Jesuitical

How Catholicism became a meme and an online aesthetic


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This week, Ashley and Zac chat with Rebecca Jennings, a senior correspondent at The Goods by Vox, who is the author of a new article, “How Catholicism became a meme: One of the world’s most powerful religions is now an alt status symbol.” Rebecca explains why Catholicism’s aesthetic is popping up across the internet, and what that says about the church’s place in wider culture.

During Signs of the Times, the hosts discuss the murder of two Jesuit priests in Mexico and the launch of a three year Eucharistic revival in the United States.

This is Jesuitical’s last episode of the season—we’ll be back in your feeds this fall! In the meantime, follow Jesuitical on Facebook and Twitter, and you can support the show on Patreon.

Links from the show: 

  • TRAVEL TO ITALY WITH JESUITICAL
  • Jesuitical Listener Survey!
  • How Catholicism became a meme
  • Two Jesuit priests killed in Mexico
  • Interview: What is the bishops’ eucharistic revival, and why should Catholics care?

  • What’s on tap?

    The Jennings: Vodka soda with a splash of St. Germain and a lime.

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