After the U.S. Civil War, Philadelphia rector Phillips Brooks traveled to Bethlehem seeking solace. Three years later, that experience inspired him to write this carol for the children of his parish. Does it still speak to those who carry the weight of war?
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 4)
How well do you know your Christmas carols? Time for one last quiz.
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Saint baby names and the best pilgrimage sites: Your questions for Jesuitical, answered
Who’s the best TV priest? Should you name your kid after a saint? And what pilgrimage sites are on our bucket list? These are just a few of the questions Zac, Ashley and “Jesuitical” producer Sebastian Gomes tackle in our end-of-year mailbag episode!
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Vatican hosts prisoners for final Jubilee Year event
The Jubilee Year is drawing to a close and Christmas is drawing near. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell cover several important arts events the Vatican has hosted in the lead-up to Christmas, including the “Concert for the Poor” featuring Michael Bublé, the Ratzinger Prize concert […]
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Preaching (and living) Advent without rushing to Christmas
Tsh Oxenreider joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to explore why Advent preaching needs to “cut to the chase”—and call us to conversion now.
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The First Noel: Why shepherds heard the Good News first
Hark! host Maggi Van Dorn visits a farm near the Welsh border and takes up fiddle lessons again in this episode on “The First Nowell” (original Cornish spelling) to find out why.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 3)
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.
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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.
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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 […]