The Signs of the Times
The Signs of the Times Podcast presented by the Center of Social Concerns discusses principles of human dignity, solidarity with the marginalized, and the common good as they relate to current events.
The Color of Compromise
“The cumulative effects of personal sins of racism have led to social structures of injustice and violence that makes us all accomplices in racism,” (Open Wide Our Hearts,...
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Rethinking Crime and Justice
What are the causes and costs of criminal behavior? How are people and communities affected by incarceration? How can we make our criminal justice system as good as it can be for...
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Understanding Place Through People
“It’s about people and at the end of the day whether you’re trying to bring the Catholic Church to people or just trying to treat everybody and everything on this earth with...
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Journalism and the Ethics of Encounter
How do you educate students and young journalists to listen actively to people, understand them, and accompany them in difficult situations? Richard Jones and Victoria St. Martin...
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Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods ft. Jonathan “Pastah J” Brooks
Where am I supposed to be and where will I be most transformed? Jonathan “Pastah J” Brooks challenges us with this question in today’s episode. Jonathan currently serves as...
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Recognizing the Dignity of Work in the Appalachian Region ft. Brandon Dennison
Listening to those closest to both the challenges and the beauty of the Appalachian region is critical to the success of a more diversified and stable local economy. Brandon...
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Neuroscience and Behavior for the Common Good
What does neuroscience and behavior have to do with community-engaged work? According to our guest, Nancy Michael, everything. Neuroscience and the understanding of how the...
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Fostering Knowledge for Social Change
In order to solve the most significant, complex problems of the world, universities must recognize that the answers do not reside in institutions but rather in working in a...
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Human Dignity, Belonging, and Caring for Others
Finding community in college can be difficult, but it can be especially difficult when you feel like you don’t belong. Shelene shares the struggles she faced her first few years...
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Healing Racism Through Faith
Preserving hope in the face of racism has been both challenging and elusive for Native Americans due to historical trauma from government policies of genocide, annihilation,...
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Becoming a Just Church
Justice often gets characterized as a project, something we go out in the world to do and check a box–but justice needs to first be about the kind of people we are rather than...
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Putting Faith Into Action with the CST Minor
What do medical clinics in Haiti, payday loans, and an after school dance program have in common? The Catholic social tradition (CST) Minor through the Center for Social Concerns....
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