Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and a variety of special guests as they explore a wide range of topics from a Catholic perspective.

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Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP, Extraordinary Professor and Vice Director of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and author of the new book "The Bible and the Priesthood: Priestly Participation in the One Sacrifice for Sins", as they discuss how the Old Testament and the Catholic priesthood are connected through the sacrifice of Christ.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 2023

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The Priesthood in the Bible | Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Kimberly Hahn, and special guest Immaculée Ilibagiza, Rwandan genocide survivor and author of the new book "A Blessing in Disguise: Miracles of the Seven Sorrows Rosary", as they discuss how meditating on the Sorrows of Our Lady can help us to embrace our own sorrows - and even bring us consolation.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: December 2023

Our Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows Rosary | Immaculée Ilibagiza | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Paul Kengor, Senior Director of the Institute for Faith & Freedom and Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, and author of the new book "The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery", as they discuss the long history of the Catholic Church's vocal -- and Scriptural -- opposition to the institution of slavery.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: February 2024

The Catholic Church and Slavery | Dr. Paul Kengor | Franciscan University Presents

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 the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and author of the new book "Catholics in Exile: Biblical Wisdom for the Journey Home", as they discuss how we can survive - and even change - this world that is not our true home.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: January 2024

Living as Catholics in Exile | Dr. Scott Hahn | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Brandon Dahm, Associate Professor of Philosophy and author of Correcting Acedia Through Wonder and Gratitude, as they discuss what the vice of acedia is and how to overcome it.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: March 2024

Overcoming the Vice of Acedia | Dr. Brandon Dahm | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Bill Miscamble, CSC, Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame and Author of "American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh", as they discuss how Fr. Hesburgh shaped Catholic Higher Education and Catholic Political Life in America.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 2020

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