# The Neighborhood Outside the Church Doors

An episode of [The Strong Towns Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/369032477), 18 May 2026, 47 min.

Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6iw6icsw5quvq5q6/STP_5-18-26.mp3

A trip to Italy left Chuck surprised by how ordinary Catholic life felt in a country filled with churches. A later visit to Hasidic Brooklyn stayed with him for a different reason: families living under intense physical constraints, yet ordering their lives around faith and community. Those memories frame this talk at a Catholic church in Minnesota, where Chuck turns from faraway examples to a more personal question: what would it mean for a parish to care not only for the sanctuary, but for the blocks around it? Additional Show Notes • Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you! Join fellow members discussing this episode in The Commons.

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