.S. immigration agents descended on Postville, Iowa, with 700 arrest warrants. Agents closed roads, moved into housing areas and surrounded a meat processing plant. Almost 400 workers were rounded up, put on buses and taken away for deportation. St. Bridget Parish, the Catholic church in Postville, became a command center sheltering and feeding hundreds of people. NCR sent writer and editor Pat Marrin to investigate. Here, Marrin talks with Tom Fox about what he saw and learned in Postville.
Marrin’s story about the immigration raid in Iowa will appear in the June 13 issue of NCR,which will be available at NCRonline.org June 10.