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

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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 Dr. Daniel Kuebler, professor of biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Vice President of the Society of Catholic Scientists, as they discuss the intersection of faith and science and what the Church's official stance on evolution is.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: August 2024

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The Intersection of Faith and Science | Dr. Daniel Kuebler | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Kevin Schmiesing, professor of Church History at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology and author of A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History: People and Places that Shaped the Church in the United States, as they discuss what pilgrimage is and all of the many holy sites located throughout the United States of America.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: September 2024

A Pilgrimage Through American History | Dr. Kevin Schmiesing | Franciscan University Presents

Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Shane Owens, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "Return to the Heart: The Biblical Spirituality of St. Augustine's Confessions", as they discuss what St. Augustine can teach us about our own heart and our own spiritual journey.

Original Air Date: March 2025

St. Augustine's Confessions and Us | Dr. Shane Owens | Franciscan University Presents

Dr. Carlos Eire on October 30, 2025 at Saint Ignatius College Prep.

Two of the most significant features of Catholic Christianity are its focus on holy men and women and the miracles ascribed to them. What is it that makes saints and miracles so significant? What difference does this characteristic of Catholicism make, not just for its history, but for us, here and now? Asking such questions is absolutely necessary for Catholics, and in this talk we explore why this is so.

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