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This week on Jesuitical, Colleen Dulle joins hosts Zac Davis and Sebasian Gomes to discuss Pope Leo’s recent visit to France, including his messages on assisted dying, European identity and the role of the Catholic Church in a secular country. Colleen also reflects on her experience of traveling with the pope for the first time.

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Chapters:

00:00 First time on the papal plane!

4:02 Why Pope Leo went to France

6:45 Catholic revival?

9:43 Secularity in France

14:02 Pro-life issues in France

17:57 Is Europe a "Christian" culture?

24:55 Pope meets abuse victims

34:08 Liturgy and division

Links:

⁠Pope Leo’s trip to France won’t be a victory lap—and that’s a good thing.⁠

⁠Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo navigates tensions between secularism and Catholic history on France visit⁠

⁠‘More than a monument’: Pope Leo’s speech at the newly renovated Notre-Dame⁠

⁠Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass in the heart of Paris⁠

⁠Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo addresses French conversion boom, warns against complacency⁠

⁠Pope speaks out against French assisted-dying and abortion laws in Lourdes visit⁠

⁠Mother: Pope Leo’s blessing of special-needs daughter recognizes ‘segment of humanity often set aside’⁠

⁠Pope Leo meets with survivors of abuse in Lourdes⁠

⁠Pope Leo: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup⁠

⁠Pope Leo is not ‘in panic mode’ about an A.I. catastrophe, but ‘we can’t just sit back’ and do nothing⁠

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This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with Rachel Lu about the beatification of Fulton Sheen, the American archbishop who was famous for his media evangelism in the mid-20th century. Rachel is a senior editor at Law and Liberty and a regular contributor to the National Review and America Magazine. Together they discuss Sheen’s charisma, cultural influence, and his lesser known political philosophy which defended both the public role of religion and the separation of church and state.

Chapters:

Chapters:

00:00 Beatification of Fulton Sheen

01:23 When Fulton Sheen arrived on the scene

05:20 Sheen’s philosophical training

07:34 Fighting communism

11:22 What made Sheen’s TV show so popular?

13:51 What Sheen would think of America today?

26:09 The first celebrity bishop?

34:19 Introducing "Auguri!"

36:15 Faith sharing: Praying about using A.I.

Links from the show:

Fulton Sheen Bet on America. Some Catholics Want to Call It Off.

Pope Leo calls Archbishop Fulton Sheen ‘a light of faith’ who touched millions with the Gospel

Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis

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On this week’s episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac Davis and Sebastian Gomes speak with America’s President and Editor in Chief, Sam Sawyer, S.J. to discuss the impact that U.S. bishops are having on politics, AI, and more. Bishops are speaking out against war, mass deportations, the death penalty and racism, and their voices are breaking through. In this episode, Zac, Sebastian and Sam talk about why they’re having a moment, the influence of Pope Leo, and the opportunities for shaping the future of A.I.

Chapters:

00:00 Growing influence of Bishops on US politics

04:35 Opposing mass deportation

10:30 Engaging with the Trump Administration

14:05 Bishops are finding new ways to talk about issues

18:00 The influence of Pope Leo

22:43 Where Bishops stand on A.I.

29:54 How U.S. Bishops can implement Magnifica humanitas

32:55 Opportunities around A.I.

Links:

The U.S. bishops are speaking out forcefully on politics—and finally being heard

Top US bishop writes letter to Trump urging end to mass deportations of Haitians

Why are there so few African American bishops? ‘The short answer is racism’ says Bishop Boxie

Bishop Olson on racism

US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders

Pope Francis to U.S. Catholic bishops: Oppose mass deportations

Analysis: The U.S. bishops showed their unity on behalf of immigrants—and may have repaired their relationship to Rome

Artificial Intelligence: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

USCCB Positions on Artificial Intelligence

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Schisms don’t happen often in the Catholic Church. Which makes Pope Leo’s recent excommunication of the Society of Saint Pius X big news. This week on Jesuitical, hosts Zac and Ashley speak to Shaun Blanchard, Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, about the history of the SSPX, their illicit decision to ordain new bishops, and what their excommunication means for more traditional groups within the Catholic Church.

Chapters:

00:00 Why we're talking about the SSPX

01:42 Why the SSPX was excommunicated

04:55 Why Archbishop Lefebvre rejected Vatican II

9:38 Lefebvre's problem with religious liberty

14:20 Was this a debate over liturgy?

18:00 Ordaining bishops crosses a line

21:33 How 17th c. Jansenism illuminates the crisis

28:45 Restricting the traditional Latin Mass

35:05 How excommunication works

38:52 Implications for the traditional Latin Mass

47:16 There's no going back on Vatican II

49:48 Learning to appreciate Vatican II

Links:

Vatican declares excommunicated SSPX bishops, warns priests and lay faithful of schism

Analysis: SSPX excommunications show what Pope Leo means by church ‘unity’

After SSPX excommunications, traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice

5 years after Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions, traditionalist Catholics reflect on ‘Traditionis Custodes’

After SSPX schism, some Catholics urge greater access to the older Latin Mass

Latin Mass, schism and cardinals in the media: The liturgy wars are back (and never really left)

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When President Trump took to Truth Social earlier this year and attacked Pope Leo for being “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy,” most Catholics were understandably shocked. But a clash between a secular leader and the bishop of Rome is hardly without precedent. This week on “Jesuitical,” hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless talk with Miles Pattendens, an expert on popes and papal conclaves, about the long and quirky history of feuds between popes and politicians.

In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss the Vatican rejection of a request from the German bishops to allow lay people to preach the homily at Mass. Plus, a look ahead at Pope Leo’s summer plans.

And in As One Friends Speak to Another, America Media’s O’Hare fellows—Brigid McCabe, Ed Desciak and Will Gualitiere—share some spiritual insights from a year working at the intersection of the church and the world.

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00:00 Context
2:47 Vatican says "no" to women preaching
12:07 Pope Leo's summer schedule
16:05 History of Catholic authority
19:46 The investiture controversy
26:03 Pastoral concern or power grabs?
34:27 Henry VIII vs. Popes
39:20 How the church lost power
43:10 Moral authority on the global stage
52:00 Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo
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1:01:12 Faith sharing with our Fellows!

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Links:

Vatican to German bishops: No lay people preaching homilies at Mass

Extraordinary consistory signals Pope Leo’s push to work with cardinals on global challenges

Pope Leo speaks out on SSPX ordinations and U.S.-Iran deal

Pope Leo to accept Liberty Medal and address Americans on July 3

Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700

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