Michael New

Michael J. New, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Social Research at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Dartmouth College, Dr. New received a master’s degree in statistics and a doctorate in political science from Stanford University in 2002. He researches and writes about the social science of pro-life issues, and gives presentations on both the positive impact of pro-life laws and the gains in public support for the pro-life position. He is a frequent blogger on National Review Online "The Corner".Special Guest: Michael New.Links:Professor New's Faculty Page at CUA's Busch School of BusinessMichael New's Author Page at National Review Online — Columns published by Michael New at National ReviewNotre Dame Vita Institute — The Notre Dame Vita Institute is an intensive intellectual formation program for leaders in the national and international pro-life movement. Through engagement with our premier faculty and interaction with other pro-life leaders, the Vita Institute aims to further enhance participants’ expertise and prepare them to be even more effective in their work on behalf of the unborn and their mothers whether at work, at home, or in the classroom.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Michael J. New, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Social Research at the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Dartmouth College, Dr. New received a master’s degree in statistics and a doctorate in political science from Stanford University in 2002. He researches and writes about the social science of pro-life issues, and gives presentations on both the positive impact of pro-life laws and the gains in public support for the pro-life position. He is a frequent blogger on National Review Online "The Corner".Special Guest: Michael New.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://business.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/new-michael/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Professor New's Faculty Page at CUA's Busch School of Business</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/author/michael-j-new/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael New's Author Page at National Review Online</a> — Columns published by Michael New at National Review</li><li><a href="https://ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/culture-of-life/vita-institute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notre Dame Vita Institute</a> — The Notre Dame Vita Institute is an intensive intellectual formation program for leaders in the national and international pro-life movement. Through engagement with our premier faculty and interaction with other pro-life leaders, the Vita Institute aims to further enhance participants’ expertise and prepare them to be even more effective in their work on behalf of the unborn and their mothers whether at work, at home, or in the classroom.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 78: Michael New

Micheal Flaherty

Micheal Flaherty is a film and podcast producer who has been involved in bringing beloved books to the big screen including the Chronicles of Narnia, The Giver, Charlotte's Web, and Holes, as well as docudramas and documentaries like Amazing Grace and Waiting for Superman.Special Guest: Micheal Flaherty.Links:Micheal Flaherty on IMDb — Micheal Flaherty is known for The Giver (2014), Everest (2015) and Mother's Day (2016).Think Again Studios — We tell stories that CHALLENGE conventional wisdom; We tell stories that CHAMPION the Underdog; We tell stories that CONFRONT unpopular truths.Inkling Entertainment — Inkling Entertainment creates and markets films based on great books, great people and great events to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We create films that meet high content standards and create a dedicated marketing program in the education and faith channels that drive consumers in a way that is both creative and ultimately life-transforming.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Micheal Flaherty is a film and podcast producer who has been involved in bringing beloved books to the big screen including the Chronicles of Narnia, The Giver, Charlotte's Web, and Holes, as well as docudramas and documentaries like Amazing Grace and Waiting for Superman.Special Guest: Micheal Flaherty.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4771033/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Micheal Flaherty on IMDb</a> — Micheal Flaherty is known for The Giver (2014), Everest (2015) and Mother's Day (2016).</li><li><a href="https://www.thinkagain.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Think Again Studios</a> — We tell stories that CHALLENGE conventional wisdom; We tell stories that CHAMPION the Underdog; We tell stories that CONFRONT unpopular truths.</li><li><a href="http://www.stuffedtiger.com/inkling1/about.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inkling Entertainment</a> — Inkling Entertainment creates and markets films based on great books, great people and great events to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We create films that meet high content standards and create a dedicated marketing program in the education and faith channels that drive consumers in a way that is both creative and ultimately life-transforming.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 77: Micheal Flaherty

Anthony Fisher

In this episode, we chat with Archbishop Anthony Fisher, the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. We chat about how he discerned his vocation as a Dominican friar, how his training as an ethicist helped him in his pastoral responsibilites in the face of the global pandemic, and where he sees signs of hope for the future of the Church in the modern world.Special Guest: Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP.Links:Lecture Video: Newman and the Religion of the Future and the Future of the Academy — Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP (Archdiocese of Sydney),  offers a reflection on "Newman and the Religion of the Future and the Future of the Academy," exploring how Catholic institutions of higher education play a crucial role in bringing forth St. John Henry Newman’s understanding of Christianity as the religion of the future.Lecture Video: "The West: Pre-Christian or Post-Christian? (2022 Erasmus Lecture for First Things)" — Archbishop Anthony Fisher delivers the 2022 Erasmus Lecture for First Things at the Union League Club in NYC on October 24, 2022.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we chat with Archbishop Anthony Fisher, the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia. We chat about how he discerned his vocation as a Dominican friar, how his training as an ethicist helped him in his pastoral responsibilites in the face of the global pandemic, and where he sees signs of hope for the future of the Church in the modern world.Special Guest: Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Vb8yGT7Cadc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Video: Newman and the Religion of the Future and the Future of the Academy</a> — Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP (Archdiocese of Sydney), offers a reflection on "Newman and the Religion of the Future and the Future of the Academy," exploring how Catholic institutions of higher education play a crucial role in bringing forth St. John Henry Newman’s understanding of Christianity as the religion of the future.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sog0dNhLqo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture Video: "The West: Pre-Christian or Post-Christian? (2022 Erasmus Lecture for First Things)"</a> — Archbishop Anthony Fisher delivers the 2022 Erasmus Lecture for First Things at the Union League Club in NYC on October 24, 2022.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 76: Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP

Aimee Murphy

In this episode, we chat with Aimee Murphy, founder of Rehumanize International, a human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life. We discuss her new book, Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All, and explore the principles of the Consistent Life Ethic.Special Guest: Aimee Murphy.Links:Book: "Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All" — Who deserves human rights? The answer to this question is the crux of all moral and political action in society, and defines our character as individuals and as nations. Murphy and her co-authors seek to answer this vital question in this accessible and succinct handbook on the Consistent Life Ethic, a moral philosophy whose central principle is that each and every human being has inherent dignity, and therefore deserves to live free from violence.Aimee's Book Tour Info — On her 90-day cross-country trek, Aimee will travel over 13,400 miles from coast to coast, tow and sleep in a pop-up camper, and work on the road. The tour will include dozens of book launch events and lectures on the Consistent Life Ethic philosophy of human rights at schools, libraries, community organizations, churches and more.Homepage: Rehumanize International — Rehumanize International is a nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life, and in so doing, we seek to bring an end to all aggressive violence against humans through education, discourse, and action.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we chat with Aimee Murphy, founder of Rehumanize International, a human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life. We discuss her new book, Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All, and explore the principles of the Consistent Life Ethic.Special Guest: Aimee Murphy.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.rehumanizeintl.org/product-page/preorder-rehumanize-a-vision-to-secure-human-rights-for-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: "Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All"</a> — Who deserves human rights? The answer to this question is the crux of all moral and political action in society, and defines our character as individuals and as nations. Murphy and her co-authors seek to answer this vital question in this accessible and succinct handbook on the Consistent Life Ethic, a moral philosophy whose central principle is that each and every human being has inherent dignity, and therefore deserves to live free from violence.</li><li><a href="https://www.rehumanizeintl.org/book-tour-2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aimee's Book Tour Info</a> — On her 90-day cross-country trek, Aimee will travel over 13,400 miles from coast to coast, tow and sleep in a pop-up camper, and work on the road. The tour will include dozens of book launch events and lectures on the Consistent Life Ethic philosophy of human rights at schools, libraries, community organizations, churches and more.</li><li><a href="https://www.rehumanizeintl.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage: Rehumanize International</a> — Rehumanize International is a nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to creating a culture of peace and life, and in so doing, we seek to bring an end to all aggressive violence against humans through education, discourse, and action.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 75: Aimee Murphy

Sofia Carozza

Sofia Carozza is a graduate student in neuroscience currently residing in the United Kingdom. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2019. She co-hosts The Pilgrim Soul podcast.Special Guest: Sofia Carozza.Links:The Pilgrim Soul Podcast — A podcast about the journey of faith in the world of today.Sofia's writing at Church Life Journal2019 Notre Dame Valedictory Address by Sofia Carozza — Sofia Carozza, who earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in neuroscience and behavior with a supplemental major in theology and a minor in philosophy, politics and economics, delivers the Valedictory Address at the 174th University of Notre Dame Commencement Ceremony on May 19, 2019.Communion and Liberation — Communion and Liberation, in its essence, is a proposal for education in the Catholic faith. It is an education that doesn’t end at a certain age, but lasts a lifetime because it is always being renewed and deepened. The same is true of the Gospel, which reveals new discoveries even after we’ve heard it a thousand times. The same is true in the experience of love, of artistic creativity, and even in the simplicity of everyday life. The search for what is true, beautiful, and good, and for happiness is never-ending. This is Christianity: the adventure of life, not a kind of training for life.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Sofia Carozza is a graduate student in neuroscience currently residing in the United Kingdom. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2019. She co-hosts The Pilgrim Soul podcast.Special Guest: Sofia Carozza.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://pilgrimsoulpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pilgrim Soul Podcast</a> — A podcast about the journey of faith in the world of today.</li><li><a href="https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/authors/sofia-carozza/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sofia's writing at Church Life Journal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AVvNiZ-_7Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Notre Dame Valedictory Address by Sofia Carozza</a> — Sofia Carozza, who earned a Bachelor of Science with a major in neuroscience and behavior with a supplemental major in theology and a minor in philosophy, politics and economics, delivers the Valedictory Address at the 174th University of Notre Dame Commencement Ceremony on May 19, 2019.</li><li><a href="https://english.clonline.org/cl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Communion and Liberation</a> — Communion and Liberation, in its essence, is a proposal for education in the Catholic faith. It is an education that doesn’t end at a certain age, but lasts a lifetime because it is always being renewed and deepened. The same is true of the Gospel, which reveals new discoveries even after we’ve heard it a thousand times. The same is true in the experience of love, of artistic creativity, and even in the simplicity of everyday life. The search for what is true, beautiful, and good, and for happiness is never-ending. This is Christianity: the adventure of life, not a kind of training for life.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 74: Sofia Carozza

Lenny DeLorenzo

Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., is the director of undergraduate studies at the McGrath Institute for Church Life where he also serves as academic director for Notre Dame Vision, directs the Sullivan Family Saints Initiative, and hosts the popular radio show and podcast Church Life Today. He holds a concurrent teaching appointment in the Department of Theology.Special Guest: Leonard J. DeLorenzo.Links:Lenny's Homepage — I’m Leonard and I’m glad you’re here.The Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C. S. Lewis — The Chronicles of Transformation, edited by University of Notre Dame professor Leonard J. DeLorenzo, is a collaborative work between scholars and artists, aimed to open adult readers' eyes and hearts to the transformative power of Lewis' Narnia, book by book. Jesus teaches,"Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Chronicles of Narnia, read anew, can help us do just that.McGrath Institute for Church Life — The McGrath Institute for Church Life partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor. By connecting the Catholic intellectual life to the life of the Church, we form faithful Catholic leaders for service to the Church and the world.Church Life Today Podcast — Digging deeper than soundbites and hot-takes, I talk with scholars and pastoral leaders about the most important theological, social, and ministerial issues in the Church and the world.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

