Fr. Brian joins us to talk about the plight of refugees, which he witnessed while traveling abroad with Catholic Relief Services. Also discussed are his thoughts on preaching, how he "teaches peace" on a parish level, and why he takes pride in the Catholic Church. He is currently a priest at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Atlanta.
1:00 Meet Fr. Brian
3:05 Fr. Brian "dishes" on Bishop Barron
5:00 The Catholic community and podcasting
8:15 On preaching and "mobilization"'; empowering the laity
14:31 Catholic bishops, current events, immigration
16:08 Fr. Brian's work with Catholic Relief Services
19:46 Some stories of refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan
36:07 U.S. regime change operations
37:48 The Just War Theory as taught in seminary
43:52 Fr. Brian's thoughts on attending a conference given by Fr. McCarthy
46:48 How Fr. Brian teaches peace in the parish
49:30 Ellen's explanation of CAM (What does CAM promote? What does being a Catholic Against Militarism necessitate? Do all Catholics have to be a "against militarism"?)
58:14 A few thoughts on St. Augustine's JWT vs. libertarian ideas about natural rights and the use of force
59:40 Thoughts on the Catholic Military Chaplaincy
1:08:15 Wrapping up
Also mentioned in this podcast:
Catholic Relief Services
www.crs.org
Caritas International
www.caritas.org
UN Report on Global Trends in Forced Displacement
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb...
US Government Tops All for Creating Refugees"
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archi...
List of U.S. Regime Change Operations since 1949
https://williamblum.org/essays/read/o...
Catholic Church teaching on immigrants:
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