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04/07/26

What role do Catholic deacons play in the Church during Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum? The Deacons discuss this and other questions that have...

03/24/26

The team behind Paulist Productions' new documentary "Baseball: Beyond Belief" join the deacons to discuss the fascinating relationship between baseball and faith.

03/10/26

What is our relationship to the Bible as an object? What does it mean for us when the Bible is used as a means of...

02/24/26

Longtime Catholic writer ⁠Mary DeTurris Poust joins Deacon Mike Hayes to discuss the column and retreat day she created called "⁠You Can't Fail Lent⁠."

02/10/26

The founder of ⁠Ignatian Ministries⁠ discusses her new book and her work leading clergy, religious, and lay leaders in spiritual direction/

01/27/26

Catholic author and speaker ⁠Lisa Hendey⁠ joins the Deacons to discuss her new book "⁠Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way: A Weekly Devotional⁠" from ⁠Loyola Press⁠.

01/13/26

Maryknoll Fr. James Kroeger, who was a missionary in Asia for more than five decades, shares details about his life and ministry, and reflects on...

12/30/25

In this "Year In Review" episode of ⁠Deacons Pod⁠, the ⁠Paulist Deacon Affiliates⁠ comment on the highs and lows of 2025 for them personally and in their ministries.

12/16/25

This week, the Deacons welcome Maggi Van Dorn⁠, host and producer of America Media's ⁠Hark! podcast⁠, and ⁠Shemaiah Gonzalez⁠, author of the new book "⁠Undaunted Joy: The...

12/09/25

Bishop Daniel Turley, O.S.A.⁠ is a member of the ⁠Midwest Augustinians⁠. Like Pope Leo XIV, he is a Chicago native and served as a bishop in...

11/25/25

How does the Church welcome people and express hospitality? How does the Church live out Catholic social teaching? Are our parishes in "maintenance mode" or...

11/11/25

⁠Colleen Dulle⁠, Vatican correspondent for ⁠America Media and author of "⁠Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter⁠," and joins the deacons.