This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak to Noah Banasiewicz, S.J. about the opportunities and pitfalls of evangelization in the digital age. Noah is a Jesuit scholastic and lecturer in the School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago.

00:00 Praying ceaselessly with Pope Leo XIV
1:54 Controversial Nativity scene says, "ICE was here"
5:29 Pope Leo's latest press conference
6:54 Vatican commission says "NO" to women deacons
14:30 What does it mean to evangelize?
17:49 How television changed evangelization forever
24:32 Influencers are the new televangelists
29:46 Driving engagement is not evangelization
37:38 Why catechesis and apologetics are not sufficient
44:06 The secret ingredient: joy
50:13 Faith sharing: How to pray continually, like Pope Leo

Zac and Ashley are filming a mailbag episode! If you have a question for the “Jesuitical” team, please send your questions to [email protected] by Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.

Links:
Catholic influencers have a media theory (and evangelization) problem: https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2025/07/14/banasiewicz-catholic-influencer-251054
Boston archdiocese tells church to remove ICE message from Nativity, but pastor refuses for now: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/12/10/ice-nativity-boston
Pope Leo explains why he appeared not to pray at the Blue Mosque in Turkey: https://www.americamagazine.org/explainer/2025/12/10/pope-leo-prayer-blue-mosque-istanbul
Vatican report says no to ordaining women deacons—for now: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/12/04/women-deacons-vatican-commission
Women Deacons and the Catholic Church | An Explainer: https://youtu.be/zPgY13vrpKk

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