Dr. Carroll was on The Mariani Show today (4/29/26) from 5pm to 6pm talking about psychedelics, President Trump’s April 18, 20265 Executive Order expanding research access to psychedelics, and how it all fits into Catholic teaching.
For background, check out Dr. Carroll’s 2025 article The Psychedelic Renaissance: A Catholic Perspective (if you’re a CMA member, you can access the full text by creating an account and logging into the CMA’s Member Community).
Agree or disagree, ketamine (a medication similar to classic psychedelics) is being used at the University of Rochester Medical Center though the Pal-KAP program to treat depression, grief, existential distress and related for patients with life-limiting illnesses. You can see their recent publication here.
