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When U.S. foreign aid is frozen, what happens to the people who depend on it? In this episode, Dr. Matthew Loftus and Amy Julia Becker dive into the effects of USAID cuts, including:The life-or-death consequences for HIV patientsThe difficult choices clinics and hospitals now faceThe political and religious divisions driving the debateWhat it means to be pro-lifeHow concerned Americans can respondMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Amy Julia's Substack email newsletter about USAID: Caring for Humans is Slow, Messy, and BeautifulNYT opinion essay by Leah Libresco Sargeant, Matthew Loftus, Kristin M. Collier, and Kathryn Jean Lopez: “As Fellow Pro-Lifers, We Are Begging Marco Rubio to Save Foreign Aid”ProPublica article:"The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway."Washington Post articleMatt's thesis: Discipline and FlourishAfrican Mission HealthcareSubscribe to Amy Julia's weekly email_WATCH this conversation on YouTube by clicking here. READ the full transcript and access detailed show notes by clicking here or visiting amyjuliabecker.com/podcast._ABOUT:Matthew Loftus lives with his family in East Africa, where he has taught and practiced Family Medicine since 2015. He is especially passionate about Family Medicine education and mental health care in mission hospitals. He grew up in a family of 15 children and did all of his medical training in Baltimore. He also holds an M.A. in Theology from St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore and has written for several publications, including Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, First Things, and The New York Times. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org___Let's stay in touch. Subscribe to my newsletter to receive weekly reflections that challenge assumptions about the good life, proclaim the inherent belovedness of every human being, and envision a world of belonging where everyone matters.We want to hear your thoughts. Send us a text!Connect with me: Instagram Facebook YouTube Website Thanks for listening!

Thirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, John Paul II issued a clear call for the genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the Church” (Letter to Women10). Throughout his papacy, in fact, JPII emphasized women's “prophetic character,” calling on them to be “witnesses” and “sentinels” — guardians of the sacred gift of life and the order of love (Mulieris Dignitatem 29; Homily at Lourdes2004).This vision for women, clarified and proclaimed in the late twentieth century especially, has yet to be fully realized. Catholics in contemporary America face distorted narratives about women from both poles of our divided culture. By revisiting and extending John Paul II's thought we come upon the opportunity to offer a positive countervision to, on the one hand, the growing anti-feminism in some Catholic circles and, on the other hand, the widely-held perception that the Church is anti-woman.The McGrath Institute for Church Life is hosting a conference that aims to help develop that positive countervision.“True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture” will take place March 26 to March 28, 2025, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. It boasts a stellar roster of speakers, including Helen Alvare, Sr. Ann Astell, Erika Bachiochi, Angela Franks, Sarah Denny Lorio, Sr. Theresa Alethia Noble, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and my guest today, Abigail Favale. Abigail and I are colleagues in the McGrath Institute, and she is the conference convener and orgranizer.Registration for the “True Genius” conference is now open, and we have links to more conference information and registration available in our show notes. Show Notes:“True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture” conference information and registration “Can the Feminine Speak?” by Abigail Favale, article in Church Life Journal “Hildegard of Bingen's Vital Contribution to the Concept of Woman,” by Abigail Favale, article in Church Life Journal“No Woman Is Only Woman: Distilling the Feminine Genius from Stereotypes,” interview with Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble on The Catholic WomanChurch Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

Hurricane Helene has become the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina – we are joined by Charlotte Diocese's Bishop Michael Martin, Knoxville Diocese's Bishop Mark Beckman, and St. Petersburg Diocese's Bishop Gregory Parkes to hear how the Catholic Church is serving those who have been hardest hit. Israel expands its operations in Lebanon – we discuss the intensifying conflict with human rights activist Dr. Habib Malik from his home in Beirut. Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz were center stage this week for their one-and-only debate – Mark Irons reports on what stood out and The Free Press' associate editor Madeleine Kearns and writer Leah Libresco Sargeant join us for Catholic analysis on debate topics ranging from abortion to child-tax credits and beyond. Pope Francis opened the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality in Rome this week – EWTN News' Editorial Director Dr. Matthew Bunson reports with the details. And Roselle Reyes goes on the road with a Catholic photographer determined to take photos of every Catholic cathedral and basilica in the U.S.