<a href="https://www.leonardjdelorenzo.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D.</a>, is the director of undergraduate studies at the McGrath Institute for Church Life where he also serves as academic director for Notre Dame Vision, directs the Sullivan Family Saints Initiative, and hosts the popular radio show and podcast Church Life Today. He holds a concurrent teaching appointment in the Department of Theology.Special Guest: Leonard J. DeLorenzo.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.leonardjdelorenzo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lenny's Homepage</a> — I’m Leonard and I’m glad you’re here.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Transformation-Spiritual-Journey-Lewis/dp/1621645355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C. S. Lewis</a> — The Chronicles of Transformation, edited by University of Notre Dame professor Leonard J. DeLorenzo, is a collaborative work between scholars and artists, aimed to open adult readers' eyes and hearts to the transformative power of Lewis' Narnia, book by book. Jesus teaches,"Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Chronicles of Narnia, read anew, can help us do just that.</li><li><a href="https://mcgrath.nd.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McGrath Institute for Church Life</a> — The McGrath Institute for Church Life partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor. By connecting the Catholic intellectual life to the life of the Church, we form faithful Catholic leaders for service to the Church and the world.</li><li><a href="https://www.leonardjdelorenzo.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Church Life Today Podcast</a> — Digging deeper than soundbites and hot-takes, I talk with scholars and pastoral leaders about the most important theological, social, and ministerial issues in the Church and the world.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 73: Lenny DeLorenzo

Bo Bonner

Bo Bonner, senior advisor of mission initiatives and director of the Center for Human Flourishing at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, joins us to chat about his journey to the Catholic faith, how St. John Henry Newman has hounded him throughout his career, and much more.Special Guest: Bo Bonner.Links:Bo's Homepage — Bo Bonner has been involved in the Catholic teaching ministry (primarily Philosophy and Theology) since he converted in the midst of Protestant Seminary at Duke Divinity school in 2006. He is also a Benedictine Oblate at Our Lady of Clear Creek Monastery in Oklahoma. He has been married for over a decade to his wife Robyn, and so far has four children: Elias, Stella, Antonia, and Finnian. Bo was born on the feast of St. Blaise, the patron of throats, and has not stopped talking ever since.Center for Human Flourishing — The Center for Human Flourishing aims to advance human flourishing through the study, pursuit, and production of practical wisdom in order to achieve sensible, real-world outcomes which promote the dignity, integrity, self-determination, and personal growth for the individuals and communities we serve.In the Shadow of Success: COVID, Newman, &amp; the Dignity of Patients &amp; Learners in Medical Ed - Fall Conference 2021 — A panel featuring Bo Bonner (Mercy College), Kristin Collier (University of Michigan), and Brett Robinson (University of Notre Dame). From the 2021 Notre Dame Fall Conference, "I Have Called You By Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World". Session chair: Jose Bufill (Bur Oak Foundation). Bound in Friendship - Fall Conference 2019 — Speakers:“Literature, Our Virtuous Friend: How Aristotle's Ethics and Poetics Inform Good Reading” by Bo Bonner (Mercy College of Health Sciences)“Virtue Friendship in the Catholic Literary Imagination” by Dorian Speed (Independent Scholar)“Friendship in the Literature of Addiction” by Eve Tushnet (Freelancer)Session Chair: Leigh SneadTheme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Bo Bonner, senior advisor of mission initiatives and director of the Center for Human Flourishing at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, joins us to chat about his journey to the Catholic faith, how St. John Henry Newman has hounded him throughout his career, and much more.Special Guest: Bo Bonner.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.mchs.edu/About/College-Directory/Bo-Bonner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bo's Homepage</a> — Bo Bonner has been involved in the Catholic teaching ministry (primarily Philosophy and Theology) since he converted in the midst of Protestant Seminary at Duke Divinity school in 2006. He is also a Benedictine Oblate at Our Lady of Clear Creek Monastery in Oklahoma. He has been married for over a decade to his wife Robyn, and so far has four children: Elias, Stella, Antonia, and Finnian. Bo was born on the feast of St. Blaise, the patron of throats, and has not stopped talking ever since.</li><li><a href="https://mchs.edu/flourish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center for Human Flourishing</a> — The Center for Human Flourishing aims to advance human flourishing through the study, pursuit, and production of practical wisdom in order to achieve sensible, real-world outcomes which promote the dignity, integrity, self-determination, and personal growth for the individuals and communities we serve.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhYSJLbMjXs&amp;list=PLY7_UvAXIWynDFLPllRxHCI9-elXcIhKg&amp;index=20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the Shadow of Success: COVID, Newman, &amp; the Dignity of Patients &amp; Learners in Medical Ed - Fall Conference 2021</a> — A panel featuring Bo Bonner (Mercy College), Kristin Collier (University of Michigan), and Brett Robinson (University of Notre Dame). From the 2021 Notre Dame Fall Conference, "I Have Called You By Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World". Session chair: Jose Bufill (Bur Oak Foundation). </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU57O-KPpoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bound in Friendship - Fall Conference 2019</a> — Speakers: “Literature, Our Virtuous Friend: How Aristotle's Ethics and Poetics Inform Good Reading” by Bo Bonner (Mercy College of Health Sciences) “Virtue Friendship in the Catholic Literary Imagination” by Dorian Speed (Independent Scholar) “Friendship in the Literature of Addiction” by Eve Tushnet (Freelancer) Session Chair: Leigh Snead</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 72: Bo Bonner

Harrison Ayre

Fr. Harrison returns to the podcast to discuss his book, Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview.Special Guest: Fr. Harrison Ayre.Links:Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview — Mysterion unveils the underlying vision at the heart of Christianity and invites us to enter into a deeper understanding of the mystery and saving work of Christ. We discover the fulfillment of our deepest desires in the sacramental worldview—a powerful way of seeing all created things as pointing us toward God.Video Series: Mysterion — A 6-part series on YouTube featuring Fr. Harrison Ayre and an experience of Visio Divina.Podcast: Clerically Speaking — The award-winning podcast with Fr. Anthony Sciarappa and Fr. Harrison Ayre.Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Fr. Harrison returns to the podcast to discuss his book, <a href="https://paulinestore.com/mysterion-the-revelatory-power-of-sacramental-worldview-qs1005939-198267.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview</a>.Special Guest: Fr. Harrison Ayre.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://paulinestore.com/mysterion-the-revelatory-power-of-sacramental-worldview-qs1005939-198267.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview</a> — Mysterion unveils the underlying vision at the heart of Christianity and invites us to enter into a deeper understanding of the mystery and saving work of Christ. We discover the fulfillment of our deepest desires in the sacramental worldview—a powerful way of seeing all created things as pointing us toward God.</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/s2HCl1Lh0RU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video Series: Mysterion</a> — A 6-part series on YouTube featuring Fr. Harrison Ayre and an experience of Visio Divina.</li><li><a href="https://www.clericallyspeaking.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast: Clerically Speaking</a> — The award-winning podcast with Fr. Anthony Sciarappa and Fr. Harrison Ayre.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme song: "I Dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 71: Fr. Harrison Ayre

Paul Blaschko

Paul Blaschko is an assistant teaching professor in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He heads up curriculum design and digital pedagogy for the God and the Good Life Program, and has recently been working to develop similar curricula at universities across the nation as part of an initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Blaschko completed an MA in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, a PhD at the University of Notre Dame, and held the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship prior to being appointed to his current position.Special Guest: Paul Blaschko.Links:The Good Life Method — For seekers of all stripes, philosophy is timeless self-care. Notre Dame philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko have reinvigorated this tradition in their wildly popular and influential undergraduate course “God and the Good Life,” in which they wrestle with the big questions about how to live and what makes life meaningful.Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society — The Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society is a community at Notre Dame where students and professors dedicated to exploring business and the liberal arts can do so through dedicated coursework, collaborative research, meaningful dialogue, and purpose-driven career discernment.ProfBlaschko on TikTokTheme Song: "I Dunno," by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Paul Blaschko is an assistant teaching professor in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He heads up curriculum design and digital pedagogy for the God and the Good Life Program, and has recently been working to develop similar curricula at universities across the nation as part of an initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Blaschko completed an MA in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, a PhD at the University of Notre Dame, and held the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship prior to being appointed to his current position.Special Guest: Paul Blaschko.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624476/the-good-life-method-by-meghan-sullivan-and-paul-blaschko/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Good Life Method</a> — For seekers of all stripes, philosophy is timeless self-care. Notre Dame philosophy professors Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko have reinvigorated this tradition in their wildly popular and influential undergraduate course “God and the Good Life,” in which they wrestle with the big questions about how to live and what makes life meaningful.</li><li><a href="https://sheedyprogram.nd.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society</a> — The Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society is a community at Notre Dame where students and professors dedicated to exploring business and the liberal arts can do so through dedicated coursework, collaborative research, meaningful dialogue, and purpose-driven career discernment.</li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@profblaschko" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProfBlaschko on TikTok</a></li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno," by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 70: Paul Blaschko

