Whether you connect our episode title to Beyoncé, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or even Vampire Weekend, maps matter. This week we are talking with Molly Burhans, the founder and executive director of GoodLands, a startup that is mapping the global Catholic Church. Information can change lives and Molly helped us wrap our heads around the […]
Zac Davis
Zac Davis is an associate editor and the senior director for digital strategy for America. He also co-hosts the podcast, Jesuitical.
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Reports that Pope Francis wanted to go to El Salvador to canonize Oscar Romero are false
The reports were sourced to a fake Facebook page.
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How a workout program is bringing the formerly incarcerated and young professionals together
Are you working for the body of a God? What about the body of a convict? Meet Coss Marte, our guest this week. After being arrested at 19 for running a multimillion dollar drug trade in New York City, Coss was sent to prison. There, doctors told him that his health problems and weight could […]
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How a workout program is bringing the formerly incarcerated and young professionals together
Working out for the body of a god? What about the body of a convict?
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Donald Trump’s sins are our sins, too, and impeachment won’t absolve them
Whether or not impeachment is warranted, it will not be enough to redeem this strange episode in the life of the United States.
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God and War Stories
I had at least thought there would be nobility in war. I know it exists. There are so many stories, and some of them have to be true. But I see mostly normal men, trying to do good, beaten down by horror, by their inability to quell their own rages, by their masculine posturing and […]
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Will Trump listen to the pope’s pleas for peace? Will we?
I am praying that Pope Francis’ words have a lasting impact on the president.
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From Elvis to Queen Bey, Finding God in All Tunes
One of the surest signs that someone is a product of Jesuit education is their frequent use of the phrase “Finding God in all things.” Aside from being fodder for tattoos and Twitter bios, it’s a powerful idea that often sparks an exploration into realms of pop culture that often are considered…surprising. This week we […]
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What might Pope Francis think about ‘The Benedict Option?’ A new talk gives clues.
A new talk by the pope, as well as “Evangelii Gaudium,” gives clues to his thinking about the thesis of a new book by Rod Dreher.