Fresh off the papal plane, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss Pope Francis’ response to his question about the U.S. bishops’ debate over denying communion to pro-choice politicians.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
Why Catholics should study the Classics
This week on Jesuitical, Jeremy Tate, argues that not only are the classics worth studying for their own sake but that abandoning the Western canon will have disastrous effects for our (already toxic) public discourse.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Abortion is integral to upholding systems that oppress women. That’s why I support the new Texas law.
Rebuilding our world to embrace femaleness, our way of being, as the model of perfection for women would be just and right, writes Gloria Purvis. Abortion thwarts this renewal.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Pope Francis is still recovering from surgery. Is he ready for a papal trip?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts examine the health questions around Pope Francis’ trip to Hungary and Slovakia.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Father Greg Boyle is becoming a mystic with the help of former gang members
Father Greg Boyle talks the pandemic, what he’s learned looking back on his years in ministry, and why he is becoming more mystical as he gets older.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What it means to be ‘woke’ and Catholic
Woke Catholics are people who are open to conversion. They listen. They are humble. They think with the mind and heart of the church.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Can Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions unify the church?
In this special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle unpacks Pope Francis’ decision, the history behind it, and how it has affected devotees of the old Latin Mass.
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Can Catholics be honest about the sins of their saints?
What happens when a saint or hero is found to have acted contrary to the gospel? Gloria Purvis speaks with Dawn Goldstein about the antisemitism of Catholic luminary G. K. Chesterton.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
What Catholics still don’t understand about the sexual abuse crisis
There’s still a lot of confusion among Catholics about the sex abuse crisis. And with good reason.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
After the deadliest attack on Latinos in American history, Bishop Seitz called this evil by name: racism.
“One of the problems of racism, as is the case with so many sins, is that the sinner doesn’t recognize their part in the sin.”