Kristin Collier

Dr. Collier is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and she completed her internal medicine residency and chief medical resident year at the University of Michigan Health System. She is the director of Michigan Medicine's program on Health, Spirituality &amp; Religion. Her special clinical interests include preventative medicine, primary care, depression and heart disease.Special Guest: Kristin Collier, MD.Links:In the Shadow of Success: COVID, Newman, &amp; the Dignity of Patients &amp; Learners in Medical Ed — A panel featuring Bo Bonner (Mercy College), Kristin Collier (University of Michigan), and Brett Robinson (University of Notre Dame). From the 2021 Notre Dame Fall Conference, "I Have Called You By Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World". Session chair: Jose Bufill (Bur Oak Foundation).An Academic Program for Exploring the Divine Healing Touch in Medicine — "As a result of generous support by many, we have been able to create curriculum for medical students and connect with colleagues at UM and across the country on this topic. We now have required curriculum on religion and spirituality for the pre-clinical and clinical medical students. We also run a senior medical student elective where students rotating through our ICU's may participate in didactics and patient care with members of our chaplaincy staff."The Theobiology of a Mother's Voice — "Our words have power, even the power to impact physical changes in our biology. We should therefore speak as God speaks, sharing in the same Spirit. In our relationships we should speak edifying things into existence, words of truth and love, and where necessary, words of discipline and rebuke by the Spirit. We should speak as God speaks because we bear God’s image in our being and we share in his Spirit."Theme Song: "I Dunno," by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Dr. Collier is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and she completed her internal medicine residency and chief medical resident year at the University of Michigan Health System. She is the director of Michigan Medicine's program on Health, Spirituality &amp; Religion. Her special clinical interests include preventative medicine, primary care, depression and heart disease.Special Guest: Kristin Collier, MD.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/MhYSJLbMjXs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the Shadow of Success: COVID, Newman, &amp; the Dignity of Patients &amp; Learners in Medical Ed</a> — A panel featuring Bo Bonner (Mercy College), Kristin Collier (University of Michigan), and Brett Robinson (University of Notre Dame). From the 2021 Notre Dame Fall Conference, "I Have Called You By Name: Human Dignity in a Secular World". Session chair: Jose Bufill (Bur Oak Foundation).</li><li><a href="https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/an-academic-program-for-exploring-the-divine-healing-touch-in-medicine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Academic Program for Exploring the Divine Healing Touch in Medicine</a> — "As a result of generous support by many, we have been able to create curriculum for medical students and connect with colleagues at UM and across the country on this topic. We now have required curriculum on religion and spirituality for the pre-clinical and clinical medical students. We also run a senior medical student elective where students rotating through our ICU's may participate in didactics and patient care with members of our chaplaincy staff."</li><li><a href="https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/a-relational-theology-of-biology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Theobiology of a Mother's Voice</a> — "Our words have power, even the power to impact physical changes in our biology. We should therefore speak as God speaks, sharing in the same Spirit. In our relationships we should speak edifying things into existence, words of truth and love, and where necessary, words of discipline and rebuke by the Spirit. We should speak as God speaks because we bear God’s image in our being and we share in his Spirit."</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno," by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 69: Dr. Kristin Collier

Lively conversations with professors, fellows, scholars, and friends of the University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. The Center is committed to sharing the richness of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition through teaching, research, and public engagement, at the highest level and across a range of disciplines. For more information visit http://ethicscenter.nd.edu

Ken Hallenius brings together his jovial being, open ended questions, ND’s resources, and intriguing guests to give Catholics and non-Catholics alike food for thought and reflection. Thank you!

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Lively conversations with professors, fellows, scholars, and friends of the University of Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. The Center is committed to sharing the richness of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition through teaching, research, and public engagement, at the highest level and across a range of disciplines. For more information visit <a href="http://ethicscenter.nd.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ethicscenter.nd.edu</a>

Ethics and Culture Cast

Terry Ehrman

Reverend Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C. is chaplain to the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. A native of Baltimore, Father Terry joined the Congregation of Holy Cross after earning a B.S. in biology from Notre Dame and an M.S. in biology from Virginia Tech. He was ordained in 2000 and received his Ph.D in theology from the Catholic University of America in 2012. Father Terry teaches the course "Science, Theology, and Creation" to undergraduates. His latest book is Man of God: Lessons to Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, and Loving with the Heart of Christ (2017).Special Guest: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C..Links:Department of Theology: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C.Book: Man of God: Lessons for Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, &amp; Loving with the Heart of Christ — In Man of God: Lessons to Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, and Loving with the Heart of Christ, Fr. Ehrman draws on his experiences counseling men who are struggling to live in the world but not be of the world. In the form of emails written to a former student, he offers a plan for ongoing conversion that is both wise and practical, high-minded yet real.Article: A professor responds to the pope’s call for an ‘ecological conversion’ — "It was a simple assignment: Observe a tree on campus in silence for 10 to 15 minutes each week of the semester. Still, the requirement was initially met with skepticism by some of my colleagues and students as a hokey, hardly academically rigorous, “tree-hugging” activity."And yet the natural world has a subtle power and attraction to draw even the reluctant observer into a realm of wonder—which can ultimately lead to an awareness of God’s existence and immanent presence in something as unnoticed as a tree."Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Reverend Terrence P. Ehrman, C.S.C. is chaplain to the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. A native of Baltimore, Father Terry joined the Congregation of Holy Cross after earning a B.S. in biology from Notre Dame and an M.S. in biology from Virginia Tech. He was ordained in 2000 and received his Ph.D in theology from the Catholic University of America in 2012. Father Terry teaches the course "Science, Theology, and Creation" to undergraduates. His latest book is Man of God: Lessons to Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, and Loving with the Heart of Christ (2017).Special Guest: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C..Links:<ul><li><a href="https://theology.nd.edu/people/terrence-ehrman-csc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Department of Theology: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C.</a></li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0745G2W44/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_zUkiEbYXZF1R1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: Man of God: Lessons for Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, &amp; Loving with the Heart of Christ</a> — In Man of God: Lessons to Young Men About Life, Sex, Friendship, Vocation, and Loving with the Heart of Christ, Fr. Ehrman draws on his experiences counseling men who are struggling to live in the world but not be of the world. In the form of emails written to a former student, he offers a plan for ongoing conversion that is both wise and practical, high-minded yet real.</li><li><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/hearing-cry-creation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article: A professor responds to the pope’s call for an ‘ecological conversion’</a> — "It was a simple assignment: Observe a tree on campus in silence for 10 to 15 minutes each week of the semester. Still, the requirement was initially met with skepticism by some of my colleagues and students as a hokey, hardly academically rigorous, “tree-hugging” activity. "And yet the natural world has a subtle power and attraction to draw even the reluctant observer into a realm of wonder—which can ultimately lead to an awareness of God’s existence and immanent presence in something as unnoticed as a tree."</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 44: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C.

Ross Douthat

In this episode, we sit down with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who joined us on campus this past October for a roundtable discussion about Disarming Beauty, the second volume in our book series Catholic Ideas for a Secular World. In our conversation, we talked about his work at the New York Times, the influence of G. K. Chesterton on his own conversion, and the vocation of the Catholic journalist.Special Guest: Ross Douthat.Links:Ross Douthat at the New York Times — Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in April 2009. His column appears every Wednesday and Sunday.A Conversation with Fr. Julián Carrón featuring Ross Douthat, Ernest Morrell, and Paolo Carroza — Fr. Julián Carrón, author of Disarming Beauty, was be the featured guest at a discussion about his bestselling book. The roundtable featured Ross Douthat (Columnist, New York Times), Paolo Carozza (Kellogg Institute, Notre Dame) and Ernest Morrell (Center for Literacy Education, Notre Dame), followed by an author book signing. Disarming Beauty is the second volume in the Center for Ethics and Culture's series "Catholic Ideas for a Secular World," published by the University of Notre Dame Press.Who is G. K. Chesterton? (by Dale Ahlquist, American Chesterton Society) — I’ve heard the question more than once. It is asked by people who have just started to discover G.K. Chesterton. They have begun reading a Chesterton book, or perhaps have seen an issue of Gilbert, or maybe they’ve only encountered a series of pithy quotations that marvelously articulate some forgotten bit of common sense. They ask the question with a mixture of wonder, gratitude and…resentment. They are amazed by what they have discovered. They are thankful to have discovered it. And they are almost angry that it has taken so long for them to make the discovery.G. K. Chesterton's poem dedicated to Notre Dame: "The Arena" — The Chesterton party arrived at Notre Dame on the evening of October 4th, 1930. The lectures began on the following Monday. On Friday, the 10th, in the evening, the stadium was solemnly dedicated. Navy had come on for the dedicatory game, and Father O'Donnell was busy with them. He had told Johnny Mangan, the University chauffeur, to look after the Chestertons, and to see that they got into the stadium and that Mr. Chesterton had a seat on the platform from which the speeches were to be made. There were about twenty thousand people present, and when the students saw the magnificent bulk of Chesterton going toward the platform, they cheered wildly: "He's a man! Who's a man? He's a Notre Dame man!" Chesterton turned nervously to Mangan, saying: "My, they're angry!" "Angry!" exclaimed Johnny, "Golly man, they're cheerin' you!" Whereat Chesterton began such a fit of laughing and sputtering as almost to choke himself.Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we sit down with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, who joined us on campus this past October for a roundtable discussion about <a href="http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03345" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disarming Beauty</a>, the second volume in our book series <a href="http://undpress.nd.edu/series/S00210" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catholic Ideas for a Secular World</a>. In our conversation, we talked about his work at the New York Times, the influence of G. K. Chesterton on his own conversion, and the vocation of the Catholic journalist.Special Guest: Ross Douthat.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/ross-douthat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ross Douthat at the New York Times</a> — Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in April 2009. His column appears every Wednesday and Sunday.</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/aUXfj9dBT-E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Conversation with Fr. Julián Carrón featuring Ross Douthat, Ernest Morrell, and Paolo Carroza</a> — Fr. Julián Carrón, author of Disarming Beauty, was be the featured guest at a discussion about his bestselling book. The roundtable featured Ross Douthat (Columnist, New York Times), Paolo Carozza (Kellogg Institute, Notre Dame) and Ernest Morrell (Center for Literacy Education, Notre Dame), followed by an author book signing. Disarming Beauty is the second volume in the Center for Ethics and Culture's series "Catholic Ideas for a Secular World," published by the University of Notre Dame Press.</li><li><a href="https://www.chesterton.org/who-is-this-guy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who is G. K. Chesterton? (by Dale Ahlquist, American Chesterton Society)</a> — I’ve heard the question more than once. It is asked by people who have just started to discover G.K. Chesterton. They have begun reading a Chesterton book, or perhaps have seen an issue of Gilbert, or maybe they’ve only encountered a series of pithy quotations that marvelously articulate some forgotten bit of common sense. They ask the question with a mixture of wonder, gratitude and…resentment. They are amazed by what they have discovered. They are thankful to have discovered it. And they are almost angry that it has taken so long for them to make the discovery.</li><li><a href="https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/courses/43811/arena.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">G. K. Chesterton's poem dedicated to Notre Dame: "The Arena"</a> — The Chesterton party arrived at Notre Dame on the evening of October 4th, 1930. The lectures began on the following Monday. On Friday, the 10th, in the evening, the stadium was solemnly dedicated. Navy had come on for the dedicatory game, and Father O'Donnell was busy with them. He had told Johnny Mangan, the University chauffeur, to look after the Chestertons, and to see that they got into the stadium and that Mr. Chesterton had a seat on the platform from which the speeches were to be made. There were about twenty thousand people present, and when the students saw the magnificent bulk of Chesterton going toward the platform, they cheered wildly: "He's a man! Who's a man? He's a Notre Dame man!" Chesterton turned nervously to Mangan, saying: "My, they're angry!" "Angry!" exclaimed Johnny, "Golly man, they're cheerin' you!" Whereat Chesterton began such a fit of laughing and sputtering as almost to choke himself.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 7: Ross Douthat

