Podcasts

America's Matt Malone, S.J., and Sam Sawyer, S.J., talk with Dr. Bryan Vincent about what a pro-life ethos means for how we ought to engage in civil discourse. The conversation is based on an article that Dr. Vincent wrote for America in the Nov. 2, 2015 issue. 

Associate Editor of America and author of America's Unconventional Wisdom blog Robert David Sullivan sits down with Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber to discuss President Obama's final State of the Union address. 

Matt Malone, S.J.,  and Kerry Weber talk with Boston College's Megan McCabe about the problem of pornography and the U.S.C.C.B.'s statement "Create in Me in Clean Heart."

Matt Malone, S.J., Kerry Weber and Sam Sawyer, S.J., count down the top ten stories of 2015 in the church and the world. A write-up of the list can be found here.

Millennials are often depicted in the media as being sheltered, afraid of opinions they don't agree with, and part of a 'selfie' generation – but do these labels not allow us to 'see the person?' We're talking with Fr. Joe McShane, president of Fordham University, about his impressions of millennials on college campuses. 

Baltimore's Bishop Denis Madden is former chair and current member of the Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. He has served as Associate Secretary General of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and previous to that was the Director of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine office in Jerusalem. He implores that U.S. Catholics "avoid […]

This Saturday is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. America sat down with David Naglieri, writer and producer of the new documentary Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message to talk about the history and current practice of the widely popular devotion.     

The Jubilee Year of Mercy began on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. James Martin, S.J. talks about the Jubilee and how we can live merciful lives on a daily basis. 

Dr. Katrine Camilleri and Denise Coghlan, R.S.M., the directors of Jesuit Refugee Services in Malta and Cambodia, respectively, talk about their ministry serving refugees in a world that has seen the most refugees since the time of World War II. 

Camillian Father Bernard Kinvi directs the hospital at the Catholic mission in Bossemptele, northwestern Central African Republic. When brutal sectarian violence erupted in the country in 2013, Father Kinvi saved the lives of hundreds of besieged Muslims, whom he gathered from their homes and sheltered in the Catholic church. On Nov. 18, Human Rights Watch awarded Father Bernard Kinvi its Alison Des Forges […]