This week on Inside the Vatican, co-hosts and Vatican correspondents Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle give an update on the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” a sprawling financial trial that re-opened dramatically this week in the Vatican’s appeals court.
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‘What do you ask of God’s church for your child?’: Preaching the Rite of Baptism
In this episode of Preach, Christina Mines joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to explore how preaching can make baptism a moment of grace not just for parents and godparents, but for the whole community gathered to witness and welcome a new member into the Body of Christ.
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How do you know if you’ve had a mystical experience?
One of the dangers of talking about mysticism is that people can feel sad or left out if they feel that they have not been gifted with such an experience of the divine.
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How should Catholics respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley sits down with Sam Sawyer, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Media, and J.D. Long-Garcia, senior editor for America, to respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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Podcast: The Vatican’s first pop concert
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” America Vatican correspondents Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss a historic concert at the Vatican, Pope Leo’s birthday, and excerpts from his first major papal interview.
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Jim Gaffigan reminds us that we all feel like ‘frauds’ in the spiritual life
It is normal to feel that other believers somehow have it all “wrapped up” when it comes to living a spiritual life.
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‘Sacraments aren’t vending machines’: Preaching God’s grace as encounter, not transaction
Ricardo da Silva, S.J., speaks with Anthony Ruff, Benedictine monk and professor of liturgy to unpack what sacraments truly are—and how to preach them with both depth and imagination.
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Podcast: Pope Leo canonizes two young saints; welcomes first LGBT pilgrimage
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” America Vatican correspondents Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss the canonization of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
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Jesuit Cardinal Stephen Chow on the true meaning of discernment
“Do not trivialize discernment,” Cardinal Chow says on today’s episode of “The Spiritual Life” with Father James Martin. ”Like, hmm, what lunch do I want to have?”
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Preaching that cuts deep: the sharper edges of God’s Word
What is preaching and what is it for? The Rev. Lynn Barger Elliott, a fourth-generation Presbyterian pastor, brings the wisdom of that legacy to remind us that preaching takes root in lived experience and recalls how witnessing her mom undergo back surgery gave new insight into a passage from Hebrews.