William R. Dailey

In this episode, we sit down with Holy Cross Fr. William R. Dailey. Fr. Bill is the Thomas More Fellow at the CEC, and the Director of the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason in Dublin, Ireland. We chat about how he got involved with the CEC, about his work in Ireland, and about the educational mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross.Special Guest: Fr. William R. Dailey, C.S.C..Links:Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason — The organizing vision for the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith &amp; Reason is to create a space, a community really, in which a lively and intellectually rigorous engagement of faith and culture will occur in a spirit of civil engagement with modernity inspired by the example of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, who built the Church that is our home. We hope through beautiful liturgy, inspiring preaching, and planned lectures and concerts to show that the faith in general and the Catholic faith in particular remain vital lenses for seeing all of human reality with clarity. We hope to build a community of informed and inquiring believers who are able to seek the truth with confidence and vigor, to speak the truth in love, and to integrate faith into their worldview, their work, and their engagement with culture.CEC Permanent Research FellowsTheme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we sit down with Holy Cross Fr. William R. Dailey. Fr. Bill is the Thomas More Fellow at the CEC, and the Director of the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason in Dublin, Ireland. We chat about how he got involved with the CEC, about his work in Ireland, and about the educational mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross.Special Guest: Fr. William R. Dailey, C.S.C..Links:<ul><li><a href="http://newman.nd.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason</a> — The organizing vision for the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith &amp; Reason is to create a space, a community really, in which a lively and intellectually rigorous engagement of faith and culture will occur in a spirit of civil engagement with modernity inspired by the example of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, who built the Church that is our home. We hope through beautiful liturgy, inspiring preaching, and planned lectures and concerts to show that the faith in general and the Catholic faith in particular remain vital lenses for seeing all of human reality with clarity. We hope to build a community of informed and inquiring believers who are able to seek the truth with confidence and vigor, to speak the truth in love, and to integrate faith into their worldview, their work, and their engagement with culture.</li><li><a href="https://ethicscenter.nd.edu/people/fellows/permanent-fellows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CEC Permanent Research Fellows</a></li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626</a> Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 18: Fr. William R. Dailey, C.S.C.

Mark Komrad

Dr. Komrad is a psychiatrist on the teaching faculty of Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland and Tulane. He earned his undergraduate degree in molecular biophysics at Yale University, his M.D. degree at Duke Medical School, and trained in internal medicine and psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. He was an attending psychiatrist on the Treatment Resistant Psychotic Disorders Unit at Sheppard Pratt Hospital for 15 years, where he continues to train residents in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. In addition to clinical psychiatry, Dr. Komrad is a medical ethicist. He chaired the Ethics Committee and ethics consultation service for the Sheppard Pratt Health System in Maryland for over 25 years.  He served on the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association for 6 years, which oversees ethics and professionalism for psychiatry in the U.S. Recently he has been speaking throughout the U.S. and internationally, also consulting to government policy makers, expressing ethical concerns related to physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, especially concern that these procedures are available to people with mental illness in some countries. He speaks widely about why legalizing these procedures is neither good social policy nor good medical ethics.Special Guest: Mark Komrad, MD.Links:Dr. Mark Komrad, MD homepageVideo: Physician-Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia for Non-Terminal Patients with Mental Disorders: An Emerging Ethical Crisis — Talk delivered at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, INYou Need Help: A Step-by-Step Guide to Convince a Loved One to Get Counseling — Just about everyone knows a relative, friend, or coworker who is exhibiting signs of emotional or behavioral turmoil. Yet figuring out how to reach out to that person can feel insurmountable. We know it is the right thing to do, yet many of us hesitate to take action out of fear of conflict, hurt feelings, or damaging the relationship.Through a rich combination of user-friendly tools and real-life stories, Mark S. Komrad, MD, offers step-by-step guidance and support as you take the courageous step of helping a friend who might not even recognize that he or she is in need. He guides you in developing a strong course of action, starting by determining when professional help is needed, then moves you through the steps of picking the right time, making the first approach, gathering allies, selecting the right professional, and supporting friends or relatives as they go through the necessary therapeutic process to resolve their problems.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Dr. Komrad is a psychiatrist on the teaching faculty of Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland and Tulane. He earned his undergraduate degree in molecular biophysics at Yale University, his M.D. degree at Duke Medical School, and trained in internal medicine and psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. He was an attending psychiatrist on the Treatment Resistant Psychotic Disorders Unit at Sheppard Pratt Hospital for 15 years, where he continues to train residents in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. In addition to clinical psychiatry, Dr. Komrad is a medical ethicist. He chaired the Ethics Committee and ethics consultation service for the Sheppard Pratt Health System in Maryland for over 25 years. He served on the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association for 6 years, which oversees ethics and professionalism for psychiatry in the U.S. Recently he has been speaking throughout the U.S. and internationally, also consulting to government policy makers, expressing ethical concerns related to physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, especially concern that these procedures are available to people with mental illness in some countries. He speaks widely about why legalizing these procedures is neither good social policy nor good medical ethics.Special Guest: Mark Komrad, MD.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.komradmd.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Mark Komrad, MD homepage</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtnMLZgt4Jw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Video: Physician-Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia for Non-Terminal Patients with Mental Disorders: An Emerging Ethical Crisis</a> — Talk delivered at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN</li><li><a href="http://www.youneedhelpbook.com/Order_Book.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Need Help: A Step-by-Step Guide to Convince a Loved One to Get Counseling</a> — Just about everyone knows a relative, friend, or coworker who is exhibiting signs of emotional or behavioral turmoil. Yet figuring out how to reach out to that person can feel insurmountable. We know it is the right thing to do, yet many of us hesitate to take action out of fear of conflict, hurt feelings, or damaging the relationship. Through a rich combination of user-friendly tools and real-life stories, Mark S. Komrad, MD, offers step-by-step guidance and support as you take the courageous step of helping a friend who might not even recognize that he or she is in need. He guides you in developing a strong course of action, starting by determining when professional help is needed, then moves you through the steps of picking the right time, making the first approach, gathering allies, selecting the right professional, and supporting friends or relatives as they go through the necessary therapeutic process to resolve their problems.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 41: Dr. Mark Komrad, MD

In this episode, we sit down with D. C. Schindler, an associate professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, and author of "Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty", the newest volume in the Center's book series "Catholic Ideas for a Secular World" with the University of Notre Dame Press.Special Guest: D. C. Schindler.Links:Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty by D. C. Schindler — It is commonly observed that behind many of the political and cultural issues that we face today lies an impoverished conception of freedom, which, according to D. C. Schindler, we have inherited from the classical liberal tradition without a sufficient awareness of its implications. Freedom from Reality presents a critique of the deceptive and ultimately self-subverting character of the modern notion of freedom, retrieving an alternative view through a new interpretation of the ancient tradition. While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying freedom with arbitrary choice, this book seeks to penetrate to the metaphysical roots of the modern conception by going back, through an etymological study, to the original sense of freedom.Author's Roundtable Discussion (YouTube) — A discussion about "Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty" (http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03373) with author D. C. Schindler (John Paul II Institute), Peter Simpson (CUNY), Michael Moreland (Villanova Law), and Adam Seagrave (U. Missouri). Introduced by Patrick Deneen, Acting Director of the ND Center for Ethics and Culture. Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we sit down with D. C. Schindler, an associate professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, and author of "Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty", the newest volume in the Center's book series "Catholic Ideas for a Secular World" with the University of Notre Dame Press.Special Guest: D. C. Schindler.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03373" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty by D. C. Schindler</a> — It is commonly observed that behind many of the political and cultural issues that we face today lies an impoverished conception of freedom, which, according to D. C. Schindler, we have inherited from the classical liberal tradition without a sufficient awareness of its implications. Freedom from Reality presents a critique of the deceptive and ultimately self-subverting character of the modern notion of freedom, retrieving an alternative view through a new interpretation of the ancient tradition. While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying freedom with arbitrary choice, this book seeks to penetrate to the metaphysical roots of the modern conception by going back, through an etymological study, to the original sense of freedom.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWtOOoXncQU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Author's Roundtable Discussion (YouTube)</a> — A discussion about "Freedom From Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty" (<a href="http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03373" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://undpress.nd.edu/books/P03373</a>) with author D. C. Schindler (John Paul II Institute), Peter Simpson (CUNY), Michael Moreland (Villanova Law), and Adam Seagrave (U. Missouri). Introduced by Patrick Deneen, Acting Director of the ND Center for Ethics and Culture. </li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 15: D. C. Schindler

Brad Gregory

Brad S. Gregory is Professor of History and Dorothy G. Griffin Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2003. From 1996-2003 he taught at Stanford University, where he received early tenure in 2001. He specializes in the history of Christianity in Europe during the Reformation era and on the long-term influence of the Reformation era on the modern world. His latest book, "Rebel in the Ranks", discusses Martin Luther and the foundations of the Reformation.Special Guest: Brad Gregory.Links:Rebel in the Ranks — How Luther inadvertently fractured the Catholic Church and reconfigured Western civilization is at the heart of renowned historian Brad Gregory’s Rebel in the Ranks. While recasting the portrait of Luther as a deliberate revolutionary, Gregory describes the cultural, political, and intellectual trends that informed him and helped give rise to the Reformation, which led to conflicting interpretations of the Bible, as well as the rise of competing churches, political conflicts, and social upheavals across Europe. Over the next five hundred years, as Gregory’s account shows, these conflicts eventually contributed to further epochal changes—from the Enlightenment and self-determination to moral relativism, modern capitalism, and consumerism, and in a cruel twist to Luther’s legacy, the freedom of every man and woman to practice no religion at all. Theme music: "I dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Brad S. Gregory is Professor of History and Dorothy G. Griffin Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2003. From 1996-2003 he taught at Stanford University, where he received early tenure in 2001. He specializes in the history of Christianity in Europe during the Reformation era and on the long-term influence of the Reformation era on the modern world. His latest book, "Rebel in the Ranks", discusses Martin Luther and the foundations of the Reformation.Special Guest: Brad Gregory.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062471178/rebel-in-the-ranks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebel in the Ranks</a> — How Luther inadvertently fractured the Catholic Church and reconfigured Western civilization is at the heart of renowned historian Brad Gregory’s Rebel in the Ranks. While recasting the portrait of Luther as a deliberate revolutionary, Gregory describes the cultural, political, and intellectual trends that informed him and helped give rise to the Reformation, which led to conflicting interpretations of the Bible, as well as the rise of competing churches, political conflicts, and social upheavals across Europe. Over the next five hundred years, as Gregory’s account shows, these conflicts eventually contributed to further epochal changes—from the Enlightenment and self-determination to moral relativism, modern capitalism, and consumerism, and in a cruel twist to Luther’s legacy, the freedom of every man and woman to practice no religion at all. </li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: "I dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626</a> Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 3: Brad Gregory

