Right there at the cross, in Jesus, our humanity doesn’t fall beyond its edges. Even there, even then, he continues to love. And even in that dense darkness—or loneliness—that he experiences as a human being, he doesn’t let himself forget that he is loved too.
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Here’s what Pope Francis has planned for Holy Week
As Catholics around the world observe Holy Week, the hosts of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, take a look at Pope Francis’ Holy Week plans.
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When preparing to preach, treat your homily like music
Ed Foley, O.F.M. Cap., discusses how, when preparing one of his homilies, he meticulously annotates his manuscript, like a conductor’s score. “Where’s the crescendo? Where’s the pause? When do the trumpets come in?”
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A Catholic bartender’s conversion to ‘mindful drinking’
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Derek Brown, an award-winning bartender turned expert on no- and low-alcohol cocktails and mindful drinking.
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Vatican creates study groups on women deacons, role of bishops, seminary reform
The Vatican announced the creation of 10 study groups to focus on themes that arose at last October’s Synod on Synodality, an announcement that prompted mixed reactions: Are the groups “kicking the can down the road” or opening a “new horizon”?
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Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a world at war on Good Friday
When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, “everything becomes more authentic,” and “God ceases to be just a concept,” says Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J. “He really becomes a source of life and all hope for you and for those who are around you.”
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Podcast: A Catholic check in on the 2024 election
“Jesuitical” visits long-time friend of the show, N.P.R.’s Scott Detrow, for a refreshing conversation about politics and faith as we gear up for November’s election.
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11 Years of Pope Francis: What’s next?
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss what’s next for Pope Francis on the 11th anniversary of his election.
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A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief!
The “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners, Kim Harris and John Baldovin, S.J., to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week.
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Is ‘Barbie’ a Jesuit allegory? And other questions ahead of the 2024 Oscars
It’s Oscar weekend! On Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk to America’s Catholic Movie Club moderator John Dougherty about finding God in all films.