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Jesuitical

America Media

Jesuitical is a podcast from America Media for saints and sinners. Tune in every week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world today—sometimes over drinks. Hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis. AMDG

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A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies 2026-10-29 · 58m
American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why. 2026-10-22 · 38m
Leo XIV biographer on the pope’s cancer diagnosis and unlikely journey from Chicago to Rome 2026-10-15 · 49m
Why the Catholic Church still struggles to minister to families 2026-10-08 · 53m
French Catholicism Reborn? What happened on Pope Leo’s visit to France (and why it matters for all of us) 2026-10-01 · 45m
The First Celebrity Bishop: What made Fulton Sheen so popular? 2026-09-24 · 48m
U.S. Bishops are finding their voice. What will they say about A.I.? 2026-09-17 · 42m
SSPX Excommunicated: History, Pope Leo and why it all goes back to Vatican II 2026-09-10 · 59m
Pope Leo and Trump aren’t the first feuding leaders: a history of papal power clashes 2026-06-25 · 74m
What the Lost Sheep parable says about individuality, tribalism and communion 2026-06-18 · 73m
What is it like to teach a future Pope? 2026-06-11 · 56m
The Archdiocese of New York's Good News Strategy 2026-06-04 · 53m
Should the church encourage Catholic influencers? 2026-06-02 · 47m
Pope Leo's A.I. encyclical: Top takeaways from “Magnifica Humanitas” 2026-05-28 · 42m
How Catholics became obsessed with sex (and rules) 2026-05-21 · 47m
Catholic? You need to know Father Henri Nouwen 2026-05-14 · 69m
Pope Leo XIV: Is he changing the papacy or restoring order? 2026-05-07 · 38m
Pope Leo on same-sex blessings; and is Easter harder than Lent? 2026-04-30 · 55m
Is the Gen-Z religious revival real or hype? 2026-04-23 · 70m
President Trump won’t win his battle with Pope Leo 2026-04-16 · 59m
Pope Leo’s first Holy Week and Easter in a world at war 2026-04-09 · 66m
Catholic women react to the Vatican’s report on women’s leadership 2026-04-02 · 41m
Bishop Michael Martin on making disciples, Charlotte’s growth and liturgy debates 2026-03-26 · 72m
How to walk the mystical path (Hint: you’re already on it) 2026-03-19 · 68m
U.S. culture has a contempt problem 2026-03-12 · 67m
Just or unjust? Catholics respond to the Iran war 2026-03-06 · 75m
Father James Martin on the summer jobs that shaped him 2026-02-27 · 46m
When your son becomes a priest—and you’re not so sure about the Catholic Church 2026-02-20 · 70m
The Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras 2026-02-13 · 53m
Minneapolis Catholic Bishop on ICE, immigration and human dignity 2026-02-09 · 38m
Prayer in sports: healthy spirituality or superstition? 2026-02-06 · 57m
David French on Christianity and the MAGA movement 2026-01-30 · 57m
Euthanasia isn't (and shouldn’t be) a partisan issue 2026-01-23 · 72m
Pope Leo and Pope Francis: the similarities—and differences 2026-01-16 · 56m
Spiritual advice you don't want to miss for 2026! 2026-01-09 · 58m
Baby Saint names and the best pilgrimage sites: Your questions for Jesuitical, answered. 2025-12-19 · 55m
Evangelist or Catholic influencer? Spreading the Gospel in the digital age. 2025-12-12 · 58m
Pope Leo’s historic first trip; and, is this the most chilling Christmas carol? 2025-12-05 · 90m
Pope Leo in Lebanon and Catholics in the Middle East 2025-11-21 · 67m
These Catholic Sisters are on a mission to serve spiritual abuse survivors 2025-11-14 · 53m
Meet John Henry Newman, the church's newest doctor 2025-11-07 · 75m
Dragons, plagues and Christ's return: The Book of Revelation, explained 2025-10-31 · 74m
Catholics vs. ICE’s immigration crackdown 2025-10-24 · 64m
When the church fails: How to balance being critical and Catholic 2025-10-17 · 52m
Latin chant or folk guitar: What should Catholics sing at Mass? 2025-10-10 · 54m
When Bishops call out Bishops: the Cupich-Durbin controversy, explained 2025-10-03 · 51m
Debt relief in the jubilee, escaping nuns and Zac on newborn parenting 2025-09-26 · 61m
How should Catholics respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk? 2025-09-19 · 53m
Why people leave the church–and why they join 2025-09-12 · 62m
We need to talk about ‘hot priests’ 2025-09-05 · 75m
Best of Jesuitical: Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Mass 2025-08-29 · 36m
Best of Jesuitical: How a religious order decides it’s time to close up shop 2025-08-22 · 27m
