Sister Simone Campbell on Paul Ryan, religious life, and the political issues driving her crazy right now Ep. 36

This week, we talk with celebrity nun, Sister Simone Campbell.
Sister Simone is the leader of the Nuns on the Bus and executive
director of the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. We talk
balancing spirituality with fame, women religious, Catholic
feminism, Paul Ryan and more.  In Signs of the Times, next
week is Halloween, and some women religious warn: sexy nun costumes
aren’t funny. Half of U.S. citizens don’t think you need to believe
in God to be a good person—what exactly does it mean to be good?
Have you heard of the Palmarian Catholic Church? Well, Dan Brown,
author of The Da Vinci Code and infamous for getting Catholicism
wrong, has a new book out focusing on the creepy, Catholic sect (as
a bonus, you guys get to hear about Zac’s schismatic church rabbit
hole). Earlier this year, the Vatican released a survey in
anticipation of next year’s Synod 2018 on Young People, the Faith,
and Vocational Discernment. The three of us took the survey ba
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