Episode 36

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23rd Nov 2020

First Educators: Empowering parents to direct the education of their children

Chris is joined by Shawn Peterson, South Dakota native and executive director of Catholic Education Partners, a bishops-founded organization that works to share the Catholic teaching in favor of parental choice and empowerment in education, and to promote education policy consistent with this principle. This principle is more important than ever in 2020, a year that has seen tremendous creativity in education policy and practice as parents have explored new ways to get involved and direct the education of their children.

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Faith and Politics
A podcast of the South Dakota Catholic Conference
Faith & Politics is a podcast from the South Dakota Catholic Conference. Join Executive Director Michael Pauley and Diocesan Chief of Staff Chris Motz, Esq. as they explore a variety of contemporary civic issues through the lens of a classical Catholic moral and ethical framework. Winsome and robust, Faith & Politics ranges from the soul to the state as it seeks to cultivate thoughtful criteria for governing and living well in the 21st century.

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Emily Leedom

Emily resides in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with her handsome hunk of humanity husband, Matt, and their growing family! She has a masters in psychology and a natural preference for conversations of depth and vulnerability. Her work in marriage and family ministry is an outpouring of what God is currently doing in her life.