Best of Jesuitical: What's the deal with the Traditional Latin Mass? 2025-08-15 · 30m
Best of Jesuitical: Is Augustine the most relatable saint? 2025-08-01 · 28m
Best of Jesuitical: How to become a mystic (and keep your day job) 2025-07-25 · 30m
Best of Jesuitical: Why Rome is so important to the Catholic Church 2025-07-18 · 35m
What you need to know about Pope Leo XVI 2025-06-27 · 59m
What Father James Martin is still learning about the spiritual life 2025-06-20 · 45m
Senator Chris Coons: Democrats need to talk about their faith 2025-06-13 · 46m
The story of the first quadriplegic Catholic priest on the road to sainthood 2025-06-06 · 64m
Exodus 90 Founder and CEO on asceticism, masculinity and becoming uncommonly free 2025-05-30 · 62m
Pope Leo XIV: The overlooked experiences that will shape his papacy 2025-05-23 · 56m
What Pope Leo’s first days tell us about his priorities 2025-05-12 · 33m
Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian friar. Here's what that means 2025-05-11 · 23m
What Pope Leo XIV's speedy election means for the Catholic Church 2025-05-09 · 26m
Habemus papam! The first American pope is elected, and we love him. 2025-05-08 · 22m
There's only one thing left for Catholics to do: pray. 2025-05-08 · 25m
Black smoke on first vote. But what happens after a pope is elected? 2025-05-07 · 44m
Where the cardinals stand one day before the conclave 2025-05-06 · 34m
What happens inside a conclave? Everything you need to know. 2025-05-05 · 68m
Will the next pope embrace synodality–or reject it? 2025-05-03 · 62m
At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem? 2025-05-02 · 43m
Choosing a pope: What qualities the cardinals will look for in the conclave 2025-05-01 · 39m
Will the next pope be Italian? And the unfinished business of Francis’ papacy 2025-04-30 · 36m
Clarity, Confusion, Unity: Unpacking the conclave’s code words 2025-04-29 · 56m
The Conclave is more than a referendum on Pope Francis 2025-04-28 · 38m
R.I.P. Pope Francis, feat. his fellow Jesuits Sam Sawyer and James Martin 2025-04-23 · 56m
Jesus as the ultimate scapegoat: The philosophy of René Girard 2025-04-11 · 67m
Catholic Charities USA Head: “We don’t have a choice to ignore the Gospel” 2025-04-04 · 69m
A deep dive into the (slightly creepy) world of Catholic relics 2025-03-28 · 62m
Indulgences 101: The history of a controversial Catholic practice 2025-03-21 · 51m
A Catholic neuroscientist explains your brain on religion 2025-03-14 · 59m
Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church, Pope health update and history of the Lenten Rice Bowl 2025-03-07 · 57m
Pope Francis speaks for the first time from the hospital 2025-03-06 · 3m
How failing Lent can help you grow in holiness 2025-02-28 · 51m
Pope Francis health update, and a Jesuit guide to thinking about science and faith 2025-02-21 · 53m
Pope Francis schools JD Vance, and how medieval mysticism can rock your spiritual world 2025-02-14 · 65m
Why churches would collapse without women 2025-02-07 · 52m
I left the Church. Now my kids are embracing it. 2025-01-31 · 50m
The greatest Catholic writers you (probably) haven’t heard of 2025-01-24 · 59m
JRS USA President Kelly Ryan on refugees, Trump and the role of the church 2025-01-17 · 51m
Cardinal McElroy, DC’s new archbishop, wants a church of ‘radical inclusion’ 2025-01-10 · 63m
Could the plot twist in “Conclave” actually happen? 2024-12-20 · 46m
How a modern-day shepherd found God on his Irish family farm 2024-12-13 · 52m
The Catholic women bringing veiling back to Mass 2024-12-06 · 53m
Astronomy, religion and prophecy–the story behind the star of Bethlehem 2024-11-29 · 25m
A Jesuit border priest on Trump and the plight of migrants 2024-11-22 · 44m
The Indigenous sister risking her life to protect the Amazon 2024-11-15 · 56m
Donald Trump won—again. Unpacking the Catholic vote and what comes next 2024-11-07 · 39m
Cardinal Tobin on the synod and the future of women deacons 2024-10-28 · 44m
Father James Martin on making history at the Synod on Synodality 2024-10-25 · 33m
How synodal is the U.S. church? 2024-10-24 · 40m
A synod insider on making your parish synodal 2024-10-23 · 53m
Listening to the critics of the synod 2024-10-18 · 46m
A Catholic Arab born in Israel still has hope for the synod—and peace in the Holy Land 2024-10-16 · 49m
What is (and isn’t) the role of bishops in a synodal church? 2024-10-11 · 47m
Women doing deacon-like ministry meet with Pope Francis 2024-10-09 · 36m
Our top 3 questions about the final session of the Synod on Synodality 2024-10-04 · 54m
