While self-righteous take-downs of your political opponents can feel good in the moment, they are unlikely to change anyone’s mind—and probably aren’t great for your own emotional well-being either.
Jesuitical
A podcast for saints and sinners from America Media. Hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis.
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Bishop Frank Caggiano agrees with Pope Francis: We need a listening church
“This could have a profound change in the life of the church.”
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What chronic pain taught Ross Douthat about God and suffering
You might know Ross Douthat as the token conservative at The New York Times, or the Catholic critic of Pope Francis. But in his new book, The Deep Places, you’ll see a different side of the author.
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Meet the Catholic map lady who wants to help Pope Francis fight climate change—if the Vatican will let her.
Molly is on a mission to not only make a digital record of Catholic landholdings but to help the church use that land for good.
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Skeptics, zealots and scriptures: Science and religion have more in common than you might think.
Welcome to the age of “doing your own research.”
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How a neighborhood healed after deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history
On Oct. 27, 2018, 11 people attending Shabbat services were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg. When the public’s attention moved on, journalist Mark Oppenhiemer didn’t look away.
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Podcast: Toni Morrison’s Black Catholic Novels
Why isn’t Morrison typically thought of alongside the usual lineup of Catholic novelists?
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Pope Francis said women need more authority in the church. He still has work to do.
Are the voices of women being heard at the highest levels of the church? Do they feel empowered—or limited by the “stain-glassed ceiling”?
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Meet a Catholic woman who feels called to be a deacon
The debate about whether the Catholic Church should ordain women to the diaconate often focuses on theological and historical arguments. Rarely, though, do we hear from women who themselves feel called to this ministry.
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Why Catholics should study the Classics
This week on Jesuitical, Jeremy Tate, argues that not only are the classics worth studying for their own sake but that abandoning the Western canon will have disastrous effects for our (already toxic) public discourse.