All Episodes
What Matters Most — 106 episodes · page 1 of 2
"That Culture of Encounter is truly an eschatological moment": A Conversation with Dr. Jane Barter on Magnifica Humanitas & AI
What Matters Most 5th Anniversary Podcast!
How to Build a Civilization of Love: A Conversation on Magnifica Humanitas with Dr. Fiona Li, Rev. Dr. Nick Meisl, and Dr. Nick Olkovich
Childhood, Education, and Family Relations in Early Christian Communities”: A SSHRC Insight Grant Podcast, Episode 1. Featuring Drs. Cornelia Horn, Margaret MacDonald, and Teresa Morgan.
The Joys and Limits of Humanity: A Conversation with Drs. Tisha Rajendra and Ruben Rosario Rodriguez on Magnifica Humanitas
Apocalypse and Liturgy in Orthodox Christianity: A Conversation with Fr. Matthew Francis
The Dying Child and the Personhood of Children in Ancient Judah: A Conversation with Dr. Kristine Garroway
Securitizing Religion Amid the Russo-Ukrainian War: Nationalism, Identity, and Religious Freedom: A Lecture by Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk
A Catholic Boy in Montreal: A Conversation with Dr. Gerry Turcotte
Magnifica Humanitas: An Encyclical Against Dehumanization in the Age of AI
Confronting Judeophobia in the NT: A Conversation with Meredith Warren
Pop Culture Matters: Pluribus with Megan Fritts
Rulers, Religion, and Riches: A Conversation with Dr. Jared Rubin
Was the Synod a Success? A Conversation with Michael W. Higgins
Faith, Reason, and the Unconscious: Psychoanalysis and Catholicism: A Conversation with Dr. Adam Schneider
Easter Reflections
Incarnation: A Poem by and a Conversation with Rev. Dr. Rob James
The Language(s) of Christianity: A Conversation with Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu
Be Transformed: A Conversation with Dr. Micah Kiel
"Soulwork:"Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Curriculum: A Conversation with Dr. Judith Scholes and Dr. Nick Olkovich
Confronting Colonial Theologies through Acts of the Apostles: A Conversation with Dr. Jordan J. Cruz Ryan
"Religion is Not Going Away:" Shinnyo-En and NRMs in Japan: A Conversation with Dr. Casey Collins
A Short History of MAGA Catholics: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew J. Cressler
Pop Culture Matters: Christmas Movies (Part Two) with Martin Strong
The Politics of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Dr. Ruth Braunstein
An Introduction to the Christian Nationalism Project at the CCE
Pop Culture Matters: The Great Speckled Bird and Gospel Music with Martin Strong
Who is a Martyr? A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth A. Castelli
"We are the Church Together Now:" A Conversation with Dr. Sarah K. Johnson
Pop Culture Matters: Halloween, All Saints, All Souls, and Samhain
"The Way We Exercise Dominion is Through Justice:" A Conversation with Dr. Steven W. Tyra on Christian Nationalism
Ancient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Fredriksen
"Fostering the tradition of wisdom:" A Conversation with Dr. Paul Spilsbury
Boy Jesus: A Conversation with Dr. Joan Taylor
"We are here... Chinese Canadian Catholic Women are here": A Conversation with Dr. Fiona Li
The Promise and Praxis of Catholic Education: Hope for a Wounded and Divided World? Keynote Lecture of Rev. Dr. Stan Chu Ilo
Dilexit Mundum: A Christian Education and the Love of the World: Keynote Lecture of Samuel Rocha
Educating the Children of God, Infants to Elders: Keynote Lecture of Margaret MacDonald
Reading the Bible in the Kingdom of Love: A Conversation with Tom Bolin
The Jesuit Disruptor and His Successor Leo: A Conversation with Michael W. Higgins
Habemus Papam! Pope Leo XIV: A Conversation with the St. Mark's Theology Faculty
"The Christian is a man or woman of joy": A Conversation about the Legacy of Pope Francis with Steve Millies
“That finger of Jesus, pointing at Matthew. That’s me”: Reflecting on the Death of Pope Francis.