Disagreements, friendships and learning to listen–young synod delegates share their experience 2024-10-02 · 56m
Why the Synod on Synodality is working, with lay delegate Linda Staudt 2024-09-27 · 35m
Vocations, voting and building virtuous community with Bishop Kevin Sweeney 2024-09-20 · 53m
Olympic gold medalist Nick Mead on rowing, religion and relationships 2024-09-13 · 58m
In defense of young diocesan priests 2024-09-06 · 56m
How the Enneagram can make you more merciful (and tolerable) 2024-06-28 · 56m
The Jesuits sold 272 enslaved people. How can the church make amends with their descendents? 2024-06-21 · 58m
Meet Steve Javie: Legendary NBA ref and Catholic deacon 2024-06-14 · 54m
Ethan Hawke on Faith, Imagination, and Flannery O’Connor 2024-06-07 · 49m
Pope Francis used a homophobic slur. How should Catholics respond? 2024-05-31 · 38m
Discerning the spirits with Eric Sundrup, S.J. 2024-05-24 · 57m
We’re all Cafeteria Catholics 2024-05-17 · 49m
A singer-songwriter inspired by Saint (and Pope) Francis 2024-05-10 · 48m
D.C’s Cardinal Gregory on the Synod, Pope Francis and our political climate 2024-05-03 · 48m
The quirky history (and future) of papal conclaves 2024-04-26 · 52m
A mother’s mission to change how we talk about pregnancy and disease 2024-04-19 · 52m
A Muslim theologian on teaching at a Jesuit university 2024-04-12 · 57m
Her son was beheaded by ISIS. Here’s what she’s learned about mercy 2024-04-05 · 54m
A Catholic bartender’s conversion to ‘mindful drinking’ 2024-03-22 · 47m
A Catholic reporter’s take on the 2024 election 2024-03-15 · 54m
Is ‘Barbie’ a Jesuit allegory? And other questions ahead of the 2024 Oscars 2024-03-08 · 51m
A Jesuit guide to major life choices 2024-03-01 · 41m
Mental health and the Catholic Church: Can we have better conversations? 2024-02-23 · 43m
Prayer, fasting and...working out? What is Exodus90? 2024-02-16 · 59m
Why we love the church, with Bishop Donald Hying 2024-02-09 · 57m
What it means to be a “good” or “bad” Catholic in the fight against racism 2024-02-02 · 50m
Understanding the Jewish Jesus 2024-01-26 · 54m
A parish priest’s approach to blessings for same-sex couples 2024-01-19 · 59m
The Bible passages that formed Pope Francis 2024-01-12 · 60m
A Very Traditional, Jesuitical Christmas 2023-12-22 · 41m
Christmas in Bethlehem During a War 2023-12-15 · 41m
The mother of an Israeli hostage shares her son’s story with Pope Francis 2023-12-08 · 32m
The Catholics fighting for climate justice 2023-12-01 · 58m
How Pope Francis laid the groundwork for his papacy 2023-11-24 · 40m
How a Southern Protestant learned to love Catholic social teaching 2023-11-17 · 52m
The movement of lay people behind Pope Francis’ peace missions 2023-11-10 · 57m
Synod on Synodality Debrief with Father James Martin 2023-10-30 · 47m
When Catholic doctrine can change–and when it can’t 2023-10-25 · 57m
Catholic influencers or digital missionaries? Bringing the synod to the internet 2023-10-20 · 45m
The French Dominican bringing Middle East Catholics’ concerns to Rome 2023-10-18 · 41m
The risks of the Vatican's synod media strategy 2023-10-16 · 7m
The lay woman bringing Catholic social teaching to the heart of Vatican 2023-10-13 · 44m
What it’s like giving a speech inside a synod of bishops 2023-10-11 · 51m
Everything you need to know about the Synod on Synodality 2023-10-06 · 45m
The Holy Spirit: The most misunderstood person of the trinity? 2023-09-29 · 46m
The Catholics responding to New York’s migrant crisis 2023-09-22 · 48m
Catholic seminarians need therapy (like the rest of us) 2023-09-15 · 54m
Father James Martin on Jesus’s Greatest Miracle 2023-09-08 · 56m
What the Catholic Church can learn about change from baseball’s pitch-clock innovation 2023-08-19 · 10m
Cardinal Czerny on Pope Francis, Catholic social teaching and the legacy of Vatican II 2023-06-30 · 58m
A Religious Trip: Finding God on Psychedelic Drugs 2023-06-23 · 63m
Pope Francis called homilies “a disaster.” Here’s what we can do about it. 2023-06-16 · 47m
Does prayer belong in a public school? 2023-06-09 · 43m
How one bishop’s experience of suicide loss led him to start a mental health ministry 2023-06-02 · 51m
How a religious congregation decides it’s time to close up shop 2023-05-26 · 43m
Faith, culture and ritual in Toni Morrison's life and writings 2023-05-19 · 32m
Joining a parish (or club) could save your life. 2023-05-12 · 49m
Luke Russert on losing his father, quitting journalism and traveling the world 2023-05-05 · 60m
Why Hulu's "The Pope: Answers" is the most thrilling movie out right now 2023-05-02 · 14m
