This week on Jesuitical, the hosts talk with Father Bryan Massingale about the toxic mix of racism, idolatry and spiritual emptiness on display at the Capitol on Jan. 6—and how Christians should respond.

“I grew up Catholic, I went to church. went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms. And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart.”

Who were some of the U.S. Catholics who were regularly in the news this past year?

“The church cannot withdraw from the field of charity.”

Joe Biden’s Catholic faith was on full display as he quoted a prayer cherished by many Catholics: “Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is darkness, light.”

I don’t want my daughter to wonder whether she is half-Catholic and half-Jewish. I want her to feel complete.