AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
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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 State...
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Aesop, Jesus and How Fables Form the Spiritual Life
Today’s guest is a fable hunter. Fr. Greg Carlson has traveled the world, rummaging through old book stores, flea markets and the like to track down a...
Jesuits Standing With Ukraine for the Long Haul
On July 1, 2026, Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 90 more. More weapons were used in...
Becoming Catholic Through Media Ecology with Dr. Chase Mitchell
Today’s guest, Dr. Chase Mitchell, is an associate professor of media and communications at East Tennessee State University, where he teaches courses...
Behind the Scenes with CNN's Vatican Correspondent
Today, we’re continuing a mini two-episode series on the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV. Last week, host Mike Jordan Laskey spoke with the theologian Ann...
Pope Leo's AI Encyclical is Not (Just) About AI
As you probably heard, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical letter in May. Titled Magnifica humanitas, the document is a 42,000-word reflection...
The Jesuit "Full Stop:" Understanding Tertianship with Fr. Andrew Laguna, SJ
If you know anything about Jesuit formation, you probably know that it takes a long time: two years for novitiate, three years for first studies, thre...
One Man, One Mission, Three Jesuit Schools: Mark Dushel on Ignatian Mission in Baltimore
The cultivation of mission and identity is pivotal to any mission-driven organization. It gets to not only the why of the work, but also the larger co...
Pathway to Priesthood: Shane Liesegang, SJ
Welcome to the third season — and the final episode — of our annual series “Pathway to Priesthood” — a special podcast series from the Jesuit Conferen...
A Commencement Address for the Rest of Us From Two Jesuit Higher Ed Pros
It’s commencement season. Graduates are preparing to step into a new chapter of their lives, to leave familiar faces and places behind and chart a new...
Pathway to Priesthood: Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ
Welcome to the third season of our annual series “Pathway to Priesthood”—a special podcast series from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United...
How Border Ministry Shaped One Jesuit's Priestly Formation with Joe Nolla, SJ
You might remember the Jesuits of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministry. They have a podcast that we’ve aired episodes of on this very channel. Every week...
Pathway to Priesthood: Jake Braithwaite, SJ
Welcome to the third season of our annual series “Pathway to Priesthood”—a special podcast series from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United...
How Open Should We Be to "Catholic Influencers"? with Kristin Peterson
Last summer, the Vatican hosted a big meeting of what it called “digital missionaries and Catholic influencers.” Host Mike Jordan Laskey admits he fel...
Pathway to Priesthood: Dan Finucane, SJ & Bryan Galligan, SJ
Welcome to the third season of our annual series “Pathway to Priesthood”—a special podcast series from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United...
A Jesuit Approach to Public Health with Fr. Michael Rozier, SJ
What words would you use to describe the American healthcare system?
Here are a few:
Broken. In need of healing. Confusing....
Pathway to Priesthood: Nathan Krawetzke, SJ
Welcome to the third season of our annual series “Pathway to Priesthood”—a special podcast series from the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United...
The Joy of Discovering New Music with Josh Terry
One of host Mike Jordan Laskey’s favorite things to do is to discover that a writer or other creative person whose work he loves has a Jesuit connecti...
Brooklyn's Innovative Jesuit Middle School with James Kennedy
There’s an old Latin saying about some of the famous male founders of religious orders. In translation, it goes like this: “Bernard loved the valleys;...
What We Can Learn From Tolkien's Catholic Imagination with Kaitlyn Facista
J.R.R. Tolkien is considered by many to be the father of modern fantasy. The vast world he created in Middle-earth is full of elves and orcs, magic an...
Matters of Life and Death with Liz Bruenig
In December 2020, after the journalist Liz Bruenig witnessed an execution for the first time, she threw up on the pavement outside the federal prison...
How This Lawyer Fights for the Common Good with Kevin Walsh
Here’s a fun lawyer joke: Why does New Jersey have so many toxic waste dumps and Washington, DC have so many lawyers? Because New Jersey got the first...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 7: Home!
