The People's Parish: Recent Episodes
John Noble
The People’s Parish is a weekly podcast hosted by John Noble.
Each week, we bring you the latest in progressive Catholic news & ideas through an interview with an advocate for social justice in the Catholic Church.
In this episode, Kate McElwee and Katie Lacz from the Women's Ordination Conference talk about being an uncompromising witness for women's ordination and gender justice in Catholicism.
Find out more about the Women's Ordination Conference: www.womensordination.org
Become a WOC member: https://www.womensordination.org/2017/06/29/joinrenew-membership/
It's the first of our short-form episodes (and we're actually sticking to the schedule!)
In this episode, John tackles the issue of loneliness, asking "what does it mean to build community in the face of spiritual and political isolation?"
In this episode, John talks to Marianne Duddy-Burke, Executive Director of DignityUSA, about Dignity's history and movements for LGBTQIA+ equality in the church and world.
The People's Parish is now on a new bi-weekly schedule! We'll be releasing a guest interview at the end of every month, and a short discussion episode where John talks about a justice issue in the church on the 15th of every month.
We're also now officially on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
Felix Cepeda is an activist fighting for the church to be a sanctuary for all people, especially undocumented immigrants. Find out how you can get involved with sanctuary initiatives in your own area: https://www.sanctuarynotdeportation.org
In this episode, John talks with Rev. Jerry Maynard, pastor of The People's Church, about his groundings in a spirituality of nonviolence and how he believes nonviolent social justice witness can transform the church and the world.
In this (1 week overdue) episode, John chats with Catherine Buck and Meli Barber, two pilgrims from the Equally Blessed pilgrimage to the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama. Catherine and Meli talk about their experiences at WYD, why being a public witness for Catholic LGBTQIA+ justice is important, and their hopes for the Church of the future.
Read more from Catherine here:
https://www.newwaysministry.org/author/catherine-buck/
And check out Meli's recent article on the pilgrimage in the National Catholic Reporter:
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/our-world-youth-day-presence-told-lgbtqi-catholics-they-are-not-alone
Because of this episode's delay, Episode 4 will be released on 4/15. We'll be talking to Rev. Jerry Maynard, an activist for interfaith cooperation and advocate for nonviolent spirituality.
Feminist, Catholic Worker, and all-around badass Abby Rampone joins The People's Parish to talk Catholic identity, vocation, and religious belonging!
Check out more information on the (Re)Imagining Catholic Vocation Conference at: https://utsnyc.edu/event/reimagining-catholic-vocation/
In the first episode of the People's Parish, host John Noble introduces you to the show. Tune in on March 17, for our second episode with guest Abby Rampone!