Meet John Henry Newman, the church's newest doctor

Jesuitical

America Media

Spirituality, Christianity, News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac chat with Chris Cimorelli. Chris is the director of the National Institute for Newman Studies and the editor of the Newman Studies Journal, and an expert on St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, the newest doctor of the church. Ashley, Zac and Chris talk about: - Newman’s journey from Anglicanism to the Church of Rome - Newman’s many (and lasting) contributions to Catholic thought - Why Catholics of every theological stripe love Newman In Signs of the Times, Ashley and Zac discuss Pope Leo’s recent comments on the importance of providing pastoral care to migrants being held in detention centers throughout the United States. They also look at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica becoming the world’s tallest church last week. Finally, they unpack the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document on the proper titles for the Virgin Mary. In As One Friend Speaks to Another, Ashley and Zac speak to Simcha Fischer about her recent article for America: “JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith.” Links for further reading: National Institute for Newman Studies Pope Leo’s homily declaring St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church St. John Henry Newman’s unique approach to conscience Pope Leo declares St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the church and co-patron of Catholic education National Institute for Newman Studies Pope Leo says ICE should allow ‘pastoral workers’ to bring detained migrants Communion Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church Vatican officially says no to controversial titles for Mary: ‘Co-redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of all Graces’ JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith You can follow us on X and on Instagram @jesuiticalshow. You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/jesuitical. Please consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.8	Hello and welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast from America Media for saints and sinners.
0:51.1	You can join us each week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world today, sometimes over drinks.
0:54.0	I'm Ashley McKinless, and I'm joined by Zach Davis. I'm sorry, Ashley,
0:55.1	I can barely hear you. The Rocky theme song has just been playing in my ear for days.
1:00.7	What you got there? This is, you know, an Olympic gold medal. Participation trophy.
1:07.3	It's a participant. It's the world's nicest participation trophy. This is my, the proof that I ran the New York City Marathon. Yeah, I can't believe I have my voice back because on Monday I could barely talk from all of the cheering. You did a great job cheering. Nothing compared to the feet of running 26.2 miles with the newborn finishing. It was a beautiful day. It was fantastic. It's so fun. I always tell
1:28.9	people like New York City Marathon, whether you're running or not, whether you know someone
1:32.2	running or not, greatest day in the city. The vibes are so good. Everyone's supporting each other.
1:37.5	In finishing in Central Park, it feels like the whole world is sort of like carrying you to the finish line.
1:42.8	That's my image of walking into heaven from now on.
1:44.9	There we go. And how are you feeling? The leg's still a little sore?
1:48.1	It's going to take me a while to stand up from this chair. Yes. But good news. I don't have to for a little bit because we have a fantastic episode this week.
1:56.1	We sure do. And it is all about St. John Henry Newman, the newest doctor of the church. He was made a doctor by Pope Leo at a mass in St. Peter's Square on Saturday. And our guest was actually in attendance for that mass.
2:10.2	That's right. This week we're talking to Dr. Christopher Simirelli, who is the director of the National Institute for Newman Studies and also editor of the Newman Studies Journal.
2:18.9	So we wanted to just give a 101 on who St. John Henry Newman is. What are his big contributions
2:25.2	to Catholic thought? So it's a bit of a theology nerd episode this week for sure. And when we get to
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