Gabriel Reynolds

Links:The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary — While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of Islam, the third Abrahamic faith, has generally been considered separately. Noted religious scholar Gabriel Said Reynolds draws on centuries of Qur'ānic and Biblical studies to offer rigorous and revelatory commentary on how these holy books are intrinsically connected.The Emergence of Islam — This brief survey text tells the story of Islam. Gabriel Said Reynolds organizes his study in three parts, beginning with Muhammad's early life and rise to power, showing the origins and development of the Qur an with a distinctive, if unique, juxtaposition between the Qur'an and biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist narratives of Islam's origin, which reveals how those who represent Islam's future begin by shaping its past.Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices — Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to the contemporary period. It examines the unique elements which have combined to form Islam, in particular, the Qurʾān and perceptions of the Prophet Muḥammad, and traces the ways in which these ideas have interacted to influence Islam’s path to the present. Combining core source materials with coverage of current scholarship and of recent events in the Islamic world, Bernheimer and Rippin introduce this hugely significant religion, including alternative visions of Islam found in Shi’ism and Sufism, in a succinct, challenging, and refreshing way. The improved and expanded fifth edition is updated throughout and includes new textboxes.Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty — As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique “Islamo-liberal synthesis” in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty.Minding Scripture Podcast — Minding Scripture is a podcast series where divine word and human reason meet. We explore questions that believers and skeptics alike ask about the Bible and the Qur’an. Minding Scripture is moderated by Gabriel Reynolds, co-hosted by Francesca Murphy, Tzvi Novick, and Mun'im Sirry, and sponsored by the World Religion World Church program in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Links:<ul><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0300181329/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_f9CWCb9RCQVVT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary</a> — While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of Islam, the third Abrahamic faith, has generally been considered separately. Noted religious scholar Gabriel Said Reynolds draws on centuries of Qur'ānic and Biblical studies to offer rigorous and revelatory commentary on how these holy books are intrinsically connected.</li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0800698592/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_t8CWCbNQ242SM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Emergence of Islam</a> — This brief survey text tells the story of Islam. Gabriel Said Reynolds organizes his study in three parts, beginning with Muhammad's early life and rise to power, showing the origins and development of the Qur an with a distinctive, if unique, juxtaposition between the Qur'an and biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist narratives of Islam's origin, which reveals how those who represent Islam's future begin by shaping its past.</li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1138219681/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ENmWCbX3ZF2EF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices</a> — Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices offers a survey of Islamic history and thought from the formative period of the religion to the contemporary period. It examines the unique elements which have combined to form Islam, in particular, the Qurʾān and perceptions of the Prophet Muḥammad, and traces the ways in which these ideas have interacted to influence Islam’s path to the present. Combining core source materials with coverage of current scholarship and of recent events in the Islamic world, Bernheimer and Rippin introduce this hugely significant religion, including alternative visions of Islam found in Shi’ism and Sufism, in a succinct, challenging, and refreshing way. The improved and expanded fifth edition is updated throughout and includes new textboxes.</li><li><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0393347249/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_e-CWCb92Q7YH3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty</a> — As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique “Islamo-liberal synthesis” in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty.</li><li><a href="https://mindingscripture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minding Scripture Podcast</a> — Minding Scripture is a podcast series where divine word and human reason meet. We explore questions that believers and skeptics alike ask about the Bible and the Qur’an. Minding Scripture is moderated by Gabriel Reynolds, co-hosted by Francesca Murphy, Tzvi Novick, and Mun'im Sirry, and sponsored by the World Religion World Church program in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 31: Gabriel Reynolds

Abby Johnson

Abby Johnson has always been fiercely determined to help women in need. This desire is what led Abby to a career with Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, and caused her to flee the organization, becoming an outspoken advocate for the pro-life movement. Her dramatic conversion story is told in the new film "Unplanned," released nationwide on March 29, 2019. Today, Abby travels across the globe sharing her story, educating the public on pro-life issues, advocating for the unborn, and reaching out to abortion clinic staff who still work in the industry. She is the founder of And Then There Were None, a ministry designed to assist abortion clinic workers in transitioning out of the industry. To date, this ministry has helped over 430 workers leave the abortion industry.Special Guest: Abby Johnson.Links:Abby's Home Page — My mission - and my team's mission - is simple: We're in the fight for life because we're pro-love. We see that every life, from the child in the womb, to the elderly - and in between, including the abortion clinic worker's life, have incredible value and worth. We believe that abortion strips women of their dignity. We believe that motherhood is empowering. We believe that not conforming and giving into societal pressures when it comes to femininity is empowering.We believe that justice applies to every single human being on this earth. We believe in redefining the pro-life movement to include everyone, every age, race, gender, religion and every job.Unplanned: The Film — Unplanned is the inspiring true story of one woman’s journey of transformation. All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women about their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman’s right to choose even led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything, leading Abby Johnson to join her former enemies at 40 Days For Life, and become one of the most ardent pro-life speakers in America.Book: Unplanned by Abby Johnson — Abby reveals her full story in Unplanned: a heart-stopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation. Now in an updated edition, Abby’s unique vantage point from both sides of the abortion clinic property line shines light and compassion into the personal and political controversy that surrounds this issue. For anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies, Unplanned is a must-read.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Abby Johnson has always been fiercely determined to help women in need. This desire is what led Abby to a career with Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, and caused her to flee the organization, becoming an outspoken advocate for the pro-life movement. Her dramatic conversion story is told in the new film "Unplanned," released nationwide on March 29, 2019. Today, Abby travels across the globe sharing her story, educating the public on pro-life issues, advocating for the unborn, and reaching out to abortion clinic staff who still work in the industry. She is the founder of And Then There Were None, a ministry designed to assist abortion clinic workers in transitioning out of the industry. To date, this ministry has helped over 430 workers leave the abortion industry.Special Guest: Abby Johnson.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.abbyjohnson.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abby's Home Page</a> — My mission - and my team's mission - is simple: We're in the fight for life because we're pro-love. We see that every life, from the child in the womb, to the elderly - and in between, including the abortion clinic worker's life, have incredible value and worth. We believe that abortion strips women of their dignity. We believe that motherhood is empowering. We believe that not conforming and giving into societal pressures when it comes to femininity is empowering. We believe that justice applies to every single human being on this earth. We believe in redefining the pro-life movement to include everyone, every age, race, gender, religion and every job.</li><li><a href="https://www.unplannedfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unplanned: The Film</a> — Unplanned is the inspiring true story of one woman’s journey of transformation. All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women about their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman’s right to choose even led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything, leading Abby Johnson to join her former enemies at 40 Days For Life, and become one of the most ardent pro-life speakers in America.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unplanned-Dramatic-Planned-Parenthood-Eye-Opening/dp/1414396546/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: Unplanned by Abby Johnson</a> — Abby reveals her full story in Unplanned: a heart-stopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation. Now in an updated edition, Abby’s unique vantage point from both sides of the abortion clinic property line shines light and compassion into the personal and political controversy that surrounds this issue. For anyone who cares about the life-versus-rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies, Unplanned is a must-read.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 27: Abby Johnson

Dale Ahlquist

Dale Ahlquist is the president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and the author of five books about Chesterton, including The Complete Thinker and Common Sense 101. We chat about Chesterton's 1930 visit to Notre Dame, his interdisciplinary approach to writing, and (spoiler alert!) the meaning of The Man Who Was Thursday.Special Guest: Dale Ahlquist.Links:The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton — Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) is a writer like none other. As a journalist, he wrote thousands of essays for the London newspapers. But he also wrote a hundred books: novels, poetry, plays, literary criticism, history, economic theory, philosophy, and theology. And detective stories. He wrote on every conceivable subject, but his vast output is matched only by the consistency and clarity of his thought, his uncanny ability to tie everything together. In the heart of nearly every paragraph lies a jaw-dropping aphorism or sparkling paradox that leaves readers shaking their heads in wonder.Poem: The Arena (Dedicated to the University of Notre Dame, Indiana) — On Saturday, Oct. 11, 1930, in the inaugural game at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish beat Navy, 26-2. Chesterton was in attendance. "The Arena" is his poem commemorating the occasion.The G. K. Chesterton Collection — The University of Notre Dame's London Global Gateway is proud to house the G.K. Chesterton Library. As well as being the premier English Catholic intellectual of the 20th century, Chesterton had a very specific connection to the University of Notre Dame: he was named a visiting professor and given an honorary degree in 1930. It is appropriate that Notre Dame, widely recognized to be the leading Roman Catholic teaching and research university in the United States, is home to such a remarkable collection. Serving as a tangible connection between the Notre Dame main campus and the London Global Gateway, the collection also aims to unite the University with the broader Roman Catholic community in the United Kingdom.Book: "My Name is Lazarus" — 34 stories of converts whose path to Rome was paved by G.K. Chesterton. Edited with an introduction by Dale Ahlquist. Jewish converts, Muslim converts, former atheists, agnostics, and Protestants of all stripes. Drawn to Chesterton for utterly different reasons. All arriving at the same destination.Book: "G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense" — This book is the perfect introduction to Chesterton. Dale Ahlquist is an able guide who takes the reader through twelve of Chesterton’s most important books as well as the famous Father Brown stories.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Dale Ahlquist is the president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and the author of five books about Chesterton, including The Complete Thinker and Common Sense 101. We chat about Chesterton's 1930 visit to Notre Dame, his interdisciplinary approach to writing, and (spoiler alert!) the meaning of The Man Who Was Thursday.Special Guest: Dale Ahlquist.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.chesterton.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton</a> — Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) is a writer like none other. As a journalist, he wrote thousands of essays for the London newspapers. But he also wrote a hundred books: novels, poetry, plays, literary criticism, history, economic theory, philosophy, and theology. And detective stories. He wrote on every conceivable subject, but his vast output is matched only by the consistency and clarity of his thought, his uncanny ability to tie everything together. In the heart of nearly every paragraph lies a jaw-dropping aphorism or sparkling paradox that leaves readers shaking their heads in wonder.</li><li><a href="https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/courses/43811/arena.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poem: The Arena (Dedicated to the University of Notre Dame, Indiana)</a> — On Saturday, Oct. 11, 1930, in the inaugural game at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish beat Navy, 26-2. Chesterton was in attendance. "The Arena" is his poem commemorating the occasion.</li><li><a href="https://london.nd.edu/research/chesterton-collection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The G. K. Chesterton Collection</a> — The University of Notre Dame's London Global Gateway is proud to house the G.K. Chesterton Library. As well as being the premier English Catholic intellectual of the 20th century, Chesterton had a very specific connection to the University of Notre Dame: he was named a visiting professor and given an honorary degree in 1930. It is appropriate that Notre Dame, widely recognized to be the leading Roman Catholic teaching and research university in the United States, is home to such a remarkable collection. Serving as a tangible connection between the Notre Dame main campus and the London Global Gateway, the collection also aims to unite the University with the broader Roman Catholic community in the United Kingdom.</li><li><a href="https://www.chesterton.org/shop/my-name-is-lazarus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: "My Name is Lazarus"</a> — 34 stories of converts whose path to Rome was paved by G.K. Chesterton. Edited with an introduction by Dale Ahlquist. Jewish converts, Muslim converts, former atheists, agnostics, and Protestants of all stripes. Drawn to Chesterton for utterly different reasons. All arriving at the same destination.</li><li><a href="https://www.chesterton.org/shop/apostle-of-common-sense/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: "G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense"</a> — This book is the perfect introduction to Chesterton. Dale Ahlquist is an able guide who takes the reader through twelve of Chesterton’s most important books as well as the famous Father Brown stories.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 37: Dale Ahlquist

