You’ve probably said it. You wake up—head pounding, body sore. “I feel like I got hit by a truck.” Well, Katie McKenna actually got run over by a truck. An 18-wheeler to be exact. This week on jesuitical, we talk with Katie about her aptly named memoir How to Get Run Over by a Truck. […]
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast.
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Is Pope Francis subtweeting Donald Trump? Ep. 5
Four years ago this month, the Argentine cardinal (and Jesuit) Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis. Michael O’Loughlin, America‘s national correspondent and author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters, has been covering this historic papacy ever since. This week on jesuitical, we ask Mike who has a better Twitter game: Pope Francis or President […]
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A woman’s place is in the…Vatican? Ep: 3
One year ago, on International Women’s Day, Nicole Perone had the opportunity to speak at the Vatican before hundreds of activists and Catholic leaders about the importance of giving young Catholics and women real leadership in the church. This year, she had the opportunity to tell jesuitical all about it…. Upgrade? And in Signs of the […]
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Being undocumented in Donald Trump’s America
So since we weren’t canceled after one episode, we’re happy to present Episode 2! We speak with Jorge Corona, a producer at Gizmodo Media Company, about a viral video he made about what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant in the United States. And in Signs of the Times, we shine some more light on […]
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Lanier – Was Jesus a Crappy Disability Advocate?
My daughter has a disability. I don’t want Jesus to “fix” her. By Heather Kirn Lanier Heather Kirn Lanier teaches at Southern Vermont College and is the author of the memoir Teaching in the Terrordome: Two Years in West Baltimore with Teach For America (University of Missouri Press). I am a skeptic who goes to […]
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Meet my dad: The Republican who’s hosting Muslim refugees
“Immigrants are the last ones most of us know who are looking for a handout from anyone.”
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Catholicism and the challenge of ecology
Ahead of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, experts reflect on the history and significance of the church’s role in promoting the stewardship of creation.
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St. Valentine
St. Valentine is loved and venerated in Dublin at the shrine that retains a reliquary with some of his remains.
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Pope’s pro-life greeting
Pope Francis spoke on defending human life during his address at the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Feb. 2.
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March for Life 2014
A preview of the 2014 March for Life, an event that is expected to draw thousands of pro-life activists to Washington Jan. 21 and 22