Pope Francis has said that going on pilgrimage is “one of the people of God’s most eloquent expressions of faith.” Why?
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 inPolitics & Society
Roundtable: Should Catholics be part of Elon Musk’s Twitter?
Or should they have already logged off?
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Holy Week Film Festival: A guide to choosing movies to watch in the lead up to Easter
I’d like to propose a new way of celebrating this holiest of weeks, something that hopefully deepens our Catholic imaginations and prepares our hearts for the Easter season.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
This Lent, dream (and act) like St. Joseph
A Reflection for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Zac Davis
Posted inFaith, Features
5 years ago we started a podcast for young Catholics. What we learned about politics, prayer and the church surprised us.
To mark Jesuitical’s five-year anniversary, we are looking back on what we have learned from our guests—Catholics and non-Catholics alike—about navigating the modern world as people of faith.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What did Pope Francis actually say about having pets or kids?
To see headlines suggesting that not having kids is in some way selfish would be painful. But did Pope Francis really say that?
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Was Jesus a ‘glutton and a drunkard’? No, but he loved a good feast.
A Reflection for the Friday of the Second Week of Advent
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Aaron Rodgers’s Selfish Gnosticism about Covid-19
Aaron Rodgers has provided a powerful reminder that religious problems like clericalism and gnosticism are not confined to the religious world.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Father Greg Boyle: Moral outrage can feel good. But it does nothing to heal our divided world.
God doesn’t share in our outrage. God only invites us to kinship and connection.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Early Takeaways: Pope Francis on Biden, Bishops, Abortion and Communion
The hosts of “Jesuitical,” Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis, discuss Pope Francis’ advice to bishops deciding whether or not to deny Communion to politicians who support abortion.