Will ChatGPT change the Catholic Church? Should it? 2023-04-28 · 63m
Should Catholics have kids during a climate crisis? 2023-04-21 · 57m
Fr. Ron Rolheiser on sex, spiritual energy and what isolation does to our souls 2023-04-14 · 72m
Praying on the Way of the Cross 2023-04-07 · 35m
What Sister Jean learned in her first 100 years about God, Life and Basketball 2023-03-31 · 54m
Going on ‘Digital Pilgrimage’ and praying with a smartphone 2023-03-24 · 38m
Brooklyn’s Bishop Brennan on parish diversity, church closings and his move from Ohio to New York 2023-03-17 · 57m
You've never heard Jesus' Passion like this 2023-03-10 · 64m
Inside the Vatican: How saints are made in the Catholic Church 2023-03-03 · 52m
3 Jews and 2 Catholics walk into a podcast studio to talk about Lent 2023-02-24 · 40m
Finding God in hip-hop and liberation theology 2023-02-17 · 53m
How Jean Vanier went from a ‘living saint’ to a sexual abuser 2023-02-10 · 47m
Cardinal McElroy: Sex and sin need a new framework in the church 2023-02-03 · 59m
Are Catholicism and Liberal Democracy Compatible? 2023-01-27 · 46m
Faith and wonder in Shakespeare 2023-01-24 · 43m
Catholics and the crisis of white Christian nationalism 2023-01-20 · 58m
Pope Benedict XVI: Social just warrior? 2023-01-13 · 45m
Mailbag! Going to Mass in a foreign language, difficult theological mysteries, and more 2023-01-06 · 38m
What's your (least) favorite Christmas carol? 2022-12-23 · 29m
Everything you want to know about the Mass—but were too afraid to ask 2022-12-16 · 61m
Matt Maher on ‘The Chosen,’ anxiety, racial justice and his new album 2022-12-09 · 59m
America Media asked Pope Francis about women’s ordination. Here’s what he said. 2022-12-02 · 62m
Why every day should be Thanksgiving! 2022-11-25 · 33m
It's time to ask: What’s the point of a Catholic parish? 2022-11-22 · 21m
The Catholic case for ditching Amazon and Walmart for Christmas shopping 2022-11-18 · 50m
Can you attend a parish virtually full time? The rise of the remote parishioner 2022-11-15 · 18m
The church needs younger deacons—and older priests 2022-11-11 · 51m
We need to talk about closing parishes. 2022-11-08 · 22m
How to become a mystic (and keep your day job) 2022-11-04 · 49m
Catholic parishes are booming in the Southwest–what does that mean for the U.S. church? 2022-11-01 · 19m
Hell, dead bodies and burial practices: What does the church say? 2022-10-28 · 63m
How Father Mike Schmitz balances a popular media ministry with being a college campus priest 2022-10-21 · 60m
Does God evolve? How evolution and A.I. are pushing the horizons of theology 2022-10-14 · 57m
The Hillbilly Thomists on Bluegrass, Catholic Culture and liturgical music 2022-10-07 · 50m
What it's like to lead the world's largest religious order–the Jesuits 2022-09-30 · 33m
Debt, inflation, the soaring cost of living–why Pope Francis wants young Catholics to transform the economy 2022-09-23 · 32m
So, why is Rome so important to the Catholic Church? 2022-09-16 · 45m
The Problem with Celebrity Christians (and Christian Celebrities) 2022-09-09 · 53m
How Catholicism became a meme and an online aesthetic 2022-06-24 · 43m
Catholics and abortion in a world after Roe v. Wade 2022-06-17 · 63m
Our conversations about the Latin Mass don’t have to be so toxic 2022-06-10 · 49m
Should Catholics be vegetarians? (Also, should Nancy Pelosi have been denied Communion?) 2022-06-03 · 48m
Sad, tired and angry: America’s endless gun debate 2022-05-27 · 30m
What young people need from the Catholic Church 2022-05-20 · 51m
Catholic wisdom from Jane Austen, a cardinal arrested in Hong Kong, and altar serving as an adult 2022-05-13 · 56m
If the Catholic Church is pro-life, why is its maternity leave so bad? 2022-05-06 · 52m
The church exists to evangelize. So why are most Catholics bad at it? 2022-04-29 · 48m
These young Catholics told Pope Francis how they feel about climate change–and he listened. 2022-04-22 · 54m
Life as a married Catholic priest and why most preaching is terrible 2022-04-08 · 51m
We need to talk about sex 2022-04-01 · 37m
Nukes, contemplation and vocation: An introduction to Thomas Merton for young Catholics 2022-03-25 · 53m
How the Jesuits are reinventing college education (again) 2022-03-18 · 48m
What it's like to give up English for Lent 2022-03-11 · 47m
Jesuitical Lent 2.0 2022-03-06 · 12m
Anti-racism spirituality, Ukraine and Pope Francis, and praying when it feels useless 2022-03-04 · 38m
Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer, a Catholic who wanted to cure the world 2022-02-25 · 67m
