Podcast: We need to talk about ‘hot priests’

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This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian unpack the trend of “hot priests” on social media with Maggie Phillips, a contributing writer for Tablet Magazine. Maggie recently published an article exploring the phenomenon of the “hot priest”: “Thou Shalt Not Scroll Past a Hot Priest.”Ashley, Sebastian and Maggie discuss:What the “hot priest” trend says about the cultural status of the Catholic ChurchIs there a benefit to being recognizably religious? They also take a look back at his summer activities and discuss what Leo’s talkative brother, John Prevost, has revealed about our new pope. Please subscribe wherever you get your favorite podcasts and, if you’re on Apple or Spotify, leave us a review! Jesuitical is recorded in the William J. Loschert Studio at America Media in New York City.