Podcasts

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.

Leo J. Donovan, S.J., reports on “The Age of Rembrandt,” now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Listen to this episode

Associate Editor Fr. George Anderson talks about prison reform, drug violence in Mexico and the state of the immigration debate. Listen to this episode