Brandon McGinley

Editor at Eternal World Television Network, Catholic writer based in Pittsburgh

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Brandon McGinley is a writer and editor in Pittsburgh. In addition to his work in Catholic media in the US, he is a regular contributor to the Scottish Catholic Observer.

Brandon McGinley on KCRW

Nearly 200 Catholic bishops and high-ranking clergy are in Vatican City for a meeting on child sex abuse within the church -- and efforts that individual diocese around the world made…

Clergy address sexual abuse by priests and the Catholic Church’s history of covering it up

Nearly 200 Catholic bishops and high-ranking clergy are in Vatican City for a meeting on child sex abuse within the church -- and efforts that individual diocese around the world made…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump has been saying repeatedly, since 2015, that he’s going to make Christmas great again, as if the holiday has been under attack.

Black Santa and the politicization of Christmas

President Trump has been saying repeatedly, since 2015, that he’s going to make Christmas great again, as if the holiday has been under attack.

from One Year Later

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Can civility influence voters in the Trump era? Has Biden’s policy in the Middle East backfired? Plus, the United States hits a bleak milestone on executions.

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Jordan Elgrably reminds people of the crucial stories behind those being bombarded daily in Gaza.

from Scheer Intelligence

Authors Lauren Markham and Alexjandra Oliva share their own experiences with immigration and the history, ethics, and moral complexities of border crossings.

from Life Examined

A group of Ukrainian musician-soldiers recently stopped in LA on a goodwill tour, bringing gratitude and a healthy dose of appreciation for Hank Williams.

from KCRW Features

The solution to Trump's exploitable border crisis is to end the US trafficking of guns for drugs that turns productive Mexicans into desperate refugees.

from Scheer Intelligence

Have media outlets gone overboard in their coverage of campus protests? What’s at stake in (another) legal battle between states and the White House?

from Left, Right & Center

The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.

from Scheer Intelligence

Seventy-nine years ago, the Truman administration dropped atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, instantly killing approximately 100,000 innocent civilians.

from Scheer Intelligence

The Federal Reserve announced a half-a-percentage point cut in interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates had already been falling, but the median home price in LA is $1 million.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand