Father Bryan Massingale has the ability to focus attention on problematic areas in the church in a way that is both challenging and undeniable.
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Preaching the pillars of Lent: Prayer
What is prayer? And maybe more importantly for preachers—what are we inviting people into when we stand in the pulpit and speak about it? As “Preach” continues its Lent 2026 series, we turn to the three classical pillars that shape the season: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
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Pope Leo’s first Lent begins
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Senior Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell and Contributing Editor Ricardo da Silva, S.J., discuss the Vatican’s decision not to join President Trump’s Board of Peace, Pope Leo’s Lenten message, and the pope’s plans for the first Lent since his election last May.
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When your son becomes a priest—and you’re not so sure about the Catholic Church
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian sit down with Kristen Gilger, author of ‘My Son, The Priest: A Mother’s Crisis of Faith,’ and her son, Patrick Gilger, S.J., to discuss their interwoven journeys of faith.
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A Preacher’s Guide to Lent: History and the Sunday Readings
Ricardo da Silva, S.J. sits down with liturgical theologian Anne McGowan to ask: what is Lent for — and how do these practices reshape our faith, not just our habits, for six weeks?
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Ben Witherington on praying with the Bible during Lent
You don’t have to be an archeologist, philologist, historian or biblical scholar to appreciate the need to understand the historical milieu in which Jesus lived.
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The Vatican and SSPX controversy, explained
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle are joined by longtime Vatican journalist John Thavis to discuss the strained relationship between the Vatican and the Priestly Society of St. Pius X, after the Society said it plans to ordain new bishops July 1 with or without papal permission.
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The Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras
This week, on a special Mardi Gras episode, “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Sebastian speak with Dr. Ansel Augustine about the harrowing and sacred culture of the Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras.
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Anne Lamott on the names we use for God
In our conversation on “The Spiritual Life” podcast, Anne Lamott, one of my favorite spiritual writers, points out that sometimes even the names we use for God need to be refreshed. For some people, the word “God” carries a tremendous amount of baggage because of what they have been told about God.
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Catholic preaching in a traumatized Minnesota
Award-winning author, Laura Kelly Fanucci, joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to share what she has been preaching on her Instagram account @thismessygrace since U.S. federal immigration agents fatal shooting of Renee Good, and later, Alex Pretti.