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Rerum Novarum

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Dr. Roger Bergman, director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Creighton, comes back to the show to discuss the seminal papal encyclical, Rerum Novarum.

Listeners may also enjoy Dr. Bergman’s discussion of Catholic Social Teaching.

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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 conducted this interview in two parts. The first part appeared on September 14th, 2009.

If you are interested in reading Caritas in Veritate, it is available online here.

Listeners may also enjoy our interview with George Weigel about the pontificate of Benedict XVI.

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Saint Jerome

Monday, September 28th, 2009

In 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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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.

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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)

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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)

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St. Cyril of Alexandria

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Hosts John O’Keefe and Wendy M. Wright discuss the life and legacy of St. Cyril of Alexandria.

Cyril (c. 378-444), whose feast is June 27th, was one of the most important theologians in the ancient church. He is largely responsible for the language defining the doctrine that Christ is both fully human and fully divine.

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