Just Politics3 Okt 2022

Sister politics

With the help of NETWORK's historian, Mara Rutten, we explore the 50-year history of U.S. Catholic sisters' involvement in political advocacy as part of their vocations. This includes the founding of NETWORK in the early 1970s and continues down to the present day.

Sister Eilis, Sister Emily, and Colin also chat with two of NETWORK's past leaders: Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Nancy Sylvester and Sister of Social Service Simone Campbell. These women led the organization for a combined 27 years (1982–1992, 2004–2021). Sylvester describes the cultural currents and influence of NETWORK's early years, including the Second Vatican Council and the civil rights era. Campbell, who recently received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden, reflects on her time leading NETWORK, including her most famous contribution: the Nuns on the Bus.

You can find more information about the history of NETWORK as well as some of the articles mentioned in this episode in these links:

The history of NETWORK
https://networklobby.org/about/history/

The timeline of NETWORK
https://networklobby.org/network50/timeline

"Action of the Spirit"
By Sister Mara Rutten, R.S.M.
https://networklobby.org/action-of-the-spirit/

Octogesima Adveniens (A Call to Action)
By Pope Paul VI
https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_letters/documents/hf_p-vi_apl_19710514_octogesima-adveniens.html

"Justice in the World"
A document of the World Synod of Catholic Bishops, 1971
https://www.cctwincities.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Justicia-in-Mundo.pdf

"'Nuns on the Bus' protesting Ryan budget"
By Sarah Muller
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nuns-bus-protesting-ryan-budget-flna828789

Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue
https://iccdinstitute.org/

"President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom"
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/01/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/

"Bread and Roses"
Performed by SongRise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iOIR_aXX7U

Closing theme music by SongRise
https://songrisedc.org/

Just Politics is sponsored by Loyola Press
https://www.loyolapress.com/

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