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December 10, 2021 Homelessness isn’t inevitable—and this Catholic woman is proving it.
Jesus said the poor will always be with us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t end homelessness. And this week’s guest, Rosanne Haggerty, is dedicated to doing just that. Rosanne is the president and C.E.O. of Community Solutions, which develops innovative, data-driven strategies to end homelessness and strengthen communities. We ask Rosanne how Catholic social teaching informs her work and to break down some common misconceptions about homelessness in the United States.
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s vaccination status and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s bold parish restructuring plan.
Finally, Friday morning is your last chance to enter your name in a drawing for a signed copy of Michael O’Loughlin’s new book, Hidden Mercy, by becoming a member of our Patreon community.
Links from the show:
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San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone reveals he is not vaccinated against Covid-19
Archdiocese of Cincinnati to reduce 208 parishes to 57 ‘families of parishes’
Learn more about Community Solutions

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47 min
December 03, 2021 The Catholics that ministered to those dying of AIDS in the face of fear
In public, the Catholic Church and L.G.B.T. activists were constantly clashing in the 1980s and ’90s over the treatment of gay and lesbians in the church and the institution’s role in responding to the H.I.V./AIDS epidemic. But behind the headlines, there were stories of Catholics responding with compassion and heroism in the face of fear and stigma. Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, joins Zac and Ashley to discuss his new book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.

Links from the show:
Hidden Mercy
How the Catholic Worker Movement inspired one couple to open their doors to people with AIDS
Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols

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52 min
December 01, 2021 Teaser: Why this 25 year old Catholic ran for public office
Robert McCarthy is a 25 year old Catholic law student who ran for public office in a local election in Nassau County on Long Island, N.Y. He lost, but learned a lot about local politics, vocation, and himself along the way.
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3 min
November 26, 2021 Cynical about Christian mission trips? Monsignor Ramkissoon will change your mind.
“No child is going to be abandoned twice.” That is the mission of Mustard Seed Communities, a nonprofit founded by Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon to serve some of the most vulnerable people on earth: children and adults in low-income countries with severe mental or physical disabilities. What began as a small home for a handful of children who were left to fend for themselves on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, is now a network of communities providing 600 children and adults with shelter, education, health care and training in Jamaica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
We ask Monsignor Gregory what inspired his ministry, about the ethics of “mission trips” and how working with people the world has discarded has shaped his understanding of God.
You can find out more about Mustard Seed Communities—and support their incredible work this Giving Tuesday—here.

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38 min
November 19, 2021How to talk with people that drive you mad (with a little help from grace)
Unless you are a saint (and maybe even if you are one), there is probably someone in your life, whether a relative on Facebook or a person you’ve never actually met on Twitter, who makes you think...less than charitable thoughts. While self-righteous take-downs of your political opponents can feel good in the moment, they are unlikely to change anyone’s mind—and probably aren’t great for your own emotional well-being either.
Our guest this week, Kirsten Powers, shows another way forward. A political commentator for places like Fox News and CNN, Kirsten has been at the center of our toxic national discourse for years, and in her new book, Saving Grace, she provides hard-earned wisdom for dealing with people across political and cultural divides.
In Signs of the Times, the debate over the bishops’ document on the Eucharist ends in a whimper, our friend and colleague Michael O’Loughlin gets a letter from Pope Francis and Zac and Ashley discuss an increasingly popular practice in Italy: “de-baptism.”
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Links from the show:
Debate over the Eucharist and pro-choice politicians ends in a whimper at bishops’ meeting
Pope Francis thanks America’s Michael J. O’Loughlin for reporting on Catholic responses to H.I.V./AIDS
In Catholic Italy, ‘de-baptism’ is gaining popularity
Saving Grace: Speak your truth, stay centered and learn to coexist with people who drive you nuts

