For over three decades, Franciscan University Presents has aired monthly on EWTN and discussed a range of topics with some of the world’s top Catholic scholars, thinkers, and leaders.

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October 2024

The Light of His Eyes

Guest: Mother Iliana

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September 2024

A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History

Guest: Dr. Kevin Schmiesing

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Mar 2023

Healed and Transformed

Guest: Heather Khym

In our life journey, are we thriving, or just surviving? Are the traumas and sins of our past holding us back? Do we truly believe that the Lord…...

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Feb 2023

Art and Beauty in the Catholic Tradition

Guest: Stanley Konopka

Is beauty a necessity or a luxury in faith and worship? Isn’t beauty a matter of personal preference? What does beauty have to do with dogma? Stanley Konopka,…...

Jan 2023

Learning From Illness and Suffering

Guest: Dr. Katharina Westerhorstmann

What does it mean to be human? Can human vulnerability help us understand our own humanity more deeply? Can we learn to live through suffering? How can illness…...

Dec 2022

Trusting in Jesus

Guest: Sister Faustina Maria Pia Bianchi, SV

What does it mean to trust in Jesus? And what do we stand to gain if we can overcome our fears? Sister Faustina Maria Pia Bianchi, SV, author…...

Nov 2022

Eucharistic Revival

Guest: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

What does it really mean for us to receive Communion, and are any of us truly worthy? Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and…...

Oct 2022

A Preview of the Resurrection

Guest: Dr. Regis Martin

Why did Jesus allow his friends Martha and Mary to experience the trauma of their brother’s death? What does it mean when God weeps? What does the Lord…...

Sep 2022

Facing Crises in the Church and Society

Guest: Father Gerald Murray

Why is there so much confusion about what is true? How do we navigate the crises we face not just in the world but in the Church? How…...

Aug 2022

How to Talk About Church Teachings

Guest: Fr. Carter Griffin

Social norms change, but Church teaching doesn’t. How do Catholics prepare themselves to talk about difficult or unpopular Church teachings? Is there a way to do that effectively…...

Jul 2022

How to Be Awake, Not Woke

Guest: Noelle Mering

Why does tolerance seem to go only in one direction these days? Why is dysfunction being normalized and even celebrated? How did violence and division come to be…...

Jun 2022

Friendship and the Fathers

Guest: Mike Aquilina

People today are hyper-connected—and profoundly lonely. Are we in a crisis of friendship? And do the ancient Church Fathers say anything remotely relevant to friendship in the 21st…...

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