Is yoga cultural appropriation? Is it just stretching? Is it possible to blend yoga and the Catholic faith? This week we get into these questions and more with Bobby Karle, S.J., the founder of Ignatian Yoga, a practice that draws on Ignatian spirituality and yoga. Through Ignatian Yoga, Bobby offers classes, retreats and workshops centered […]
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Is it possible to blend yoga and Catholicism?
This week, we talk to Bobby Karle, S.J., the founder of Ignatian Yoga.
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Victims’ families say the death penalty inhibits their healing.
Our January 24 guest is Lisa Murtha, an award-winning freelance journalist based in southwest Ohio. We speak to her about her recent article for America, “These families lost loved ones to violence. Now they are fighting the death penalty.“ We also discuss these topics: Pope Francis explains why he celebrated the airborne marriage of two flight attendants […]
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What do (Catholic) women want?
You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12). But we ask: Who runs the church?
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What do (Catholic) women want?
You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12). But we ask: Who runs the church? Popes, of course. But across the country there are dedicated women of faith taking the lead in parishes, schools, social ministries—and magazines. Our guest this week is one of them. Kerry Weber is an executive editor at […]
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One thing you can do to support migrants and refugees
It is not the first time and it is unlikely to be the last time, but President Trump’s latest racist remarks about “shithole” countries has many of asking: Who are we? What do we stand for? Who do we welcome and why? We recorded this episode on Wednesday before the news about the president’s comments […]
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One thing you can do to support migrants and refugees
President Trump’s latest racist remarks have many of asking: Who are we? What do we stand for? Who do we welcome and why?
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium
On January 10, we spoke to Dr. C. Vanessa White, a past convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and assistant professor of spirituality and ministry at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, about her recent article in America, “A Portrait of Black Catholicism: Celebrating 40 years of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.” We also discussed […]
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What’s it like during the first year of priesthood?
This week’s guest is Rev. Brendan Busse, S.J. Fr. Busse is associate pastor of Dolores Mission in Los Angeles and a contributing writer for America. We spoke to him about his most recent article, “The urgent, lonely, relevant, humbling, joyful, experience of being a newly ordained priest.” Fr. Busse, who wanted to be an architect […]
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What’s it like being Catholic at The New York Times?
In our final Jesuitical episode of 2017, we talk with my fellow Bronxite and award-winning journalist at The New York Times, David Gonzalez. Born and raised in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican immigrants, David was raised Catholic and attended Cardinal Hayes High School. Since the 1970s, he has been snapping pictures of people and […]