This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian sit down with Jack Bentz, S.J., a Jesuit priest and the host of the “Catholics in Ordinary Time” podcast and Substack. They discuss:

00:00 Why we're talking about this
2:26 What you need to know about Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati: the first Saints proclaimed in the Pope Leo era
8:40 The oldest pipe organ in the world is back from the dead!
10:05 A-listers perform at the Vatican and Pope Leo's 70th birthday
14:40 Fr. Jack Bentz on the generational factors that shape our view of Catholicism
19:50 Why young people no longer dismiss the church on issues of women's roles, sexual morality and the clerical abuse crisis
25:00 Liturgy, clarity, and truth: are young people being drawn to more traditional dimensions of Catholicism?
19:42 What Fr. Jack discovered about young men at a Jordan Peterson event
33:38 How to listen to people who with diverse opinions about life, truth and faith
36:50 Analyzing the reasons why people leave the church
41:58 What good "belonging" looks like
46:13 Why people are attracted to difficult teachings, rules and doctrines
51:47 Faith sharing: the (complicated) spiritual connection of a shared cancer journey with St. Carlo Acutis

Jack’s podcast: Catholics in Ordinary Time: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/catholics-in-ordinary-time/id1818526015
Jack’s Substack: https://jackbentzsj.substack.com
Jack Consolie’s article: “Carlo Acutis and I: The (complicated) spiritual connection of a shared cancer journey”: https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2025/09/09/carlo-acutis-cancer-diagnosis-faith
Pope Leo XIV declares Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints in a celebration of youthful devotion: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/09/07/pope-leo-xiv-declares-carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-saints-in-a-celebration-of-youthful-devotion
On the ground for the canonization of Saints Acutis and Frassati: Crowds, communion and Cheez-Its: https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2025/09/08/canonization-saints-acutis-frassati

Jesuitical is a podcast for saints and sinners, discussing the Catholic Church and our world today, sometimes over drinks.

Production assistance from Kevin Christopher Robles and Will Gualtiere

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