Hurricane Helene has become the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina – we are joined by Charlotte Diocese's Bishop Michael Martin, Knoxville Diocese's Bishop Mark Beckman, and St. Petersburg Diocese's Bishop Gregory Parkes to hear how the Catholic Church is serving those who have been hardest hit. Israel expands its operations in Lebanon – we discuss the intensifying conflict with human rights activist Dr. Habib Malik from his home in Beirut. Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz were center stage this week for their one-and-only debate – Mark Irons reports on what stood out and The Free Press' associate editor Madeleine Kearns and writer Leah Libresco Sargeant join us for Catholic analysis on debate topics ranging from abortion to child-tax credits and beyond. Pope Francis opened the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality in Rome this week – EWTN News' Editorial Director Dr. Matthew Bunson reports with the details. And Roselle Reyes goes on the road with a Catholic photographer determined to take photos of every Catholic cathedral and basilica in the U.S. Episode: https://i.listen.ewtn.com/END/END21177.mp3 Podcast: https://www.ewtn.com

Leah Libresco Sargeant writes about Grace Russo and her philosophy of mending clothes with beauty.

Leah Libresco Sargeant discusses conflict as a part of debate and the activities of the Braver Angels Debates and Discourse program.

AMDG. Writer, theater maker, game designer, and alumnus of Kolbe and Yale University Alexi Sargeant joins the Kolbecast in this episode to discuss community and storytelling in the past, present, and future.  He speaks with experience as both a student and a teacher about encountering Shakespeare and other dramatic works meant to be spoken, highlights the intersection of theology and culture, and nerds out with Steven and Everett Buyarski about the role of the fantastical in a life of formation.  Alexi's wife Leah Libresco Sargeant spoke at Kolbe Academy's 2023 Call to Holiness Retreat. Leah's presentation is available here.   Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions, Alexi's new book, is available now!  Links mentioned and relevant:  Doxacon, the convention bringing together faith, truth, fantasy, and science fiction, happening November 3 & 4, 2023, in Arlington, VA  Games that Alexi has built  Alexi converses with Word on Fire's Haley Stewart about his new book Saintly Creatures  Kolbecast episode 172 A Gift-Laden Voyage with Philip Kosloski of Voyage Comics  A sampling of Alexi's writing:  Winter's Tale: The Icy Pang of Contrition and the Gift of Thawing Grace  Men of Fidelity  God and the Gamemaster  The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!  Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. 

Hannah Long, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Alastair Roberts, and Susannah Black Roberts discuss the Barbie Movie. Does it have a moral? What is Gerwig trying to say about feminism, men and women, capitalism, and so on? Is it a confused mess or deeply insightful? The primary problem that the movie is designed to critique is the deeply unsatisfying nature of contemporary masculinity and femininity, and the poverty of the “Girlboss” as a model for female adulthood. But what does it offer as an alternative? Is there a vision for a way forward for Ken as well as Barbie? And what does it imply about the disembodiment of contemporary life?

The labourers hired at the eleventh hour, the rich young man, Leah Libresco Sargeant, A Wizard of Earthsea, prayer, fasting and St Rose of Lima - Fr Toby covers it all today!

The Good Samaritan and the effective Altruist meet in the retelling of Luke 10:30–37. The movement that most recently hit the headlines with the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried deserves a more sympathetic treatment than it had on the last PloughCast we covered it on. What are its tenets, and how does it work as an ethical system? Leah, who considers herself an effective altruist, leads Phil, Susannah, and Pete on a tour of Effective Altruism and its affiliated movements, including extreme long-termism and the mysterious world of the “postrats.”

We talk with Alexander Raikin & Leah Libresco Sargeant on MAID, and take your questions. Raikin discloses his recent reporting on Canada's massive ramp-up in medically assisted death. How can this cultural disaster have happened, and what can we do to prevent this approach to life and death from taking hold in our own families and churches? Then we answer your questions: what are the implications of the fact that marriage is becoming the province of the upper middle and upper classes, while increasingly out of reach for the working class and the poor? Are plunging birthrates such a bad thing? Plus, responses to Matthew Lee Anderson on IVF, and more.

