The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference & the Menard Family Center - The Sower Episode 45 (audio)

Josh Bowman shares some information on the upcoming 2026 conference in Omaha, NE before turning to the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry at Creighton University. He’s joined by economic scholars Dr. Colin O’Reilly and Dr. Michael D. Thomas. The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference will be held March 12-14 at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Panel and paper proposals are due September 1, 2025. Click here to propose a paper and learn more: https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2026-conference-cfp/ Nominate a book for the Herbert J. Storing Prize by September 1, 2025: https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/storing-award/ Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry: https://www.creighton.edu/menard-center-for-economic-inquiry To learn more about us, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and to make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/ 0:00 About the Ciceronian Society8:00 The Menard Family Center11:21 Vocation of a Catholic Economist15:10 Different Views of Poverty20:49 Omaha30:15 Economists at CS36:11 How to Learn More about MFC & Creighton University   Chapters (00:00:00) - About the Ciceronian Society(00:08:00) - The Menard Family Center(00:11:21) - Vocation of a Catholic Economist(00:15:10) - Different Views of Poverty(00:20:49) - Omaha(00:30:15) - Economists at CS(00:36:11) - How to Learn More about MFC & Creighton University