What’s on tap
Margaritas on the rocks

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49 min
November 12, 2021Bishop Frank Caggiano agrees with Pope Francis: We need a listening church
It’s bishops week on Jesuitical! Ashley and Zac unpack several stories surrounding U.S. bishops in the news: Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Ky., Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago.
That all leads into a conversation with Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport Connecticut, who unpacks his understanding of what Pope Francis is after in calling for a “synod on synods,” and more broadly, what it means to have a church that listens.
Links from the show:
Archbishop Gomez: The church must confront ‘woke’ social justice movements that aim to ‘cancel’ Christian beliefs
Interview: Archbishop Cordileone on Biden, Pelosi, abortion and Pope Francis
‘The Church Must Be Political’
Cardinal Cupich: Pope Francis’ Latin Mass reforms are necessary to secure Vatican II’s legacy

What’s on tap?
Southern Comfort Manhattans

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53 min
November 09, 2021 Teaser: ‘Midnight Mass’ is Catholic horror at its finest
Ashley and Zac chat with Father Jim McDermott about Netflix’s ‘Midnight Mass.’ To listen to the full conversation, sign up to support Jesuitical on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/americamedia

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3 min
November 05, 2021What chronic pain taught Ross Douthat about God and suffering
You might know Ross Douthat as the token conservative at The New York Times, or the Catholic critic of Pope Francis. But in his new book, The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery, you’ll see a different side of Ross: a father and husband suffering with an incredibly painful chronic disease, looking for relief—and answers. We talk to Ross about how his experience of chronic Lyme disease affected his faith, what it taught him about the suffering in our society that is often out of sight and how friends and you can best accompany a loved one who is sick or in pain.
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis, and share the pope’s prayer intention for the month of November.
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Links from the show:
Biden says Pope Francis told him to ‘keep receiving Communion’
Leaked draft of bishops’ document on Communion lacks explicit reference to pro-choice politicians
Burned out, overworked or depressed? Pope Francis is praying for you.
The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery

What’s on tap?
Pumpkinhead Ale from Shipyard Brewing Company

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54 min
October 29, 2021 Meet the Catholic map lady who wants to help Pope Francis fight climate change—if the Vatican will let her.
The Catholic Church owns a lot of land: churches, monasteries, schools, hospitals, cemeteries and more. What it’s missing are maps. That’s where Molly Burhans comes in. Molly is on a mission to not only make a digital record of Catholic landholdings but to help the church use that land for good. We ask Molly how Catholic organizations can make their land environmentally sustainable and socially useful, how frustrating it can be to work with the Vatican at times and how she remains hopeful in the face of climate change.
In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss the history of pope and president meetings ahead of Joe Biden’s trip to the Vatican. Plus, a gay teacher and music director in the Diocese of Brooklyn is fired after he married his partner. We ask: What’s the true cause of scandal in stories like this?
Finally, we have a bonus episode for the members of our Patreon community. We sit down with our colleague Jim McDemott, S.J., a.k.a. The Pop Culture Priest, to talk about why we love the extremely Catholic Netflix show “Midnight Mass.” Become a Patreon member today to get this and future bonus episodes!
Links from the show
Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis carries resonance as disputes divide U.S. Catholics
Video: Joe Biden talks his Catholic Faith, Pope Francis and Politics
A Gay Music Teacher Got Married. The Brooklyn Diocese Fired Him.
How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate
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What’s on tap?
Slightly expired Coors Light and Spencers Trappist beer

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51 min
October 22, 2021 Skeptics, zealots and authority: Science and religion have more in common than you might think.
Welcome to the age of “doing your own research.” Given the increased attention we’ve all been paying to science this past year, we thought it important to bring on Brother Guy the Catholic Science Guy, a.k.a. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. Nicknamed “the pope’s astronomer,” Brother Guy is the director of the Vatican Observatory, president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation and he’s here to give science a much needed “shot in the arm.”
During Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac unpack the pope’s call for universal basic income and a shorter work day (among other things) and discuss whether or not we still need godparents.
Links from the show:
Pope Francis’ 9 commandments for a just economy
In the Land of the Godfather Comes a Ban on Them
Vatican Observatory
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What’s on tap?
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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50 min

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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.