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Roe v. Wade was overturned June 2022 by way of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a decision that was decades in the making, yet little prepared-for. At Ruth Bader Ginsburg's confirmation hearing, she insisted that abortion is best viewed under the Equal Protection Clause rather than that of strict privacy, while in other contexts called Roe v. Wade a poorly argued decision bound to wither away. Despite this, little was done to formally ensure abortion rights. In this video, Dan Schneider and Alex Sheremet discuss how Roe v. Wade was argued, what could have been added/subtracted, and analyze abortion rights from a holistic and constitutional lens. Dan Schneider also goes into detail about his experience with abortion prior to its legality and easy access, describing illicit medical procedures, medical harms, doctor/patient rape, and other forms of abuse which were rampant in the pre-Roe world. You can also watch this discussion on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p_NC9UnHCs If you find this episode useful, consider supporting our work on Patreon and get patron-only exclusives: https://www.patreon.com/automachination Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xw2M4D Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wLpqEV Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3dSQXxJ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/2SVJIxB Podbean: https://bit.ly/3yzLuUo iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3AK942L Read more from the automachination universe: https://automachination.com Read Alex's (archived) essays: https://alexsheremet.com Dan Schneider's website: http://www.cosmoetica.com Dan Schneider's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cosmoetica Timestamps: 0:18 – introduction; why Alex believes Roe v. Wade helped in its own undoing 3:43 – Dan goes through the constitutional amendments which support abortion rights: the First Amendment: 1) establishment of religion clause; 2) genetic self-expression 8:41 – Alex: those against abortion *also* don't seem to believe that a fetus is a person; why the total lack of desire for abortion-is-murder law enforcement?; infantilizing laws 11:55 why a fetus is “a human tissue” vs. “a human being”; why we might grant more “life” to praying mantises 13:28 –  Amendment 4: the coming wave of “unreasonable searches and seizures” due to abortion restrictions; how Amendment 4 grounds “the body” in a right to bodily autonomy 18:14 – how the 9th Amendment guts originalism; denying unenumerated rights is radical right-wing judicial activism; 10th Amendment & all rights “to the people” – the individual is supreme 25:54 – Alex: Amendment 13 prohibits abusive limitations on one's body; how religious arguments about “the objectification of women” paper over their own desire to objectify women by even worse means: sexual-biological demands, a demand to “perform” by way of the body 29:50 – Amendment 14: how the Due Process Clause & Equal Protection Clause protect abortion 32:20 – Alex: intuitive weaknesses in the privacy argument; Roe v. Wade didn't make use of the best pro-abortion arguments, which the 14th Amendment also provides; Dan on Dartmouth College v. Woodward; Alex on Judith Thomson's “A Defense of Abortion” providing an excellent framework for abortion rights; Dan on the Supreme Court 42:50 – kooky Great Replacement comment under our Christopher Langan video; mass dumbing down of culture & abortion politics 44:342 – uh-oh…………… 49:00 – failures of the Democratic Party; *juicy* backtalk on Clarence Thomas; Democratic Party hypocrisy on abortion 01:02:00 – abortion & the Bible; do people become more right-wing as they age? 01:12:13 – Dan Schneider describes 1960/70s prostitution, illegal abortions during restricted access in New York; confronting anti-abortion protesters in the 1980s 01:35:02 – responding to Leah Libresco Sargeant's New York Times article on classic abortion vs. ectopic pregnancy Tags: #abortion, #roevwade, #constitution

On the eleventh episode of Life After Dobbs, Leah's Libresco Sargent's New York Times essay about her painful experience with ectopic pregnancy serves as the beginning of a broad conversation with Ryan and Alexandra about the place of career and familial obligation in one's life, how our culture overlooks and ignores human dependence and need, and what different answers to the abortion question say about the human person. Guests Leah Libresco Sargeant (@LeahLibresco) — Hosts Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) Order Ryan and Xan's new book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing today! Click here to learn more about EPPC's Life and Family Initiative. — Life After Dobbs is a production of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. For more information, follow us on Twitter (@EPPCdc) or visit our website at eppc.org. Produced by Josh Britton and Mark Shanoudy Edited by Sarah Schutte Art by Ella Sullivan Ramsay with additional support by Christopher McCaffery and Alex Gorman

