WCAT Radio The Open Door (July 24, 2020)

In this episode of The Open Door, Jim Hanink and Mario Ramos y Reyes interview Fr. Patrick Bergin, a missionary priest from the United States on his way to his first assignment in the Archdiocese of Tabora in Western Tanzania. 1) What was your Peace Corps experience in Tanzania like? Among the many questions we might consider are the following:2) How should Christians evaluate the various and sometimes contending forms of environmentalism, especially in light of Laudato si'? 3) How does the multifaceted dynamic of racism operate in Tanzania? 4) What differences, if any, are there with racism in the West?5) Why is there such deep political instability in Africa?6) What strains in African thought are especially important for the Universal Church to understand and draw upon?7) In what ways does Catholicism pose special challenges for the people of Tanzania and Kenya?