As Catholics, it can be tempting to focus on the church’s negatives: the scandals, the boring homilies, the lackluster music. This week, on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley are doing something a little different.

Where did our modern conception of hell and its torments come from?

A conversation on Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning film for Black History month.

An audience may not realize that Gillis has something substantive to say about American society, because they are also squirming so much

In a newly published book interview, Pope Francis reflects on Pope Benedict XVI's historic decision to resign, describing their deep relationship and occasional disagreements.

On Sunday Francis will canonize Mama Antula in a ceremony that will also mark his first meeting with Argentina’s new libertarian president, Javier Milei.

Why do Catholics celebrate holy days of obligation? Should we?

What happens in the aftermath of the I.D.F.’s Rafah assault remains hard to discern. Where do the Palestinians go next? How will they live? How will they be fed and sheltered?

All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.

Many in the Arab and Muslim communities are distressed that interfaith leaders and organizations seem unable to take a clear moral and ethical stand against the war on Gaza.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne

A Reflection for Ash Wednesday, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin, by James T. Keane

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

The Vatican has recently focused its efforts on not closing off women in the Church to the process of liturgical formation saying it's not for “a few experts” but should be a goal for all Catholics.

“The scope of liturgical reform...is precisely to bring to life the kind of formation of the faithful and ministry of pastors that will have their summit and source in the liturgy.”

We will have to endure the current flawed translation of the Roman missal unless liturgists, priests and people in the pews support the synod’s call for change. 

Colleen and Gerry analyze a letter Pope Francis sent to Israeli Jews. Why did the pope choose to address a religious group within Israel, rather than the entire nation?