Painting modern saints, nuns under fire at the border, and asking what God’s will *actually* is 2022-02-18 · 54m
Catholic marriage prep doesn’t have to be terrible 2022-02-11 · 49m
Tattoos are deeply meaningful—and religious—for many young people 2022-02-04 · 45m
Teaser: You will never regret going to the funeral 2022-02-01 · 1m
St. Irenaeus fought heresy in the 2nd century. What can we learn from him today? 2022-01-28 · 52m
How does the Catholic Church decide what counts as a miracle? 2022-01-21 · 49m
What’s it like being Catholic in Hollywood? 2022-01-14 · 50m
Fr. Charles Coughlin: America’s first mass-media demagogue priest 2022-01-07 · 53m
Teaser: Pope Francis, pets and kids 2022-01-06 · 3m
Lidia Bastianich on why Jesus was always eating and drinking 2021-12-17 · 57m
Homelessness isn’t inevitable—and this Catholic woman is proving it. 2021-12-10 · 46m
The Catholics that ministered to those dying of AIDS in the face of fear 2021-12-03 · 52m
Teaser: Why this 25 year old Catholic ran for public office 2021-12-01 · 2m
Cynical about Christian mission trips? Monsignor Ramkissoon will change your mind. 2021-11-26 · 37m
How to talk with people that drive you mad (with a little help from grace) 2021-11-19 · 49m
Bishop Frank Caggiano agrees with Pope Francis: We need a listening church 2021-11-12 · 53m
Teaser: ‘Midnight Mass’ is Catholic horror at its finest 2021-11-09 · 3m
What chronic pain taught Ross Douthat about God and suffering 2021-11-05 · 54m
Meet the Catholic map lady who wants to help Pope Francis fight climate change—if the Vatican will let her. 2021-10-29 · 51m
Skeptics, zealots and authority: Science and religion have more in common than you might think. 2021-10-22 · 50m
Life after the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history 2021-10-15 · 51m
Toni Morrison’s Black Catholic Novels 2021-10-08 · 47m
Pope Francis said women need more authority in the church. He still has work to do. 2021-10-01 · 52m
Meet a Catholic woman who feels called to be a deacon 2021-09-24 · 57m
Why Catholics should study the Classics 2021-09-17 · 53m
Father Greg Boyle is becoming a mystic with the help of former gang members 2021-09-10 · 45m
How Dr. Paul Farmer put Catholic social teaching into medical practice 2021-06-25 · 73m
Bonus: What's going on with the Bishops and Joe Biden? 2021-06-25 · 15m
Her mom went to prison. Now she fights to free others from life sentences. 2021-06-18 · 36m
Gloria Purvis on why the pro-life movement has been silent on racial justice 2021-06-11 · 63m
The Devastating Effects of Conversion Therapy on LGBT Catholics 2021-06-04 · 43m
What Catholics can do to fight Islamophobia 2021-05-28 · 45m
Gloria Purvis on the murder of George Floyd one year later 2021-05-25 · 53m
Catholics: You need to pay attention to what’s happening in Israel-Palestine 2021-05-21 · 47m
He’s the top Jesuit in the world. Does that make him the pope’s boss? (Or ours?!) 2021-05-14 · 56m
What a Jewish editor brings to a Catholic podcast 2021-05-07 · 33m
Dear Millennials: We have to talk about our commitment issues 2021-04-30 · 57m
When protesting is a spiritual practice 2021-04-23 · 49m
Christian purity culture and racism left 8 people dead in Atlanta. How should the church respond? 2021-04-16 · 39m
Two Christians get married—what happens when one spouse leaves the church? 2021-04-09 · 57m
Why does God allow suffering? And why are our attempts to figure it out inadequate? 2021-04-02 · 46m
If St. Francis had a YouTube channel, it might look like this. 2021-03-26 · 48m
Will Arbery’s hit play nearly predicted the Capitol Riot. 2021-03-19 · 51m
People think they know how young people feel about religion. This group actually asks them. 2021-03-12 · 55m
Self-care is an art. Tracy G can teach you how to master it. 2021-03-05 · 57m
Comedian Pete Holmes on the spiritual maturity of Richard Rohr 2021-02-26 · 65m
Spiritual Wisdom from Father Richard Rohr 2021-02-19 · 68m
Is a better abortion debate possible? 2021-02-12 · 53m
Father James Martin’s prayer guide (for everyone) 2021-02-05 · 48m
The future of the pro-life movement is already here 2021-01-29 · 24m
President Biden’s Very Catholic Inauguration 2021-01-22 · 57m
The Capitol Hill rioters co-opted Jesus. How should Catholics respond? 2021-01-15 · 56m
A Very Jesuitical Christmas Special 2020-12-24 · 19m
What comedians and Catholics have in common: They need to tell the truth. 2020-12-18 · 44m
Eat (a little), pray (a lot), love (God): Meet the beer-brewing Monks of Norcia 2020-12-11 · 52m
Why we need Advent now more than ever 2020-12-04 · 52m
