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AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Jesuits and friends come together to look at the world through Ignatian eyes, always striving to live Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam -- For the Greater Glory of God. Hosted by Mike Jordan Laskey and Eric Clayton. Learn more at jesuits.org. A production of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States.
Episodes
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFounding and Growing the Cristo Rey Network of Schools with Fr. John Foley, SJ
Fr. John P. Foley, SJ, spent 34 years as a missionary in Peru -- a full career in most lines of work. But then, in 1995, he was missioned back to the United…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastLeading Creighton University in a Secular Age with Fr. Daniel Hendrickson, SJ
While Fr. Daniel Hendrickson, SJ, president of Creighton University, is excited for both his women's and men's basketball teams' March Madness journeys…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastMaking the Jesuit App “Pray As You Go” with Emma Holland
Ever since the Jesuits in the United Kingdom launched the daily prayer project “Pray As You Go” (PAYG) in 2006, the creative team behind the resource has…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastHow Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ, Found God in Soviet Captivity with Jim Keane
The basic details of Father Walter Ciszek life sound like a movie: An American Jesuit priest ministering in Eastern Europe around the time of World War II, he…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastLearning to Love Lent Through Music with Margaret Felice
When you hear the word “Lent,” what is the first thing you think of? Maybe it’s purple or giving up social media or chocolate. Or maybe it’s trying to build…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastSynodality: Embracing Tension, Staying at the Table with Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ
Today's guest has an incredible amount of experience of the truly "catholic," global nature of the church. Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ, today serves as…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastGet to Know Pierre Teilhard de Chardin with Sr. Kathy Duffy, SSJ, Ph.D.
Even though the French paleontologist and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin died in 1955, it feels like his work is still being discussed and debated in…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastSolidarity and Service in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps with Tom Chabolla
For more than 60 years, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) has been a pioneer in the service landscape. With over 100 volunteers each year and over 12,000…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastService Never Stops: Talking Ignatian Volunteers with Mary McGinnity
In the final meditation of the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius of Loyola reminds us “that love ought to manifest itself in deeds rather than in words.” We…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastBeauty, Leadership and the Mystery of God with Fr. Leo O'Donovan, SJ
It’s hard to know where to start an interview with Jesuit Fr. Leo O’Donovan. At 89 years old, Fr. O’Donovan’s could boast a hefty list of accomplishments and…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastHow the Jesuit Prison Education Network is Changing Lives with Fr. Tom Curran, SJ
Have you ever met someone so passionate about something that you just couldn’t help getting excited about it, too? That was host Mike Jordan Laskey's…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastStill Following Yonder Stars with Br. Bob Macke, SJ
This past weekend, we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany, when the three magi followed yonder star to God’s perfect light (to paraphrase the old song). By…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastAn Ignatian Spiritual Boost to Start 2024 with Christopher Collins, SJ
Happy New Year! And welcome to the first episode of AMDG of 2024. Each January, to kick off a new year, we like to delve into aspects of Ignatian spirituality…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastIgnatius of Loyola, Comic Book Hero with Tyler Button of Tapestry Comics
If you’re a long-time listener of this podcast—and certainly if you’re a graduate of Jesuit education—then you likely know a thing or two about the story of…
AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast10 Great Christmas Characters with Shannon Evans and Cameron Bellm
It's an AMDG Christmas jamboree: our first-ever five-person episode. Friends of the pod (and awesome writers/retreat leaders) Shannon Evans and Cameron Bellm…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhat You Need to Know About the Life of Jesus this Christmas with Andrea Tornielli
“There is no faith without an encounter, because faith is a personal encounter with Jesus,” Pope Francis writes. He goes on: “One of the things that helps us…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastHow to Be Religious with Phil Christman
From the Jesuits of Canada and the United States, this is AMDG. I’m Mike Jordan Laskey. Sometimes, people wonder how we pick guests for the show. We tell them…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastTelling Old Stories in New Ways This Advent with Joe Durepos
This coming Sunday, December 3, is the first Sunday of Advent and the start of a whole new Church Year. These days leading up to Christmas and beyond can feel…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastGive Thanks the Ignatian Way with Mark Thibodeaux, SJ
