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JesuiticalOctober 07, 2022
Dominican Father Thomas Joseph White, co-founder of the U.S.-based bluegrass band "The Hillbilly Thomists," is pictured in Rome March 13, 2021. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)

This week, Ashley and Zac are joined by Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P., of the all-Dominican bluegrass group, The Hillbilly Thomists. They discuss what the Order of Preachers could teach the wider church about preaching, liturgically appropriate music as well as The Hillbilly Thomists new album, Holy Ghost Power.

During Signs of the Times, America’s national correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, discusses a shakeup at the Newman Center at The Ohio State University.

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