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Our guest this week is Mary J. Novak. She's the new executive director of NETWORK Lobby, a DC-based social justice advocacy organization formed by a coalition of Catholic nuns. While not a nun herself, Novak embodies a faith that does justice—the kind of roll-your-sleeves up and get to work attitude that Ignatian spirituality encourages.Novak’s career has traversed the intersections of spirituality and justice. As a lawyer she worked on environmental rights litigation and a death penalty appeal case. She was the founding board chair of Catholic Mobilizing Network, which is working to abolish the death penalty at the state and federal level. And most recently, she served as the associate director of Ignatian Formation at Georgetown’s Law School. Novak is animated by her faith. You can tell that her optimism and rugged determination spring from her belief in a God of justice. She talked with guest host MegAnne Liebsch about how her spirituality keeps her firmly grounded when it feels like our social and political landscape is tugging us in conflicting directions. And she offered some advice for how Catholics can get involved—and stay involved—with Catholic social justice movements.Learn about NETWORK's Build Anew Agenda: https://networklobby.org/buildanew/Support the For the People Act (H.R. 1): https://networklobby.org/forthepeopleactWatch NETWORK's Immigration Policy Webinar:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJlM0zZ_QU

Our guest this week is Mary J. Novak. She's the new executive director of NETWORK Lobby, a DC-based social justice advocacy organization formed by a coalition of Catholic nuns. While not a nun herself, Novak embodies a faith that does justice—the kind of roll-your-sleeves up and get to work attitude that Ignatian spirituality encourages. Novak’s career has traversed the intersections of spirituality and justice. As a lawyer she worked on environmental rights litigation and a death penalty appeal case. She was the founding board chair of Catholic Mobilizing Network, which is working to abolish the death penalty at the state and federal level. And most recently, she served as the associate director of Ignatian Formation at Georgetown’s Law School. Novak is animated by her faith. You can tell that her optimism and rugged determination spring from her belief in a God of justice. She talked with guest host MegAnne Liebsch about how her spirituality keeps her firmly grounded when it feels like our social and political landscape is tugging us in conflicting directions. And she offered some advice for how Catholics can get involved—and stay involved—with Catholic social justice movements. Learn about NETWORK's Build Anew Agenda: <a href="https://networklobby.org/buildanew/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://networklobby.org/buildanew/</a> Support the For the People Act (H.R. 1): <a href="https://networklobby.org/forthepeopleact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://networklobby.org/forthepeopleact</a> Watch NETWORK's Immigration Policy Webinar: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJlM0zZ_QU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJlM0zZ_QU</a>

Faith and Prophetic Witness with NETWORK Lobby Director Mary J. Novak

Preaching for the Third Sunday of Easter, Mary J. Novak offers a reflection that illuminates restorative justice practices with the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus:   "Feeling guilty, infuriated, overwhelmed with grief: we all experience the spiritual desolation that can accompany these feelings in our world and Church today.  What can we do besides turn away and run?   We can walk alongside one another and listen deeply, restoratively.  As we listen in circle, when we feel the healing love of Christ in our midst, slowly, the desolation can turn, widening our perspective.  We may even experience spiritual consolation, a sense that our hearts are burning as we listen to each other.  From this encounter, we might even begin to trust that a way forward will emerge as it did for the disciples on the road to Emmaus."   Mary J. Novak serves in Washington, D.C. as the Associate Director for Ignatian Formation at Georgetown University’s Law Center and School of Continuing Studies where she also serves as Catholic Chaplain and Adjunct Professor of Law.  She is also chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Mobilizing Network.    Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04262020 to learn more about Mary, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

<a href="www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04262020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Preaching for the Third Sunday of Easter</a>, Mary J. Novak offers a reflection that illuminates restorative justice practices with the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus:   "Feeling guilty, infuriated, overwhelmed with grief: we all experience the spiritual desolation that can accompany these feelings in our world and Church today.  What can we do besides turn away and run?   We can walk alongside one another and listen deeply, restoratively.  As we listen in circle, when we feel the healing love of Christ in our midst, slowly, the desolation can turn, widening our perspective.  We may even experience spiritual consolation, a sense that our hearts are burning as we listen to each other.  From this encounter, we might even begin to trust that a way forward will emerge as it did for the disciples on the road to Emmaus."   Mary J. Novak serves in Washington, D.C. as the Associate Director for Ignatian Formation at Georgetown University’s Law Center and School of Continuing Studies where she also serves as Catholic Chaplain and Adjunct Professor of Law.  She is also chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Mobilizing Network.    Visit <a href="http://www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04262020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04262020</a> to learn more about Mary, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

April 26, 2020: Restoring what is broken with Mary J. Novak