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Franciscan University
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Franciscan University. Academically Excellent, Passionately Catholic.
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Welcoming Persons With Disabilities | Mark Bradford | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Mark Bradford, Editor of "Indispensable: A Catholic Guide to Welcoming Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities", as they discuss how Catholics can welcome individuals with…
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The First American Pope | Dr. Matthew Bunson | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Matthew Bunson, Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News and Author of "Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope", as they discuss the historical significance and potential impact…
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Pardon, Peace, and Interpersonal Forgiveness | Fr. John Burns | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. John Burns, PhD, Founder of the Friends of the Bridegroom and Author of "Pardon and Peace: The Science and Theology of Interpersonal Forgiveness", as they discuss the significance of extending...
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On Euthanasia and Dying Well | Fr. Tad Pacholczyk | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, PhD, Senior Ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, as they discuss the problems with euthanasia in light of the dignity of human suffering. Other Voices from this...
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Serving the Poor and the Persecuted | Dr. Stephen Rasche | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Stephen Rasche, Director of the Institute for Catholic Humanitarian Service at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of the book "The Disappearing People: The Tragic Fate of Christians...
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Overcoming Sins of Speech | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Gregory Pine, OP, Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies and author of the new book "Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech", as they discuss…
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Making a Pilgrimage | Joan Watson | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Joan Watson, Formation Manager at Verso Ministries and author of the new book "Making a Pilgrimage: A Companion for Catholics", as they discuss the meaning and importance of pilgrimages. Other Voices...
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Answers on Death and Dying | Dr. Roger Nutt | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Roger Nutt, Provost at Ave Maria University and author of the new book "To Die is Gain", as they discuss what the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick can teach us about death and dying.…
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Piety and Personality | Rosemary McGuire Berry | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Shane Owens, and special guest Rosemary McGuire Berry, author of "Piety and Personality: The Temperaments of the Saints", as they discuss how our temperaments can help - or hinder - our journey in faith. Each of us can find a…
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Ancient Prayer and Modern Technology | Alex Jones | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Alex Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Hallow, as they discuss how technology can benefit our prayer life - and not be a distraction! ORIGINAL AIRDATE SEPTEMBER 2025
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Why We Need Scripture | Jeff Cavins | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Jeff Cavins, Author of "Walking With God: A Journey Through the Bible" and "I'm Not Being Fed: Discovering the Food That Satisfies the Soul", as they discuss why we need Scripture as much as we need...
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Sharing the Gospel as Youth Missionaries | Dcn. Bob Rice, PhD | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dcn. Bob Rice, PhD, Professor of Catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "Sharing the Gospel With Our Lives: A Relational Approach to Catholic Youth Ministry", as they...
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Forming Families for Heaven | Fr. Carter Griffin | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Carter Griffin, Rector at the Saint John Paul II Seminary and Author of "Forming Families, Forming Saints", as they discuss the role of parents and family life in preparing us for our final...
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Preparing for Martyrdom | Dr. Regis Martin | Franciscan University Presents
Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Shane Owens and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Regis Martin, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity From St. Ignatius of Antioch", as they discuss how the...
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The Stigmatists | Dr. Paul Kengor | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Fr. Jonathan St. André, TOR and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College and Author of "The Stigmatists: Their Gifts, Their Revelations, Their Warnings", as they discuss the saints who bore…
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St. Augustine's Confessions and Us | Dr. Shane Owens | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Shane Owens, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "Return to the Heart: The Biblical Spirituality of St. Augustine's Confessions", as they…
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A Year of Grace and Hope | Dr. John Bergsma | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. John Bergsma, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "Jesus and Jubilee", as they discuss how we can enter into this Year of Jubilee and discover what God...
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Why Some Women Defy the Birth Dearth | Dr. Catherine Pakaluk | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Catherine Pakaluk, Professor of Business at Catholic University of America and Author of "Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth", as they discuss why some women are open…
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A Catholic Approach to Relationships | Dr. Greg Bottaro | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Greg Bottaro, Founder of the CatholicPsych Institute, as they discuss difficult relationships and the contributions of John Paul II to modern psychology. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: December 2024
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The Fatherhood of God | Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR | Franciscan University Presents
Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and Host - and special guest - Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, President of Franciscan University of Steubenville and Host of the video series "My father's Father", as they discuss how human fatherhood reveals - but can never replace - the divine...
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The Light of His Eyes | Mother Iliana | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Mother Iliana, a nun of the Byzantine Catholic Christ the Bridegroom Monastery and author of the new book "The Light of His Eyes: Journeying From Self-Contempt to the Father's Delight", as they…
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The Intersection of Faith and Science | Dr. Daniel Kuebler | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Daniel Kuebler, professor of biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Vice President of the Society of Catholic Scientists, as they discuss the intersection of faith and science and...
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Evangelizing Catechesis | Bishop Frank J. Caggiano | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut and member of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, as they discuss Catechesis and who needs it the most.
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A Pilgrimage Through American History | Dr. Kevin Schmiesing | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Kevin Schmiesing, professor of Church History at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology and author of A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History: People and Places that Shaped the...
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How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Women | Dr. Carrie Gress | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Carrie Gress, Fellow at the Ethics and Policy Center and author of The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us, as they discuss feminism and how the abolition of patriarchy has...
