Painting modern saints, nuns under fire at the border, and asking what God’s will *actually* is

Picture a painting or icon of your favorite Catholic saint. He or she probably has a pretty serious expression, is most likely white and is on the older side. Those images have been wonderful objects of prayer and devotion for Catholics down through the centuries. But do they speak to young people of faith today? To you?

The icons created by today’s guest, Gracie Morbitzer, seek to do just that. Gracie has created over 100 icons of saints that reflect the modern church: They are young, diverse, sometimes tattooed—and no less holy because of it. We ask what inspired this artistic endeavor and how creating icons has changed her relationship to the saints.

And in Signs of the Times, we speak with our colleague Kevin Clarke about CatholicVote’s lawsuit against Catholic Charities over their humanitarian work at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Links from the show

• Join our pilgrimage to Italy!
• Two nuns have a message for Catholics angry about their ministry to immigrants: ‘We don’t have any intention of stopping.’
• 5 years ago we started a podcast for young Catholics. What we learned about politics, prayer and the church surprised us.
• The Modern Saints
• Icon: Hildegard of Bingen
• Icon: Ignatius of Loyola

What’s on tap?

The Archangel: 2 1/4oz gin, 3/4 Aperol, 2 cucumber slices and a lemon twist.

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