Podcasts

Agnes Nixon, the creator of “One Life to Live” and “All My Children,” talks about her Catholic childhood in Tennessee and the faith that spurred her to write on issues of social justice.

Tim Reidy joins Mike Avery and Tim O’Brien, S.J., two of America‘s summer interns, in a discussion of Mark Oppenheimer’s much-talked about article on Dan Savage’s views on monogamy and marriage. The roundtable also takes up Mickey Edward’s six-step plan to fix Congress, published in The Atlantic, and Daniel Okrent’s Last Call: The Rise and […]

How can a Catholic balance the demands of voting with the Christian call to holiness? Nicholas P. Cafardi, dean emeritus and professor of the Duquesne University School of Law, discusses his article in the current issue of America, “Keep Holy Election Day,” explaining why the values of holiness and conscientious citizenship need not be contrary. […]

Kevin Clarke hosts a discussion with fellow editors Raymond A. Schroth, S.J., and Francis X. Hezel, S.J., on Foreign Policy’s annual list of failed states, what risks these states pose to the international community and what role other nations should play in their rehabilitation. The editors also look at a growing sense of disappointment with […]

David Cortright, author of the new book Ending Obama’s War: Responsible Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan, offers a critique of President Obama’s recent speech on military policy in Afghanistan and outlines other options for assisting the Afghan people that do not include boots on the ground. Professor Cortright, the director of policy studies at the Joan […]

The editors discuss a new “biography” of St. Augustine’s Confessions, the art of collecting art and the demands of homework. With Kerry Weber, Karen Sue Smith and Edward W. Schmidt, S.J. This is part of a series of podcasts featuring the editors of America discussing items of cultural and political interest.

Jason Berry’s new book, Render Unto Rome, looks at the financial structure of the Catholic Church from the parish level to the Vatican. What happens when a Catholic puts money in the collection plate? What kind of financial reports are offered by diocesan leaders? How big of a problem is embezzlement? Berry, a longtime investigative […]

The first in a series of podcasts featuring the editors of America discussing items of cultural and political interest. This week Tim Reidy, Fr. Jim Martin and Regina Nigro talk about the weighty themes addressed in the film “The Tree of Life”; “The Astral,” a new novel by Kate Christensen set in Brooklyn; and a […]

Is there an inverse relationship between effective leadership of the bishops’ conference and that of individual bishops? Or is it possible the stronger the voice of the bishops collectively, the stronger the voice of most bishops individually and locally? Peter Steinfels explores these questions in the May 30 issue of America, and here on our […]

It’s not uncommon to hear “Abba” or “Shepherd” as names of God. But what about “Voice of Freedom” or “You Who Question Souls”? In her new book Fragments of Your Ancient Name, Joyce Rupp, O.S.M., explores these names and 361 others—one for each day of the year. Rupp spoke with America following her talk “Exploring […]