How Catholicism became a meme and an online aesthetic

Jesuitical

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4.8 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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This week, Ashley and Zac chat with Rebecca Jennings, a senior correspondent at The Goods by Vox, who is the author of a new article, “How Catholicism became a meme: One of the world’s most powerful religions is now an alt status symbol.” Rebecca explains why Catholicism’s aesthetic is popping up across the internet, and what that says about the church’s place in wider culture. During Signs of the Times, the hosts discuss the murder of two Jesuit priests in Mexico and the launch of a three year Eucharistic revival in the United States. This is Jesuitical’s last episode of the season—we’ll be back in your feeds this fall! In the meantime, follow Jesuitical on Facebook and Twitter, and you can support the show on Patreon. Links from the show: TRAVEL TO ITALY WITH JESUITICAL Jesuitical Listener Survey! How Catholicism became a meme Two Jesuit priests killed in Mexico Interview: What is the bishops’ eucharistic revival, and why should Catholics care? What’s on tap? The Jennings: Vodka soda with a splash of St. Germain and a lime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zach Davis, host of Jesuitical.
0:03.0	As we've been preparing for Jesuitical's pilgrimage this coming September to Italy,
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0:25.0	Wundrium.com slash Jesuitical and we hope we'll see you in Italy. Hello and lay editors of America media.
0:44.8	That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them.
0:48.0	Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith culture in the news, often over drinks.
0:52.7	I'm Ashley McKinless and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
0:55.2	Good to be with you one final time for this season of Judge Whiticle, Ashley.
1:00.1	I know, I can't believe this season just flew by and it was such a great one.
1:05.2	We started off really strong with Father Greg Boyle, you know, the famous Jesuit of Home Boy
1:10.0	Industries and then touched on just like such a wide range of issues that you wouldn't
1:14.9	think you would find in a Catholic space and I just love like looking back and being like, oh yeah,
1:19.4	we talked about Catholic tattoos and marriage prep and Jane Austin and the life of a married
1:24.4	priest like so many things. Yeah you know I'm not gonna lie very excited that
1:28.8	summer is here. I love doing the show I know we both do but it can be a grind trying to put this out every week
1:34.0	but you're right looking back it's like I'm really grateful that the
1:38.4	conversations we've been able to have I'm looking at all the things you said
1:41.2	plus we were able to talk with some more bishops this year.
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