What role do Catholic deacons play in the Church during Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum? That is one of the questions that four Paulist Deacon Affiliates addressed in this Deacons Pod episode recorded on Holy Thursday 2026 just as Lent was coming to an end and the Sacred Triduum was about to begin. Deacon Drew Dickson, Deacon Dennis Dolan, Deacon Mike Hayes, and Deacon Patrick Ouellette also share reflections on their Lenten journeys, and comment on the large number of new Catholics who entered the Church this year at the Easter Vigil Mass.

Paulist Productions⁠' new documentary "⁠Baseball: Beyond Belief⁠" is the subject of this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. Based on the book "⁠Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game⁠" by former New York University president John Sexton, the documentary explores how baseball and faith intertwine in powerful and surprising ways. In the episode, Deacon Mike Hayes of the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ speaks with Sexton, documentary director John Scheinfeld, and ⁠Paulist Fr. Tom Gibbons⁠, president of Paulist Productions.

What is our relationship to the Bible as an object? What does it mean for us when the Bible is used as a means of control? Does the Bible become an "accessory" to crimes of violence or exclusion? How do we read the Scriptures in ways that heal rather than harm? These are just some of the questions tackled in this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠ in which the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ interview our own ⁠Dr. David Dault⁠, our technical producer and editor, about his thought-provoking new book "⁠The Accessorized Bible⁠" from Yale University Press.

Longtime Catholic writer ⁠Mary DeTurris Poust⁠ is our guest on this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. In this episode, Deacon Mike Hayes (one of the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠) speaks with Mary about several topics, including a column and retreat day she created called "⁠You Can't Fail Lent⁠."

Spiritual director, retreat leader, and author ⁠Becky Eldredge⁠ visits with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ in this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. The founder of ⁠Ignatian Ministries⁠, Becky accompanies clergy, religious, and lay leaders in monthly spiritual direction and through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

Esteemed Catholic author and speaker ⁠Lisa Hendey⁠ is our guest on this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. She speaks with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ about her new book "⁠Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional⁠" from ⁠Loyola Press⁠.

Maryknoll Fr. James Kroeger, a longtime missionary and author, speaks with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ in this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. Fr. Kroeger, who was a missionary in Asia for more than five decades, shares details about his life and ministry, and reflects on the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

In this "Year In Review" episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ comment on the highs and lows of 2025 for them personally and in their ministries.

In this special Advent episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ welcome two guests: ⁠Maggi Van Dorn⁠, host and producer of America Media's ⁠Hark! podcast⁠, and ⁠Shemaiah Gonzalez⁠, author of the new book "⁠Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight⁠."

Bishop Daniel Turley, O.S.A.⁠, is our guest on this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠. Like Pope Leo XIV, he is a Chicago native, a member of the ⁠Midwest Augustinians⁠, and served for decades as a missionary in Peru. In this conversation with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠, Bishop Turley shares memories of Pope Leo and speaks about the pope's gift for listening.

How does the Church welcome people and express hospitality? How does the Church live out Catholic social teaching? Are our parishes in "maintenance mode" or "mission mode"? These are some of the important questions that ⁠Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P.⁠, discusses with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ in this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠.

⁠Colleen Dulle⁠, author of the compelling new book "⁠Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter⁠," is our guest on this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠ hosted by the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠. Colleen is the Vatican correspondent for ⁠America Media⁠ where she co-hosts the "⁠Inside the Vatican⁠" podcast.

In this episode of Deacons Pod, three of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates take note of some of the things happening in the United States, including the federal government shutdown; the demolition of the White House's East Wing; the banishment of the Pentagon press corps; and more. They also report on happenings in their own ministries and reflect on some of the topics in our recent episodes.

In this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, Deacon Patrick Murphy-Racey and Deacon Mark Asselin remember their moms, ⁠Sheila Murphy⁠ and ⁠Julienne Asselin⁠, who both passed away earlier this year.

In this thought-provoking episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ speak with esteemed Catholic speaker and broadcaster Gloria Purvis. On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 6 p.m. Eastern, Gloria will deliver the ⁠2025 Gallagher Talk⁠ at the ⁠Catholic Information Center⁠, a Paulist Fathers ministry in Grand Rapids, MI, on the topic "The Role of Compassion in a Divided World."

In this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ discuss "the friendship recession" – the possible change in the way adults today experience and maintain friendships, notably due to workplace changes sparked by the COVID pandemic.

The new ⁠Paulist Press⁠ book "⁠Women Responding to the Spirit: Selections from the Madeleva Lectures⁠" is the topic of this special episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠.

In this "Back to School" episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ have a wonderful conversation with ⁠Marissa Papula⁠, the Director of ⁠Campus Ministry⁠ at ⁠Loyola Marymount University⁠ in Los Angeles.

In this special episode of Deacons Pod, learn about the lives and ministries of our three brand new Paulist Deacon Affiliates. They are Deacon Mike Berstene of Tollan, CT; Deacon Mike Hayes of Cleveland, OH; and Deacon Dennis Rybicki of Grand Rapids, MI.

Rev. Joseph Yoo⁠ is an Episcopal priest in Texas with a dynamic presence on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠. He has a wonderful conversation with the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ in this thought-provoking episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠.

In this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, Deacon Drew Dickson of the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ has a conversation with ⁠Hilary Chester⁠, Ph.D., JRS/USA's Vice President for Domestic and Acting Vice President for International Program Operations.

Could "radical non-judgement" be a balm for polarization?Isn't "judging" a necessary part of everyday life? The ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ consider these questions in this thought-provoking episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠ featuring an interview with ⁠Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO⁠, author of the new ⁠Liturgical Press⁠ book "⁠Do Not Judge Anyone: Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World⁠."

⁠Daryl Russell Grigsby⁠, author of the new ⁠Paulist Press⁠ book "⁠Catholics for the Common Good: An Eternal Offering⁠" is the guest on this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠.

"You will find your place in the Church. Everyone has one. It may not seem obvious at first where that place is. But everyone has a place inside the Church," says ⁠Paulist Deacon Ben Chisholm⁠ in this episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠.