Teaser: Season 5 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

Teaser: Season 5 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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S10E1: “Faith Comes Before Fear” with Bishop Kevin Kenney of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

For our first full episode of Season 10, we are thrilled to welcome Bishop Kevin Kenney, auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In early 2026, ICE ramped up enforcement operations in the Twin Cities, which led to the killing of two U.S. citizens, Renee ...  Show more

S10 Opener: Looking for Light Amid the Devastating Realities of Migrant Enforcement

We are excited to launch Season 10 of The Jesuit Border Podcast. We continue to see changes along the border and throughout the country as we adjust to the realities of a brutal campaign of indiscriminate mass deportation.In this opener, we share stories from our celebration of C ...  Show more

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