This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac talk to Laura Kelly Fanucci, author of Living Easter: 50 Days to Practice Resurrection. Together, they discuss the tendency among Christians to overlook the 50-day Easter season, as well as Laura’s personal experiences and struggles practicing resurrection.

In Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac speak with James Martin, S.J., editor at large for America, to unpack Pope Leo’s recent comments about blessings for same-sex couples and the church’s teaching on sexual morality.

00:00 Is Easter harder than Lent?
2:05 German bishops to bless same-sex couples
6:00 How Pope Leo responded
9:20 Church unity and sexual morality
12:43 Is the church at an impasse?
15:20 Is the Easter season too long?
18:34 How to practice Easter-ing
26:29 Resurrection stories to learn from
30:57 Resurrecting Pentecost
34:52 Uniting suffering to Christ
41:13 Grief, scars and resurrection in Minneapolis
48:20 Faith sharing

Links:
Order Laura’s new book, "Living Easter: 50 Days to Practice Resurrection": https://www.avemariapress.com/products/living-easter
Pope Leo speaks on same-sex blessings, migration and more on plane back to Rome: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/04/23/pope-leo-plane-same-sex-blessings-migration
Remarks on sexual ethics highlight Pope Leo’s pastoral priorities: https://outreach.faith/2026/04/remarks-on-sexual-ethics-highlight-pope-leos-pastoral-priorities

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