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Jesuitical

America Media
Catholic Church
Pope Francis
Synod On Synodality
Pope Leo XIV
Christianity
Donald Trump
Immigration
Synodality
Abortion
Pope Leo
Vatican
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Christmas
Loyola University Chicago
Vatican II
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Euthanasia
Spirituality
Second Vatican Council
Lent

Jesuitical is a podcast from America Media for saints and sinners. Tune in every week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world today—sometimes over drinks. Hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis. AMDG

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This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with National Public Radio’s Scott Detrow about Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis and Scott’s new book, American Pope: Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City... more

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This week on “Jesuitical,” hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless speak with Joseph de Viveiros, C.R., about the pastoral consequences of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking 2016 document on family life, “Amoris Laetitia.” Father Joseph is a priest of the Con... more

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This week on Jesuitical, Colleen Dulle joins hosts Zac Davis and Sebasian Gomes to discuss Pope Leo’s recent visit to France, including his messages on assisted dying, European identity and the role of the Catholic Church in a secular country. Collee... more

This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with Rachel Lu about the beatification of Fulton Sheen, the American archbishop who was famous for his media evangelism in the mid-20th century. Rachel is a senior editor at ... more

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Scott Detrow
NPR correspondent and co-author of American Pope: Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City
National Public Radio
Episode: Leo XIV biographer on the pope’s cancer diagnosis and unlikely journey from Chicago to Rome
Father Joseph de Viveiros
Priest of the Congregation of the Resurrection; chaplain for the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Congregation of the Resurrection / Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Episode: Why the Catholic Church still struggles to minister to families
Colleen Dulle
Host of Inside the Vatican, veteran Vatican reporter
America Magazine
Episode: French Catholicism Reborn? What happened on Pope Leo’s visit to France (and why it matters for all of us)
Rachel Lu
Writer and editor
Law and Liberty, National Review, America Magazine
Episode: Fulton Sheen: The First Celebrity Bishop
Father Sam Sawyer
President and editor-in-chief of America Magazine
America Media
Episode: U.S. Bishops are finding their voice. What will they say about A.I.?
Sebastian Gomes
Producer
America Media
Episode: U.S. Bishops are finding their voice. What will they say about A.I.?
Shaun Blanchard
Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia
University of Notre Dame Australia
Episode: SSPX Excommunicated: History, Pope Leo and why it all goes back to Vatican II
Miles Pattenden
Historian and papal history expert, author of Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700
Oxford/Author
Episode: Pope Leo and Trump aren’t the first feuding leaders: a history of papal power clashes
Luke Burgis
Director of the Cluny Institute and Professor at The Catholic University of America
Cluny Institute / Catholic University of America
Episode: What the Lost Sheep parable says about individuality, tribalism and communion

Hosts

Ashley McKinless
Host of the show with a focus on Catholic culture, current events, and Jesuitical topics.
Zac Davis
Co-host known for facilitating interviews and providing analysis from a Jesuit/Catholic perspective.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • Please listen. Be catholic.

    I’m disappointed in the tone of some of the recent reviews! Please listen to the March 11 episode “U.S. culture has a contempt problem".

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    walterlouis422
    United States6 months ago
  • Too conservative

    The episode against euthanasia showed me that this podcast has become far too conservative for me.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Ajeter
    United States9 months ago
  • Quit the Leftist Politics

    Good show in several respects, but you’re not competent discussing political matters without outing yourselves as auxiliaries of legacy media. Misrepresents the Catholic Church.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    ProChristus
    United States9 months ago
  • Discussion of priests in television progrms

    Although I agree that Fr; Mulcahy is one of the best known and beloved priests in a television series, no one on the show mentioned Kevin Anderson as Fr. Francis Reyneaux in “Nothing Sacred.” Fr. Francis played a modern, post Vatican II priest in the late 90’s. The show was partially written by Fr. Bill Cain, S.J..

    I kept waiting for some one to mention the show or Fr. Bill. But never heard any mention of this modern show.

    Yours Truly, Dan Van Belleghem (John Carroll University, 1960)

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Danvansr
    United States10 months ago
  • Learn something every episode

    I love the conversational tone of the hosts who have a sense of humor but also love of the faith and the Catholic church. They keep me informed about the latest news in the Catholic church and take a deep dive into many different interesting topics

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    zmaunrd
    United States10 months ago

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Guests are often high-quality experts, bringing depth on theology, ethics, and Vatican affairs.

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Leo XIV biographer on the pope’s cancer diagnosis and unlikely journey from Chicago to Rome
Q: How did he build those relationships?
Detrow says Prevost built trust through patient, personal pastoral care and practical support. He shares how Prevost made time to listen to an altar server and offered him counsel about family struggles.
Leo XIV biographer on the pope’s cancer diagnosis and unlikely journey from Chicago to Rome
Q: What do we know about his medical history up to this point?
Detrow describes Pope Leo as generally healthy, with no known smoking history and regular exercise. He had typhoid fever early in his time in Peru, and cancer affected his mother and brother.
Fulton Sheen: The First Celebrity Bishop
Q: What would Fulton Sheen make of our current political landscape and the intermingling of religious and political ideologies?
Rachel Lu argues that Sheen's view was complex: he embraced an American, freedom-oriented Catholicism and critiqued totalizing political religions, but he did not advocate a hard separation of faith from public life; rather, he believed in engaging with liberal democracy to foster a healthy Catholic public square, even as he warned of ideologies that threaten religious liberty.
What is it like to teach a future Pope?
Q: How did Vatican II influence the way scripture was taught at CTU and how might that have shaped Prevost's thinking?
The guest explains that Vatican II pushed ecumenism, interfaith engagement, and a move toward interpretive approaches beyond strict historical criticism, shaping a formation environment that encouraged reading Scripture through multiple lenses while maintaining faith commitments.
What is it like to teach a future Pope?
Q: Was Pope Leo XIV a good student during his CTU years?
Sister Bergant confirms that Prevost was notable and remembered, sharing stories about his grades and engagement, and noting his warmth and seriousness as a student.

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2. Father Joseph de Viveiros
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6. Sebastian Gomes
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