This week on a special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Micah Kiel, a professor of New Testament at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minn., where he teaches a class called “Apocalypse-mania.” Micah is also the author of Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future.

00:00 Introduction to our episode on the Book of Revelation
2:00 The pope and an English monarch pray together for the first time
6:08 Catholics reject Hegseth's decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee
8:10 Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
13:15 Who wrote the Book of Revelation?
16:24 Understanding the genre of apocalyptic literature
18:30 What was happening in the 1st century?
22:47 Overview of the Book of Revelation
26:56 Why the Book of Revelation was included in the New Testament
28:44 Horses, swords, lambs, plagues: Interpreting the book's dramatic and violent symbols
40:00 Jesus as the lamb of God, the dragon and the woman, and John's critique of empire
48:06 The destruction of the earth, explained
53:15 The new Jerusalem and a healthy way to read the Book of Revelation
59:02 Faith sharing: Is running a marathon an opportunity to pray?

Apocalyptic Ecology: The Book of Revelation, the Earth, and the Future: https://litpress.org/Products/8782/Apocalyptic-Ecology

Pope Leo and King Charles make history with first-ever joint prayer service in Sistine Chapel: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/10/23/king-charles-pope-leo-history-sistine-chapel

Cardinal Burke celebrates traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/10/27/cardinal-burke-traditional-latin-mass-st-peters

Analysis: Why is Pope Leo letting Cardinal Burke say the Latin Mass at the Vatican? https://www.americamagazine.org/explainer/2025/10/24/pope-leo-cardinal-burke-latin-mass

Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/10/27/hegseth-medal-honor-wounded-knee-massacre-catholic/

Support Cristo Rey New York High School: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/Marathon2025/JacksonGoodman

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