R. R. Reno and Mary Eberstadt on Spirit Catholic Radio
Mary Eberstadt and editor R. R. Reno discuss the current state of marriage on Spirit Catholic Radio. In 2009, there were a series of tell-all articles by women, published in New York Times and The...
View ArticleArchbishop Chaput & R.R Reno on Spirit Catholic Radio
Chaput details both the history of the threats and possible responses in “A Charitable Endeavor,” published in First Things (November, 2009). In their conversation about this essay on Spirit Catholic...
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Raising Kids In A Digital Age featuring Mark Bauerlein on Relevant Radio by First Things
View ArticleRandy Boyogoda on the Thought and Character of Father Neuhaus: A Podcast
Randy Boyogoda’s biography of Father Richard John Neuhaus, Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square came out last month and has already received significant notice. A few weeks ago, Boyogoda...
View ArticleThe Catholic Writer in America: A Podcast with Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia may be best known to our audience for his essay in First Things last year entitled “The Catholic Writer Today.” The essay began with a dismaying regret that while 50 years ago one could scan...
View ArticleRecovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying The Wisdom And Vision Of Carl F....
Gregory Alan Thornbury was recently installed as the sixth president of The King's College of New York City. Before his appointment, he was professor of philosophy, dean of the School of Theology and...
View ArticleThe Meaning Of Marriage: A Podcast with R. R. Reno
The Meaning Of Marriage: A Podcast with R. R. Reno by First Things
View ArticleEpisode 1 – Inside the August/September Issue (7/15/16)
Is Donald Trump a disciple of the power-mad Nietzsche, or of positive-thinking guru Norman Vincent Peale? Editors Rusty, Mark, Matthew, and Julia discuss. Then Carl Trueman Skypes in and disputes...
View ArticleEpisode 2 – Does Liberal Catholicism Have a Future?
Liberal Catholics are growing impatient. What if Pope Francis fails to institutionalize his reforms? Editors Rusty, Mark, Matthew, and Julia discuss, and are politely opposed by their guest, Commonweal...
View ArticleEpisode 3 – Death of a Country Priest
Was the murder of Fr. Jacques Hamel by Islamic State militants an act of “absurd violence,” as Pope Francis suggests, or did it have clear religious motivations and implications? Matthew disagrees with...
View ArticleEpisode 4 – NFP vs. Sex Ed (8. 3. 16)
What can natural family planning teach you about the body that sex ed won’t? Catholic writer and "science nerd" Leah Libresco guests on this segment, as does her fiancé, assistant editor Alexi...
View ArticleEpisode 5 – Is God Still Dead? (8. 12. 16)
God was pronounced dead by Time Magazine fifty years ago—and now He’s deader than ever, according to Matthew Rose. Joining Rusty and Julia, Matt argues that our present age was heralded in 1966 by the...
View ArticleEpisode 6 – Asexual Millennials (8. 19. 16)
A surprising new study reveals that members of the Millennial Generation are avoiding sex—and for all the wrong reasons. Rusty, Mark, and Julia discuss the impact of careerism, pornography, and the...
View ArticleEpisode 7 – The Francis Effect? (8. 26. 16)
New survey findings from Georgetown University update us on rates of ritual participation among American Catholics. Do they show a “Francis Effect”? If so, is the effect positive or negative? Rusty,...
View ArticleEpisode 8 – Mother Teresa, Ineffective Altruist (9. 2. 16)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be canonized on Sunday. Why is her service to the poor so much more inspiring than that of secular “effective altruists”? Rusty and Matthew explain their takes, and Julia...
View ArticleEpisode 9 – Trigger Warning! (9. 9. 16)
Phyllis Schlafly, anti-feminist icon and foe of the Equal Rights Amendment, died this week. Rusty, Mark, and Julia discuss her legacy—with the help of their special guest, journalist and editor and...
View ArticleEpisode 10 – Against Gender (9. 16. 16)
Remember that time Slate alerted the civilized world to our terrifying feature article on “gay denialism”? Michael W. Hannon was the author of that feature, “Against Heterosexuality,” and he sits down...
View ArticleEpisode 11 – American Caesar (9. 23. 16)
Helen Andrews provides some historical perspective on the choice Americans must make this November—between two styles of dictator, the personalist (Trump) and the clientelist (Clinton). She looks back...
View ArticleEpisode 12 – A Catholic Spring? (10. 14. 16)
Matthew responds to criticisms of his New York Times op-ed, “Has Pope Francis Failed?,” and reminds liberal Catholics of their claim that liberalizing doctrine and rhetoric would bring alienated...
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