Deacons Pod

The Deacons talk to Dr. Tony Annett about his recent book, Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Deacons Pod is hosted by Deacon...

The Deacons look back at their first several episodes, exploring themes and common ground among the messages of their guests. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Deacons Pod is hosted by Deacon...

The Deacons welcome Dr. Julie Leininger Pycior, Professor of History Emerita at Manhattan College. She is the author of the Paulist Press book Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and the Greatest Commandment, which won a first place award in the history category at the 2021 Catholic Book Awards sponsored by the Catholic Media Association. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s esp...

The Deacons welcome Fr. James Martin, S.J., editor-at-large of America magazine. They talk about his work and his recent book on prayer, Learning to Pray. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church. Dea...

The Deacons welcome Sr. Liz Sjoberg, D.C. and Sr. Elizabeth Greim, D.C., members of the Daughters of Charity and hosts of "In the Company of Charity" podcast ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church....

In this episode, the deacons have a powerful conversation with U.S. District Judge Esther Salas about forgiveness and faith. Judge Salas has publicly forgiven the man who murdered her son and shot her husband in 2020. ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going...

Fran Rossi Szpylczyn was a senior vice president at The Nielsen Company before she gave up corporate life to work for the Church. Today, she is the pastoral associate for administration at Immaculate Conception Church in Glenville, NY, where she often interacts with people who have been away from the Church for a time. Fran's writings have appeared in Give Us This Day and other Catholic publicatio...

The Deacons welcome Paulist Father, writer, and musician Stuart Wilson-Smith. BONUS CONTENT: A longer version of their conversation that goes deeper into their discussion about mental health is available here: https://soundcloud.com/paulist-fathers/deacons-pod-paulist-fr-stuart-wilson-smith-long-version ABOUT THE SHOW: Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire...

For our first episode, the deacons welcome award-winning Catholic author Kaya Oakes and discuss her recent book, The Defiant Middle.  Oakes is an alumna of Newman Hall – Holy Spirit Parish, which the Paulists serve at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA. ABOUT THE PODCAST Deacons Pod, a brand-new podcast from the Paulist Fathers, is created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: T...