Is Pope Francis subtweeting Donald Trump? Ep. 5

by Ashley McKinless March 24, 2017

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 […]

Faith, Jesuitical

The Jesuit Guide to March Madness. Ep: 4

by Zac Davis March 17, 2017

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 […]

Jesuitical, Politics & Society

A woman’s place is in the…Vatican? Ep: 3

by Ashley McKinless March 10, 2017

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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Jesuitical, Politics & Society

Being undocumented in Donald Trump’s America

by Zac Davis, Ashley McKinless and Olga Segura March 3, 2017

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 […]

Jesuitical, Politics & Society

Father James Martin on what makes a good Lent. Also, our pilot.

by Jesuitical March 1, 2017

What does James Martin, S.J., give up for Lent? And does he cheat on Sundays? On our debut episode of jesuitical, we sit down with America‘s editor at large to talk about how he approaches Lent, what living saint he would canonize today and why you might not want to but nevertheless should go to confession. […]