A mother’s mission to change how we talk about pregnancy and disease

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are joined by Megan Nix,
the author of Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret
Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth. The
memoir details Megan’s journey after her daughter, Anna, contracted
a little-known but relatively common congenital disease,
cytomegalovirus, or CMV, during Megan’s pregnancy. They
discuss:  Megan’s experience of her daughter’s diagnosis and
the lack of awareness and support surrounding CMV The tension of
loving Anna as she is and wanting to improve her quality of life
How St. Thomas Aquinas’s five remedies for sorrow helped Megan
understand the joys and sorrows of raising a child with
disabilities In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley talk about a
recent proposal out of Baltimore that would cut the number of
parishes from 61 to 21. They also cover an imposter priest wreaking
havoc throughout the New York area and Pope Francis’ plans to
reinstate Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary, Archbishop Georg
Gänswein, as an apostolic nuncio. What’s on tap? A mojito (with
fresh mint!) Links from the show: Baltimore archdiocese proposes
cutting 61 parishes to 21 in the city Imposter Priest Who Robbed
Catholic Churches Nationwide Arrested in California After public
rift, Francis restores Benedict XVI’s former secretary to Vatican
service Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept
from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth Learn more
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