One last giant heist is planned in Camden, New Jersey to prove that Hoover will never crush dissent. It's the biggest, boldest plan any raiders have yet dreamed up. It'll require guts, equipment, know-how, and 28 raiders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chapter 7: The Fight of the Century
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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Chapter 6: The Sanctuary of Paul Couming
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.
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Chapter 5: The Red Double Doors on Park Street
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.
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Chapter 4: The East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives
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.
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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