If seen in the light of God’s grace, our wounds can humble us, help remove a sense of arrogance and, above all, make us more sensitive to others who struggle.
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A.I., human dignity and peace: What you need to know about Pope Leo’s first encyclical
Leo stresses that, for all of us, the ethics of A.I. cannot be simplified into “good use of A.I. is good, evil use of A.I. is evil”—A.I. is not, he says, a morally neutral tool, but “embodies choices and priorities through what it measures, ignores and optimizes, and how it classifies people and situations.”
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What we know about Pope Leo’s upcoming A.I. encyclical
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle look ahead to the release of Pope Leo’s first major teaching document, “Magnifica Humanitas,” on protecting humanity in the A.I. age.
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How Catholics became obsessed with sex (and rules)
This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley and Zac speak with theologian and legal scholar Cathleen Kaveny about why Catholics seem to be obsessed with questions of sexual morality.
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To protest or not to protest? Martin Sheen and discernment
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin asks Catholic actor and activist Martin Sheen: Does everyone have to protest?
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Marco Rubio’s Vatican visit, explained
This week on “Inside the Vatican”: Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo XIV. Plus, the Vatican warns the SSPX that it’s on the road to schism.
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Father Henri Nouwen 101: The spirituality of a ‘wounded healer’
This week, “Jesuitical” co-host Ashley McKinless and producer Sebastian Gomes speak to Michael W. Higgins about the spiritual master, Father Henri Nouwen (1932-96). They explore Nouwen’s “wounded healer” approach to ministry, his brokenness and vulnerability, and his impact on contemporary Catholic thought. In “Signs of the Times,” Ashley and Zac discuss Secretary of State Marco […]
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‘The Bear’ actress Liza Colón-Zayas’s spiritual journey—to agnosticism
My friend Liza Colón-Zayas is the first guest on “The Spiritual Life” podcast who is, by her own admission, an agnostic.
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Deep Dive: The first American pope—how it happened and what it means
In this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we examine how the U.S. evolved from a nation with a long history of anti-Catholicism to one welcoming an American-born pope.
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Pope Leo XIV: Is he changing the papacy or restoring order?
Jesuitical’s co-host Zac Davis is joined by America’s Vatican correspondent, Colleen Dulle, and executive editor Sebastian Gomes to assess the first year of Pope Leo XIV’s style, priorities and to what degree he is continuing Pope Francis’ reforming agenda.