EPISODE · Apr 9, 2021 · 56 MIN
Two Christians get married—what happens when one spouse leaves the church?
from Jesuitical · host America Media
Stina Kielsmeier-Cook had a plan. Or more accurately, she thought God had a plan: She would marry her college sweetheart, and their shared love for Jesus and radical Christian commitment to serving the poor would anchor their marriage in something real and eternal. But a couple of years into their marriage, her husband, Josh, lost his faith, and now Stina is navigating an increasingly common reality: mixed-faith marriage. We talk to Stina about her new book, Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community, in which she grapples with the challenges (and opportunities) of sustaining a marriage, raising kids and nourishing her own faith life in a new state of “spiritual singleness.” Along the way, she meets women saints, Catholic nuns and religious “nones” who point the way to a reimagined Christian community for an increasingly secular world. In Signs of the Times, the influential (and controversial) Vatican II theologian Hans Küng has died at 93 and a look back at the Vatican’s Easter Triduum. Links from the show: Hans Küng, influential Vatican II theologian censured by John Paul II, dies at 93 Cardinal: Too many Catholics don’t understand that some church teachings can actually change Don’t call Dorothy Day a saint. But a ferry? Sure. Stina’s book: Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community The Great Courses Plus (Get a month of unlimited access for free!) Subscribe to America Join our Patreon community. What’s on tap? Ginger Shrub cocktail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Stina Kielsmeier-Cook had a plan. Or more accurately, she thought God had a plan: She would marry her college sweetheart, and their shared love for Jesus and radical Christian commitment to serving the poor would anchor their marriage in something real and eternal. But a couple of years into their marriage, her husband, Josh, lost his faith, and now Stina is navigating an increasingly common reality: mixed-faith marriage. We talk to Stina about her new book, Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community, in which she grapples with the challenges (and opportunities) of sustaining a marriage, raising kids and nourishing her own faith life in a new state of “spiritual singleness.” Along the way, she meets women saints, Catholic nuns and religious “nones” who point the way to a reimagined Christian community for an increasingly secular world. In Signs of the Times, the influential (and controversial) Vatican II theologian Hans Küng has died at 93 and a look back at the Vatican’s Easter Triduum. Links from the show: Hans Küng, influential Vatican II theologian censured by John Paul II, dies at 93 Cardinal: Too many Catholics don’t understand that some church teachings can actually change Don’t call Dorothy Day a saint. But a ferry? Sure. Stina’s book: Blessed Are the Nones: Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community The Great Courses Plus (Get a month of unlimited access for free!) Subscribe to America Join our Patreon community. What’s on tap? Ginger Shrub cocktail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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