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    Empowering Youth and Defending Faith: A Journey of Justice

    This week on JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan welcomes Suzanne J. Currie, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award USA. They discuss the transformative experiences this program offers youth aged 14 to 24, empowering them to cultivate essential skills and leadership qualities. Monsignor Sullivan also interviews Colten Stanberry from Becket Law about a crucial Supreme Court case involving the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin. The case seeks to overturn a lower court’s ruling that challenges the Bureau’s right to exempt its vital social services from Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance System, raising important questions about the intersection of faith and public service. Don’t miss…

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    Exploring Migration and Religious Freedom

    This week, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan engages with Stephanie Kramer, Senior Researcher at Pew Research Center, who provides insights into Pew’s latest report, “The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants.” Monsignor also converses with Knox Thames, Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Global Faith and Inclusive Societies at Pepperdine University’s Washington D.C. campus, about his new book published by Notre Dame University Press, “Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom.”

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    Exploring Workers’ Rights and Synodality

    On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan engages in a compelling discussion with Michael Z. Green, Professor of Law and Director of the Workplace Law Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. They delve into the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney and explore its implications for workers’ rights to organize in the future. In addition, Monsignor Sullivan speaks with Michelle Sherman, Project Director for Non-violence & Campus Outreach at Pax Christi USA, and Becky McIntyre, Community Artist, Muralist, and Printmaker with the Synodality in Catholic Higher Education Archdiocese of Philadelphia (SCHEAP) Project. They provide insights into the 2024 Catholic Nonviolence Initiative’s Fall Series…

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    Paralympic Perspectives and Papal Journeys

    This week on Just Love, with the Paralympic Games kicking off in Paris on August 28th, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks with Dr. P. David Howe, Ph.D., a former Canadian Paralympian and Professor of Medical Anthropology at Western University in Canada. They discuss the Paralympics, Howe’s personal experiences, and his research on enhancing sports and physical activity for marginalized populations. Additionally, as Pope Francis prepares for his 45th Apostolic Journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore starting September 2nd, Monsignor Sullivan converses with Prof. Jonathan Tan, Archbishop Paul Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies at Case Western Reserve University. They explore the Catholic Church’s presence in these countries and what…

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    Insights and Innovations: Kamala Harris’s Border Progress and Bitcoin’s Monetary Revolution

    This week on Just Love, in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention taking place in Chicago, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan engages in a conversation with Katie Tobin, a Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former Deputy Assistant to the President at the National Security Council. Tobin recently penned an article for the Wall Street Journal titled “Kamala Harris Made Progress on the Border Crisis.” Additionally, Monsignor Sullivan speaks with Brian and Kelly Estes, the Producers and Creators of the documentary film “God Bless Bitcoin,” which explores the shortcomings of the current monetary system and considers how Bitcoin might offer a viable alternative.

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