What makes a great Catholic writer? 2020-11-27 · 37m
We need to talk about Clericalism 2020-11-20 · 52m
Helping regular people navigate the health care industry is a ministry (and a podcast) 2020-11-13 · 58m
Interfaith work is crucial to overcoming our country’s divisions 2020-11-06 · 36m
Stories from a real-life exorcist consultant Ep. 155 2020-10-30 · 56m
Voting Catholic: A queer, pro-life feminist on abortion 2020-10-26 · 34m
Jeannie Gaffigan was told “Real Catholics vote for Trump.” Here’s how she responded. Ep. 154 2020-10-23 · 54m
How to pray for your (political) enemies: Advice from the Chaplain to the U.S. House. Ep. 153 2020-10-16 · 41m
Pádraig Ó Tuama: How language can be a sacrament. Ep. 152 2020-10-09 · 59m
The crisis that the church still needs to stay on top of. Ep. 151 2020-10-02 · 46m
Anthea Butler: Religion won’t save us from the sin of racism. Ep. 150 2020-09-25 · 60m
NPR’s Scott Detrow on Trump, Biden and the Catholic vote. Ep. 149 2020-09-18 · 56m
Pope Francis’ critics are dividing the church. Ep. 148 2020-09-11 · 63m
Bishop Robert Barron on Internet ministry, Black Lives Matter, and the art of dialogue. Ep. 147 2020-06-26 · 49m
Systemic Racism, Covid-19 and the U.S. health care system. Ep. 146 2020-06-19 · 50m
Olga Segura on having frank conversations about race. Ep. 145 2020-06-12 · 38m
Pete Holmes needed his life to fall apart to lose God (and find him again). Ep. 144 2020-06-05 · 59m
The impact of Covid-19 on immigrant workers 2020-06-02 · 30m
What happens when your faith and health come into conflict? Ep. 143 2020-05-29 · 48m
Harry Potter, Soul Cycle and the Internet: say hello to America’s new religions. Ep. 142 2020-05-22 · 56m
What Pope Francis wants the world to look like post Covid-19 2020-05-19 · 30m
The first Catholic high school for teens struggling with substance abuse. Ep. 141 2020-05-15 · 43m
Living like monks in quarantine 2020-05-12 · 34m
How will the Catholic Church change after the coronavirus pandemic? Ep. 140 2020-05-08 · 41m
Father James Martin on praying in quarantine 2020-05-05 · 28m
Meet the 30-year-old priest anointing coronavirus patients. Ep. 139 2020-05-01 · 44m
What it’s like to be pregnant during Covid-19 2020-04-28 · 27m
Lessons from West Africa’s Ebola response for Covid-19. Ep. 138 2020-04-24 · 36m
A Jesuit reflects on coronavirus quarantine in Milan 2020-04-21 · 28m
The Friar who won “The Great American Baking Show”. Ep. 137 2020-04-17 · 46m
Walking with Mary Magdalene to the tomb on Easter Sunday 2020-04-14 · 25m
The coronavirus poem that went viral. Ep. 136 2020-04-10 · 42m
Picture this: What it’s like to walk with Jesus and the disciples 2020-04-07 · 36m
How the Catholic Church adapted during the Black Plague. Ep. 135 2020-04-03 · 45m
Bonus Episode: Jesuit leadership lessons during a pandemic 2020-03-31 · 29m
One bishop’s response to the coronavirus. Ep. 134 2020-03-27 · 39m
Catholic health care during the coronavirus pandemic. Ep. 133 2020-03-20 · 40m
Is diet culture obscuring Lent? Ep. 132 2020-03-13 · 52m
What’s it like to say Mass on death row? Ep.131 2020-03-06 · 32m
Meet the Louisiana priest behind a 100-gallon town blessing. Ep.130 2020-02-28 · 51m
The untold history of black nuns in the United States 2020-02-21 · 24m
Can Jesuit spirituality save our politics? 2020-02-14 · 29m
Your Catholic guide to the Oscars 2020. Ep. 129 2020-02-07 · 31m
What it’s like to get to know your bishop on pilgrimage. Ep. 128 2020-01-31 · 38m
A Catholic veteran on faith in war. Ep. 127 2020-01-24 · 36m
Learning the stories of the enslaved people owned by the Jesuits. Ep. 126 2020-01-17 · 34m
Dorothy Day’s granddaughter on prayer, prison and peace. Ep. 125 2020-01-10 · 40m
A workout program for you, from the formerly incarcerated 2020-01-03 · 20m
The one where Olga says goodbye. Ep. 124 2019-12-27 · 29m
Meet the star of “The Two Popes”. Ep. 123 2019-12-20 · 35m
Spiritual direction for Nones. Ep. 122 2019-12-13 · 37m
The complicated history of AIDS and the Catholic Church. Ep. 121 2019-12-06 · 42m
Introducing PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church 2019-12-01 · 43m
Gentiles and Jews interrupt each other over booze. Ep. 120 2019-11-22 · 49m
Pope Francis’ struggle to reform the Catholic Church. Ep. 119 2019-11-15 · 45m
What the Left (and everyone else) can learn from conservatives. Ep. 118 2019-11-08 · 54m
Where is former Cardinal McCarrick now? Ep. 117 2019-10-25 · 23m
The Amazon synod should matter to you. Here’s why. Ep. 116 2019-10-18 · 34m
Loneliness isn’t something you can “fix” (or need to). Ep. 115 2019-10-11 · 33m
