God & the Gavel Podcast

Frank talks to us about recent tragic stories where Catholic entities discriminated against a Jewish trans woman and others. He says that they are "making a choice." And they don't have to. Fascinating! Listen to our latest episode, available now!

We talk to two pioneers in LGBTQ rights in the Catholic Church about a momentous religion case. We wrote an amicus brief for them. What they say about the Pope on the issue is extraordinary. A bit about our guests: While engaged in study for her doctoral degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Sister Jeannine Gramick became friends with a gay man and began a church ministry to lesbian and gay people. She organized religious services for people with a homosexual identity who had left the Catholic Church because of prejudice against them. Gradually the people she met came to understand that God loves all persons, regardless of one’s sexual orientation, and that the Catholic Church began to welcome them with compassion and love. She co-founded New Ways Ministry, a Catholic social justice center working for the reconciliation of lesbian/gay people and the church. Sister Gramick has traveled throughout the English-speaking world to address groups about sexual identity. She is a Sister of Loretto. Sister Gramick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame. Sister Gramick has...

As children head back to school this fall, herd immunity for measles is down while some parents are demanding “choice” with vaccines. The religious right and RFK Jr. have driven this new era. We talk to leading vaccine expert, Dr. Paul Offit, about the perils of choice.