Catholic Comments

Dr. Jeffrey Brower, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, discusses the view of Thomas Aquinas on death, resurrection, souls and personhood.

John O’Malley, S.J., the University Professor at Georgetown University, discusses the Jesuit tradition of Christian humanist education. O’Malley is a distinguished professor of Church history with special interests in the […]

Old Testament Scholar Ron Simkins discusses the historical interpretation of the creation stories in the book of Geneis. Simkins is a Professor of Theology at Creighton.

Professor Julia Fleming discusses John Paul II’s encyclical Laborem Exercens.  Published in 1981, this documents reflects on the dignity of work in all its forms.

Professor Khaled Anatolios of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry discusses the remarkable life of St. Athanasius. Born at the end of the third century (ca. 298), Athanasius […]

Rev. John Donahue, S.J. was on Creighton’s campus to give a lecture on the enduring value of the U.S. Bishop’s pastoral letter Economic Justice for All, which was published in 1986. […]

What can Catholics learn from the religious practices of other religions? Sister Marie-Louise Flick discusses a course she teaches on interfaith spiritual practice.

In the program, hosts Wendy M. Wright and John O’Keefe discuss the life and legacy of St. John Chrysostom. Chrysostom, who feast day is celebrated in the West on September […]

Old Testament Scholar Ron Simkins discusses the importance of interpreting the Bible historically. Simkins is a Professor of Theology at Creighton.

Program co-host Wendy M. Wright discusses the topic of Family Spirituality.

Fr. Richard Hauser comes back to the program to discuss “Discernment of Spirits.” Discernment refers to the ability and the practice of recognizing when were are being motivated by the […]

Program host John O’Keefe discusses his trip to Uganda for Backpack Journalism 2011. O’Keefe, two colleagues from the Journalism department and 14 students traveled to northern Uganda to study the […]

New Testament scholar, Fr. Dennis Hamm, reflects on the meaning of The Lord’s Prayer in the context of scripture.

With this program, we continue our series of discussions with the Rev. Roc O’Connor, S.J. exploring the various parts of the mass. This week we focus on the Communion and […]

Kelly Orbik, of Creighton’s Center for Service and Justice, discusses the Ixim Spirit of Solidarity initiative.  Ixim is a ministry of solidarity between the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska and the diocese […]