In Goodfaith

Episode 47: Faith Meets Climate Action with Kayla Jacobs (Catholic Climate Covenant)

What does climate justice have to do with Catholic faith? For Kayla Jacobs of Catholic Climate Covenant, the answer is simple: everything is connected. Kayla joins Maggi

Episode 46: A.I. and The Grandeur of Humanity with Dr. Cathy Johnson

What does faithful engagement with artificial intelligence look like? Tim Wasem and Maggie Smith welcome theologian, spiritual director, and Good Faith board chair Cathy

Episode 45: Making Room for Every Body with Karen Bortvedt Estrada

In this second conversation with Karen Bortvedt Estrada, somatic stress release practitioner and founder of Wish You Knew, Maggie and Tim explore what it means to help yo

Episode 44: Catholic Social Teaching in the Age of A.I. with Kim Daniels

What does Catholic social teaching have to say about artificial intelligence, and what might the Church offer a culture increasingly shaped by screens, algorithms, and po

Episode 43: The Realities Reshaping Catholic Youth Ministry with Charlotte McQorquodale

In this episode of In Goodfaith, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with researcher and ministry trainer Charlotte McCorquodale to explore what 25 years of research reveal abo

Episode 42: Human First in an AI World with Sr. Nancy Usselmann, FSP

In this episode of In Goodfaith, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP, a Catholic media educator and advocate for AI literacy, to explore how Ca

Episode 41: Living Catholic Social Teaching with Dr. Guilherme Lopes

In this episode, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with Dr. Guilherme Lopes just days after his CTU graduation to talk about how Catholic social teaching shaped his life long

Episode 40: The Dorothea Project with Katie Hollar and Krista Varney

Two social media posts started a movement. Less than a year later, the Dorothea Project counts more than 1,100 Catholic women across 75 dioceses. We sit down with founde

Episode 39: Permission to be Human with Karen Bortvedt Estrada, Somatic Stress Release Practitioner

Tim joins Maggie in the host seat for a rich conversation with Karen Bortvedt Estrada, a somatic stress release practitioner and founder of Wish You Knew. Karen helps us

Episode 38: Belonging Before Believing with Rosie Chinea Shawver

Rosie Chinea Shawver didn't embrace faith until college. She grew up in a Puerto Rican and Cuban household where faith was present but not personal, like a piece of furni

Episode 37: One Year of Pope Leo XIV with Colleen Dulle

One year ago, white smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel and the world met Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. A lot

Episode 36: Accompanying Young Latino Catholics with Instituto Fe y Vida

What does it look like to walk alongside young Latino Catholics at this particular moment in the life of the Church — and in the life of the United States? That's the hea

Episode 35: Social Justice & Organized Chaos with Kate and Anthony

In our newest installment of our parenting series The Confessional, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with Kate and Anthony, a Philadelphia couple raising three daughters whi

Episode 34: Pope Leo XIV, President Trump, and American Catholics with John Grosso

One year after the death of Pope Francis, Maggie and Stephanie welcome back John Grosso, digital editor of the National Catholic Reporter — this time calling in from pate

Episode 33: Practicing Resurrection with Laura Kelly Fanucci

In this episode of In Goodfaith, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with writer, theologian, and speaker Laura Kelly Fanucci for a conversation about faith, grief, parenting,

Episode 32: Beyond the Numbers--Transformational Ministry Assessment with Meghan Hatcher

In this episode of In Goodfaith, we sit down with Meghan Hatcher, Senior Director of Ministry Strategies at the Ministry Leadership Center, to explore a question that has

Episode 31: Accompaniment at the Border with Sister Norma Pimentel

This conversation is a special one for us. We first met Sister Norma Pimentel years ago through our Magdalene Circle, and later had the chance to spend time with her at

Episode 30: Faith, Doubt, and Telling the Truth with Colleen Dulle

In this episode of In Goodfaith, Maggie and Stephanie sit down with journalist and Vatican correspondent Colleen Dulle to reflect on what it looks like to remain rooted i

Episode 29: Parenting Between the Sidelines with Chad & Stephanie Peddicord

In this special installment of The Confessional on In Goodfaith, Maggie and Tim turn the microphones toward someone listeners know well — Goodfaith president Stephanie Pe

Bonus Episode: Two Years of Transformation

In this special bonus episode, we bring our podcast producer and Director of Communication & Development on to help us talk about the past two years. On February 26th, 20