Podcasts

In an interview with chief correspondent Kevin Clarke, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy proposes a diocesan synod as an on-going process, not an event, that will serve as an opportunity for spiritual renewal, reflection and “meaningful lay input into important sets of decisions within the governance of the diocese.”

What can the Catholic Church learn from the Black Lives Matter movement? Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, IL, talks with Matt Malone, S.J., and Tim Reidy about his new pastoral letter, "The Catholic Church and The Black Lives Matter Movement: The Racial Divide in the United States Revisited" which is excerpted in the May […]

Tim Reidy and Ashley McKinless speak with Sr. Patricia Daly of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment about her work with shareholders to to hold corporations accountable to social and environmental concerns. 

Tim Reidy and Kevin Clarke talk with James Kubicki, S.J., and Frédéric Fornos, S.J., from the Apostleship of Prayer, the pope's worldwide prayer network. More information about their ministries can be found at apostleshipofprayer.org and thepopevideo.org

Matt Malone, S.J., and Tim Reidy discuss Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation, "Amoris Laetitia" with Saint Louis University's Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio. Dr. Rubio's teaching and research focus on marriage, family, sex, and gender in Catholic theology. She is the author of A Christian Theology of Marriage and Family,  Family Ethics: Practices for Christians and […]

Prior to the release of "Amoris Laetitia," Pope Francis' groundbreaking new apostolic exhortation, in which the role of conscience was reaffirmed in moral decision making, Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber spoke with moral theologian James Keenan, S.J., for a primer on conscience issues.  James F. Keenan, S.J., is the Canisius Chair and the Director […]

FiveThirtyEight.com's Leah Libresco joins Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber to talk about how faith and statistics inform one another, and other insights from this election season. 

Luke Hansen, S.J., former associate editor of America, talks to Tim Reidy and Kerry Weber about his work reporting on Guantanamo Bay and the plans to potentially close the facility. 

Sam Sawyer, S.J., America's director of digital strategy, talks about the 10th anniversary of Twitter.

In a St. Patrick's Day podcast, Matt Malone, S.J., and Tim Reidy chat with author Peter Quinn to talk about the Irish-American experience with an eye toward the Irish celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the Easter Rebellion.