Therese Cory

We chat with Therese Cory, an associate professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame and the newest member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas. We talk about reading Aquinas with undergraduates, the cross-cultural conversation around Aristotle's writings, and how the thought of St. Thomas is relevant to modern-day A.I. researchers. Special Guest: Therese Cory.Links:Therese Cory's homepageNews: ND philosopher appointed to Vatican academy of St. Thomas Aquinas — Therese Cory, the John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy, has been named a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas by Pope Francis. Cory is one of 50 total members and one of two women — the third in the academy’s history — to be so honored.Book: Aquinas on Human Self-Knowledge — Self-knowledge is commonly thought to have become a topic of serious philosophical inquiry during the early modern period. Already in the thirteenth century, however, the medieval thinker Thomas Aquinas developed a sophisticated theory of self-knowledge, which Therese Scarpelli Cory presents as a project of reconciling the conflicting phenomena of self-opacity and privileged self-access. Situating Aquinas's theory within the mid-thirteenth-century debate and his own maturing thought on human nature, Cory investigates the kinds of self-knowledge that Aquinas describes and the questions they raise.Book: The Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas: A Sketch (by Fr. Stephen Brock) — If Saint Thomas Aquinas was a great theologian, it is in no small part because he was a great philosopher. And he was a great philosopher because he was a great metaphysician. In the twentieth century, metaphysics was not much in vogue, among either theologians or even philosophers; but now it is making a comeback, and once the contours of Thomas's metaphysical vision are glimpsed, it looks like anything but a museum piece. It only needs some dusting off. Many are studying Thomas now for the answers that he might be able to give to current questions, but he is perhaps even more interesting for the questions that he can raise regarding current answers: about the physical world, about human life and knowledge, and (needless to say) about God. This book is aimed at helping those who are not experts in medieval thought to begin to enter into Thomas's philosophical point of view.Lecture: Muslim Philosophers and the Christian Middle Ages — This lecture was offered by the University of Texas chapter of the Thomistic Institute in Austin on February 20th, 2019.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

We chat with Therese Cory, an associate professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame and the newest member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas. We talk about reading Aquinas with undergraduates, the cross-cultural conversation around Aristotle's writings, and how the thought of St. Thomas is relevant to modern-day A.I. researchers. Special Guest: Therese Cory.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://philosophy.nd.edu/people/faculty/therese-cory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therese Cory's homepage</a></li><li><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/notre-dame-philosopher-appointed-to-vatican-academy-on-st-thomas-aquinas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">News: ND philosopher appointed to Vatican academy of St. Thomas Aquinas</a> — Therese Cory, the John and Jean Oesterle Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Philosophy, has been named a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas by Pope Francis. Cory is one of 50 total members and one of two women — the third in the academy’s history — to be so honored.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aquinas-Human-Self-Knowledge-Therese-Scarpelli/dp/1107042925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: Aquinas on Human Self-Knowledge</a> — Self-knowledge is commonly thought to have become a topic of serious philosophical inquiry during the early modern period. Already in the thirteenth century, however, the medieval thinker Thomas Aquinas developed a sophisticated theory of self-knowledge, which Therese Scarpelli Cory presents as a project of reconciling the conflicting phenomena of self-opacity and privileged self-access. Situating Aquinas's theory within the mid-thirteenth-century debate and his own maturing thought on human nature, Cory investigates the kinds of self-knowledge that Aquinas describes and the questions they raise.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Saint-Thomas-Aquinas-Sketch/dp/1625646631/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: The Philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas: A Sketch (by Fr. Stephen Brock)</a> — If Saint Thomas Aquinas was a great theologian, it is in no small part because he was a great philosopher. And he was a great philosopher because he was a great metaphysician. In the twentieth century, metaphysics was not much in vogue, among either theologians or even philosophers; but now it is making a comeback, and once the contours of Thomas's metaphysical vision are glimpsed, it looks like anything but a museum piece. It only needs some dusting off. Many are studying Thomas now for the answers that he might be able to give to current questions, but he is perhaps even more interesting for the questions that he can raise regarding current answers: about the physical world, about human life and knowledge, and (needless to say) about God. This book is aimed at helping those who are not experts in medieval thought to begin to enter into Thomas's philosophical point of view.</li><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/muslim-philosophers-and-the-christian-middle-ages-therese-cory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lecture: Muslim Philosophers and the Christian Middle Ages</a> — This lecture was offered by the University of Texas chapter of the Thomistic Institute in Austin on February 20th, 2019.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 42: Therese Cory

George Weigel

In this episode, we sit down with George Weigel, the distinguished senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. We talk about several of his books including his most recent, "Lessons In Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II," 2004's "Letters to a Young Catholic," and his wonderful Lenten vademecum from 2013, "Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches."Special Guest: George Weigel.Links:Weigel's Full Bio at EPPC — George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. He holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.From 1989 through June 1996, Mr. Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he led a wide-ranging, ecumenical and inter-religious program of research and publication on foreign and domestic policy issues. From June 1996, as a Senior Fellow, Mr. Weigel prepared a major study of the life, thought, and action of Pope John Paul II. Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II was published to international acclaim in the fall of 1999, and has since been translated into twelve languages, with a Chinese edition currently in progress.George Weigel Author's Page at AmazonTheme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we sit down with George Weigel, the distinguished senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. We talk about several of his books including his most recent, "Lessons In Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II," 2004's "Letters to a Young Catholic," and his wonderful Lenten vademecum from 2013, "Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches."Special Guest: George Weigel.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://eppc.org/author/george_weigel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weigel's Full Bio at EPPC</a> — George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. He holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. From 1989 through June 1996, Mr. Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he led a wide-ranging, ecumenical and inter-religious program of research and publication on foreign and domestic policy issues. From June 1996, as a Senior Fellow, Mr. Weigel prepared a major study of the life, thought, and action of Pope John Paul II. Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II was published to international acclaim in the fall of 1999, and has since been translated into twelve languages, with a Chinese edition currently in progress.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/George-Weigel/e/B001IU2K72" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Weigel Author's Page at Amazon</a></li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 10: George Weigel

Mary Eberstadt

Mary Eberstadt is a senior fellow of the Faith &amp; Reason Institute and the author of several best-selling books, including "Adam and Eve After the Pill" (2013) and "How the West Really Lost God" (2014). Her dark comedy novel "The Loser Letters", chronicling the conversion of a young adult Christian to atheism, was adapted into a stage play in 2016. Eberstadt's writing has appeared in TIME, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Review, First Things, The Weekly Standard, thecatholicthing.org, and other publications. She was on campus to speak about "The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae," in honor of the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical on human life.Special Guest: Mary Eberstadt.Links:The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae — Full video of Mary's presentation at Notre Dame on March 20, 2018.Mary Eberstadt at The Catholic Thing — Mary Eberstadt's columns at The Catholic ThingTheme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Mary Eberstadt is a senior fellow of the Faith &amp; Reason Institute and the author of several best-selling books, including "Adam and Eve After the Pill" (2013) and "How the West Really Lost God" (2014). Her dark comedy novel "The Loser Letters", chronicling the conversion of a young adult Christian to atheism, was adapted into a stage play in 2016. Eberstadt's writing has appeared in TIME, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Review, First Things, The Weekly Standard, <a href="http://thecatholicthing.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecatholicthing.org</a>, and other publications. She was on campus to speak about "The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae," in honor of the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical on human life.Special Guest: Mary Eberstadt.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COmvWTff6d8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae</a> — Full video of Mary's presentation at Notre Dame on March 20, 2018.</li><li><a href="https://www.thecatholicthing.org/author/mary-eberstadt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Eberstadt at The Catholic Thing</a> — Mary Eberstadt's columns at The Catholic Thing</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 14: Mary Eberstadt

Duncan G. Stroik

Duncan G

We chat with professor Duncan G. Stroik of the Notre Dame School of Architecture. Duncan's area of focus is Sacred Architecture, and he both teaches and practices in the field. We recorded this conversation in his firm's office in the Tower Building in downtown South Bend.Special Guest: Duncan Stroik.Links:Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC — Homepage for the firm of Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC.Book: The Church Building as a Sacred Place — “The Church Building as a Sacred Place not only highlights the ideas and motivations behind today’s flowering of classical architecture, but also gives hope and inspiration for those ready to see new churches that can be handed on proudly to future generations.” —Denis R. McNamara, Author, Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the LiturgyJesuit High opens new Chapel of the Holy Cross, a 'sermon in brick and stone' — For more than two years, students, faculty and staff have watched workers turn bricks and columns into a soaring architectural work at the center of Jesuit High School’s 40-acre Tampa campus.On Tuesday, more than 500 people turned out for the culmination of the work — the dedication of the new Chapel of the Holy Cross, where students enrolled at the Roman Catholic all-boys school will attend their daily convocations and where Mass and sacraments will be celebrated.Designed by Duncan Stroik, architecture professor at the University of Notre Dame, the 900-seat octagonal chapel features a brick exterior, original sculptures and limestone columns reminiscent of Renaissance cathedrals.St. Joseph Cathedral Restoration — Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls, SD.Architecture for the Poor or an Impoverished Architecture? Insights from the Franciscan Tradition — Professor Duncan G. Stroik presented this talk at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture's 2014 Fall Conference, "The Cry of the Poor"Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

We chat with professor Duncan G. Stroik of the Notre Dame School of Architecture. Duncan's area of focus is Sacred Architecture, and he both teaches and practices in the field. We recorded this conversation in his firm's office in the Tower Building in downtown South Bend.Special Guest: Duncan Stroik.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.stroik.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC</a> — Homepage for the firm of Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC.</li><li><a href="http://www.stroik.com/press/the-church-building-as-a-sacred-place/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book: The Church Building as a Sacred Place</a> — “The Church Building as a Sacred Place not only highlights the ideas and motivations behind today’s flowering of classical architecture, but also gives hope and inspiration for those ready to see new churches that can be handed on proudly to future generations.” —Denis R. McNamara, Author, Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy</li><li><a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/Jesuit-High-opens-new-Chapel-of-the-Holy-Cross-a-sermon-in-brick-and-stone-_170714163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesuit High opens new Chapel of the Holy Cross, a 'sermon in brick and stone'</a> — For more than two years, students, faculty and staff have watched workers turn bricks and columns into a soaring architectural work at the center of Jesuit High School’s 40-acre Tampa campus. On Tuesday, more than 500 people turned out for the culmination of the work — the dedication of the new Chapel of the Holy Cross, where students enrolled at the Roman Catholic all-boys school will attend their daily convocations and where Mass and sacraments will be celebrated. Designed by Duncan Stroik, architecture professor at the University of Notre Dame, the 900-seat octagonal chapel features a brick exterior, original sculptures and limestone columns reminiscent of Renaissance cathedrals.</li><li><a href="http://www.stroik.com/portfolio/st-joseph-cathedral-restoration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Joseph Cathedral Restoration</a> — Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls, SD.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2avtJNo77k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Architecture for the Poor or an Impoverished Architecture? Insights from the Franciscan Tradition</a> — Professor Duncan G. Stroik presented this talk at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture's 2014 Fall Conference, "The Cry of the Poor"</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626</a> Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 25: Duncan G. Stroik

