$83 Million Judgement Against Donald Trump, Papal Audience with Vatican Journalists, and an Interview with Ansel Augustine
Heidi, Fr. Daniel, and David look at the implications of the recent defamation suit against Donald Trump, and talk about the role of journalism in 21st-century Catholic life, and Heidi interviews Ansel Augustine about the synod and the experiences of Black Catholics.
INTRO
Fr. Daniel’s book on Lent for Liturgical Press
Fear and Faith forthcoming from Paulist Press
Fr. Daniel’s book on Christology
US Catholic Glad You Asked podcast
Paul Elie’s remarks on the Synod on Synodality
The Commonweal Magazine podcast
SEGMENT 1 - $83 Million Judgement Against Trump
Backgrounder
“Scandal” over President Obama’s tan suit
Fr. Daniel’s column about leaving Twitter (but you can still find him on Instagram)
The social effects of Donald Trump’s actions
Hannah Arendt on “fragile facts”
Synodal practices
SEGMENT 2 - Papal Audience with Vatican Journalists
Pope Francis’s remarks to the Vatican journalists
The attack on journalism and journalists
Closing of the Peoria diocesan newspaper, and in Green Bay
Look for Heidi’s piece next week
LA Times and Sports Illustrated have massive layoffs