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Actors and authors, astronauts and athletes. Join Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, as he chats with Catholics from many walks of life about God’s unique call and the unexpected places following that call has taken them.
"Faith and reason are like two wings upon which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart the desire to know the truth — in a word, to know himself — so that by knowing and loving God, men and women can come to the fullness of the truth about themselves."
—ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II
Evangelizing Catechesis
What is catechesis? Where is it in the Bible? Are all Catholics called to be catechists? Is catechesis just for kids? Noted catechist Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport,…
How Smashing the Patriarchy Destroyed Women
What is a woman? What is the patriarchy, and why do feminists want to smash it? Can women survive if the patriarchy is smashed, or is that the…
The Gift of the Eucharist
Why do Catholics have to go to Mass on Sundays? Have the Church’s rules for sin and receiving Communion changed? How does the Eucharist make us share divinity…
The Genesis of Gender
What is the gender paradigm? Does the human body have something to say about human personhood? Can good Catholics be good feminists? Dr. Abigail Rine Favale, professor in…
Overcoming the Vice of Acedia
What’s the vice of acedia, and why is it something most of us need to fight? How is it both apathetic and frenzied? How do we overcome it?…
The Catholic Church and Slavery
Is slavery an exclusively white European sin? Did the Catholic Church really wait until the 20th century to speak out against slavery? Does the Bible justify slavery? Dr.…
Living as Catholics in Exile
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Shane Owens, and special guest Dr. Scott Hahn, the Fr. Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology and…
Our Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows Rosary
Can we learn to suffer without complaining? How can praying with Mary’s sorrows help us embrace our own sorrows and bring us consolation? What does Mary promise to…
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