Courageous Conversations For A Changing WorldPart One, Faith In Modern Times
Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona
Thank you for joining us for our continuing Courageous Conversations, part of the Sunday Edition family podcast and digital media content services. This gathering brought together community members from across faith traditions and lived experiences for an honest exploration of spirituality, disability, advocacy, and the realities of navigating turbulent times.
Deep gratitude to Mark, Lorna, and Gabriel for their wisdom, vulnerability, and thoughtful leadership in the discussion. Thank you to everyone who listened on Corona FM, those who joined us live, and a special welcome to our new friend Judy. We are honored you found your way into this circle.
During this conversation, we reflected on the enduring words of Madeleine L Engle, drawing from her writings across decades and examining how her reflections continue to resonate today. Together, we spoke about facing the enemy and naming the enemy. We considered the theological image of the enemy as a once favored angel who chose the fall, and we examined how distraction and chaos function as tools that attempt to separate us from ourselves, from our faith, from our shared humanity, and from our higher power.
Although the conversation was framed within the Lenten season and included references to the Old and New Testament, this was not a conversation confined to Christianity. Participants explored the distinctions between faith, spirituality, and organized religion, affirming that spirituality does not equal religion and faith is not limited to any one tradition. We wrestled with doubt, polarization within our communities, and the challenge of holding onto faith in dark political and cultural moments.
We also examined how personal spirituality informs advocacy. How does our inner life shape our public voice. How do we carry faith into justice work. How do we quiet the noise designed to fracture and divide us, especially within disability and faith communities. These questions formed the heartbeat of the evening.
Next Conversation, Thursday at 8 PM Eastern
Our second Courageous Conversation will center on forgiveness. We will explore what we have described as a trinity of forgiveness: extending forgiveness, accepting forgiveness, and forgiving for ones own spiritual balance. Drawing from our recent reflections on forgiveness within our own house, we will examine how silence can become permission, how speaking truth and offering grace can coexist, and how forgiveness functions not as weakness but as disciplined leadership. We will also reflect on the theological symbolism of the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and what spiritual equilibrium looks like in a divided world.
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