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The Gift of the Eucharist | Bishop Andrew Cozzens | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota and Chairman of the Board for the National Eucharistic Congress, as they discuss the gift of the Holy Eucharist and the National Eucharistic...
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The Genesis of Gender | Dr. Abigail Favale | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Abigail Favale, Professor in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory, as they discuss the gender paradigm and...
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Overcoming the Vice of Acedia | Dr. Brandon Dahm | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Brandon Dahm, Associate Professor of Philosophy and author of Correcting Acedia Through Wonder and Gratitude, as they discuss what the vice of acedia is and how to overcome it. ORIGINAL AIR DATE:...
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The Catholic Church and Slavery | Dr. Paul Kengor | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Paul Kengor, Senior Director of the Institute for Faith & Freedom and Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, and author of the new book "The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic…
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Living as Catholics in Exile | Dr. Scott Hahn | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Shane Owens, and special guest Dr. Scott Hahn, the Fr. Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and author of the new book "Catholics in Exile: Biblical Wisdom…
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Our Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows Rosary | Immaculée Ilibagiza | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Kimberly Hahn, and special guest Immaculée Ilibagiza, Rwandan genocide survivor and author of the new book "A Blessing in Disguise: Miracles of the Seven Sorrows Rosary", as they discuss how meditating on the Sorrows of Our Lady can...
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Quartet No. 2 in D Major by Alexander Borodin
Featuring Members of the Cleveland Orchestra: Stephen Tavani (violin), Zhan Shu (violin), Dane Johansen (cello), and Stanley Konopka (viola).
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FUS' New Chamber Orchestra Performing "The Unanswered Question" by Charles Ives
Directed by Stanley Konopka: Director, FUS’ New Chamber Orchestra Asst. Principal Violist, The Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Music & Orchestra Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Music.
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Haydn String Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 and Dvorak No 14 in A flat major, Op. 105
Featuring members of the Cleveland Orchestra: Zhan Shu, violin, Stephen Tavani, violin, Dane Johansen, cello, and Stanley Konopka, viola.
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The Priesthood in the Bible | Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP, Extraordinary Professor and Vice Director of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and author of the new book "The Bible and the…
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Unity of Body and Soul: Gender Dysphoria | Archbishop Paul Coakley | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest the Most Rev. Paul Coakley, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and author of the pastoral letter "On the Unity of the Body and Soul: Accompanying Those Experiencing Gender Dysphoria", as...
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Love Basics From Scripture | Dr. John Bergsma | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. John Bergsma, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of "Love Basics for Catholics: Illustrating God's Love for Us Throughout the Bible", as they discuss how...
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Forming Young Catholic Leaders | Peter Blute | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Peter Blute, COO of Young Catholic Professionals, as they discuss how young Catholic professionals can live an authentic faith life, how we see the dignity of work, and whether faith is compatible…
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Free to Be Holy | Matt Lozano | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Matt Lozano, Director of Training at Heart of the Father Ministries and Co-Author of the book "Free to Be Holy: Discovering Who You Are in Christ", as they discuss what it means to live holiness....
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The Scriptural Vision of Man and Woman | Dr. Nina Heereman | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Nina Heereman, Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Patrick's Seminary and University and author of the new book "Athirst for the Spirit: Biblical Wisdom for Desert Times", as they...
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Holy Is His Name | Dr. Scott Hahn | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. John Bergsma, and special guest Dr. Scott Hahn, the Fr. Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of the new book "Holy Is His Name: The Transforming Power of God's Holiness in...
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Healing Life's Hurts | Dr. Matthew Breuninger | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Matthew Breuninger, Associate Professor of Psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of the new book "Finding Freedom in Christ: Healing Life's Hurts", as they discuss how...
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Healed and Transformed | Heather Khym | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Heather Khym, Co-Founder of Life Restoration Ministries, Co-Host of the podcast "Abiding Together", and author of the new book "Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy With Jesus", as...
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Trusting in Jesus | Sr. Faustina Maria Pia Bianchi, SV | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Sr. Faustina Maria Pia Bianchi, SV, author of the book "Jesus I Trust in You: A 30-Day Personal Retreat With the Litany of Trust", as they discuss what it means to trust in Jesus and what we stand to...
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Art and Beauty in the Catholic Tradition | Stanley Konopka | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Stanley Konopka, Director of the Chamber Orchestra at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Assistant Principal Viola for the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, as they discuss the necessity of beauty...
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Learning From Illness and Suffering | Dr. Katharina Westerhorstmann | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Katharina Westerhorstmann, Professor of Theology and Medical Ethics at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of "What it Means to Be Human: Anthropological and Ethical Reflections…
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Eucharistic Revival | Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest the Most Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Author of the pastoral letter "Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You", as they discuss what it really means...
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A Preview of the Resurrection | Dr. Regis Martin | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Deborah Savage and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Regis Martin, Professor of Systematic Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of the new book "Looking for Lazarus: A Preview of the Resurrection", as they discuss what the...
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Facing Crises in the Church and Society | Fr. Gerald E. Murray | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Gerald E. Murray, a diocesan priest in the Archdiocese of New York, and Co-Author of the new book "Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society", as they…
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How to Talk About Church Teachings | Fr. Carter Griffin | Franciscan University Presents
Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Carter Griffin, Rector at St. John Paul II Seminary, and Author of the new book "Cross Examined: Catholic Responses to the World's Questions", as they discuss how Catholics can prepare to discuss...
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