Podcast: Finding God on Psychedelic Drugs

This week on Jesuitical, Ashley and Zac chat with Bryan McCarthy, who teaches philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and is the author of a new paper, “Christianity and Psychedelic Medicine: A Pastoral Approach.” They discuss:

• What the church teaches about drugs and intoxication
• How psychedelic drugs are being used in therapeutic settings, and how Christians should respond
• Bryan’s own religious experiences while using psychedelic drugs

During Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac give initial reactions to the new working document for the Synod on Synodality and discuss a curious story involving a fake priest and serious labor violations out of California.

Links from the show:

• Bryan’s paper
• Vatican releases Synod document calling for discussion of women, LGBT Catholics, church authority and more
• California restaurant had fake priest hear workers’ confessions, Labor Department says