This week in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday in which we’re invited to cultivate a disposition of gratitude. What are we thankful…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastPracticing Synodality Through Art with Jen Norton and Allison Beyer
At the end of October, about 1900 people arrived at a massive hotel in Washington, DC, for the 26th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, which is…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastThe History of the Jesuits in the United States (Part 2) with Fr. David Collins, SJ
Today’s episode is the second part of host Mike Jordan Laskey's conversation with Fr. David Collins, SJ, about his fabulous new book “The Jesuits in the United…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastThe History of the Jesuits in the United States (Part 1) with Fr. David Collins, SJ
“The history of America cannot be told without the history of religion, the history of American religion cannot be told without the history of Catholicism, and…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFaith and Politics with Senator Tim Kaine
Decades before Virginia Senator Tim Kaine ran for vice president in 2016, he spent a year ministering alongside Jesuits in the country of Honduras. That…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastAn Ignatian Approach to Mary
If you’ve ever been intimidated by Ignatian spirituality, today’s guest will put you at ease. In fact, Fr. Michael Hansen is determined to make the Ignatian…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFrom Prison in Nicaragua to Exile in the U.S. with Juan Sebastián Chamorro
If you have followed Jesuit-related headlines over the past few months, you might have heard about the situation in Nicaragua. In August, the government of…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastMeet the Jesuit University Student Voting at the Synod with Julia Osęka
You may have heard that the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is meeting all month long in Rome. This is just the latest stage of the years-long Synod…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy This Standup Comedian Became a Jesuit Priest with Fr. Jake Martin, SJ
Here’s a list of famous comedians who all have at least one thing in common that’s relevant to this podcast: Bob Newhart, Bill Murray, Bob Hope, Chris Farley…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFinding God in All Films with John Dougherty
If you’ve had any encounter with Jesuits or Ignatian spirituality, you know the whole thing rests on the simple yet radical idea that God is to be found in all…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastReckoning with Catholic Slaveholding with Fr. Chris Kellerman, SJ
Fr. Chris Kellerman, SJ, is the author of "All Oppression Shall Cease: A History of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Catholic Church" (Orbis, 2022), which…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy Inter-Spiritual Trialogue is a Better Approach to Sharing Across Faiths
Many weeks ago, host Eric Clayton visited a coastal town in Kenya called Malindi — and the Jesuit community that lives there. It’s a new community, only about…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy Commitment Will Change the World with Pete Davis
Conventional wisdom would have us keep our options open. Don’t commit until you have to—and even then, always have a backup plan. The world’s a big place with…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhat Does Healthy Masculinity Look Like? with Christine Emba
If you spend any time on social media, you might have seen Washington Post columnist Christine Emba’s big essay earlier this summer. It’s headlined “Men are…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastDiscover Your Inner Artist Spirit with Chris Pramuk
Today's host, Eric A. Clayton, encountered today’s guest’s professional title before he met the man himself. Eric was told to chase down the person who held…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastLess Than Half of U.S. Latinos are Catholic. How Can the Church Respond? with Hosffman Ospino
You can’t talk about the Catholic Church in the United States without talking about Latino Catholics. About half of the Catholic population in the United…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastA Summer Retreat with the Four Female Doctors of the Church
As we turn the corner into the second half of summer, you might be wondering to yourself: When do I get a chance to rest and recharge? It’s been nothing but…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastInside the Unique Ministry of Jesuit Procurators with Fr. Victor Cancino, SJ
The Society of Jesus’ 71st Congregation of Procurators, which was held in Loyola, Spain. Over 100 Jesuits gathered for the congregation, one from each province…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy Media Literacy Is A Gospel Value with Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP
Sr. Rose Pacatte was the keynote speaker at the 2023 Catholic Media Conference. She talked about how artificial intelligence and the spiritual life intersect…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastGrowing Closer to God Through Sacred Art with John Herreid
John Herreid is the creative mind behind a new publication from Ignatius Press called “The Catholic Home Gallery.” This stunning volume is made up of 18 works…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy We Need More Feminist Prayers with Shannon K. Evans
What makes a prayer “feminist?” Shannon Evans — author, retreat facilitator, and the spirituality and culture editor at National Catholic Reporter — is back on…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastThe Story Behind the New Synod Working Document with Professor Anna Rowlands
