Catholic Comments

Dr. Amy Haddad discusses both the work of Creighton’s Center for Health Policy and Ethics and the challenges currently facing Catholic health care. Dr. Haddad is the director of the Center and the […]

John Peter Kenney discusses the mysticism of St. Augustine. Kenney is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Michael’s College and a specialist in the thought of St. Augustine. Kenney delivered […]

This week program hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright discuss Pope Francis’s new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’.  

Sister Virginia Silvestri discusses the history and the charism of the Servites. The Servites were founded in the 13th century and are one of the original mendicant orders.

Moral theologian Dr. Julia Fleming explains the Catholic position on the death penalty. The program originally appeared on October 20, 2008.  Listeners might also enjoy our conversation with Sr. Helen […]

Dr. David McPherson discusses the work of Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, in particular ideas Taylor developed in his book A Secular Age. McPherson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Creighton University.

In this program Fr. Dennis Hamm, S.J. discusses the content and impact of the Vatican II document Nostra Aetate , a document that considers the relationship of the Church to other religions. Fr. Hamm is […]

Rev. Tom Stegman, S.J. discusses Catholic approaches to biblical interpretation.  Stegman is Associate Professor of New Testament at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and serves as Chair of […]

Sr. Julia Prinz discusses her work exploring Ignatian Spirituality through the perspective of women. Sr. Prinz is a member of the Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity and a lecturer at the Jesuit School […]

Fr. Agbonkhianmenghe Orobator, S.J. reflects upon the reception of Pope Francis in Eastern Africa. Fr. Orobator is the former provincial of the East African province of the Society of Jesus and currently serves as […]

Rev. William Rusch discusses the Lutheran/Catholic dialogue from the Lutheran perspective. Rusch is a professor of Lutheran Studies a the Yale Divinity School.

Today we speak with Sr. Grace about the life of Saint Marianne Cope, who was canonized in 2012. Sr. Grace is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of […]

Amy Jill Levine offers a contemporary reading of the story of the creation of Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis. Levine is the University Professor of New Testament […]

Kevin Burke reflect on the recovery of the importance of martyrdom for Catholic life and practice. Burke teaches systematic theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley.

Professor Steven R. Harmon discusses baptist approaches to ecumenical dialogue. Harmon teaches theology at the School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University.  The video podcast is also available on our YouTube […]