Catholic Theology Show

Can the mysteries of creation lead us closer to Christ? Dr. Michael Dauphinais speaks with Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and founding provost of Ave Maria University, about the value of G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy, exploring how he defends the goodness of existence.Resources:Books by G.K. Chesterton on Ignatius PressPrevious episode: An Introduction to Chestertonian Theology with Joseph Pearce Help support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Since God alone is holy, can we be holy as well? This week, Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn, president and founder of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, to look at how Scripture expresses God’s holiness and our own call to share in this mystery.Resources:St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology websiteHoly Is His Name: The Transforming Power of God’s Holiness in Scripture by Scott HahnHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

What makes G.K. Chesterton so compelling? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with acclaimed Catholic writer and scholar Joseph Pearce to hear his insights on Chestertonian wisdom, wit, and worldview. They discuss Pearce’s own conversion and briefly unpack The Man Who Was Thursday, along with Chesterton's other notable works.Resources:Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton by Joseph PearceHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Why build a curriculum around theology? Dr. Michael Dauphinais welcomes Dr. William Riordan, Professor Emeritus of Theology at Ave Maria University, to share his involvement in the founding of AMU and the development of authentic, integral, and formative Catholic higher education.Resources:Divine Light: The Theology of Denys The Areopagite by William RiordanThe Mystical Theology by Dionysius the Areopagite translated by William RiordanHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

What do the humanities have to do with holiness? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Travis Curtright, chair of the Humanities Department at Ave Maria University, to discuss what we can learn from St. Thomas More about education, prayer, and closeness to Christ in suffering. Resources:The One Thomas More by Travis CurtrightThe Sadness of Christ by Thomas MoreA Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation by Thomas MoreUtopia by Thomas More (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)Yale’s Essential Works of Thomas More edited by Gerard Wegemer and Stephen SmithCenter for Thomas More Studies websiteMoreana: Thomas More and Renaissance Studies JournalHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Is St. Thomas Aquinas only for scholars? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Fr. Romanus Cessario, Adam Cardinal Maida Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University, to discuss insights on Saint Thomas Aquinas and how his thought pertains to all the faithful for salvation.Resources:The Godly Image: Christian Satisfaction in Aquinas by Fr. Romanus CessarioIntroduction to Moral Theology (Catholic Moral Thought) by Fr. Romanus CessarioSanctifying Truth: Thomas Aquinas on Christian Holiness by Fr. Romanus CessarioHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Just because we can, should we? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Diann Ecret, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Ave Maria University, to discuss Catholic Bioethics: what it is, how it came to be, why we need it, and how we can navigate 21st-century healthcare.Resources:National Catholic Bioethics Center NCBcenter.orgHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

What's so special about classical education? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Fr. Robert Sirico, President Emeritus and Co-Founder of the Acton Institute, to discuss his work in Catholic classical education and the value it brings to our culture today.Resources:St. John Henry Newman Institute websiteActon Institute websiteHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Remembering Joseph Ratzinger. In a special memorial episode, Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Roger Nutt, Provost and Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University, to talk about the legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and their memories of him as a priest, archbishop, cardinal, and pope.Offering a map of his theological writings, Dr. Dauphinais and Dr. Nutt offer five key principles to understanding Pope Benedict's teaching that theology is primarily an encounter with the living God in the person of Jesus Christ: (1) by the Reason/Logos, (2) from the Bible, (3) through the Creed, (4) in the Liturgy, and (5) unto Heaven (as taught and lived by Ratzinger/Benedict XVI).Please join us in praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.Resources:Previous Episode: To Die is Gain | All About Anointing of the Sick with Dr. Roger NuttPrevious Episode: Why Should We Care About Ecclesiology? with Fr. Guy MansiniEncyclical Letter Spe Salvi by Pope Benedict XVIHelp support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!

Is there still more to learn from St. Augustine? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. John Cavadini, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, to talk about the life of St. Augustine and the contributions of his Confessions to the Catholic Church.Help support this podcast and Our Lady's University by joining the Annunciation Circle!Get more information about Ave Maria University!