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Divine Intervention is the untold story of a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends who swiftly became accomplished cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage the Vietnam war. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love.


Across 10 episodes, host Brendan Patrick Hughes uncovers their audacious illegal acts – scaling walls, picking locks, destroying draft cards, harboring a draft fugitive in a church sanctuary, and trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover. 

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Fifty years ago, a ragtag band of radical nuns and wild-haired priests swiftly became cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage a war. They scaled walls, picked locks, and traded blows with J. Edgar Hoover. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love... Two were my parents.   The pilot of Divine Intervention will be released as part of the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, 2022, with the rest of the series to follow in the fall. Subscribe now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Shortly after conscientious objector Paul Couming receives a notice to stand trial, he and his friends stage the first political sanctuary in a Catholic church since the 15th century. Pilot episode for a forthcoming series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Divine intervention is a 10-part audio documentary about radical nuns in combat boots and wild-haired priests on a hellbent mission to sabotage a war. Tune in weekly starting March 11.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's 1971 and Paul Couming is a member of the underground Catholic resistance to the Vietnam war. Two years ago, he sent his draft card back to the government, refusing to take part in the bloodshed. Now, as he faces trial, a harebrained scheme emerges to give him political sanctuary in a downtown Boston Catholic Church, the first of its kind in 400 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Father Patrick is the wild-haired radical priest who plans to harbor Paul Couming, but how did he get this way? A very unusual pope, attending seminary during the tumult of the 1960’s, and being a born party animal may have something to do with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anne Walsh is the combat booted nun who masterminds the Paul Couming sanctuary. Like Father Patrick, she started out as a good Catholic conformist. But when her convent's father confessor begins breaking the law to sabotage the draft, a whole new life of crime opens up for her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anne Walsh commits her first illegal act in the Bronx, stealing draft files and claiming responsibility. Patrick is stationed after ordination at the Paulist Center in downtown Boston, and immediately sets about turning it upside down. An ambitious raid in Philadelphia draws in a young Cookie Ridolfi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Anne and Paul face terrifying legal consequences. Father Patrick quickly ascends to a daunting new role and suddenly meets Marianne Woodward, a divorcée with two kids living on welfare in Dorchester. She has just escaped a difficult first marriage in Texas, and neither of them are prepared for what they feel when they meet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Things start to go wrong for the movement as informers penetrate their ranks. The political sanctuary of Paul Couming turns into a wild three-day arts festival. The Paulist Center environment becomes very tense for Patrick, and he and Marianne get in way over their heads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
J. Edgar Hoover declares war on the Catholic Left. Paul, Marianne and Sarah pull another heist. The Catholic Left strikes a major blow to Hoover, but then Hoover unleashes the full might of the DOJ onto the Catholic Resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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