A vivid definition of the Catholic Church is attributed to the literary giant James Joyce: Catholic means “here comes everybody.” Never in recent history has…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastHenri de Lubac, SJ: From Censored to Sainthood? with Rev. Dr. Jordan Hillebert
This past April, French bishops voted to open the sainthood cause of 20th century Jesuit theologian Henri de Lubac. If you had a time machine and went back to…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastHow Young Adults’ Faith is Defying Classic Categories with Ellen Koneck
There are so many theories about why young adults are leaving the Catholic Church today. Maybe our parishes aren’t welcoming enough, or maybe they’re watering…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastMeet the New Leader of the Church’s Global Aid Network with Alistair Dutton
If you were going to make a list of the most inspiring things the Catholic Church is doing in the world, the work of Caritas Internationalis would be right…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastMore Jesuit Saints Not Named Ignatius with Casey Beaumier, SJ
There’s always the temptation for religious orders to lionize their founder. To point to a single person and say, “There! That’s the way to live the Christian…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhat You've Never Considered About Jesus with Joe Tetlow, SJ
Often in the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola, we zero in on the “cannonball moment.” It’s the instant in Ignatius’ story when everything changes—even if the…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy Catholics Should Watch TV’s “Lodge 49” with Creator Jim Gavin
“Lodge 49,” a comedy-drama TV series that ran on the channel AMC for two seasons, is about an ex-surfer named Dud (Wyatt Russell) who’s drifting through life…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastCentering Women’s Leadership in the Church with Phyllis Zagano
As you probably know, the global Catholic Church is in the middle of a three-year synod process on the topic of synodality. The synod has featured thousands of…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastChatGPT, Social Media and Our Souls with L.M. Sacasas
Most of us probably don’t stop to reflect on our use of technology and how the devices and apps we use affect our lives and society as a whole. What is it…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastSpecial Episode: The Jesuit Border Podcast Welcomes Fr. Jim Martin, SJ
In 2021, two Jesuits who had just been ordained priests were missioned to serve migrant communities on the U.S.-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas. Soon after…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFor the Love of God, Read! with Jessica Hooten Wilson
For many of you listening, the idea of spiritual reading is probably a familiar concept. You might have a book or two on your bedside that you pray with each…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastFr. Ed Dowling, SJ: AA's Spiritual Sponsor with Dawn Eden Goldstein
Fr. Ed Dowling is a Jesuit priest you might never have heard of before. After hearing his story, you might find yourself wondering how this holy man isn’t more…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastEmbodied Ritual and Radical Solidarity with Susan Bigelow Reynolds
When Susan Bigelow Reynolds was studying theology in grad school at Boston College, she saw an advertisement for free housing at St. Mary of the Angels Church…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastThe Passion Like You've Never Heard it Before with J.J. Wright
There’s nothing better than the Easter Triduum – from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday through the bitter, heavy celebration of the Lord’s…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastSaint Joseph University: A Beacon of Hope in Lebanon with Fr. Salim Daccache, SJ
One of the most interesting Jesuit universities in the world is Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1875, Saint Joseph is the only Jesuit…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastJesuit March Madness with Coach Keith Urgo
Here in the American Jesuit universe, we’re in two parallel holy seasons at the same time: Lent and March Madness. Nine Jesuit teams between the women’s and…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastPope Francis' 10 Years of Leadership with Austen Ivereigh
Ten years ago, on March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope. Do you remember those first hours and days? We found out he was from Argentina…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastTwo Best Picture Nominees Catholics Should See with Alissa Wilkinson
The Academy Awards are coming up March 12th, so we wanted to recommend a couple of Oscar-nominated movies that fans of the podcast might enjoy. And there was…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastWhy You Should Meet Fr. Clarence Rivers
You may have never heard the name Fr. Clarence Rivers before today. Fr. Rivers was a renown composer and liturgist, among other things, and he was helping…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastChrist's Inclusive Definition of "Neighbor" with Bill O'Keefe
Lent is just around the corner, and there are so many vivid symbols of this liturgical season. You’ve got ashes and palms and purple stuff everywhere. No…
AMDG: A Jesuit PodcastUncovering the History of Native Boarding Schools with Researcher Nick Lewis
On this week’s AMDG, host MegAnne Liebsch talks to historian Nicholas Lewis about his research into the history of Jesuit-run boarding schools for Indigenous…