{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"047: Father Anne on the Shepherd Within and the Courage to Follow Conscience","description":"In this episode of Your Radical Truth, Deacon Margaret Mary O\u2019Connor sits down with Father Anne for a deep and unflinching conversation about incarnation, conscience, women\u2019s ordination, and why authentic Christian faith must lead to justice rather than harm. Father Anne shares how witnessing the cruelty, deception, and systemic injustice normalized under the Donald Trump administration compelled her to write her book, The Shepherd Within: Following God\u2019s Incarnational Initiative to Fullness of Life Beyond Institutional Control. What she observed was not simply political dysfunction, but a profound spiritual rupture rooted in a misunderstanding of incarnation itself. This episode explores why incarnation is not a one-time event limited to Jesus, but a living spiritual principle through which God continues to act in the world. Father Anne explains how faith becomes distorted when God is treated as distant and abstract, rather than present and moving through human conscience, relationship, and moral courage. Together, Margaret Mary and Father Anne address the Church\u2019s resistance to women\u2019s leadership, the silence surrounding women deacons and priests, and the devastating consequences when institutions prioritize power over truth. They also discuss how distorted theology contributes to real-world harm, including the mistreatment of immigrants, LGBTQ people, the poor, animals, and the earth. Father Anne offers practical spiritual guidance rooted in Ignatian spirituality, including how prayer, discernment, and embodied awareness can help people experience God not as an idea, but as a living presence within and among us. This episode is essential listening for anyone questioning the relationship between faith, justice, conscience, and the future of the Church. Listen here: www.YourRadicalTruth.com\/047-Father-Anne ","author_name":"Your Radical Truth podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/yourradicaltruth.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39519830\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196844180"}