Speaking Up in the Midst of a Crisis — with Karna Lozoya

The Feminine Genius Podcast

"I have to have confidence that I play an important part in this mission and have confidence in my role." When Karna Lozoya started her job as the Executive Director of Strategic Communications at Catholic University of America, she had no idea that one of her first major projects to work on would be dealing with the breaking sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. It became apparent to Karna and her colleagues that something had to be done to address the issue. From there, she helped to facilitate The Catholic Project and is the host of the podcast Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church. Through hosting this podcast, Karna learned not only historical facts about the crisis that our Catholic Church faces, but also about the pivotal role that the laity have in addressing this issue. In this episode, Karna and I talk about how she got to the Catholic University of America, what she learned from hosting Crisis, and the powerful role that the laity have in guiding the direction of the Catholic Church.

*CW: As the nature of this conversation deals with the clergy abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, there are many mentions of sex abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

Here are the show notes for this week's episode: https://femininegeniuspodcast.substack.com/p/speaking-up-in-the-midst-of-a-crisis

Be sure to listen to Crisis: Clergy Abuse in the Catholic Church wherever you listen to your podcasts! Learn more about Crisis and find show notes and other resources on their website, catholicproject.catholic.edu.

Our theme music is by Theresa Ambat, and our cover art is by Mariel Pahayahay.