Podcasts

Charles Camosy talks about his book For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, which examines the Christian's responsibility to "non-human animals" and the ethics of eating meat. Camosy talks what the Christian tradition says about the treatment of animals and the ways in which industrial practices place barriers between consumers and the food on […]

Is Martin Scorsese's "Wolf of Wall Street" a meditation on evil or a celebration of excess? Should he have made "American Hustle" instead? Is "Philomena" anti-Catholic or an eloquent argument for forgiveness? What would Pope Francis say about Spike Jonez's "Her"? Listen to Bill McGarvey, Tim Reidy and James Martin, S.J., discuss the nominees for […]

James M. Shaughnessy, S.J., talks about his work as a chaplain aboard cruise ships and the spiritual needs of the passengers he encounters. Father Shaughnessy has worked in pastoral care at Tufts Medical Center in Boston for 27 years. Read his article from America's 2014 Travel & Pilgrimage issue, "Anchored in Faith." Picture: Father Shaughnessy anoints […]

Shaina Aber, the policy director of the U.S. Jesuits' office of social and international ministries, reports on politics and social challenges in Honduras and the church's efforts on behalf of marginalized communities in the country. The Feb. 10 issue of America includes a report on Honduras by Luke Hansen, S.J., and an interview with Bishop […]

James Keenan, S.J., of Boston College talks about the work of the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church project. Read about how CTEWC is working to cultivate theological ethics in Africa in this article published in America.

Managing Editor Kerry Weber talks about her new book, Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job. Read an excerpt from the January 20-27, 2014 issue of America. Available now on the Kindle.

Deacon Jim Knipper and Brother Mickey McGrath talk about Naked and You Clothed Me, a collection of homilies by renowned authors and preachers. Proceeds from the sale of the book benefit local charities for the homeless, including Bethesda Project, Dress for Success, Homefront and Newborns in Need. 

Ray McGovern, an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency for nearly 30 years, talks about his service on the daily briefing teams for Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan. He also responds to "Good Intelligence," an editorial in America (11/18) on the expansion of U.S. intelligence agencies in the last decade, and he describes some of the […]

Nawras Sammour, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service Middle East and North Africa, talks with America's Kevin Clarke. The Jesuit agency is serving thousands of internally displaced Syrians in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and other sites. Find out more here.

Most Rev. Thomas J. Gumbleton, the retired auxiliary bishop of Detroit and founding bishop president of Pax Christi USA, speaks about the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, who died on Dec. 5. In this interview, Bishop Gumbleton suggests that a truth and reconciliation commission, like the one championed by Mandela in South Africa, could […]