President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to repeal key policies meant to curb global warming is a direct contradiction of Catholic social teaching on caring for the environment.
Zac Davis
Zac Davis is an associate editor and the senior director for digital strategy for America. He also co-hosts the podcast, Jesuitical.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
The Jesuit Guide to March Madness. Ep: 4
Is your bracket busted? Did you pick an upset, just the wrong one? Take a break from the madness of March and listen in as we talk with Paddy Gilger, S.J., about the top Jesuit moments in the NCAA tournament’s history, the good things sports can do for us and when they become a religion of their […]
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Why does the Catholic Church require most of its priests to be celibate, and is this going to change?
Are there married priests already in the Catholic Church? Can we expect a change?
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
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 […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
What’s behind hip-hop’s religious revival?
Kanye West and Chance the Rapper are singing about Jesus on network television. What’s going on?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Please stop watching John Oliver
The false sense of solidarity that comes with sharing an Oliver segment on Facebook is an invitation to apathy not resistance.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Staring at the white Jesus in Dylann Roof’s prison journal
I haven’t heard much from Jesus lately. But today I saw him, sketched in pencil by the hand of a mass murderer.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Why does it take so long for the Catholic Church to recognize martyrs of justice?
The church is now recognizing what the local church in Central and South America has always known.
Posted inDispatches
Martin Scorsese screens “Silence” for 300 Jesuits in Rome and meets with Pope Francis
The Oscar-winning director took questions from Jesuits around the world about his latest work and his own faith.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Why Pope Francis’ comments on women’s ordination are both business as usual and a big deal
Why Pope Francis’ comments are both business as usual and something worth talking about.