The Catholic women bringing veiling back to Mass

On this week’s episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac are joined by Madeleine Kearns, an associate editor at The Free Press, and the author of a recently reported article, “The Young Catholic Women Bringing Back Veils.” Maddy shares how the veil boom evokes a “lost type of Catholicism” that satisfies the desire for reverence challenged by the reforms of Vatican II. 

They discuss: 

- The motivations of young women who veil—from personal expressions of piety and nostalgia to political posturing

- Whether individual practices of worship impact communal worship in the church 

- How young people engage with the “sacred space” of Mass today

In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss a Brooklyn priest wrapped up in scandals involving a federal corruption investigation, New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams and pop star Sabrina Carpenter. Plus: Environmentalists in Italy try (and fail) to stop Pope Francis from cutting down a Christmas tree to decorate St. Peter’s Square.

Links for further reading: 

The Young Catholic Women Bringing Back Veils

NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

The Priest, the Power Broker and the Pop Star

Local group protests cutting down 200-year-old tree for Vatican’s Christmas

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