How well do you know your Christmas carols? Time for another quiz.
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Evangelist or Catholic influencer? Spreading the Gospel in the digital age.
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak to Noah Banasiewicz, S.J., about the opportunities and pitfalls of evangelizing on social media.
The Vatican’s women deacons report, explained
Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell analyze the second study commission’s final report on women deacons: why its “no” still leaves the door open and what might be next for recognition of women’s ministries in the church.
Christmas Carols: A secret lesson for preachers
This week on Preach, we’re offering an Advent treat. Host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sits down with fellow producer Maggi Van Dorn for a rare on-mic conversation about the spiritual power of Christmas carols. Drawing on their work as producers of another America podcast, “Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols,” they reflect on […]
‘Angels We Have Heard on High’: What do angels sound like?
“Angels We Have Heard on High” draws us into that holy night. Encounters with the divine rarely stay within the bounds of one language, and this carol embodies that truth.
Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 2)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?
Podcast: Feeling sad at Christmastime
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk feeling sad at Christmastime; plus, Pope Leo’s first international trip.
Inside Pope Leo’s first foreign trip
Fresh off of Pope Leo XIV’s first international trip, Senior Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle to unpack Pope Leo’s messages of unity and peace in Turkey and Lebanon.
Preaching reconciliation: Confession isn’t just about sin—it’s an act of faith
In this “Preach” episode, Ann Garrido preaches for an Advent reconciliation service and explores with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., what Advent brings to reconciliation.
The Coventry Carol: A mother’s lullaby, born of biblical tragedy
In this episode, host Maggi Van Dorn travels to Coventry, England, to trace how this centuries-old lament survived the Reformation, a devastating library fire and the 1940 bombing of Coventry Cathedral during the Second World War— and how it has served the city’s witness to grief and reconciliation.
