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JesuiticalMarch 21, 2025
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On this Jubilee Year of Hope-themed episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Father Ramil Fajardo, a tribunal judge in the Archdiocese of Chicago, about indulgences: What are they? Where did they come from? And how are they practiced today? 

Zac, Ashley and Father Ramil discuss: 

  • The evolution of indulgences, from the early church through the Protestant Reformation to today
  • The four current grants of indulgences, which involve acts of faith, charity, penance and witness
  • How to approach indulgences during the current Jubilee Year of Hope

In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss a recent announcement from Buckingham Palace that King Charles II and Queen Camilla will be received in a Vatican audience by Pope Francis on April 8; and describe the busy lives of nuns working the Vatican switchboard to soothe anxious callers asking about Pope Francis’ health. 

Jesuitical is coming to Philadelphia! Join the Jesuitical team in Philadelphia for a Holy & Happy Hour at the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

  • Topic: How to talk to your friends about your faith
  • Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
  • Location: 1166 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
  • Time: 6 p.m. adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; 7 p.m. group faith sharing and happy hour (come to either or both!)

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