Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given]
Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given] Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given] Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given] Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given]

Alison Benders and Margaret [No Name Given]

Recorded October 31, 2022 Archived October 31, 2022 39:08 minutes
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Description

Friends and colleagues Alison Benders (65) and Margaret [No Name Given] (65) talk about their Catholic upbringings and their experiences with religion in adulthood. They reflect on what pilgrimage, faith, and community have meant to them.

Subject Log / Time Code

0:45
Alison and Margaret talk about their upbringings and their paths to the Catholic Church.
4:50
Margaret talks about community and the culture of discipline in her Catholic upbringing.
7:20
Margaret and Alison talk about the parishes in which they grew up.
12:35
Alison and Margaret reflect on finding a multi-racial faith community as adults.
20:40
Alison and Margaret talk about working at Santa Clara University and reflect on how it has impacted their relationship to faith and Catholicism.
25:10
They talk about pilgrimage and what it means to them. They reflect on the connections between religious pilgrimage and the Civil Rights Movement.
32:13
They talk about their internal prayer lives.
35:22
Alison and Margaret talk about how they have found connection in moments of injustice and tragedy that have challenged their faith.
37:02
They reflect on their friendship and their conversation.

Participants

  • Alison Benders
  • Margaret [No Name Given]

Recording Locations

Ignatian Center for Justice at Santa Clara University

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Fee for Service

Initiatives