Podcasts

James Hanvey, S.J., talks about the church's "ecclesial desolation" and what it can do to regain its Easter eyes and rediscover the Spirit of the Second Vatican Council. Father Hanvey's article "Quo Vadis?" appears in the March 18 issue of America.

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey discuss their new History Channel miniseries, "The Bible."

Thomas J. Reese, S.J., the former editor in chief of America, answers common questions about the upcoming papal transition. John W. O'Malley, S.J., reviews the history of Celestine V and Gregory VI, two popes who resigned.

Luke Hansen, S.J., talks about America's controversial editorial "Repeal the Second Amendment."

Is "Zero Dark Thirty" immoral? Does "Beasts of the Southern Wild" make sense? Can Russell Crowe sing? And most of all, which Philadelphia Catholic knows more about "Silver Linings Playbook"? All this in our annual Oscar podcast featuring Bill McGarvey, James Martin, S.J., and Tim Reidy.

John W. O'Malley, S.J., reviews the history of Celestine V and Gregory VI, two popes who resigned.

Chris Haw talks about his new book From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism. Haw is a carpenter, painter, theologian and potter. He, his son Simon and his wife, Cassie, are members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Camden Houses, a small Christian community in Camden, New Jersey. Here he talks […]

The Rev. J. Bryan Hehir talks about the legacy of John Courtney Murray, S.J. What would have Murray said about today's battles over abortion, or the controversy surrounding the mandate that requires Catholic institutions to pay for contraception for their employees? Father Hehir is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and […]

Kevin Clarke reports on his visit to Haiti shortly before the third anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the country. You can read Kevin's reporting from Haiti here, including the story of the deaf boy discussed on the podcast, pictured left.

Gabriel Bol Deng is the founder of Hope for Ariang, a non-profit organization focused on promoting education, particularly for girls, in South Sudan. As a child, Deng fled his hometown of Ariang, in Sudan, due to violence in the area. He spent years in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya before immigrating to the United […]