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Podcast: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Episode: How PTSD Impacted the Catholic Church with Jeff von Arx, SJ
Description: When you think about the Catholic Church, you may be tempted to think in terms that are outside of history – the Church is more or less the same since Jesus’ time, right? The continuity is supposed to be obvious, untouchable.
Of course, that’s impossible. No matter how much we may try to preserve something, the steady march of time, those slow and plodding changes to society and culture as well as those unforeseen events, inevitably impact even the most resilient of institutions.
Today’s episode is a deep dive into one of those perhaps unforeseen events that upended Catholicism – and in par...