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The Making Every Class Catholic Podcast
by Dr. Brett Salkeld
The podcast of the Making Every Class Catholic online community, hosted by Dr. Brett Salkeld and dedicated to helping Catholic educators approach everything they teach and do from within a Catholic worldview.
Episodes
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Episode 23 Sr. Immaculata Marie, OP
Drawing from her experience as an elementary teacher, teacher educator, and literacy researcher, Sister Immaculata Marie of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia invites us to see reading as far more than a technical skill. Rooted in Scripture, theology, and the Catholic intellectual tradition,...
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Episode 22: Greg Bottaro
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Greg Bottaro, founder of the CatholicPsych Institute. Greg shares his own journey—from philosophy student and aspiring Franciscan friar to clinical psychologist and founder of a growing apostolate dedicated to…
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Episode 21: Chris Fisher
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Chris Fisher, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Drawing on his years at Portsmouth Abbey and the Portsmouth Institute, Chris explores what the Benedictine tradition has to offer…
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Episode 20: Sr. John Dominic OP
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Sister John Dominic Rasmussen of Openlight Media for a conversation on virtue, formation, and the renewal of Catholic education. Sister shares her journey from classroom teacher to school administrator to founder of a…
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Episode 19: Kenneth Craycraft
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Kenneth Craycraft, author of Citizens Yet Strangers, for an engaging conversation on faith, politics, and the challenge of forming students as Catholics in a polarized civic culture. Drawing on his work and experience, Ken...
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Episode 18: Dr. Andrew Salzmann
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Andrew Salzmann of Benedictine College for an engaging conversation on a fundamental question: What is an education? Drawing from theology, philosophy, and classroom experience, Andy invites us to reconsider education…
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Episode 17: Fr. Nick Schneider
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Father Nick Schneider—a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck and elementary school Montessori teacher—for a rich and wide-ranging conversation on Catholic education, human formation, and the enduring relevance of Maria...
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Episode 16: Dominic de Souza
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Dominic de Souza—web designer, writer, and founder of the Legend Fiction community—for an in-depth conversation about stories, imagination, and the cultural importance of fiction. Dominic is the man behind the beautiful...
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Episode 15: Randy Boyagoda
In this episode of the Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Randy Boyagoda—novelist, essayist, book critic, and professor of English at the University of Toronto—for a wide-ranging conversation about literature, language arts, and what it means to read and tell stories as...
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Episode 14: John Brahier
Artificial intelligence has become the question everyone in Catholic education feels obligated to address. But beneath the anxiety about cheating, policies, and classroom management lies a much more fundamental issue: What is education actually for? When AI can generate essays, art, music, lesson...
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Episode 13: Dcn. Charles Beard
What does it mean to “teach theology from a Catholic point of view” when theology is already “the Catholic class”? And how might you do that in a school where many (even most) of your students aren’t Catholic in the first place? In this episode, I talk with Deacon Charles Beard, theology teacher…
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Episode 11: J. Jacob Tawney
In Episode 11, I am joined by Jake Tawney, Chief Academic Officer at Great Hearts Academy and author of Another Sort of Mathematics. Join us as we explore how mathematics reveals objective and eternal truth, why proofs matter for both reason and wonder, and how the discipline of math can be seen…
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Episode 12: Fr. Ambrose Criste
In episode 12, Fr. Ambrose Christ, O.Praem., director of the Evermode Institute and Norbertine priest, joins Brett to discuss how genuine renewal begins with the conversion of hearts—teachers and administrators rediscovering their vocation as saints in the making. Drawing on the 900-year…
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Episode 10: Charlies Camosy
In Episode 10, I am joined by Dr. Charles Camosy, Catholic bioethicist and prolific author. Join us as we explore how health is never just about the body but is connected to questions of justice, freedom, technology, sexuality, disability, and the very meaning of the human person. We talk about…
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Episode 9: Matt Hoven
In Episode 9, I am joined by Dr. Matthew Hoven, Associate Professor and Peter and Doris Kule Chair in Religious Education at St. Joseph’s College, University of Alberta. Together we explore the surprising connectionsbetween sport, play, and Catholic education. From the theology of leisure to the...
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Episode 8: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka
In Episode 8, I am joined by Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, Associate Professor and Director of Sacred Music at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where she holds the William P. Mahrt Chair in Sacred Music and serves as the founding Director of the Catholic Institute of Sacred…
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Episode 7: Kelly Kearse & Stacy Trasancos
In Episode 7, I am joined by Drs. Kelly Kearse and Stacy Trasancos. Dr. Kearse recently published peer reviewed scientific work on Eucharistic miracles which Dr. Trasancos brought to a wider audience in this piece in Crisis Magazine:...
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Episode 6: David Cloutier
In Episode 6, I am joined by Dr. David Cloutier, Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Cloutier specializes in , among other things, Catholic social teaching. Join us as we talk about how Catholic social teaching can impact our teaching, and in particular how we can use...
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Episode 5: Rebecca Rook
In Episode 5, I am joined by Dr. Rebecca Rook, Associate Professor in the Education Department at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Dr. Rook has used Educating for Eternity: A Teacher's Companion for Making Every Class Catholic to teach introductory education students at FUS. Tune in as...
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Episode 4: R. Jared Staudt
In episode 4 of the l Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I interview Jared Staudt, Director of Content for Exodus 90 and author of the new book Words Made Flesh: The Sacramental Mission of Catholic Education.https://www.cuapress.org/9781949822441/words-made-flesh/Theme music by Braden Kuntz.
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Episode 3: Elisabeth Sullivan
In episode 3 of the l Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I interview Elisabeth Sullivan, Executive Director of The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE). Elisabeth and ICLE are at the forefront of the renewal of Catholic education. When I wrote Educating for Eternity: A Teacher's...
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Episode 2: Archbishop J. Michael Miller
In episode 2 of the l Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I interview Archbishop J. Michael Miller, Archbishop of Vancouver and former secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Archbishop Miller has long been a champion of authentic Catholic education and his book The Holy See's...
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Episode 1: Christopher Baglow
In the inaugural Making Every Class Catholic podcast, I interview Dr. Christopher Baglow of the McGrath Center for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Baglow is a leading thinker on Catholic Academic Integration, and leads a team doing professional development work on this in…
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