Swears & Prayers interviews people whose lives are defined and formed by Catholicism, yet are struggling with their faith in the wake of the ongoing rape crisis.
Episodes
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
3 min
A longtime member of the Catholic Worker community, Laura talks about her current "crisis of belonging" with the institutional church and her loss of confidence in church leaders.
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
54 min
Adrienne talks about teaching religious formation with a female-centric point of view, rewriting the psalms, and hanging out with the Weathermen in 1960s Wisconsin. Listen to our full conversation.
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
4 min
Adrienne talks about how she went from being a Sunday school teacher to publicly withdrawing her support from the church.
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
49 min
Chris talks about the trial and conviction of Paul Rodriguez, the priest who sexually assaulted him when he was 15. Chris discusses the impact it has had on his life, and how he reckons with his faith. Listen to our full conversation.
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Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
3 min
Chris and his seven brothers grew up on a farm in Virginia. When visiting Charlottesville in 1994, Chris saw a newspaper story about a former local priest facing criminal charges for sexually abusing a boy in the 1960s.