Two Years of COVID, Anti-Trans Legislation, and Nuclear Disarmament
Fr. Daniel, Heidi, and David discuss the recent round of legislation aimed at LGBTQ+ persons, the relationship of nuclear disarmament to the war in Ukraine, and the grim second anniversary of the COVID pandemic
Top of Episode
Fr. Daniel’s talk at Stonehill College on March 16
LA Religious Education Congress
Heidi’s NCR column on women’s ordination
Kate McElwee and Women’s Ordination Conference
Segment 1: Nuclear Disarmament and Ukraine
Maintenance of the nuclear stockpile
USCCB backgrounder on nuclear weapons
Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe
The bombing of the maternity hospital
Dorothy Day, Jim Forest, and other radical pacifists
Segment 2: Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Florida “Parental Rights in Education” legislation
LGBTQ+ and risk factors for mental health outcomes
List of the states and descriptions of the various legislation
Fr. Daniel’s book on theological anthropology
St. Louis theologians letter to legislators about anti-CRT legislation
Segment 3: The Second Anniversary of COVID
Brian Fraga’s NCR piece on the 2-year anniversary
Pope Francis: “Let’s listen to the youth in their own terms”