Is Augustine the most relatable saint? Ep. 114 2019-10-04 · 46m
Faith and politics in Silicon Valley Ep.113 2019-09-27 · 32m
What makes Catholic School Movies so great? Ep. 112 2019-09-20 · 37m
Why you (yes, you) should go on a retreat Ep. 111 2019-09-13 · 34m
Why Malcolm Gladwell wants to think like a Jesuit. Ep. 110 2019-09-06 · 43m
When Millennials move in with Nuns Ep. 109 2019-06-28 · 31m
Painting black saints. Ep 108. 2019-06-21 · 36m
Being Gay and Catholic. Ep. 107 2019-06-14 · 39m
How a punk rock journalist found healing in the Catholic Church Ep. 106 2019-06-07 · 35m
Georgetown Jesuits enslaved her ancestors. Now she's working for justice. 2019-05-31 · 43m
A beginner’s guide to spiritual direction Ep. 104 2019-05-24 · 50m
How this Jesuit leads the Vatican’s fight against sex abuse without losing faith Ep. 103 2019-05-17 · 32m
Remembering Rachel Held Evans. Ep. 102 2019-05-10 · 43m
Kate Bowler on faith, cancer and the prosperity gospel. Ep. 101 2019-05-03 · 34m
Jesuitical’s 100th episode: This time, Ashley, Olga and Zac answer the questions 2019-04-26 · 39m
Should Catholics care about what happens at the Vatican? Ep. 99 2019-04-05 · 35m
Meet the two teens who started a feminist club at their all-boys Catholic school. Ep. 98 2019-03-29 · 34m
Meet the evangelical pastor who spoke with Pope Francis (twice). Ep 97 2019-03-22 · 50m
Marquette’s Markus Howard is changing the way athletes talk about mental health. Ep. 96 2019-03-15 · 28m
Meet Mireille Twayigira: Rwandan Refugee, Doctor, Education Advocate. Ep. 95 2019-03-08 · 40m
The Catholic nun stories that haven’t gone viral (yet). Ep. 94 2019-03-01 · 34m
What in the hell? How Vinson Cunningham imagines the afterlife. Ep. 93 2019-02-22 · 43m
Will the sex abuse crisis ever end? Ep. 92 2019-02-15 · 37m
How do we talk about consent on Catholic campuses? Ep. 91 2019-02-08 · 38m
Live from Australia: How young Catholics are changing the church (also kangaroos). Ep. 90 2019-02-01 · 38m
How the New Wave Feminists are changing the conversation around abortion 2019-01-18 · 36m
The Catholic Church has a leadership problem. Lay people can help. 2019-01-11 · 45m
Sister Helen Prejean fought the death penalty—and won. Ep. 87 2018-12-14 · 41m
Thinking about your death will make you a better Catholic Ep. 86 2018-12-07 · 36m
Juan Carlos Cruz: the survivor who changed the pope’s mind on sex abuse. Ep. 85 2018-11-30 · 37m
Catholic women are leaving the church. This group wants them to lead it. Ep. 84 2018-11-16 · 32m
How Catholics influence U.S. politics Ep. 83 2018-11-09 · 33m
You have to visit the border to understand the migrant caravan. Ep. 82 2018-11-02 · 35m
A good Catholic meddles in politics (and votes in the Midterms) Ep. 81 2018-10-26 · 32m
Christians have been in Iraq for thousands of years. They might all be gone soon. 2018-10-19 · 50m
Haley Stewart’s Catholic guide to living simply. Ep. 79 2018-10-12 · 37m
Lakota and Catholic: Jesuit education on the Pine Ridge Reservation 2018-10-05 · 36m
A survivor of sex abuse on how the church can help victims. Ep.77 2018-09-28 · 40m
Stephanie Saldaña on love, loss and memory in the Middle East 2018-09-21 · 39m
Synod on Youth preview: How will we keep young people in the church? 2018-09-14 · 33m
"I can't date Jesus": A conversation with Michael Arceneaux 2018-08-31 · 36m
We don’t use religious words anymore. That’s a problem. 2018-08-24 · 39m
Julio Ricardo Varela on being the only Latino (rebel) in a room. Ep. 72 2018-08-17 · 41m
The one where two of the Jesuitical hosts get engaged. Ep. 71 2018-08-10 · 42m
What does Catholic architecture look like in the 21st century? Ep. 70 2018-07-20 · 24m
Why you (yes you) should care about theology. Ep. 69 2018-07-13 · 19m
Questioning the Bible just might help you fall in love with it. Ep. 68 2018-06-29 · 42m
The untold history of black nuns in the United States Ep. 67 2018-06-22 · 39m
How living in L’Arche made Jeremy McLellan a better person (and funnier comedian). Ep. 66 2018-06-15 · 32m
What Mario Lopez learned about his Catholic faith in the Holy Land. Ep. 65 2018-06-08 · 35m
Fighting Islamophobia with social justice comedy. Ep. 64 2018-06-01 · 38m
Meet Cyrus Habib: the most interesting Catholic politician in Washington (State) Ep. 63 2018-05-25 · 51m
Ross Douthat is worried about Pope Francis’ leadership. Should we be, too? 2018-05-18 · 48m
What makes a good "Christian" movie? Ep. 61 2018-05-11 · 41m
Wajahat Ali reminds U.S. Catholics of their own history of discrimination. Ep. 60 2018-05-04 · 51m
