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Jesuitical

America Media
Catholic Church
Pope Francis
Synod On Synodality
Pope Leo XIV
Christianity
Donald Trump
Immigration
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Abortion
Pope Leo
Vatican
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Loyola University Chicago
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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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Pope Leo XIV just did something no modern pope has done before: He voted in a democratic election of his native land as the leader of the sovereign Vatican City state. From the Vatican, Leo mailed in his absentee ballot for Will County, Ill., which w... more

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What makes a horror movie “Catholic”? That’s what hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless ask on this week’s special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical.” They’re joined by Ryan Duns, S.J., a professor and theologian at Marquette University. Known for his ... more

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Where do U.S. politics and Catholicism intersect? On this week’s roundtable episode, “Jesuitical” host Ashley McKinless speaks with America’s chief correspondent, Kevin Clarke, and Father Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and senior analyst at Religion N... more

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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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Recent Guests

Ryan Duns
Jesuit priest, theologian and author of Theology of Horror: The Hidden Depths of Popular Films
Marquette University
Episode: A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
Kevin Clarke
America's chief correspondent
America Media
Episode: American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why.
Thomas Reese
Jesuit priest and senior analyst at Religion News Service
Religion News Service
Episode: American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why.
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.?

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 States7 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 States10 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)

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    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 Statesa year ago

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A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
Q: As a Catholic priest, what makes horror films appealing to you? Because obviously a lot of films feature nuns and priests and spooky Catholic churches. And sometimes those are very serious films. Sometimes they're just using Catholicism as a kind of eerie background with Catholic tropes. So what do you look for when you're watching as a Catholic priest?
Duns looks for horror films that capture a broad audience's imagination and create openings to discuss God, the devil, reality and the gospel through familiar cultural images.
A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
Q: A lot of people don't like scary movies, and I'll put my cards on the table. I grew up watching Signs and Saw and The Ring, and it was a very fun teenage activity. As I got older, much like roller coasters, scary movies got to be less fun and I don't really enjoy them. But I'm not morally opposed to them, and I do think there are some religious people who see them as kind of like a gateway to the occult or evil or whatever and object on those grounds. What do you say to those people?
Duns acknowledges concerns about romanticizing evil and cautions against occult practices, but says horror films can be screened and discussed critically in a shared community setting to examine their themes and shortcomings.
American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why.
Q: Tom, I'm curious what you make of immigration becoming a religious liberty issue for the Catholic Church.
Thomas Reese says religious liberty includes the ability to provide sacraments and perform charitable work, and argues that the government should ensure access to detainees across facilities.
American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why.
Q: So Tom, you've been following popes for many years in the Vatican. I'm curious what you think about the, I guess, transparency and communication around Pope Leo's surgery and recovery. Is this an unusual amount of transparency around something like this?
Thomas Reese says the Vatican has shared more about the pope's health than it has in the past, while noting that key questions about the cancer and treatment remain.
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.

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