The America Media Podcast

Since its foundation by the Jesuits in 1988, the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center (Center Prodh) has worked to defend, promote and increase respect for human rights in Mexico. International Coordinator Jennifer Brewer talks about the status of human rights in modern Mexico.

A conversation with Dr. Gerald Schlabach about his recent article in America, "The Glamour of Evil," which asks whether we are missing out on “joyous authenticity” by letting celebrity, constant mobility and superficiality lure us away from real life.

Matt Malone, S.J.,  and Kerry Weber talk with Boston College's Megan McCabe about the problem of pornography and the U.S.C.C.B.'s statement "Create in Me in Clean Heart."

Matt Malone, S.J., Kerry Weber and Sam Sawyer, S.J., count down the top ten stories of 2015 in the church and the world. 

Baltimore's Bishop Denis Madden is former chair and current member of the Bishops Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. He has served as Associate Secretary General of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and previous to that was the Director of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine office in Jerusalem. He implores that U.S. Catholics "avoid the trap" of fearing and making generalizations about Muslim people because of political rhetoric and recent ISIS-directed or inspired terror strikes.

Millennials are often depicted in the media as being sheltered, afraid of opinions they don't agree with, and part of a 'selfie' generation - but do these labels not allow us to 'see the person?' We're talking with Fr. Joe McShane, president of Fordham University, about his impressions of millennials on college campuses. 

Dr. Katrine Camilleri and Denise Coghlan, R.S.M., the directors of Jesuit Refugee Services in Malta and Cambodia, respectively, talk about their ministry serving refugees in a world that has seen the most refugees since the time of World War II. 

Shaun Casey talks about the new office of Religion and Global Affairs at the U.S. State department, which Secretary of State John Kerry wrote about in America in September.

Fr. Charles Barnes, the Catholic chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Seattle, talks about his ministry to veterans. 

Ellen K. Boegel, America's legal affairs editor, talks about some of the cases the Supreme Court is considering on the death penalty, and what a lower court ruling could mean for state voucher programs. 

Ronald Rolhesier, O.M.I., talks about the Passion of Christ and why it is so important to try to understand what it means, even if our understanding is only partial.

Rabbi Daniel Polish talks about the strides in Jewish-Catholic relatons since the publication of the landmark document 'Nostra Aetatae' on Oct. 28, 2015.

John Sexton, president of New York University, talks about his Jesuit schooling and his years in higher education.

James Martin, S.J., talks about the three characters at the center of his new novel of spiritual discovery, "The Abbey," and what it was like to try his hand at fiction for the first time. 

David Gregory, former host of NBC's "Meet the Press," talks about his new book How's Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey.