Season 4 Wrap Up
It’s been a great season of PFG with some amazing guests! In this last episode, Dominic and I wrap up the summer by reflecting back on some of the ideas and conversations from this season that have stuck with us....
Author: Paul Fahey
Marcus Mescher – Moral Injury and Clerical Sexual Abuse
I first came across Dr. Marcus Mescher late last year when a friend of mine shared something he posted on Twitter about an upcoming research study he worked on titled, “Measuring & Exploring Moral Injury Caused by Clergy Sexual Abuse.”...
Dawn Eden Goldstein – Antisemitism in the Church
I’ve been following Dr. Dawn Eden Goldstein for several years and have valued the perspectives she offers in Catholic discussions. I also appreciate hr love for Pope Francis and the ways she has supported and explained his teaching. Two year...
Brian Armbrustmacher – Vocation and Discernment
In a Pope Francis Generation first, this interview was recorded in-person at my house. (If you’re watching on Youtube, you’ll see that we recorded this conversation in my wife, Kristina’s, art studio for her business, Painted Sanctuary.) For this episode, I...
Jessica Keating – St. Maximilian Kolbe and Christ’s Harrowing of Hell
In 2017, I came across in article in Church Life Journal titled, St. Maximilian Kolbe and the War Against Indifference. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is my favorite thing I have ever read about Fr. Kolbe. I’ve read...
Deacon Steven Greydanus – Watching Decent Films
I first started following Deacon Steven Greydanus about a decade ago, and since then he’s been someone I’ve looked up to. He is one of the very few Catholic public figures on Facebook who I have been able to wholeheartedly...
Colleen Dulle – Fr. Rupnik and Trusting the Pope
It’s exhausting to remain in a Church whose sacraments and teachings I love, but whose leaders continue to display a preferential option for the institution over a preferential option for the vulnerable and those whom have been harmed by clerics.
Liz Hansen – Feeling Unsafe in the Church
A few weeks ago, Liz Hansen invited my family over to her family’s house for dinner. As all of our kids ran around, the adults were talking about some of the difficulties of being Catholic right now in the...
Building Catholic Futures
There’s little question that the way we discuss LGBTQ persons and issues needs significant improvement. At worst, when pastors and catechists talk about homosexuality in Catholic spaces, they present LGBTQ individuals as enemies or speak about them with pity. But...
Brett Salkeld – Conspiratorial Thinking
Since the pandemic and the election I’ve seen an increase in conspiracy theories being spread both online and in person. When I hear a conspiracy theory, my gut says, “that’s not right” or “this is crazy” but I often don’t...
Shaun Blanchard – A Hermeneutic of Reform
I first came across Shaun Blanchard a couple of years ago when I read his excellent article, “Traditionis Custodes Was Never Merely About the Liturgy” in Church Life Journal. That article provoked my interest in how doctrine develops and the relationship between...
Feeling Alienated in the Church
Last month, Pope Francis Generation passed the first anniversary of the podcast and now we’re beginning Season Four! This felt like a good occasion to revisit our mission and pillars. A few weeks ago I was listening to another Catholic...
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