Brooklyn’s Bishop Brennan on parish diversity, church closings and his move from Ohio to New York

Bishop Robert Brennan leads the most diverse diocese in the
country: Brooklyn-Queens. Every Sunday, you are able to find Mass
in over 25 languages throughout the diocese. Before coming to
Brooklyn, Bishop Brennan was bishop of Columbus, Ohio (Zac’s
hometown). This week, we talk to Bishop Brennan about the
differences between Ohio and Brooklyn, what it’s like to switch
dioceses as a bishop and the future of parish life in an era of
church closings and reorganization. In Signs of the Times, Ashley
and Zac look at St. Patrick’s Day dispensations around the country
and a new “cannabis studies” certificate offered by St. Joseph’s
University in Philadelphia. Links from the show:  Bishop
Brennan Podcast: Big City Catholics St. Joseph’s University has a
cannabis certificate program, and some Catholics aren’t pleased
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corned beef? Jesuitical March Madness: Facebook What’s on
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