Podcasts

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 […]

Matt Malone, S.J., talks about his vision for America as he begins his tenure as Editor in Chief. Fr. Malone served for two years as an associate editor, from 2007-2009, when he covered foreign policy and domestic politics. He was the recipient of the 2006 first place Catholic Press Association award for essay writing. Earlier […]

Fred Kammer, S.J., talks about the prospects for immigration reform and the Biblical roots of the concept of amnesty. Fr. Kammer is the executive director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University New Orleans. He spoke to associate editor Luke Hansen, S.J., at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C., in […]

Margaret E. Crahan discusses the complex nature of Cuban society and the greater role the Catholic Church is playing in the country’s evolution. She also talks about Latin American policy under President Obama. Professor Crahan is senior researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University.

Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., reports on his visits to camps for Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and elsewhere. Fr. Groody traveled with a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services, which issued this report on their visit. Fr. Groody’s article for America on the visit can be found here.

Robert Sullivan talks with James Martin, S.J., about his book My American Revolution: Crossing the Delaware and I-78. Sullivan is the author of many books, including Rats, The Meadowlands and The Thoreau You Don’t Know.

Luke Hansen, S.J., reports on his visit to Guantánamo Bay, where he witnessed the opening motions in the trial against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants charged in connection with attacks of 9/11. Luke wrote about his visit here, and you can find his photos on our Facebook page.