Chenele talks with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her conversion from atheism to Catholicism. After many debates during college, Sargeant was inspired to investigate Catholicism more fully by the faithful witness of her peers. She also offers suggestions about how to engage in healthy debates with those who have different beliefs.

What can't be lost in all the political and legal analyses of this moment is the human toll of the decision.Doug Mills/The New York Times | By Lauren KelleySomething I've been wondering in the weeks since a draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization leaked to the press in May: If Roe v. Wade would indeed be overturned, as the draft suggested, would that moment still feel momentous? Or would the leak drain it of its shock value?As it turns out, there was plenty of shock left in all of us. Or let me speak for myself: I could not have been more prepared for this outcome, having followed the Dobbs case for months —  and having covered this issue for years. Still, I found it a profoundly humbling and moving moment, to see those words on my computer screen, that Roe v. Wade was gone. Expecting it was one thing. But experiencing it was another.At Times Opinion, we've spent the hours since Friday's decision reflecting on this seismic national event. “I still really feel like I've been punched in the stomach,” said Michelle Goldberg, an Opinion columnist, in a round table conversation hosted by Lulu Garcia-Navarro, the host of the “First Person” podcast. “It's good to see an opinion that undoes the injustice of Roe, but obviously we don't have a culture that fully supports women,” said Leah Libresco Sargeant, a pro-life writer who joined us in that discussion.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/24/opinion/roundtable-roe-wade-abortion-dobbs.html?campaign_id=39&emc=edit_ty_20220625&instance_id=65037&nl=opinion-today®i_id=120822644&segment_id=96799&te=1&user_id=e09720d17c147c973296456b6968e752We've also spent the past day dissecting what the Dobbs decision could mean for the future, in many profound ways. The abortion-rights historian Mary Ziegler wrote about how the decision could alter American democracy as we know it, while Linda Greenhouse, who spent decades as a Supreme Court reporter for The Times, wrote a requiem for that institution. And Karen Swallow Prior, a pro Support the show

IMPORANT: CMM is coming to a close at the end of June. To keep up with me, please go sign up for my Substack newsletter at https://luketharrington.substack.com .Thanks!On this episode, I talk to Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Arriving at Amen, about how she found her way into the Catholic Church. Also discussed: the shortcomings of the New Atheism; the scientific limits revealed by COVID-19; virtue ethics FTW.

What does it mean to be a man or a woman? How do we talk about gender in a world that seems confused about the most basic realities of our bodies? What does Christianity bring to the table in discussions of feminism and women's roles? Dr. Abigail Favale's new book “The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory” (https://bit.ly/3KUyO01) grapples with these questions and more. In this episode, Favale speaks with Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of “Building the Benedict Option: A Guide to Gathering Two or Three Together in His Name” (https://bit.ly/3Fyacta) and the “Other Feminisms” Substack (https://otherfeminisms.substack.com/), about Favale's new book and how the Catholic view of the human person can help us understand and communicate the beauty and challenges of our sexed bodies.

Leah Libresco Sargeant is here to help us better understand the spiritual and theological side of being a mother or father. How do kids empty us of our false selves in their radical dependence? How does that dependence reveal our own, even more radical, dependence on God? That, Broadway musical nerddom, and a chat with Kara about the 2019 film Weathering with You to come in today's episode.   Episode Notes

Leah Libresco Sargeant is here to help us better understand the spiritual and theological side of being a mother or father. How do kids empty us of our false selves in their radical dependence? How does that dependence reveal our own, even more radical, dependence on God? That, Broadway musical nerddom, and a chat with Kara about the 2019 film Weathering with You to come in today's episode. Episode Notes: https://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org/2022/03/25/ep-86-kids-kenosis-and-weathering-with-you/

