Today we’re continuing our discussion of the nature of Christian faith and the Church in the context of violence, with particular reference to the experience of East Timor and West Papua which we discussed in our last episode.   Sister Susan Connelly – a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, and author of “East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence: Scapegoating as Australian Policy”. Sister Susan has taught in Catholic and State schools. She has worked with the people of East Timor and has a particular concern for the West Papuan people, and with the treatment of asylum seekers.   Dr Joel Hodge – Senior Lecturer (Theology) at the Australian Catholic University, who is also a published author and whose work includes: "Resisting Violence and Victimisation: Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor". Dr Joel has an active interest in East Timor and speaks the main local language, Tetun. Dr Joel was also the supervisor of Sister Susan’s doctoral thesis, which eventually grew into her book.   This week's co-host is Adam Wesselinoff - Editor of the Catholic Weekly.   episcopalpodcast.com.au [email protected] Twitter: @BishopUmbers

The Christian Faith and Non-Violence, with Sister Susan Connelly & Dr Joel Hodge. Sister Susan Connelly – a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, and author of “East Timor, René Girard and Neocolonial Violence: Scapegoating as Australian Policy”. Sister Susan has taught in Catholic and State schools. She has worked with the people of East Timor and has a particular concern for the West Papuan people, and with the treatment of asylum seekers. Dr Joel Hodge – Senior Lecturer (Theology) at the Australian Catholic University, who is also a published author and whose work includes: "Resisting Violence and Victimisation: Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor". Dr Joel has an active interest in East Timor and speaks the main local language, Tetun. Dr Joel was also the supervisor of Sister Susan’s doctoral thesis, which eventually grew into her book.  This week's co-host is Adam Wesselinoff - Editor of the Catholic Weekly.

We continue our conversation with Archdeacon Athinagoras and discuss the relationship between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. Rev. Archdeacon Athinagoras Karakonstantakis – from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Adam Wesselinoff – Editor of the Catholic Weekly. Web:                    www.episcopalpodcast.com.au Email:                  [email protected] Twitter:               @BishopUmbers

We have a conversation with Archdeacon Athinagoras and discuss the relationship between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. Rev. Archdeacon Athinagoras Karakonstantakis – from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia  Adam Wesselinoff – Editor of the Catholic Weekly.  Web:                    episcopalpodcast.com.au Email:                  [email protected] Twitter:               Bishop Umbers: @BishopUmbers

We are diving in to the world of the artificially intelligent Natalie Ambrose - University Chaplaincies Coordinator for the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. Jason T Eberl - Director and Professor @ the Albert Gnaegi Center for Healthcare Ethics Blake Lemoine – former software engineer for Google and now working as an AI consultant and public speaker. @cajundiscordian Web:                    episcopalpodcast.com.au Email:                  [email protected] Twitter:               Bishop Umbers: @BishopUmbers

Today we are discussing the virtues and character in film, television and theatre. Dr Sylvie Magerstaedt – is a Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at the University of Notre Dame Australia  Caitlin West – is a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland. Her research is on Shakespeare and meaning-making in contemporary theatre performance. She is also the host of the podcast Crash Course Catholicism. Web:                    episcopalpodcast.com.au Email:                  [email protected] Twitter:               Bishop Umbers: @BishopUmbers Dr Sylvie via soundcloud.com/screeningvirtues Caitlin via instagram @crashcoursecatholicism  

We’re diving into the world of the transhuman. Matthew Tan - Dean of Studies @ Vianney College, the Wagga campus of the Catholic Institute of Sydney Jason T Eberl - Director and Professor @ the Albert Gnaegi Center for Healthcare Ethics The Episcopal Podcast is an initiative of intellectual formation by Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Sydney. episcopalpodcast.com.au [email protected] Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Matthew Tan Twitter

Succession – an American satirical black comedy-drama tv series created by Jesse Armstrong. The series has been described as a modern day King Lear and contains many parallels that can be drawn from other Shakespearean plays. Caitlin West is a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland. Her research is on Shakespeare and meaning-making in contemporary theatre performance. She is also the host of the podcast Crash Course Catholicism. Andrew Santucci is a former lawyer, currently unemployed and a fan of Succession. The Episcopal Podcast is an initiative of intellectual formation by Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Sydney. episcopalpodcast.com.au [email protected] Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

With Co-host Silvana Scarfe Special Guest, Dr Dawn Eden Goldstein.  Dawn holds a doctorate in sacred theology and is an award-winning author with titles such as Sunday Will Never Be The Same, The Thrill of the Chaste, and My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds With The Help of the Saints. Dawn was born and raised Jewish. In 2000, she was baptized in a Protestant community and in 2006 she was received into full communion with the Catholic Church.

In Episode 16, Bishop Richard speaks with Fr. Don Richardson, Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They discuss Church Architecture and Fr Don's new book, Beauty and Light with Faith. Fr Don Richardson has been Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral since 2016, but his association with the cathedral goes back further. He regards St Mary’s as his spiritual home, a sanctuary where people are given a glimpse of the divine even in the midst of life’s worldly cares.  As a young working man Fr Richardson worshipped regularly at St Mary’s. He became an acolyte there, and in 1985 he worked full-time as the sacristan. It was then that he began to make notes on the cathedral’s stained glass windows. A trip to see the great cathedrals of Britain, and his seminary studies from 1986, helped enrich his appreciation for St Mary’s. For several years each January, during the seminary summer breaks, he returned to the cathedral to conduct daily guided tours.  Ordained a priest in St Mary’s in 1992, Fr Richardson went on to serve successively in the Sydney parishes of Mount Pritchard and Menai. Then, appointed Assistant Priest at the cathedral by Cardinal Clancy in 1997, he remained there until the end of 2003. Fr Richardson subsequently took up the pastoral care of the parish of Dulwich Hill until, in 2009, Cardinal Pell asked him to do postgraduate studies at the Liturgical Institute at Mundelein, near Chicago, in the United States. This study further deepened his appreciation of how the cathedral’s stained glass windows can draw people towards God.  Fr Richardson returned to Sydney in 2010 to serve as Parish Priest of Woollahra and as Director of the Archdiocesan Liturgy Office, and he remained at Woollahra until his appointment back to the cathedral as Administrator and Dean by Archbishop Fisher in 2016. He thinks he has the best job in the whole Australian Church.