Podcasts

Catholic poet Angela O’Donnell talks about her work, including her “saint” series of poems, which includes odes to such unconventional “saints” as Herman Melville and Vincent van Gogh. Features readings of two of her poems published in America. Listen to this episode

Peter Schineller, S.J., new associate editor at America, discusses his years in Nigeria, and the difficulty adjusting to American culture after such an extended time abroad. Read Fr. Schineller’s article on the tragic plane crash that killed 60 of his students. Also available: his 1991 article on “Culture Shock on Returning to America.” Listen to […]

Psychologist and author Sidney Callahan discusses evolutionary thought, feminist theology and C.S. Lewis in a wide-ranging interview about her new book, Created for Joy: A Christian View of Suffering.

James T. Keane, S.J., discusses his article “Vocation and Crisis,” about his decision to enter the Jesuits during the height of the sexual abuse crisis. Listen to this episode

Fr. John Paris, an ethicist at Boston College, describes two recent cases that pit doctors against caregivers over the best course of treatment for a non-responsive patient. Fr. Paris also discusses his work with Catholic couples facing the tragic choice of what to do with a baby with lethal abnormalities. Listen to this episode

Father Howard Gray recalls six weeks he spent working with Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees.

Maureen O’Connell looks at community murals in Philadelphia as “theological texts.” Listen to this episode Watch an audio slide show of the murals she discusses.

Jim McDermott, S.J., on what it takes to be funny. Listen to this episode Read his humor pieces here and here. Read Tim Reidy’s send-up of Joel Stein here.