Katherine Smith

n this episode, we sit down with Katherine Smith, an undergraduate Sorin Fellow spending her Spring 2018 semester in Rome, Italy. We chat about her experiences in the Eternal City, her internship at the Pontifical Academy for Life, and what being a Sorin Fellow has meant to her. We recorded this conversation in the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, also known as Chiesa Nuova, the "new church" that St. Philip Neri and his Oratorians started building in 1575.  In respect for the sacred space of the church, we recorded the conversation with our voices barely above a whisper. Special Guest: Katherine Smith.Links:Sorin Fellows Program — The Center for Ethics and Culture’s Sorin Fellows Program provides Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition and examine the many ways they can be brought to bear on pressing ethical issues in culture and public policy today.Angelicum (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas) — The Angelicum offers university education where faith and reason work together. It forms students as virtuous leaders, capable of evangelization and promoting integral human development. Illuminating the present by the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas, students, professors, and staff share in Dominican study, prayer, community and preaching.Pontifical Academy for LifeSanta Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova) — In the heart of historic Rome, the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, known as the Chiesa Nuova, the legacy of the life and work of St. Philip Neri, welcomes you.Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque

n this episode, we sit down with Katherine Smith, an undergraduate Sorin Fellow spending her Spring 2018 semester in Rome, Italy. We chat about her experiences in the Eternal City, her internship at the Pontifical Academy for Life, and what being a Sorin Fellow has meant to her. We recorded this conversation in the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, also known as Chiesa Nuova, the "new church" that St. Philip Neri and his Oratorians started building in 1575. <ul> <li>In respect for the sacred space of the church, we recorded the conversation with our voices barely above a whisper.</li> </ul>Special Guest: Katherine Smith.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://ethicscenter.nd.edu/programs/student-programs/sorin-fellowships/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sorin Fellows Program</a> — The Center for Ethics and Culture’s Sorin Fellows Program provides Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition and examine the many ways they can be brought to bear on pressing ethical issues in culture and public policy today.</li><li><a href="https://angelicum.it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angelicum (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)</a> — The Angelicum offers university education where faith and reason work together. It forms students as virtuous leaders, capable of evangelization and promoting integral human development. Illuminating the present by the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas, students, professors, and staff share in Dominican study, prayer, community and preaching.</li><li><a href="http://www.academyforlife.va/content/pav/en.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pontifical Academy for Life</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vallicella.org/english/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova)</a> — In the heart of historic Rome, the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, known as the Chiesa Nuova, the legacy of the life and work of St. Philip Neri, welcomes you.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626</a> Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 17: Katherine Smith

James Matthew Wilson

In this episode, we chat with Villanova University professor and poet James Matthew Wilson. He was with us on campus as part of our 20th Annual Fall Conference on friendship. In our conversation, we talk about the real work of writing poetry, listening to the muse, and why each of us should learn to write a bit of poetry ourselves.Special Guest: James Matthew Wilson.Links:Homepage: James Matthew WilsonThe River of the Immaculate Conception — James Matthew Wilson's new poem The River of the Immaculate Conception is at once a commemoration of composer Frank LaRocca's Mass of the Americas and a meditation on the history and place of Catholicism in North America. Ranging from St. Mary's Cathedral, in present-day San Francisco, back to the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, and on to the conversion of Elizabeth Seton, Wilson's poem speaks of a land with a sacred mystery at its heart.Some Permanent Things, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded — In this Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, Wilson has completely revised the poems to attain a more classical perfection and restored their original published ordering as four sequences, beginning with "The Violent and the Fallen," "Four Verse Letters," and "La Rochefoucauld's Ghost," and culminating in the new poems collected as "The Christmas Preface."Fall Conference 2019: Love and Friendship in the Films of Whit Stillman — A conversation with Whit Stillman and James Matthew Wilson from the de Nicola Center's 20th Annual Fall Conference.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we chat with Villanova University professor and poet James Matthew Wilson. He was with us on campus as part of our 20th Annual Fall Conference on friendship. In our conversation, we talk about the real work of writing poetry, listening to the muse, and why each of us should learn to write a bit of poetry ourselves.Special Guest: James Matthew Wilson.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.jamesmatthewwilson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage: James Matthew Wilson</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p96/The_River_of_the_Immaculate_Conception.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The River of the Immaculate Conception</a> — James Matthew Wilson's new poem The River of the Immaculate Conception is at once a commemoration of composer Frank LaRocca's Mass of the Americas and a meditation on the history and place of Catholicism in North America. Ranging from St. Mary's Cathedral, in present-day San Francisco, back to the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego, and on to the conversion of Elizabeth Seton, Wilson's poem speaks of a land with a sacred mystery at its heart.</li><li><a href="https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p63/Some_Permanent_Things%2C_Second_Edition%2C_Revised_and_Expanded%2C_by_James_Matthew_Wilson.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some Permanent Things, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded</a> — In this Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, Wilson has completely revised the poems to attain a more classical perfection and restored their original published ordering as four sequences, beginning with "The Violent and the Fallen," "Four Verse Letters," and "La Rochefoucauld's Ghost," and culminating in the new poems collected as "The Christmas Preface."</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/TOXmW5Kulys?t=1025" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fall Conference 2019: Love and Friendship in the Films of Whit Stillman</a> — A conversation with Whit Stillman and James Matthew Wilson from the de Nicola Center's 20th Annual Fall Conference.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 40: James Matthew Wilson

Bill Miscamble

Father Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C. is a professor of history at Notre Dame and the author of the newly-published American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh. Father Miscamble is a longtime friend of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, speaking at several of our Fall Conferences over the years as well as giving the invocation at the inaugural presentation of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal for heroes of the pro-life movement.Special Guest: Rev. Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C..Links:American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh — Considered for many decades to be the most influential priest in America, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. played what many consider pivotal roles in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs. American Priest examines his life and his many and varied engagements—from the university he led for thirty-five years to his associations with the Vatican and the White House—and evaluates the extent and importance of his legacy.The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan — This 2011 book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research, and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians, and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practiced "atomic diplomacy." The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War.The Catholic University in the Age of Corporate/Consumer Capitalism — Fr. Miscamble's presentation at the CEC's 2005 Fall Conference, discussing "Joy in the Truth."Catholic Politicians and the Modern World: Some American Case Studies — Fr. Miscamble's presentation at the CEC's 2006 Fall Conference on Modernity.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Father Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C. is a professor of history at Notre Dame and the author of the newly-published American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh. Father Miscamble is a longtime friend of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, speaking at several of our Fall Conferences over the years as well as giving the invocation at the inaugural presentation of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal for heroes of the pro-life movement.Special Guest: Rev. Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C..Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600102/american-priest-by-wilson-d-miscamble-csc/9781984823434/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh</a> — Considered for many decades to be the most influential priest in America, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. played what many consider pivotal roles in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs. American Priest examines his life and his many and varied engagements—from the university he led for thirty-five years to his associations with the Vatican and the White House—and evaluates the extent and importance of his legacy.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/052173536X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_5gTHCbG9RTRKS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan</a> — This 2011 book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research, and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians, and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practiced "atomic diplomacy." The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDJRuG9Iv8&amp;index=8&amp;list=PLY7_UvAXIWym2w5jM_zRjCv8AD3cUr0jD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Catholic University in the Age of Corporate/Consumer Capitalism</a> — Fr. Miscamble's presentation at the CEC's 2005 Fall Conference, discussing "Joy in the Truth."</li><li><a href="http://vimeo.com/19941031" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catholic Politicians and the Modern World: Some American Case Studies</a> — Fr. Miscamble's presentation at the CEC's 2006 Fall Conference on Modernity.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 26: Fr. Bill Miscamble, C.S.C.

JOHN O'CALLAGHAN

In this episode, we chat with John O'Callaghan, associate professor of philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and the 2017-18 Mary Ann Remick Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Ethics and Culture. We talk about teaching St. Thomas Aquinas to undergraduates, the work he's undertaking as the CEC's Remick Fellow, and the continuing relevance of St. Thomas Aquinas.Special Guest: John O'Callaghan.Links:Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas — The Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas carries out a specific mission, which is to carry out research into, to defend, and to disseminate the doctrine of the Angelic Doctor, and, taking due account of contemporary cultural traditions, 'to develop further this part of Thomistic doctrine which deals with humanity, given that his assertions on the dignity of the human person and the use of his reason, in perfect harmony with the faith, make St. Thomas a teacher for our time' (Inter Munera Academiarum, n. 4).ND Center for Ethics and Culture Fellows — The CEC has several types of fellowships for established and rising scholars, including two endowed fellowships: the Mary Ann Remick Senior Visiting Fellow and the Myser Fellow.Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

In this episode, we chat with John O'Callaghan, associate professor of philosophy, Director of the Jacques Maritain Center, and the 2017-18 Mary Ann Remick Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Ethics and Culture. We talk about teaching St. Thomas Aquinas to undergraduates, the work he's undertaking as the CEC's Remick Fellow, and the continuing relevance of St. Thomas Aquinas.Special Guest: John O'Callaghan.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/san-tommaso/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas</a> — The Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas carries out a specific mission, which is to carry out research into, to defend, and to disseminate the doctrine of the Angelic Doctor, and, taking due account of contemporary cultural traditions, 'to develop further this part of Thomistic doctrine which deals with humanity, given that his assertions on the dignity of the human person and the use of his reason, in perfect harmony with the faith, make St. Thomas a teacher for our time' (Inter Munera Academiarum, n. 4).</li><li><a href="http://ethicscenter.nd.edu/people/fellows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ND Center for Ethics and Culture Fellows</a> — The CEC has several types of fellowships for established and rising scholars, including two endowed fellowships: the Mary Ann Remick Senior Visiting Fellow and the Myser Fellow.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I dunno" by Grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 6: John O'Callaghan

