The Jubilee Year is drawing to a close and Christmas is drawing near. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell cover several important arts events the Vatican has hosted in the lead-up to Christmas, including the “Concert for the Poor” featuring Michael Bublé, the Ratzinger Prize concert […]
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Preaching (and living) Advent without rushing to Christmas
Tsh Oxenreider joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to explore why Advent preaching needs to “cut to the chase”—and call us to conversion now.
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The First Noel: Why shepherds heard the Good News first
Hark! host Maggi Van Dorn visits a farm near the Welsh border and takes up fiddle lessons again in this episode on “The First Nowell” (original Cornish spelling) to find out why.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 3)
How well do you know your Christmas carols? Time for another quiz.
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Evangelist or Catholic influencer? Spreading the Gospel in the digital age.
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak to Noah Banasiewicz, S.J., about the opportunities and pitfalls of evangelizing on social media.
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The Vatican’s women deacons report, explained
Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell analyze the second study commission’s final report on women deacons: why its “no” still leaves the door open and what might be next for recognition of women’s ministries in the church.
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Christmas Carols: A secret lesson for preachers
This week on Preach, we’re offering an Advent treat. Host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sits down with fellow producer Maggi Van Dorn for a rare on-mic conversation about the spiritual power of Christmas carols. Drawing on their work as producers of another America podcast, “Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols,” they reflect on […]
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 2)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?
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‘Angels We Have Heard on High’: What do angels sound like?
“Angels We Have Heard on High” draws us into that holy night. Encounters with the divine rarely stay within the bounds of one language, and this carol embodies that truth.
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Podcast: Feeling sad at Christmastime
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk feeling sad at Christmastime; plus, Pope Leo’s first international trip.