When Brother Frederic Collins arrived at the abbey of Gethsemani, he was a product of his upbringing. A businessman with a degree in business, he was uncritical of U.S. free-market capitalism. Then he met Merton.
This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Nathan Schneider about the legacy of Occupy Wall Street 10 years later and his friendship with the Jesuit priest and activist, Dan Berrigan.
The pope, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked the Feast of St. George April 23 by visiting people who came to the Vatican for the second dose of their Covid-19 vaccinations.