Jesuitical

383 Episodes

1. Will the next pope embrace synodality–or reject it?

   Published: 5/3/2025
2. At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem?

   Published: 5/2/2025
3. Choosing a pope: What qualities the cardinals will look for in the conclave

   Published: 5/1/2025
4. Will the next pope be Italian? And the unfinished business of Francis’ papacy

   Published: 4/30/2025
5. Clarity, Confusion, Unity: Unpacking the conclave’s code words

   Published: 4/29/2025
6. The Conclave is more than a referendum on Pope Francis

   Published: 4/28/2025
7. R.I.P. Pope Francis, feat. his fellow Jesuits Sam Sawyer and James Martin

   Published: 4/23/2025
8. Jesus as the ultimate scapegoat: The philosophy of René Girard

   Published: 4/11/2025
9. Catholic Charities USA Head: “We don’t have a choice to ignore the Gospel”

   Published: 4/4/2025
10. A deep dive into the (slightly creepy) world of Catholic relics

    Published: 3/28/2025
11. Indulgences 101: The history of a controversial Catholic practice

    Published: 3/21/2025
12. A Catholic neuroscientist explains your brain on religion

    Published: 3/14/2025
13. Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church, Pope health update and history of the Lenten Rice Bowl

    Published: 3/7/2025
14. Pope Francis speaks for the first time from hospital

    Published: 3/6/2025
15. How failing Lent can help you grow in holiness

    Published: 2/28/2025
16. Pope Francis health update, and a Jesuit guide to thinking about science and faith

    Published: 2/21/2025
17. Pope Francis schools JD Vance, and how medieval mysticism can rock your spiritual world

    Published: 2/14/2025
18. Why churches would collapse without women

    Published: 2/7/2025
19. I left the Church. Now my kids are embracing it.

    Published: 1/31/2025
20. The greatest Catholic writers you (probably) haven’t heard of

    Published: 1/24/2025