Elizabeth Lev

Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian who has, as she calls it, "the good fortune to live and work in Rome." She teaches Renaissance and Baroque Art at Duquesne University’s Italian campus. She has taught and lectured in numerous venues in Ireland, Italy, the US and Australia, including an address at the United Nations in New York, and a TED talk representing the Vatican Museums. She works as Vatican Analyst for NBC and has been featured on The Today Show, Nightline and Sixty Minutes, among other programs. Her books include "The Tigress of Forlì: The Remarkable Story of Caterina Riario Sforza de’Medici" (2011), "Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches" (2013) with George Weigel, "A Body for Glory: Theology of the Body in the Papal Collections" (2014) with José Granados, and her newest book, "How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art" (2018). Lev studied art history at the University of Chicago, and completed her graduate work at the University of Bologna.Special Guest: Elizabeth Lev.Links:Elizabeth Lev's Homepage — Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian with the good fortune to live and work in Rome. Life in the “Eternal City” allows her the perfect environment to pursue her many passions.  For on an average day, one can find Elizabeth working on her latest article or book, preparing for one of her worldwide speaking engagements, touring visitors through the treasures of Rome, or using her skills as a sommelier to find the perfect wine to pair with dinner.TED Talk: The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel — The Sistine Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings on earth — but there's a lot you probably don't know about it. In this tour-de-force talk, art historian Elizabeth Lev guides us across the famous building's ceiling and Michelangelo's vital depiction of traditional stories.ND Fall Conference 2016 Keynote: "The Gifts of the Magi: The Catholic Imagination and Birth of the Modern Museum" — Presentation given at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture's 17th Annual Fall Conference, "You Are Beauty: Exploring the Catholic Imagination." Elizabeth Lev is professor of art history at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and is a Permanent Research Fellow of the NDCEC.Guido Reni: St. Matthew and the Angel — Painted between 1635 and 1640, located in the Pinacoteca Vaticana (Vatican Museum picture gallery).Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches (with George Weigel) — In Roman Pilgrimage, bestselling theologian and papal biographer George Weigel, art historian Elizabeth Lev, and photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage’s liturgies, art, and architecture. Through reflections on each day’s readings about faith and doubt, heroism and weakness, self-examination and conversion, sin and grace, Rome’s familiar sites take on a new resonance. And along that same historical path, typically unexplored treasures-artifacts of ancient history and hidden artistic wonders-appear in their original luster, revealing new dimensions of one of the world’s most intriguing and multi-layered cities.How Catholic Art Saved the Faith — "How Catholic Art Saved the Faith" tells the story of the creation and successes of a vibrant, visual-arts SWAT team whose war cry could have been “art for Faith’s sake!” Over the years, it included Michelangelo, of course, and, among other great artists, the edgy Caravaggio, the graceful Guido Reni, the technically perfect Annibale Carracci, the colorful Barocci, the theatrical Bernini, and the passionate Artemisia Gentileschi. Each of these creative souls, despite their own interior struggles, was a key player in this magnificent, generations-long project: the affirmation through beauty of the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church.Theme Music: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian who has, as she calls it, "the good fortune to live and work in Rome." She teaches Renaissance and Baroque Art at Duquesne University’s Italian campus. She has taught and lectured in numerous venues in Ireland, Italy, the US and Australia, including an address at the United Nations in New York, and a TED talk representing the Vatican Museums. She works as Vatican Analyst for NBC and has been featured on The Today Show, Nightline and Sixty Minutes, among other programs. Her books include "The Tigress of Forlì: The Remarkable Story of Caterina Riario Sforza de’Medici" (2011), "Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches" (2013) with George Weigel, "A Body for Glory: Theology of the Body in the Papal Collections" (2014) with José Granados, and her newest book, "How Catholic Art Saved the Faith: The Triumph of Beauty and Truth in Counter-Reformation Art" (2018). Lev studied art history at the University of Chicago, and completed her graduate work at the University of Bologna.Special Guest: Elizabeth Lev.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.elizabeth-lev.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Lev's Homepage</a> — Elizabeth Lev is an American-born art historian with the good fortune to live and work in Rome. Life in the “Eternal City” allows her the perfect environment to pursue her many passions. For on an average day, one can find Elizabeth working on her latest article or book, preparing for one of her worldwide speaking engagements, touring visitors through the treasures of Rome, or using her skills as a sommelier to find the perfect wine to pair with dinner.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQflBowgVB4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TED Talk: The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel</a> — The Sistine Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings on earth — but there's a lot you probably don't know about it. In this tour-de-force talk, art historian Elizabeth Lev guides us across the famous building's ceiling and Michelangelo's vital depiction of traditional stories.</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/dNyKeS98OoI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ND Fall Conference 2016 Keynote: "The Gifts of the Magi: The Catholic Imagination and Birth of the Modern Museum"</a> — Presentation given at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture's 17th Annual Fall Conference, "You Are Beauty: Exploring the Catholic Imagination." Elizabeth Lev is professor of art history at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and is a Permanent Research Fellow of the NDCEC.</li><li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guido_Reni_-_St_Matthew_and_the_Angel_-_WGA19308.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guido Reni: St. Matthew and the Angel</a> — Painted between 1635 and 1640, located in the Pinacoteca Vaticana (Vatican Museum picture gallery).</li><li><a href="https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/george-weigel/roman-pilgrimage/9780465027699/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches (with George Weigel)</a> — In Roman Pilgrimage, bestselling theologian and papal biographer George Weigel, art historian Elizabeth Lev, and photographer Stephen Weigel lead readers through this unique religious and aesthetic journey with magnificent photographs and revealing commentaries on the pilgrimage’s liturgies, art, and architecture. Through reflections on each day’s readings about faith and doubt, heroism and weakness, self-examination and conversion, sin and grace, Rome’s familiar sites take on a new resonance. And along that same historical path, typically unexplored treasures-artifacts of ancient history and hidden artistic wonders-appear in their original luster, revealing new dimensions of one of the world’s most intriguing and multi-layered cities.</li><li><a href="https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/how-catholic-art-saved-the-faith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Catholic Art Saved the Faith</a> — "How Catholic Art Saved the Faith" tells the story of the creation and successes of a vibrant, visual-arts SWAT team whose war cry could have been “art for Faith’s sake!” Over the years, it included Michelangelo, of course, and, among other great artists, the edgy Caravaggio, the graceful Guido Reni, the technically perfect Annibale Carracci, the colorful Barocci, the theatrical Bernini, and the passionate Artemisia Gentileschi. Each of these creative souls, despite their own interior struggles, was a key player in this magnificent, generations-long project: the affirmation through beauty of the teachings of the Holy Catholic Church.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Music: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 24: Elizabeth Lev

Our guests were part of a panel discussion at the dCEC's 20th Annual Fall Conference, "I Have Called You Friends." Their panel discussed "digital friendship." Video of the panel session will be posted to the Center's YouTube channel.Special Guests: Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Fr. Harrison Ayre, and Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP.Links:Pursued By Truth — Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble is at the forefront of reviving the ancient discipline of memento mori (“remember your death”). She was inspired by her order’s founder, Blessed James Alberione, who kept a skull on his desk to remind him of his inevitable death. After a spiritual retreat in 2017, Sr. Theresa Aletheia received a ceramic skull from one of her sisters and she has been meditating on death daily ever since.Clerically Speaking PodcastYouTube Playlist: I Have Called You Friends — Videos from the dCEC's 20th Annual Fall Conference are posted to our YouTube channel playlist, including plenary keynote sessions and many of the individual panel discussions.Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

Our guests were part of a panel discussion at the dCEC's 20th Annual Fall Conference, "I Have Called You Friends." Their panel discussed "digital friendship." Video of the panel session will be posted to the Center's YouTube channel.Special Guests: Fr. Anthony Sciarappa, Fr. Harrison Ayre, and Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://pursuedbytruth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pursued By Truth</a> — Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble is at the forefront of reviving the ancient discipline of memento mori (“remember your death”). She was inspired by her order’s founder, Blessed James Alberione, who kept a skull on his desk to remind him of his inevitable death. After a spiritual retreat in 2017, Sr. Theresa Aletheia received a ceramic skull from one of her sisters and she has been meditating on death daily ever since.</li><li><a href="http://www.clericallyspeaking.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clerically Speaking Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY7_UvAXIWymN3EdNcYClNdL33N4eoH2W" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Playlist: I Have Called You Friends</a> — Videos from the dCEC's 20th Annual Fall Conference are posted to our YouTube channel playlist, including plenary keynote sessions and many of the individual panel discussions.</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme Song: "I Dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

Episode 39: Digital Friends

David Solomon

David Solomon, the founding director of the Center for Ethics and Culture, began his legendary career at Notre Dame in 1968 and retired in May 2016. During his tenure, he served as the director of undergraduate studies in the philosophy department, founded and directed the Arts &amp; Letters/Science Honors Program, and directed the Notre Dame London Program. In addition to his service in academic administration, he taught ethics and medical ethics to thousands of undergraduate and graduate students and directed more than 40 doctoral dissertations. Professor Solomon established the Center for Ethics and Culture in 1999 with the aim of bringing "the great treasures of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition to bear upon the most pressing ethical questions of the day." He handed the reins of the Center to current director Carter Snead in 2012.Special Guest: David Solomon.Links:The CEC's David Solomon Fellowship — Director O. Carter Snead announced the establishment of a $1.25 million endowed graduate student fellowship honoring the Center's founding director, David Solomon. "Professor Solomon is the visionary who had the will, the creativity, the insight, the judgment, and the energy to create the Center for Ethics and Culture so many years ago," said Snead. "We are very pleased that, in perpetuity, there will be a David Solomon Fellow in the College of Arts and Letters who will share David's passion for the Catholic mission of the University of Notre Dame." (Dateline: December 1, 2016)Theme music: "I dunno" by grapes — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque

David Solomon, the founding director of the Center for Ethics and Culture, began his legendary career at Notre Dame in 1968 and retired in May 2016. During his tenure, he served as the director of undergraduate studies in the philosophy department, founded and directed the Arts &amp; Letters/Science Honors Program, and directed the Notre Dame London Program. In addition to his service in academic administration, he taught ethics and medical ethics to thousands of undergraduate and graduate students and directed more than 40 doctoral dissertations. Professor Solomon established the Center for Ethics and Culture in 1999 with the aim of bringing "the great treasures of the Catholic moral and intellectual tradition to bear upon the most pressing ethical questions of the day." He handed the reins of the Center to current director Carter Snead in 2012.Special Guest: David Solomon.Links:<ul><li><a href="http://ethicscenter.nd.edu/news/graduate-student-fellowship-established-honoring-cec-founding-director-david-solomon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The CEC's David Solomon Fellowship</a> — Director O. Carter Snead announced the establishment of a $1.25 million endowed graduate student fellowship honoring the Center's founding director, David Solomon. "Professor Solomon is the visionary who had the will, the creativity, the insight, the judgment, and the energy to create the Center for Ethics and Culture so many years ago," said Snead. "We are very pleased that, in perpetuity, there will be a David Solomon Fellow in the College of Arts and Letters who will share David's passion for the Catholic mission of the University of Notre Dame." (Dateline: December 1, 2016)</li><li><a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theme music: "I dunno" by grapes</a> — I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque</li></ul>

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