Made Perfect, Part 5: Peter and Susannah discuss Kelsey Osgood's piece “Stranger in a Strange Land” with her, about her adult conversion to Orthodox Judaism and her family's attempt to find a place where, practicing that faith, they can feel at home. Then, they speak with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her three most recent pieces for Plough: on dependence and illiberalism, on the question of whose bodies matter in our public discussions, and on how design for those with and without disabilities can make a welcoming world. How do we raise our children in a faith without driving them away from it? How can we make a world that is welcoming to all human people, not just those who match the pattern of the adult male liberal subject? Read the transcript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah Libresco Sargeant, a former atheist from Long Island, New York, became a Catholic and now ministers to those who have fallen into the humanist, secular and godless culture of the world.

Leah Libresco Sargeant, a former atheist from Long Island, New York, became a Catholic and now ministers to those who have fallen into the humanist, secular and godless culture of the world.

Leah Libresco Sargeant, a former atheist from Long Island, New York, became a Catholic and now ministers to those who have fallen into the humanist, secular and godless culture of the world.

When the man called Piranesi realizes that 16 is in danger he makes up his mind to save her from the devastating flood. Joy talks with Leah Libresco Sargeant and Caitrin Keiper about Part Six of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Leah Libresco Sargeant is one of our favorite Catholic voices. She is wise, insightful, and unfailingly kind. Leah is wife to Alex, mum to the lovely young Beatrice, author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option, and contributing editor of Plough Quarterly–one of the finest Christian publications available these days. In this episode … Continue reading FoC 159: Vulnerable Bodies And Our Need For Each Other with Leah Libresco Sargeant →

Creatures, Part 2: Peter and Susannah talk about Mary Harrington's piece on the business of online dating. What happens when butchering is removed from the marketplace? And what are we doing when we swipe right on someone, treating him or her as a commodity which might or might not pass muster? Then they talk with Plough contributing editor Leah Libresco Sargeant about her piece “Let the Body Testify.” Are we disembodied wills unrelated to our bodies, using them as meat robots? Or are we embodied souls whose selfhood persists even if we are unable to advocate for ourselves? Read the transcript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah Libresco Sargeant offers a feminist critique of how modern society pushes women to change their bodies, in an essay that also covers anorexia, surrogacy, gender bias in medicine, and gender dysmorphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leah Libresco Sargeant discusses her conversion from atheism to Catholicism, highlighting how she used math and science to reconcile the ideas of objective moral truth and God's existence. She reflects on how we can help others to convert by answering questions, opening our homes, and being a witness to faith in everyday life.

I interview Leah Libresco Sargeant, convert and freelance writer. | We discuss the Benedict Option and the role families play in building small, intentional communities. We talk about great education, cliques, and just how “open” should a small group be? Enjoy her amazing intellect and wit as we dig into the primary role of parents and families in raising the next generation. RESOURCES: Leah's Website: http://www.leahlibresco.com/ Leah's Tiny Book Club: https://tinybookclub.substack.com/ Leah's Other Feminisms: https://otherfeminisms.substack.com/ Leah and Alexi's Fun New Game! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clovenpinegames/back-again-from-the-broken-landzinequest/ MY RELATED VIDEOS AND CONTENT: Building Homeschool Communities (Interview with Dee-dee Mihaliak): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LDOuvnokrA __________ If you're new to homeschooling, want fresh ideas, need a parent community, and are ready to reboot your family culture, join VERITY ED. My goal is to help other parents reclaim their role as primary educators of their children. Click like, hit subscribe, follow VERITY ED, and visit verityed.com where you can find other great resources. __________ SAY HI TO VERITY ED: Youtube: Verity Ed - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTf27-n8UbE6L7LHYdPc2w/ Instagram: @verityed - https://www.instagram.com/verity_ed/ Facebook: @verityed - https://www.facebook.com/VerityEd Twitter: @ErikaAhern2 - https://twitter.com/ErikaAhern2 SUPPORT VERITY ED: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/verityed - Great content takes time and resources, and YOU can join an exclusive group of supporters with access to special content. PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tJep2YaadAqormwOp4r2R SHOP: http://verityed.com/shop --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erika239/support