From alcoholism and agnosticism to converting to Catholicism: a conversation on faith with Mary Karr Ep. 59 2018-04-27 · 43m
Have we reached a turning point in the gun control debate? 2018-04-20 · 44m
The (Catholic) Science Guy Ep. 57 2018-04-13 · 42m
Sarah Silverman on whether hell exists and why she loves the Jesuits Ep. 56 2018-04-06 · 39m
Live from Loyola University Chicago Ep. 55 2018-03-30 · 54m
The making of a Papal Ninja Warrior Ep. 54 2018-03-23 · 27m
So we interviewed our boss Ep. 53 2018-03-16 · 53m
How ESPN’s Joe Lunardi invented bracketology Ep. 52 2018-03-09 · 33m
Think you’re not a poetry person? Let Elizabeth Acevedo change your mind. Ep. 51 2018-03-02 · 42m
Why do we let ‘good manners’ get in the way of prayer? Ep 50 2018-02-23 · 44m
An Unorthodox celebration of our one year (liturgical) anniversary E. 49 2018-02-16 · 49m
The case against hot takes Ep. 48 2018-02-09 · 35m
A conversation on why Catholics need to dialogue with Muslims Ep. 47 2018-02-02 · 35m
Is it possible to blend yoga and Catholicism? Ep. 46 2018-01-26 · 42m
What do (Catholic) women want? Ep. 45 2018-01-19 · 50m
One thing you can do to support migrants and refugees. Ep. 44 2018-01-12 · 36m
What’s it like being Catholic at The New York Times? Ep. 43 2017-12-22 · 28m
Kirsten Powers worked for Bill Clinton and Fox News. She has some thoughts on sexual harassment. Ep 42 2017-12-15 · 32m
When your favorite Jesuit moonlights as a model. Ep. 41 2017-12-08 · 21m
Black catholics are the past and future of the U.S. church Ep. 40 2017-12-01 · 34m
Thanksgiving special: A look at Jesuit basketball Ep. 39 2017-11-24 · 17m
What is Hipster Catholicism? Ep. 38 2017-11-17 · 40m
Live, from D.C., it’s Jesuitical! Ep. 37 2017-11-10 · 37m
Sister Simone Campbell on Paul Ryan, religious life, and the political issues driving her crazy right now Ep. 36 2017-10-27 · 39m
Do you know why you’re Catholic? Ep. 35 2017-10-20 · 42m
Catholic feminism is not an oxymoron Ep 34 2017-10-13 · 38m
Matt Maher: Jesuit spirituality could save the world Ep. 33 2017-10-06 · 42m
How one Jesuit grad is building Tiny Homes to end chronic homelessness Ep 32 2017-09-29 · 35m
Audrey Assad on doubt, social justice and mysticism—plus an exclusive album sneak peek Ep 31 2017-09-22 · 43m
Father James Martin: The right way to pray is whatever works best for you. Ep. 30 2017-09-15 · 47m
You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why. Ep. 29 2017-09-08 · 34m
Maps, they don’t love you like I love you. Ep. 28 2017-09-01 · 39m
What makes a Catholic guy, The Catholic Guy? Ep. 27 2017-08-25 · 46m
Is there a right (or wrong) time for millennials to have kids? Ep. 26 2017-08-18 · 40m
Remembering Michael Brown and Ferguson with Rev. Broderick Greer. Ep. 25 2017-08-11 · 36m
Why can’t there be a magazine out there that doesn’t make women feel terrible? Ep. 24 2017-08-04 · 40m
Working out for the body of a god? What about the body of a convict? Ep. 23 2017-07-28 · 38m
‘The Keepers’ isn’t easy to watch. Here’s why you should anyway. Ep. 22 2017-07-21 · 45m
Who goes on dates anymore? Ep. 21 2017-07-14 · 42m
Independence Day: Sharing in sin, success and beer. Ep. 20 2017-07-07 · 31m
Making it in the (secular) (white) media as a Catholic Latina. Ep. 19 2017-06-30 · 35m
If you’re so depressed you can’t get off the floor, how can you get into the confessional? Ep 18 2017-06-23 · 36m
Fr. James Martin: L.G.B.T Catholics have been treated like dirt. We can do better. Ep. 17 2017-06-16 · 49m
News Cycle Survival 101 with an NPR reporter. Ep. 16 2017-06-09 · 46m
God and War Stories. Ep. 15 2017-06-02 · 35m
Some Catholics and a Rabbi Walk into a Podcast Studio Ep. 14 2017-05-26 · 36m
Stop, cooperate and listen: Ep 13 2017-05-19 · 40m
From Elvis to Queen Bey, Finding God in All Tunes. Ep. 12 2017-05-12 · 39m
My Big Fat Very Catholic Dream Wedding. Ep. 11 2017-05-05 · 42m
We choose life: Arkansas, Nebraska and the death penalty. Ep 10 2017-04-28 · 40m
Jesus is risen. And so are our glasses. Ep. 9 2017-04-21 · 36m
It’s all Good… Friday. Ep. 8 2017-04-14 · 39m
Disney Kids 4eva - Bonus Episode (Featuring our moms) 2017-04-06 · 8m
Be our guest! Ep: 6 2017-03-31 · 28m
Busted Brackets and the Jesuit Elite Eight - Bonus Extra 2017-03-25 · 7m
Is Pope Francis subtweeting Donald Trump? Ep. 5 2017-03-24 · 37m
The Jesuit Guide to March Madness. Ep: 4 2017-03-17 · 31m
A woman’s place is in the…Vatican? Ep: 3 2017-03-10 · 28m
Being undocumented in Donald Trump’s America. Ep: 2 2017-03-03 · 24m
Father James Martin on what makes a good Lent. Also, our pilot. 2017-03-01 · 31m
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