Jesuitical

Is your bracket busted? Did you pick an upset, just the wrong one? Take a break from the madness of March and listen in as we talk with Paddy Gilger, S.J., about the top Jesuit moments in the NCAA tournament’s history, the good things sports can do for us and when they become a religion of their own.  In our review of this week’s Catholic news, we look at where you can eat corned beef this St. Patrick’s Day Friday, mark Pope Francis’ four years as pope and return to last week’s debate about ouija boards (I get some vindication, here, I’m not proud to admit).  And finally, in Consolations and Desolations we fess up to not being experts in Ignatian spirituality. But we believe that God loves us when we try, as do our Jesuit colleagues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year ago, on International Women’s Day, Nicole Perone had the opportunity to speak at the Vatican before hundreds of activists and Catholic leaders about the importance of giving young Catholics and women real leadership in the church. This year, she had the opportunity to tell jesuitical all about it…. Upgrade?  And in Signs of the Times, we discuss the Catholic high school that made millions off of Snapchat, Pope Francis says, “Get off Snapchat!” and we return to the age old question: Should you give a beggar money, even if “he just spends it on a glass of wine”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So since we weren’t canceled after one episode, we’re happy to present Episode 2! We speak with Jorgé Corona, a producer at Gizmodo Media Company, about a viral video he made about what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant in the United States. And in Signs of the Times, we shine some more light on the chaplain to Loyola University Chicago’s basketball team: 97-year-old Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. And Pope Francis settles the eternal question: Should you give money to homeless people who ask you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does James Martin, S.J., give up for Lent? And does he cheat on Sundays? On our debut episode of (jesuit)ical, we sit down with America’s editor at large to talk about how he approaches Lent, what living saint he would canonize today and why you  might not want to but nevertheless should go to confession.  And in this week’s Signs of the Times, we’ve got stories on how people of faith view Donald Trump’s refugee ban and some bad news for purveyors of Pope Francis swag and memes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices