Is it possible to blend yoga and Catholicism? Ep. 46

Is yoga cultural appropriation? Is it just stretching? Is it
possible to blend yoga and the Catholic faith? This week we get
into these questions and more with Bobby Karle, S.J., the founder
of Ignatian Yoga, a practice that draws on Ignatian
spirituality and yoga. Through Ignatian Yoga, Bobby offers classes,
retreats and workshops centered around the core principles of
Ignatian spirituality, like finding God in all things and living a
life of self-awareness and discernment, and yoga practices like
breathing meditations and vinyasa flow. In Signs of the Times, we
talk Catholic dioceses suspending the sign of the peace due to flu
outbreaks; priests in cassocks competing for the John Paul II Cup;
and Pope Francis celebrating the marriage of two flight attendants
during a papal flight. “Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of
Disaffiliation in Young Catholics” is a new study that seeks to
understand why so many young Catholics leave the faith they were
born into. We get into the study, our own experiences growing up in
the church and some of the study’s most interesting findings.
Should older married men become priests in order to serve isolated
Catholic communities? Cardinal Beniamino Stella, of the
Congregation for Clergy, says yes. Finally, we get into Pope
Francis’ latest handling of sexual abuse allegations against
clergy. Make sure to leave us a review on Apple podcasts. If you
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Twitter @jesuiticalshow. Links from the show: Catholic diocese
suspends ‘sign of peace’ due to flu VIDEO: Priests in cassocks take
part in annual skiing competition Serving isolated parishes may
mean ordaining married men, cardinal says Study asks: Why are young
Catholics going, going, gone? Pope Francis explains why he
celebrated the airborne marriage of two flight attendants Pope
Francis asks forgiveness from sexual abuse victims but reaffirms
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