No Speaker of the House, Laudate Deum, and an Interview with Kate McElwee
Heidi, Fr. Daniel, and David explore the dysfunction at the top levels of the Republican party, as demonstrated by the recent vacancy of the Speaker of the House, and discuss Laudate Deum, the recent addendum to Laudato Si’. In our last segment, Heidi interviews Kate McElwee, executive director of the Women's Ordination Conference
INTRO
Fr. Daniel’s trip to Italy
Heidi’s trip to Rome and Assisi
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SEGMENT 1 - No Speaker of the House
Note: After we recorded on Tuesday, House Republicans on Wednesday moved to nominate Steve Scalise as the new Speaker of the House. At the time of this episode’s release, it is unclear whether the Republicans have the votes to elect him to the position. This story is ongoing.
Matt Gaetz and all-or-nothing governance
The Catholic view of governance
Long-term effects on our democracy
Some Republicans are speaking up
President Pro-Tem: “Now what?!”
Archbishop Cordeleone on Diane Feinstein and ‘courtesy’
SEGMENT 2 -
Fr. Daniel’s article on Laudate Deum
“This reads like a policy paper”
Isaiah - “Your horses will not save you!”
“The war horse is a sham!” (ISIL translation)
Genesis 2 - “Hah adamah”
Fr. Daniel’s article - “Deconstructing Anthropocentric Privilege”
SEGMENT 3 - Interview with Kate McElwee
Women’s Ordination Conference website
WOC events in Rome during the Synod
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