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Jesuitical
Jesuitical
America Media

Welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast for young Catholics hosted by two young, lay editors at America—Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless. Each episode... more

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Episodes

A deep dive into the (slightly creepy) world of Catholic relics

Joining Zac and Ashley on this episode of “Jesuitical” recorded in Douglaston, N.Y., is Msgr. Robert Sarno, a priest of... more

28 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Indulgences 101: The history of a controversial Catholic practice

On this Jubilee Year of Hope-themed episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Father Ramil Fajardo, a tribunal judge... more

21 Mar 2025 · 51 minutes
A Catholic neuroscientist explains your brain on religion

On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Sofia Carozza, a developmental neuroscientist working in research and a co-host... more

14 Mar 2025 · 59 minutes
Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church, Pope health update and history of the Lenten Rice Bowl

On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought... more

07 Mar 2025 · 56 minutes
Pope Francis speaks for the first time from the hospital

After 21 days of hospitalization, Pope Francis sent a brief message of thanks that was played for those praying for... more

06 Mar 2025 · 2 minutes
How failing Lent can help you grow in holiness

On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley are joined by Sister Josephine Garrett, a sister of the Holy Family of... more

28 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Pope Francis health update, and a Jesuit guide to thinking about science and faith

Joining Ashley and Zac to cover the cosmos on this week’s episode of “Jesuitical” is Guy Consolmagno, S.J., the director... more

21 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Pope Francis schools JD Vance, and how medieval mysticism can rock your spiritual world

On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Simon Critchley, the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New... more

14 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Why churches would collapse without women

This week, Zac and Ashley chat with Dr. Gina Zurlo, the Yang Visiting Scholar of World Christianity at Harvard Divinity... more

07 Feb 2025 · 51 minutes
I left the Church. Now my kids are embracing it.

This week’s episode of “Jesuitical” features a conversation with journalist Helene Stapinski and her son, Dean Jamieson, a fiction writer... more

31 Jan 2025 · 49 minutes