This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics and founder of the nonprofit UNITE, which incubated the Dignity Index, a language evaluation tool that aims to bring greater dignity to our public discourse.

0:00 Welcome back Zac Davis!
2:35 A new papal nuncio to the U.S.A.
6:27 Cardinals respond to Iran war
9:04 Synod report on women released
10:27 Tim Shriver's holy family
13:04 What is the dignity index?
18:57 Contempt is the problem
24:00 What's your dignity score?
30:52 What dignity really means
38:20 Responding to contempt with dignity
46:00 How to do it
51:48 Is the Catholic Church a model?
54:32 Influence of Pope Leo XIV
58:50 Updates and faith sharing

Links for further reading:
Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Caccia as nuncio to the United States: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/03/07/pope-leo-archbishop-caccia-nuncio-united-states
Iran’s Cardinal Mathieu evacuated to Rome: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/10/cardinal-mathieu-iran-evacuated
Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/09/pope-leo-lebanon-maronite-catholic-preist-killed-israel
Final synod report on women’s leadership does not address female diaconate: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/10/vatican-synod-report-women-deacons-leadership
The Dignity Index: https://www.dignity.us
Need a Lift? With Tim Shriver: https://www.timothyshriver.com/projects/need-a-lift

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