User:John L. Clark/WJCU Radio Show

Carla pointed out on facebook that WJCU (the John Carroll University radio station) is advertising for proposals for a Saturday afternoon radio show. I'm excited about the possibility of setting up a public forum for discussion important matters, so here's my draft of a proposal:

It was so compelling, so good, and so holy that in his recent interview Pope Francis began with shocking humility in this way: “I am a sinner.” (And emphasizing that this “is not a figure of speech”!  See  for the full interview.) And why was it compelling? Why was it good? Why was it holy? These are questions, among many others, that I want to unpack with people, and an open radio show could be an excellent vehicle for wrestling with these questions.

I very much want to encourage people to have a conversation about matters that are very important, but that they resist talking about: even as they know their importance (or perhaps because they know their importance and feel powerless to approach them). And so this would be a call-in talk show, certainly covering news but also looking at the historical context for the situations we encounter today, focusing on politics, economics, meaning, and yes, faith, while attempting to see the connections, the relationships, between all things. I am joyfully trying to walk the Way that is Christ, trying to follow the teachings of Jesus, and that certainly includes a passion for sharing those treasures with others. Because we love them!

Maybe I can work to share them on the radio. I am quite excited and grateful for your invitation for Saturday afternoon program proposals. I hope and pray that whatever you choose will be good and enlivening for everyone who attends to it.