Pope Leo's first Holy Week, Supreme Court conversion therapy decision, and an interview with Aaron Robertson

Heidi, Daniel, and David discuss Pope Leo's strong anti-war stance during his first Holy Week, and they explore the role of the USCCB in a recent Supreme Court decision about conversion therapy. Then Heidi interviews Aaron Robertson about the history of Black Catholics, with a focus on the history of Detroit.

INTRO

Daniel’s trip to the United Kingdom for Thomas Merton Conference, and the 3rd Conference on Franciscan Theology at Durham University

Madeleva Lecture

SEGMENT 1 - Pope Leo’s first holy week

Pope Leo XIV’s remarks

President Trump’s offensive tweet about Iran on Easter Sunday

Gaudium et Spes - “Interpret the signs of the times in light of the Gospel”

Archbishop Broglio on Face the Nation

Bishop Barron at White House event

Pope Francis washing the feet of prisoners

Pope Leo’s Stations of the Cross

The Church’s skepticism of “flying bishops”

Exclusion of Catholic services on Good Friday at the Pentagon

SEGMENT 2 - SCOTUS Conversion Therapy case

Overview of the case

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent

Context of the Lamb’s Chapel case

USCCB amicus brief

Alana Chen and Heidi’s reporting on her experiences

Chris Damien on LGBTQIA+ issues and Catholicism

Violating the dignity and value of living persons

Documentary series on the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Fr. Michael Trail’s article on accompaniment of LGBTQIA_ persons through OCIA

SEGMENT 3 - Interview with Aaron Robertson