Expanding Horizons

About Expanding Horizons

The Jesuit Institute is dedicated to encouraging debate on current social issues from a faith perspective and to stimulating critical reflection, research and dialogue. We provide reflection on, and critical analysis of, contemporary social and religious issues from a Catholic perspective. Expanding Horizons is a bi-weekly podcast from the Jesuit Institute. A new episode will be released on the first and third Thursday of the month. It aims to bring you candid conversations between passionate people on important issues.

Publisher

Jesuit Institute South Africa

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Mar 2019

Latest episode

8 Jun 2020

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jun 2020

   WLT 2018 - 1 of 6 - What is "Racism?" Why Is It So Difficult to Talk about?

   Winter Living Theology 2018 Racial Justice and the Demands of Discipleship presented by Rev Fr Bryan Massingale. Lecture 1 of 6 Introduction and Overview: What is "Racism?" Why Is It So Difficult to Talk about?

2. 

   6 Feb 2020

   John Wotherspoon on drug mules, corruption and prison ministry

   “Johannesburg Airport has become a ‘narco’ airport. In the last 2 years, something like 22 people were arrested in Hong Kong for drugs. December 6 last year, two passengers caught a flight from Johannesburg, each of them had twelve kilos of cocaine…” Matthew Charlesworth SJ talks to Fr John Wotherspoon OMI about drug mules, corruption and prison ministry.

3. 

   5 Dec 2019

   Gail Fowler & Günther Simmermacher on leading pilgrimages, love of the Holy Land and deepening faith

   “If you go on pilgrimage and you experience what you experience specifically… and I always talk about the Holy Land. You give people the hope that your faith is still that strong and that it still exists. When they read that Gospel in church, you go back and you see it and you experience the Gospel. The Gospel comes alive.” Russell Pollitt SJ, talks to Gail Fowler who is the owner and operator of Fowler Tours as well as Günther Simmermacher, editor of Southern Cross, South Africa’s Catholic weekly about pilgrimages. Please note that the next podcast will be released in January 2020. Thank you for your support.

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