Midterm elections, Magnifica Humanitas chapter 3, and an interview with Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy
Heidi, Daniel, and David explore the wild landscape of the upcoming midterms, they continue their study of Magnifica Humanitas with a look at chapter 3, and Heidi interviews Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy of the Catholic Mobilizing Network
INTRO
Pope Leo XIV’s cancer scare
Commonweal Gala in New York
Daniel’s trip to Franciscan Renewal Center
800th anniversary of the transitus of St. Francis
Thank you Ken! (friend of the pod!)
“The Grand Canyon of the East”
Thank you for your prayers!
SEGMENT 1 - Midterm Elections
NCR article on the various bishops speaking up for voting rights
Heidi’s article on the role of Catholic voters
Concern about corruption and fraud
Catholic voters are increasingly dissatisfied with the President
Shift in Latino Catholics from 31% approval to 18%
These shifts do not necessarily advantage Democrats
The amount of advertising might be having a negative or numbing effect
White Catholics still seem to be allied with White Evangelicals in terms of voting
Pope Leo’s remarks about the death penalty
Iowa candidate Rob Sand
The NYT Daily - the left and right wings are on the same bird
Daniel’s column on political subsidiarity
SEGMENT 2 - Magnifica Humanitas chapter 3
Paragraph 99 - “So-called artifical intelligences” do not participate in our essential humanity
Book of Hebrews: God communicates with creation
Artifical Intimacy - Sherry Terkle