Season 6 Episode 4: Dr Maureen O’Connell

The Vicars' Crossing

Today we are excited to welcome Dr. Maureen O’Connell. Dr. O’Connell is
Chair the Department of Religion at La Salle
University in Philadelphia, where she is also an Associate Professor of Christian Ethics. She is an
expert in the art of social justice, she’s an award-winning author and faithful member of POWER
(Philadelphians Organizing to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild). POWER is an interfaith federation
of 90 faith communities committed to making Philadelphia the city of “just love” (as well as “brotherly love and sisterly affection”) through a more just wage for workers, fair funding for public
schools, immigration reform and decarceration. She has a book that was released just last week –
UNDOING THE KNOTS; FIVE GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN CATHOLIC ANTI-BLACKNESS.
this podcast was recorded on January 28th, 2022.