A conversation that begins with Girl Scout Cookies and sweet cereal slowly finds its way to something deeper: what home really means. Father Damian an...
Chemistry is a Long, Loving Look at the Real with Michelle Francl
This is the second episode in our little two-part miniseries featuring Catholic scientists. Be sure to check out last week’s conversation with Deacon...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 6: Sacrifice!
Lent has a way of bringing the word "sacrifice" to the surface, and we’re not just talking about giving up chocolate. Father Damian and Father Eric sh...
From MIT Physics Ph.D. to the Jesuits with Matthew Pinson, SJ
With this episode, we’re starting a two-week miniseries featuring Catholic scientists. Today, our guest is with Deacon Matthew Pinson, SJ. Matthew is...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 5: Bodies!
Gymnastics. Theater. Sacraments. Muscle memory. Fathers Eric and Damian talk about the body, not as something separate from faith, but as the place wh...
Why Your Inner Artist Needs Monastic Wisdom with Christine Valters Paintner
There is a new book out from Ave Maria Press. It’s called “A Book of Everyday Blessings”—and today’s host, Eric Clayton, was eager to get his hands on...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 4: Friendship!
Friendship is not accidental in Jesuit life; it’s foundational. Fr. Eric and Fr. Damian reflect on trust, vulnerability and the risk of being known, a...
Schools Where the Poor Are First with Fr. Marco Gómez, SJ
With more than 120 Jesuit high schools and universities in the US and Canada, it’s no surprise education is what the Society of Jesus is best known fo...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 3: Music!
Every life has a soundtrack. Fathers Eric and Damian swap stories about the music that formed them, the songs that carried faith, doubt, longing and j...
How Catholics Encounter the Bible with Michael Peppard
There’s a stereotype out there that Catholics don’t know much if anything about the Bible. If you have a question about a specific book or verse from...
Two Jesuits Talking | Episode 2: Nighttime!
Two Jesuits. Real life. Real faith.
Today's episode: Nighttime! There’s something about nighttime that loosens the soul. In the quiet, d...
How to Pray With the Pope and Why It Matters with Fr. Cristóbal Fones, SJ
In the life of a Catholic, there are set times when we pray for and with the Pope. At Mass, during the prayers of the faithful, for example. There’s t...
Our Brand-New Podcast: Two Jesuits Talking
Here’s an exciting announcement: We here at the Jesuit Media Lab have a brand-new podcast we’re producing. It’s called Two Jesuits Talking. (As you ca...
This Lent, We Want to Pay Better Attention with Cameron Bellm
Cameron Bellm, a writer who works at the intersections of creativity, spirituality, mysticism and activism, is the editor of our Jesuit Media Lab Lent...
How Early Jesuits Pioneered the School Play with Fr. Michael Zampelli, SJ
From the earliest years of the Society of Jesus almost 500 years ago, Jesuits have been involved in the performing arts. Fr. Michael Zampelli, SJ, tod...
How Summer Jobs Prepare Us For Life with Fr. James Martin, SJ
Today’s guest is no stranger to the AMDG podcast. Fr. James Martin is a Jesuit priest and editor-at-large at America Media. His newest book, “Work in...
One Jesuit's Experience of Violence and Fear in Minneapolis: A Conversation with R.J. Fichtinger, SJ
As Catholics formed in the Ignatian tradition, we are called to welcome the stranger, to care for our neighbor and to respect one another as we answer...
"LiturGPT": AI Is Coming for Worship with Fr. Phil Ganir, SJ
You might have read or thought about how the rise of artificial intelligence is affecting the economy or higher education or medicine or pretty much a...
Unpacking Pope Leo's Message to Catholic Schools with Michael O'Connor
Last year, Pope Leo XIV published an apostolic letter called “Drawing New Maps of Hope.” (This is not to be confused with his apostolic exhortation on...