Matt Maher: Jesuit spirituality could save the world Ep. 33

Even super fans (your hosts included) of Grammy-nominated Christian
artist Matt Maher may not know this fun fact: The Canadian musician
went to a Jesuit high school in Newfoundland! On this week’s
episode, we ask Matt if Ignatian spirituality has influenced his
music, how the music industry has changed since he released his
first album in 2001 and about the place of protest and suffering in
his latest album, “Echoes,” which dropped on Sept. 29. In Signs of
the Times, we talk about how we, as individuals and a country,
responded to the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas. Are thoughts
and prayers enough? Is this the right time to talk about gun
control? Next, a former ESPN employee fired for writing a racist
headline and about to become a Catholic priest show the power of
second chances. And in other sports news, a Catholic diocese
decrees that student athletes and spectators cannot take a knee
during the national anthem. Also, they might have found Santa’s gra
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