Podcasts

Shaun Casey talks about the new office of Religion and Global Affairs at the U.S. State department, which Secretary of State John Kerry wrote about in America in September.

Fr. Charles Barnes, the Catholic chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Seattle, talks about his ministry to veterans. 

Ellen K. Boegel, America's legal affairs editor, talks about some of the cases the Supreme Court is considering on the death penalty, and what a lower court ruling could mean for state voucher programs. 

Ronald Rolhesier, O.M.I., talks about the Passion of Christ and why it is so important to try to understand what it means, even if our understanding is only partial. 

Rabbi Daniel Polish talks about the strides in Jewish-Catholic relations since the publication of the landmark document 'Nostra Aetatae' on Oct. 28, 1965. Picture: Pope Francis embraces Rabbi Abraham Skorka during a brief stop at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Sept. 27 (CNS Photo/Paul Haring). 

John Sexton, president of New York University, talks about his Jesuit schooling, baseball, and his years in higher education.

James Martin, S.J., talks about the three characters at the center of his new novel of spiritual discovery, "The Abbey," and what it was like to try his hand at fiction for the first time. 

David Gregory, former host of NBC's "Meet the Press," talks about his new book How's Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey.

Ambassador Miguel Diaz talks about Pope Francis's upcoming visit to Cuba in light of his own Cuban-American upbringing and his time as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.

Andrea Mercado is co-chair of “We Belong Together: Women for Common Sense Immigration Reform.” Their initiative, “100 Women 100 Miles” involves 100 women walking 100 miles, from a detention center in York County, PA to Washington, D.C.,  to shed light on immigration issues when Pope Francis meets with President Barack Obama.