Moral Questions on Syria Strikes, Sister Joan Chittister, India’s Jains

University of Notre Dame professor George Lopez discusses the moral questions raised by the possibility of a US-led military intervention in Syria; Benedictine nun and author Joan Chittister explains Roman Catholicism’s need for reform and why Benedictine spirituality is for all people, not just monastics; and young Jains in India describe how they’ve adapted their religion’s strict asceticism to fit more modern times.

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