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Questions of Work in Light of COVID-19

How has the pandemic impacted workers around the country? Who is most responsible for a healthy economy? What does a robust version of the common good look like? And what does a...

Perspectives on COVID-19 and the Common Good

How do we protect and serve those who are most vulnerable in our society right now? Who are the most vulnerable members? What does it look like to practice physical distancing...

Hope as the Counter Virus to Despair

Hope is a topic of added relevance in today’s climate as we navigate the despair that accompanies a global pandemic. Annie Maguire, a senior at Saint Mary’s College majoring...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Community Health Care in Pursuit of the Common Good

Dr. James Gingerich is a family medicine doctor in Goshen, Indiana. James says he didn’t go to medical school to become a doctor, he went because he is passionate about...