{"id":32037,"date":"2025-09-09T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=32037"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:35:16","slug":"regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with author and activist Regina Cates about how to have brave and thoughtful conversations about difficult topics like sexual abuse, racism, religious and political corruption, abortion, and sexual orientation. Her book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/75288\/9780802884107\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Real Conversation Jesus Wants Us to Have<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is part memoir, part social commentary, and part call to action, and it invites all people of good faith to more fully embody Jesus&#8217;s message by taking up his call to love our neighbors as ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Regina V. Cates is an author, activist, podcaster, and founder of &#8220;Romancing Your Soul,&#8221; an organization that helps people develop lives of love, compassion, and purpose. Her first internationally bestselling book,\u00a0<em>Lead with Your Heart<\/em>, continues to be an inspiration to people who desire a more fulfilled life. You can connect with Regina at her website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginavcates.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">reginavcates.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with author and activist Regina Cates about how to have brave and thoughtful conversations about difficult topics like sexual abuse, racism, religious and political corruption, abortion, and sexual orientation. Her book\u00a0The Real Conversation Jesus Wants Us to Have\u00a0is part memoir, part social commentary, and part call to action, and it invites all people&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":31811,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/stream.redcircle.com\/episodes\/473a8992-5096-47b0-a89b-49f0fb8c582f\/stream.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","cover_image_id":"31811","duration":"","filesize":"50","filesize_raw":"50","date_recorded":"2025-09-09 06:00:06","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":""},"tags":[],"series":[65],"class_list":["post-32037","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-the-gravity-podcast"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast-download\/32037\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations","player_link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast-player\/32037\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations","audio_player":"<a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast-player\/32037\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\">https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast-player\/32037\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gravity-leadership-podcast\/id1356585852","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ukzQzQjNTeoXoJoP9OAaq?si=Y9ahiyCySUiZsxRDnuDMRw","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/feed\/podcast\/the-gravity-podcast","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5tTOoh8tTz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\">Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/embed\/#?secret=5tTOoh8tTz\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations&#8221; &#8212; Gravity Commons\" data-secret=\"5tTOoh8tTz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We talked with author and activist Regina Cates about how to have brave and thoughtful conversations about difficult topics like sexual abuse, racism, religious and political corruption, abortion, and sexual orientation. Her book\u00a0The Real Conversation Jesus Wants Us to Have\u00a0is part memoir, part social commentary, and part call to action, and it invites all people&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gravity Commons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minuto\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\",\"name\":\"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-09T10:00:06+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Episode\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/\",\"name\":\"Gravity Commons\",\"description\":\"Following Jesus in the Chaos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons","og_description":"We talked with author and activist Regina Cates about how to have brave and thoughtful conversations about difficult topics like sexual abuse, racism, religious and political corruption, abortion, and sexual orientation. Her book\u00a0The Real Conversation Jesus Wants Us to Have\u00a0is part memoir, part social commentary, and part call to action, and it invites all people&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/","og_site_name":"Gravity Commons","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1800,"url":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minuto"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/","url":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/","name":"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations - Gravity Commons","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-09T10:00:06+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gravity-podcast-logo.jpg","width":1800,"height":1800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/regina-cates-a-call-to-brave-and-thoughtful-conversations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Episode","item":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Regina Cates: A Call to Brave and Thoughtful Conversations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/","name":"Gravity Commons","description":"Following Jesus in the Chaos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/32037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32037"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=32037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}