How do feminism and motherhood go hand in hand? Leah Libresco Sargeant talks about the shortcomings of mainstream feminism, which accepts the premise that women and children are stuck in a zero-sum game, and proposes an alternative kind of feminism that acknowledges the humanity of both babies and women. Aspects of this other feminism Leah discusses include: how an important aspect of feminism is to not pretend babies are manageable, how we should value care work, how women are excluded from medicine, plus more. WATCH THE VIDEO OF LEAH AND EMILY CHATTING HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLO2VZ_tzao  Join Leah's Substack discussion HERE: https://otherfeminisms.substack.com/ 

Toward a New Feminism w/Leah Libresco Sargeant and Serena Sigillito To watch this on YouTube, head to: Toward a New Feminism w/Leah Libresco Sargeant and Serena Sigillito - YouTube Today on the show Leah and Serena join me to talk about feminism's 3rd (or 4th?) "wave," valuing women for who they are, freedom to be a woman rather than freedom from being a woman, and what pro-woman policy needs to look like. Serena Sigillito is Editor of Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, NJ. She recently completed a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship focusing on contemporary American women’s experiences of work and motherhood. Serena earned her BA at the University of Dallas, where she studied English and Music, and her MA in English at the Catholic University of America, where she earned awards for her writing and teaching. In addition to Public Discourse, Serena also writes for a variety of other publications, such as Newsweek, America, The American Conservative, First Things, National Review, and Verily. You can follow her work at serenasigillito.substack.com. Leah Libresco Sargeant, who is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow, is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in First Things, The American Conservative, Plough, The Washington Post, and as of last week, The New York Times. She is the author of Arriving at Amen, which is the story of her conversion to Catholicism, and Building the Benedict Option. Leah earned her BA from Yale University in Political Science. You can follow Leah's new newsletter at otherfeminisms.substack.com. I'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the second half of the Q&A.

Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the second half of the Q&A (click here to listen to the first half.) NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the first half of the Q&A.

Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the first half of the Q&A. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

Today's episode is a conversation with Leah Libresco Sargeant .  Leah is a writer and speaker, and serves on the American Solidarity Party's Board of Advisors.music by scottholmesmusic.comIf you haven't already, please review the show on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners find the show.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, recently shared publicly that she suffered a miscarriage. What’s the right thing to say to people when they are suffering through this? Trappist monks in Iowa have a beautiful ministry, which Leah Libresco Sargeant wrote about in this moving piece: “The Terrible Mercy and Love of a Child’s Casket”: […] All show notes at Miscarriage / Advent / Vocation - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, recently shared publicly that she suffered a miscarriage. What's the right thing to say to people when they are suffering through this? Trappist monks in Iowa have a beautiful ministry, which Leah Libresco Sargeant wrote about in this moving piece: “The Terrible Mercy and Love of a Child's Casket”: […]

Writer and Speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Building the Benedict Option and convert from atheism to Roman Catholicism, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about her conversion, about engaging privately and publicly online, and about building Christian community, including in the midst of pandemic.

Writer and Speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Building the Benedict Option and convert from atheism to Roman Catholicism, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about her conversion, about engaging privately and publicly online, and about building Christian community, including in the midst of pandemic.

It is hard to imagine a book for kids that tackles racism and also manages to be a love letter to golden age comics, but "Superman Smashes the Klan" by Gene Luen Yang does all that and more. Regular guests Alexi Sargeant and Leah Libresco Sargeant (along with their lovely baby daughter who decided to stay up late for the occasion) join the crew to talk about this remarkable book and its implications for the moment we live in. All this plus our recommendation, This or That, and a whole lot more!

