Church Meets World: The America Magazine Podcast
1) Introducing "Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast"
We have an exciting new podcast from America Media to share with you. It’s called “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast.” On each episode listeners will first hear an inspiring homily, especially de...Show More
2) What it’s like to be an 11 year old Afghan boy fleeing the Taliban
After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, thousands of Afghan refugees have been seeking a permanent home in the United States. This is the intimate family portrait of Ali, a child...Show More
3) Introducing: Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols
Church Meets World is proud to share the latest podcast in the America Media family: Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols. Subscribe to the entire Hark! podcast series online, on app...Show More
4) Young adults struggle with the church. But they are also its best advocates for justice.
What does it mean to be ruined for life? Join America’s summer intern Amelia Jarecke, as she follows three young women who have spent the last year serving in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. They wrestle ...Show More
Young adults struggle with the church. But they are also its best advocates for justice.
36:45 | Oct 12th, 2021
5) What Catholics still don’t understand about the abuse crisis
Three years ago, a Pennsylvania Grand Jury report described in graphic detail the abuse of over 1,000 minors at the hands of more than 300 priests. Then, Theodare McCarrick, an influential cardinal in...Show More
6) 'The Memory of God': How residents of one NYC nursing home survived Covid
As the world went into lockdown, the residents at Terence Cardinal Cooke–a Catholic nursing home and rehabilitation center run by the Archdiocese of New York–did too. Many seniors required long-term c...Show More
7) How I learned to grieve
In a time when so much has been lost, what does it mean to grieve well? In this episode, America’s audio producer, Maggi Van Dorn, turns the mic on herself to capture a more intimate side of a subject...Show More
8) Descendants & the Jesuits: Beginning a path toward racial healing
In 1838, to save itself from financial ruin, the Jesuits at Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved persons. It’s a shameful piece of history and one that the Jesuits are reckoning with like many othe...Show More
9) Should colleges pay their athletes?
Should college athletes get paid? That’s the question we’re exploring in today’s episode of Church Meets World. It was written, produced and narrated by Kevin Jackson and based on a feature he wrote l...Show More
10) 'Year of the Rat'
America's poetry editor Joe Hoover S.J. sits down with Ohio's first poet laureate Amit Majmudar to talk about his poem "Year of the Rat." They discuss the unforgettable year that was 2020, writing dur...Show More