In honor of Women’s History Month, “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” is exploring questions about what it means to be a woman, from a Catholic perspective.
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Nukes, contemplation and vocation: An introduction to Thomas Merton for young Catholics
This week on “Jesuitical,” we ask author Greg Hillis why some question Thomas Merton’s Catholicity, what we should make of the monk’s brief affair with a nurse—and why his writing is still relevant today.
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Podcast: Pope Francis’ Roman Curia reform, explained
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle break down changes in the new constitution for the Curia in the context of Pope Francis’ vision of evangelization.
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The racism behind the attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria discusses the racism underpinning the negative reaction to President Biden’s announcement that his Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman.
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Jesus treated sinners with mercy. Why don’t we do the same?
Imagine the tension in the room as a known sinner walks in and starts weeping at Jesus’ feet.
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Podcast: The Jesuits are reinventing college education (again)
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with Steve Katsouros, S.J., founder of the Come to Believe network, which makes a two-year college degree affordable for poor and underrepresented students.
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Podcast: Pope Francis ‘hasn’t played all his cards yet’ on Ukraine war
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ latest moves against the war in Ukraine.
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The Catholic Church shut its doors on Black Americans. But we can still be made new.
Chris Smith, S.J.—one of a small number of Black Jesuits in formation in the U.S.—joins “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” to talk about his multi-racial family’s legacy of love, racism, reconciliation and healing.
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Levi the tax collector dropped everything to follow Jesus. Would you?
Watch as Jesus calls Levi the tax collector and they share a meal together, while the Pharisees and scribes ridicule Jesus for his embrace of outcasts.
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What it’s like to give up English for Lent
If you think meatless Fridays or forgoing sweets for the duration of Lent is hard, imagine giving up English—or whatever your primary language is.