Catholic Comments

Daniel McClain discusses the life and impact of St. Bonaventure. McClain is the Director of Graduate Programs at Loyola University in Maryland.

Dr. Zachary Smith comes back to the program to discuss insights we can glean from the  encounter between ancient monks and the politics of the Roman Empire. Smith teaches theology at […]

Dr. Paul Blowers discusses Augustine’s views on the tragic dimension of human experience. Blowers is Professor of Church History at Emmanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City Tennessee.

Tom Kelly comes back to the program to discuss his recent research on the relationship of Catholic Social Teaching to Libertarian economics. Kelly is Professor of Theology at Creighton University.

Rev. Roc O’Connor, S.J. comes back to the program to discuss his work as a confessor. O’Connor is Associate Pastor at the Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Richard Miller comes back to the program to discuss how Catholic Institutions can resist climate change denial. Miller is Associate Professor of Theology at Creighton University.

Wendy Wright discuss the devotions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Rev. Roc O’Connor, S.J. reflects upon the meaning and significance of the feast of Corpus Christi. This is a repost of a program that was published in 2008.

Dr. Matt Low discusses how Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’  fits within in the canon of environmental writing. Low thinks this text will take it’s place alongside  Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Aldo Leopold’s A […]

Rev. Emmanuel Katongole discusses a rising environmental consciousness in East Africa, as well as his own project, The Bethany Land Institute. Katongole teaches Theology and Peace Studies at the University of […]

Dr. Dulcinea Boesenberg explains the meaning of the word “Gentile” in the New Testament, especially in Paul. Dr. Boesenberg is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Creighton University.

Dr. Todd Salzman discusses Pope Francis’s new Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia). Salzman is Professor of Theology and holder of the Amelia B. & Emil G. Graff Chair […]

Oil painter Holly Schapker discusses he show Adsum: Contemporary Paintings on Ignatian Spirituality. Schapker is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Natalia Imperatori-Lee discusses the themes of religious freedom and human dignity embedded in the Vatican II documents Gaudium et Spes and Dignitatis Humanae. Lee is Associate Professor of Religious Studies […]

Filmmaker Erik Lohr talks about his work directing a new documentary about the martyrs of El Salvador.  Lohr is a producer at Loyola Productions in Culver City California.