Welcome to the Third Space! The podcast for those who see the beauty of Catholicism, as well as the ugliness, who have experienced real harm AND real grace in the Church.

I’m your host, Paul Fahey, a mental health counselor and catechist.

In sociology, “third places” refer to places outside of home or work, places like coffee shops and libraries where people can build relationships, be creative, and share ideas. They are places of encounter and discussion. That is what this podcast will be.

Every episode I will have conversations with guests about the good and the bad in the Church—avoiding easy answers or black & white fundamentalism—in order to hold on to all that is true. We will discusses the grey spaces in Catholicism. We will discuss what Catholicism would look like if we practiced what we preached about the infinite dignity of every human person.

The first episode will be released on September 2nd and episodes will be drop on Mondays every other week.

You can listen on your favorite podcast app (search for “Paul Fahey Third Space”). Be sure to subscribe so that you’ll be notified about new episodes! And if you like how this sounds, please share it with a friend and give it a rating and review so that more people can discover the show.

You can also listen by subscribing to the Third Space substack.

Please consider becoming a paid subscriber. All of your support directly helps my family and allows me to continue working on projects like this podcast.

You can also join me at SmartCatholics, the online community for Catholics who want faithful conversations that go beyond easy answers or black and white fundamentalism.

Thank you for listening! I’m excited to share this third space with you.

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Paul Fahey

Paul Faheylives in Michigan with his wife and five kids. He is a limited licensed professional counselor, retreat leader, and catechist. He is a co-founder of Where Peter Is, founder and co-host of the Pope Francis Generation podcast, and the host of the Third Space podcast. He seeks to provide pastoral counseling for Catholics who have been spiritually abused, counseling for Catholic ministers, and counseling education so that ministers are more equipped to help others in their ministry.