This week, we talk with Guy Consolmagno, S.J.—a Jesuit brother and director of the Vatican Observatory.
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast.
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The making of a Papal Ninja Warrior
What is a papal ninja and how do you become one?
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How one Catholic ministry is helping families deal with the devastating aftermath of suicide
One of the first questions survivors of suicide victims face is what to tell others about their loved one’s death.
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Think you’re not a poetry person? Let Elizabeth Acevedo change your mind.
“Maybe you just haven’t found the right poet.”
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The case against hot takes
We live in an age of opinion writers telling us that we live in an age of [insert sweeping generalization here].
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What do (Catholic) women want?
You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12). But we ask: Who runs the church? Popes, of course. But across the country there are dedicated women of faith taking the lead in parishes, schools, social ministries—and magazines. Our guest this week is one of them. Kerry Weber is an executive editor at […]
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Kirsten Powers worked for Bill Clinton and Fox News. She has some thoughts on sexual harassment.
How does an appointee in the Bill Clinton administration end up as a regular face of Fox News? It’s complicated. And what does a woman who has worked for decades in both politics and the media have to say about today’s sexual assault and harassment reckoning? A lot. This week we talk with Kirsten Powers, […]
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Black Catholics are the past and future of the U.S. church
When you think about the history of American Catholicism, images of Irish, Italian, German and Polish immigrant parishes probably come to mind. Think about the future of the U.S. church, and you’ve probably been told it’s Latino. But the story of the church, in the United States—past, present and future—is the story of black Catholics. […]
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Live, from D.C., it’s Jesuitical!
Last weekend Jesuitical took the show on the road for our first live recording at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in my hometown, Arlington, Va. The Teach-In is the country’s largest Catholic social justice gathering, which brings together students from Jesuit high schools and colleges and other members of the Ignatian family for three […]
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Day Four: Castle Gandolfo
In today’s Gospel, at the Mass celebrated at San Tommaso Da Villanova Church located in Castel Gandolfo, Jesus asks, “Why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”