This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac sit down with Colleen Dulle, America’s Vatican correspondent and host of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, to speak about her new book, “Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter.”
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Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Shklovsky: Preaching lessons from Russian literature
Preach host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Cameron Bellm on how Russian literary wisdom can make familiar Bible parables feel fresh.
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What Ethel Kennedy taught us about facilitating real change
Ethel Kennedy’s approach to human rights was rooted not in rhetoric but in relationships. She believed in the dignity of every person, and she lived that belief in ways that transcended politics.
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Pope Leo: The Risen Christ is close to us in our darkest moments
Pope Leo: Today I would like to invite you to reflect on a surprising aspect of Christ’s Resurrection: his humility.
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There’s more than one way to appreciate the Eucharist
There have always been many wonderful ways to understand the Eucharist, in addition to the real presence.
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Want to hear God’s voice more clearly? Try praying the rosary
The rosary is not the only prayer to help you hear God, but for me it has been the most effective.
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How writing about migrant farmworkers in the U.S. changed this Irish farmer’s faith
I didn’t travel to the United States to find God. I went to write about farm workers. But in the orchards and onion fields, and in a quiet church where I wept for all the injustices I had seen—God found me.
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Baptism isn’t just about the baby
Con O’Mahony, Vicar for Education in the Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, and pastor at St. Margaret Mary Parish explains that preaching doesn’t start at the ambo—it begins in personal encounters, especially when preparing for sacraments as intimate as baptism.
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‘What do you ask of God’s church for your child?’: Preaching the Rite of Baptism
In this episode of Preach, Christina Mines joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to explore how preaching can make baptism a moment of grace not just for parents and godparents, but for the whole community gathered to witness and welcome a new member into the Body of Christ.
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How do you know if you’ve had a mystical experience?
One of the dangers of talking about mysticism is that people can feel sad or left out if they feel that they have not been gifted with such an experience of the divine.