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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 Liturgy of […]

Dr. Roger Bergman comes back to the program to discuss the best ways to introduce students to Catholic Social Teaching. Bergman has written a new book called Catholic Social Learning: […]

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 Liturgy of […]

In this program we interview Elizabeth Fairbairn about the impact of her decision to study theology as an undergraduate major. Elizabeth recently graduated from Creighton University and plans to do […]

With this program, we begin a series of discussions with the Rev. Roc O’Connor, S.J. that explore the various parts of the mass. This week we focus on the Gathering […]

In this program frequent guest, Eileen Burke Sullivan, continues her discussion of the Liturgy of the Hours, one of the Church’s most ancient prayers. This week’s program focuses on Evening Prayer. Listeners may also enjoy our program on the Liturgy of the Hours itself and on Morning Prayer.

Roger Bergman comes back on the program to discuss the content and impact of Pope John XXIII's first encyclical, Mater et Magistra.

Brad Gregory, the Dorothy G. Griffin Associate Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Notre Dame, discusses his work on the history of the Reformation era. He also reflects upon the relationship between his Catholicism and his vocation to be a historian.

Dr. Tom Kelly discusses Evangelii Nuntiandi, which is an Apostolic Exhortation published by Pope Paul VI in 1975. The document emphasizes the connection between the work of evangelization and concrete action.

In this program frequent guest, Eileen Burke Sullivan, continues her discussion of the Liturgy of the Hours, one of the Church's most ancient prayers. This week's program focuses on Morning Prayer. Listeners who missed the general discussion of the Liturgy of the Hours can find it by following this link.

Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps discusses the Black Catholic experience in America. Dr. Phelps is a Professor of Theology at Xavier University of Louisiana and the Director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies.

Professor Orlando Espin of the University of San Diego discusses the Latino/a Church in America. Espin directs USD's Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism and is a recognized expert in this field.

In this program frequent guest, Eileen Burke Sullivan, begins a series of podcasts in which we discuss the Liturgy of the Hours, one of the Church's most ancient prayers. This program introduces the Liturgy of the Hours in general and future programs will present Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer.

The Rev. Simon Harak, S.J. discusses his work at the Center for Peacemaking at Marquette University. Special attention is given to the topic of "war profiteering," which was the subject of a lecture that Harak delivered at Creighton university in March, 2011.

Did you know there are legal migrant shepherds eking out a living in the high plains of Colorado? Ricardo Ariza, director of Creighton's office of Multicultural Affairs discusses a recent trip he took with students to meet these shepherds. Ariza runs an annual spring break trip called the Migrant Journey Service Learning Project, which is carried out in collaboration with the Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network.