Fr. Dennis Hamm, S.J. comes back to the show to talk about both Matthew, one of the twelve, and the gospel that bears his name.
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Saint Matthew
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Caritas in Veritate, part 1
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Moral theologian and Creighton professor Dr. Julia Fleming comes back to the show to discuss Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical letter, Caritas in Veritate. This new encyclical represents a significant addition to the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching.
Since the document covers many topics, including a major section on the environment, we are going to offer two installments of this interview. The second will be posted in a few weeks.
If you are interested in reading Caritas in Veritate, it is available online here.
Dreams and the Spiritual Life
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Dominican sister Janice Bachman discusses the role of dreams and dream interpretation in Christian Spirituality. Janice is an experienced spiritual director, retreat director and Jungian Analyst. Janice has been involved in the training of spiritual directors for the past ten years.
A graduate of Creighton University’s (Omaha) Christian Spirituality Program, Janice is on the summer faculty of Creighton’s Masterís Program in Christian Spirituality as well as faculty for the Wellstreams Ecumenical Spiritual Direction Training Program in Columbus.
Catholic Coalition on Climate Change
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Dan Misleh, executive director of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change joins host John O’Keefe to discuss the Catholic perspective on climate change. The program also considers the Catholic Climate Covenant, an initiative of the Center.
For more information, visit these two web sites:
St. Augustine of Hippo
Monday, August 24th, 2009
The feast of St. Augustine is August 28th. In today’s program, hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright reflect on the legacy of this great Christian.
Photo: “St Augustine” by “Lawrence OP” from Flickr (Used under Creative Commons license)
The Vocation of the High School Theology Teacher
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Tara Joyce Whipp and Patrick Hoarty join hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright to discuss the vocation of the high school theology teacher. Tara teaches at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha. Patrick teaches at Skutt Catholic high school, also in Omaha.
The image to the right from flick is of Catherine of Alexandria, one of the patron saints of teachers.
Photo: “St Catherine debating the philosophers” by “Lawrence OP” from Flickr (Used under Creative Commons license)
Saint Jerome
Monday, September 28th, 2009In this week’s program hosts Dr. John O’Keefe and Dr. Wendy M. Wright discuss St. Jerome. Jerome, whose feast day is September 30, was a 4th century Christian scholar and monk.
A doctor of the Church, he is most famous for the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible that still forms the basis of the official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Photo: “Saint Jerome” by “Paul Lowry” from Flickr (Used under Creative Commons license)
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