This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics and founder of the nonprofit UNITE, which incubated the Dignity Index, a language evaluation tool that aims to bring greater dignity to our public discourse.
0:00 Welcome back Zac Davis!
2:35 A new papal nuncio to the U.S.A.
6:27 Cardinals respond to Iran war
9:04 Synod report on women released
10:27 Tim Shriver's holy family
13:04 What is the dignity index?
18:57 Contempt is the problem
24:00 What's your dignity score?
30:52 What dignity really means
38:20 Responding to contempt with dignity
46:00 How to do it
51:48 Is the Catholic Church a model?
54:32 Influence of Pope Leo XIV
58:50 Updates and faith sharing
Links for further reading:
Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Caccia as nuncio to the United States
Iran’s Cardinal Mathieu evacuated to Rome
Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire
Final synod report on women’s leadership does not address female diaconate
The Dignity Index
Need a Lift? With Tim Shriver
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