The Gender Accompaniment Project with Abigail Favale

Dr. Angela Franks, theologian and seminary professor, links male and female bodies to generativity and nuptial symbolism. Fr. Christian Raab, Benedictine monk and theology professor, offers hermeneutical lenses and pastoral reflections on masculinity. They explore cultural, embodiment, and personalist ways of seeing gender. The conversation centers on theological grounding, relational identity, and how the Church interprets sexed difference.

Jake Tebow, philosopher and author with advanced degrees in ethics, law, business, and theology, discusses his research and personal experience caring for a transgender youth. He talks about humanizing portraits in his book, integrating truth with charity, and the spiritual and relational struggles around gender longings. The conversation highlights accompaniment, chastity as integration, and pathways toward honest, compassionate encounter.

Introducing the Gender Accompaniment Project, a new podcast series from Abigail Favale and the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.When the cultural discourse surrounding gender is heated and divisive, how can Christians  respond in truth and love? Join author and academic Abigail Favale for a ten-part exploration into this timely question.This is a documentary-style series that centers on the stories of committed Christians who feel a sense of disconnect with their bodily sex. Through first-person testimony and expert commentary, listeners will foster a deeper understanding of the Catholic Christian vision of gender and learn to better accompany those who experience gender discordance. Together, let’s bridge the gap between truth and love.Starting 3/19/26, new episodes every other Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.