Jesuitical
Welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast for young Catholics hosted by two young, lay editors at America—Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless. Each episode features a guest who offers a unique perspective on faith, culture or current events. We also bring you some of the top (and maybe more obscure) Catholic news of the week. And we'll ask: Where do we find God in all this?
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How to pray for your (political) enemies: Advic...
Father Pat Conroy has served as the 60th chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011 (with a brief interruption ). He’s a Jesuit priest, but that doesn’t mean he’s the Catholic chaplain—he’s chaplain to all 435 members. We...
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Pádraig Ó Tuama: How language can be a sacramen...
Our lives are shaped by language, even if most of us are not poets. But it helps to talk to one if you want to reflect deeply on how language, in the words of this week’s guest, can make or break a world, can fail us or save us. Pádraig Ó Tuama is...
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The crisis that the church still needs to stay ...
In the midst of a global pandemic, an economic recession and renewed unrest around racial injustice, it can feel overwhelming to highlight yet another crisis. But the Catholic Church is only two years removed from the summer of 2018, when the sexual...
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Anthea Butler: Religion won’t save us from the ...
For many, the killing of George Floyd was a turning point. People of every age and race poured into streets across the country, demanding justice for not only Mr. Floyd but Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black men and...
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NPR’s Scott Detrow on Trump, Biden and the Cath...
Yes, we know that you’re (probably) already sick of the presidential campaign. The next six weeks are going to be filled with television ads, yard signs, push notifications and Facebook flame wars among friends and family. Yet we know that Catholics...
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Pope Francis’ critics are dividing the church. ...
Anyone who is familiar with “Catholic Twitter” or dives into the comments section of Catholic publications knows there are some ugly fights happening between Catholics on the internet—especially about Pope Francis. But is this just a social...
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Bishop Robert Barron on Internet ministry, Blac...
Please tell us what you think about Jesuitical by filling out our listener survey! If you’ve spent any time looking for Catholic resources online, you have certainly come across the work of Bishop Robert Barron. The auxiliary bishop for the...
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Systemic Racism, Covid-19 and the U.S. health c...
If you are paying attention to the news these days, you have probably heard the term “systemic racism” used to describe the conditions in this country that made something as horrific as the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in broad...
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Olga Segura on having frank conversations about...
In cities across the country, Americans are taking to the streets and plazas to express their outrage over the killing of yet another black man at the hands of a white police officer and to demand radical changes in how law enforcement is carried out...
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Pete Holmes needed his life to fall apart to lo...
Pete Holmes played the game. He followed the rules. He went to church, attended a Christian college and saved himself for marriage. He was ready for God to hold up his end of the deal and deliver happiness and success. Then his wife (the one he...
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The impact of Covid-19 on immigrant workers
Bonus Quarantine Ep.9
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What happens when your faith and health come in...
What do you do if God has commanded you to do something that could put your health and even life at risk? This is the who visit mikvah’s, small, public pools, which women immerse themselves in as part of the purity ritual after having their period....
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Harry Potter, Soul Cycle and the Internet: say ...
You’ve heard of the “nones.” It seems like every week there is a new book, article or survey trying to explain the increasingly large segment of millennials and Gen-Zers who check “none” when asked about their religious affiliation. Tara...
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What Pope Francis wants the world to look like ...
Bonus Quarantine Ep.8
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The first Catholic high school for teens strugg...
For teens struggling with substance abuse and addiction, the typical pressures of high school can spill over into the realm of disastrous. Recovery high schools—with smaller class sizes, counseling and sober social activities—are designed to...
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Living like monks in quarantine
Bonus Quarantine Ep.7
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How will the Catholic Church change after the c...
A 25-minute conversation between President Trump and hundreds of bishops and other Catholic leaders sparked an intense debate about the right way for Catholic leaders to engage in politics. While the conference call got a lot of attention, it is just...
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Father James Martin on praying in quarantine
Bonus Quarantine Ep.6
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Meet the 30-year-old priest anointing coronavir...
Father Michael Trail had administered the anointing of the sick many times in his first three years as a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Usually, he would sit at the bedside and hold the hand of a person nearing death while family and other...
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What it’s like to be pregnant during Covid-19
Bonus Quarantine Ep.5
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Lessons from West Africa’s Ebola response for C...
In late February, when the coronavirus still seemed like a far-off threat to many Americans, officials in West African nations began to prepare their public health response: They brought out thermometers, protective equipment and handwashing stations....
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A Jesuit reflects on coronavirus quarantine in ...
Bonus Quarantine Ep.4
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The Friar who won “The Great American Baking Sh...
Amateur chefs and wanna-be bakers have a lot more time to spend in the kitchen thanks to stay-at-home measures meant to slow the spread to the coronavirus. And this week’s guest has some great tips for upping your recipe game. Brother Andrew...
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Walking with Mary Magdalene to the tomb on East...
Bonus Quarantine Ep.3
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The coronavirus poem that went viral. Ep. 136
Laura Fanucci was up in the middle of the night with her 5-week-old newborn when the words came to her: “When this is all over....” She wrote the poem on her phone and when she posted it on Instagram the next morning it caught fire. Politicians,...
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