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Leah Libresco. A cerebral, deep thinker, Leah was a staunch atheist when she became to meet Catholics in her debate group and, herself, became interested in looking deeper into the faith. In this episode she takes us on her spiritual journey and explains what ultimately led us to find God in the Catholic Church. It's a great conversation and Leah was very fun to talk to! You're going to really enjoy this episode. For more from Leah visit her website and check out her fantastic books Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option.For more, visit The Cordial Catholic. Send your feedback to cordialcatholic@gmail.com. For more information about sponsoring the show, keeping this podcast going, and helping me to continue to deliver quality content please visit the Patreon page.  Even $1 or $2 a month can go a long way to helping make this podcast sustainable and will give you access to a special Patron-Only podcast featuring behind-the-scenes content and early access to upcoming material. If you can give $5/mo or more you'll also be entered into monthly draws for fantastic books hand-picked by me.If you'd like to give a one-time donation to The Cordial Catholic, you can visit the PayPal page.Thank you to those already supporting the show!Newsletter pre-roll. Producers Post-Roll: Stephen, Eli, Tom, Kelvin, Susan, and Eyram.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/cordialcatholic)

Leaving Atheism w/Leah Libresco In this episode of Creedal Catholic, Leah Libresco joins me to talk about her journey from Patheos atheist channel blogger to Catholic writer. We talk about Kantian ethics, Alasdair MacIntyre, Church scandals, and her latest book, Building the Benedict Option (Ignatius Press, 2018). Follow Leah's work at LeahLibresco.com. Link: Leah's previous conversation on Vernacular (Transcript)Feedback: creedalcatholic@vernacularpodcast.com.Please consider supporting Creedal Catholic on Patreon!Copyright 2019 by Vernacular Podcast Network

In which author, speaker, and stats professor Leah Libresco Sargeant recounts her journey from atheism to attending Mass "with terror" to actually becoming a Catholic. (Yet another case of Yale turning people papist.) We discuss objective morality, virtue ethics, being "haunted by the Holy Spirit," the casual approach to schism, and productive grief. Links! www.leahlibresco.com https://www.amazon.com/Arriving-Amen-Seven-Catholic-Prayers/dp/1594715874 https://www.amazon.com/Building-Benedict-Option-Gathering-Together/dp/1621642178/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KZSWJZ1BGX1J1BW781SZ https://twitter.com/LeahLibresco

  We've been big fans of Leah Libresco Sargeant's writing for ages (and we even had her husband Alexi on the podcast last year to nerd out about Stranger Things with us). When we heard she had a new book on the Benedict Option coming out, we knew we needed to discuss it with her–especially … Continue reading FoC 096: Rethinking the Benedict Option for Real Life Community with Leah Libresco Sargeant →

It may strike some people as odd to say, but in presenting the evil Thanos as a “Malthusian anti-natalist,” Marvel has made its newest blockbuster to be the first high budget superhero film to deliver an explicitly pro-life message. Fr. Matt and Deacon Jonathan are joined by guests Alexi Sargeant and Leah Libresco Sargeant to discuss this, as well as the film’s cosmology, the need for a formed conscience, and whether or not death in the comic book world actually matters. All this plus our recommendation, This or That, and a whole lot more!

On this episode of the FIRST THINGS Podcast: Senior editor Julia Yost talks with Leah Libresco Sargeant about Harvey Weinstein, whose record of sexual harassment and assault was an open secret in Hollywood for years. Is his exposure an indictment of the film industry, or of all of us? Then, editor Rusty Reno and senior editor Matthew Schmitz join Julia to discuss dogs—as pets, as “emotional support animals,” and as substitute children. Are they man’s best friend, or stalking horses for the culture of death? Julia circles back to these issues with special guest Lucy Reno.

On this episode of the FIRST THINGS Podcast: Associate editor Julia Yost talks to junior fellows Veery Huleatt and Connor Grubaugh about The Shack—the bestselling novel by William Paul Young, now a major feature film. In it, a bereaved father finds his way back to faith. But an unorthodox vision of the Holy Trinity compels us to discuss: Is it best to imagine the triune godhead according to biblical tradition, or according to personal taste? Then, Julia talks to assistant editor Alexi Sargeant and journalist Leah Libresco Sargeant about Logan, the newest installment in Marvel’s Wolverine franchise. Themes of faith and fatherhood animate this film, in which we observe the maturation of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, and of the superhero genre.