Coming Soon at Window Light
Upcoming Highlights
Earlier this week I wrote a preview of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, set to begin today. My reflections got rather lengthy, however, so I put off reporting upcoming features in the Window Light newsletter. So, I’m happy to announce a few upcoming features.
First, I’m happy to announce the first episode of Season 2 of the Window Light podcast: An interview with Jordan Denari Duffner, theologian and scholar of interreligious dialogue between Christianity and Islam. We talked about her current writing project on Pope Francis’s dialogue with Islam, her work representing the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as part of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, what Catholic parishes can do to promote interreligious dialogue with Muslims in their community, and how families can raise children respectful of other religious traditions, among many other things. I’m still working on editing the audio file and the transcript, but hopefully I can finish it over the weekend and publish the episode sometime next week. I’m excited to share our conversation!
I’m also in the process of lining up interviews for future episodes—I’m exploring some fascinating possibilities, but I will let you know when new interviews are ready.
Speaking of interviews, earlier this week, Paul Fahey, the host of the Third Space podcast (also published here on Substack) and I had a passionate conversation about Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ guide for Catholic voters. We talked about the history of the document and the ethical dilemmas faced by Catholics at the ballot box. Our conversation will be published as an episode of Third Space, but we will simultaneously publish it here at Window Light, as well.
Recently an ecumenical group of scholars and church leaders published the document Christian Faith & Democracy. The document is a statement, grounded in Christian theological principles, in defense of the institutions of democracy and challenging the different threats to democracy we face today, not least the threat of overturning or undermining the results of free and fair elections, but also the spread of disinformation and propaganda. I have signed the document, but I also hope to write an article commenting on its key themes and how Catholics might think about the issues raised in the document.
Finally, I plan to give ongoing coverage to the Synod, both throughout its proceedings and in its aftermath.
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