This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac chat with Chris Cimorelli. Chris is the director of the National Institute for Newman Studies and the editor of the Newman Studies Journal, and an expert on St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, the newest doctor of the church.

Ashley, Zac and Chris talk about:

- Newman’s journey from Anglicanism to the Church of Rome

- Newman’s many (and lasting) contributions to Catholic thought

- Why Catholics of every theological stripe love Newman

In Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac discuss Pope Leo’s recent comments on the importance of providing pastoral care to migrants being held in detention centers throughout the United States. They also look at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica becoming the world’s tallest church last week.

Finally, they unpack the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document on the proper titles for the Virgin Mary. 

In As One Friend Speaks to Another, Ashley and Zac speak to Simcha Fischer about her recent article for America: “JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith.”

Links for further reading: 

National Institute for Newman Studies

Pope Leo’s homily declaring St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church

St. John Henry Newman’s unique approach to conscience

Pope Leo declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church and co-patron of Catholic education

National Institute for Newman Studies

Pope Leo says ICE should allow ‘pastoral workers’ to bring detained migrants Communion

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

Vatican officially says no to controversial titles for Mary: ‘Co-redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of all Graces’

JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith

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