From gas to groceries, inflation is hammering Americans’ pocketbooks in 2022. Polls show that the economy, specifically inflation, is the top voting issue for Americans. So what does Catholic social teaching have to say about inflation at this critical moment? And what moral and economic questions should Catholic voters be asking of the incumbent Democrats a ... Show More
Oct 2022
Have Americans turned guns into religious idols?
Between January and October 2022, more than 500 mass shootings occurred in the United States. And those traumatic events account for only a fraction of the gun violence plaguing the nation. But they also unsettle the consciences of millions of people, and in an election year, tha ... Show More
48m 48s
Jan 2023
What if You're Gay? Starting Conversations with and about LGBT Catholics
Since 2016, and with the blessing of Pope Francis, Father Jim Martin has been talking with LGBT Catholics about their relationship with their church. That’s the subject of his book, Building a Bridge, and also a documentary film by the same title; we talk about what the bridge is ... Show More
55m 45s
Feb 2024
WOF 426: Democracy and the Catholic Church
Friends, what’s the proper relationship between liberal democracy and the Catholic Church? Many smart and reflective people, on either side of the Catholic/American divide, have felt that the two systems, democracy and Catholicism, were incompatible. But why? Using the thought of ... Show More
33m 29s
May 2023
WOF 388: What Is the Laity’s Role in Evangelization?
Friends, in February 2023, at the Sharing the Church’s Story Conference in London, I reflected on the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and how these counsels can be lived out by the laity. Vatican II wanted great Catholic parents, great Catholic lawyers, ... Show More
43m 54s
Jan 2024
A parish priest’s approach to blessings for same-sex couples
On December 18, the Vatican’s doctrinal office released “Fiducia Supplicans,” a declaration that allowed priests to give simple or pastoral blessings to couples in irregular situations, including those in same-sex relationships. This week on “Jesuitical,” Father Alex Santora, pas ... Show More
59m 5s
Oct 2023
Synode : l’Eglise catholique va-t-elle faire sa révolution ?
L’Eglise catholique peut-elle se réformer ? C’est l’un des principaux enjeux du « synode sur la synodalité », dont la première phase va se tenir à Rome du 4 au 29 octobre.
L’ordre du jour, présenté en juillet par le Vatican, rassemble des questions parmi les plus polémiques pour ... Show More
23m 53s