{"podcast":{"title":"Saint In Progress","slug":"saint-in-progress-7078297","podcast_index_feed_id":7078297,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1581268/s/160236.rss","website_url":"https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/s/saint-in-progress","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1581268/s/160236/df42838454430d3b4acefa44bea65a6b.jpg","author":"Michael LaMorte","episode_count":70,"summary":"Home of The Saint Challenge, Saint In Progress, and other articles and reflections about the Catholic faith.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297"},"episode":{"title":"At the intersection of Faith and Politics — Saint in Progress Episode #63","slug":"at-the-intersection-of-faith-and-politics-saint-in-progress-episode-63","published_at":"2026-04-17T04:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297/at-the-intersection-of-faith-and-politics-saint-in-progress-episode-63","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297","url":"https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/p/at-the-intersection-of-faith-and","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194448525/1cfe9426a3f38c8e3e907cf60601c9e5.mp3","summary":"Trump said this… Pope Leo said that… Vice President Vance said… If you’re looking for a hot take, this isn’t it. There is zero discussion about AI generated images, what current politician or figure in the Church said what, or what anyone posted on social media. Instead, Mike talks a little Thomas Jefferson, a little JFK, and quotes a whole lot of saints. So if you’re wondering what’s the right road to take for saints in progress—as well as a look at how we got into this mess in the first place and the dangers of continuing to do what we’re doing—then be sure to listen. Bonus Links * Address of Senator John F. Kennedy to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, September 12, 1960 Our work here on Substack is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps us deliver our content to thousands of people every day. Support our work with an annual or monthly subscription. Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Trump said this… Pope Leo said that… Vice President Vance said… If you’re looking for a hot take, this isn’t it. There is zero discussion about AI generat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":932,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saint-in-progress-7078297/episodes/at-the-intersection-of-faith-and-politics-saint-in-progress-episode-63/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297/at-the-intersection-of-faith-and-politics-saint-in-progress-episode-63.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}