Pop Culture Matters: White Lotus Season Three with Martin Strong
Pop Culture Matters: The Name of Easter
The Habits Needed for Virtue: A Conversation with Dr. Tim Pawl
A Path to Becoming like God: A Conversation with Dr Paul Gavrilyuk
Telling Bible Stories for Children (and Adults!): A Conversation with Reverend Dr. Rob James
The History of Catholicism in Korea, Martyrdom, Persecution, and Resilience: A Conversation with Dr. Don Baker
Becoming a Catholic Peace Church: A Conversation with Gerald Schlabach
Reconsidering John Calvin: A Conversation with Ruben Rosario Rodriguez
The Absence of God and The Presence of Evil: A Conversation with Megan Fritts
Pop Culture Matters: Christmas Movies with Martin Strong
The Dark Transcendent: A Theology of Horror: A Conversation with Fr. Ryan Duns, S.J.
Pop Culture Matters: The Night of the Hunter with Dr. Christine Evans
Affable Agnostics and Unhostile Atheists: A Conversation with Dr. Ross Lockhart about Christianity in Vancouver
Jousting With John: A Conversation with Adele Reinhartz
The Uses of Idolatry, or Many Old Gods: A Conversation with Bill Cavanaugh
Catholicism on the Borderlands: A Conversation with Dr. Daisy Vargas
It Is Wonderful That You Exist: A Conversation with Dr. Jenny Martin
Straight Street: Pop Culture Matters
Reading Gender in Revelation: A Conversation with Dr. Lynn Huber
Educating Children in the Early Church: A Conversation with Dr. Margaret MacDonald
Laudato Si' in a Time of Global Disruption: Francis and Politics: Dr. Massimo Faggioli
The Reform of the Church is Not a Change but a Commitment: Dr. Emilce Cuda
Leaning into the Distant Goal of Vatican II: Pope Francis and Christian Unity: Dr. Cathy Clifford
Gender in the Rhetoric of Jesus: A Conversation with Sara Parks
The Liturgy and Life Study Bible: A Conversation with Fr. Nick Meisl and John W. Martens
The Prophet Jeremiah and African-American Maternity in the USA: A Conversation with Dr. Jaime L. Waters
What is Sikhism? A Conversation with UBC Sikh Chaplain Inderjeet Singh
What makes a person a Saint? A Conversation with Dr. Hans Harmakaputra
The Cry of the Poor and Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Alexandre Martins
Panpsychism, Pantheism, Panentheism and Classical Christian Doctrine: A Conversation with Dr. Joanna Leidenhag
Theology of the peripheries, Theology of the People: A Conversation with Dr. Emilce Cuda
Green bioethics and Sustainable Healthcare: A Conversation with Father Myles Sheehan, SJ
Japanese Buddhism in Canada: A Conversation with Reverend Grant Ikuta
On Celibacy in the Church in Antiquity and Today: A Conversation with Father Nick Meisl
The Journey from Rock and Roll to the Lutheran Pulpit: A Conversation with Reverend Mark Kleiner
Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church: A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Mark Miller
Pope Francis's Laudato Deum: A Conversation with Cristina Vanin
Leonard Cohen and the Apostle Paul: A Conversation with Matthew R. Anderson
How is the Bible The Good Book? A Conversation with Jill Hicks-Keeton
Everyday Wisdom: Interreligious Studies in a Pluralistic World: A Conversation with Hans Gustafson
The Rise of Christian Nationalism in the 1930s and Today in the USA: A Conversation with Charles Gallagher, S.J.
How Children in the Gospels Can Shape Inclusive Ministry: A Conversation with Amy Lindeman Allen
Islam and Christianity in Ghana: A Conversation with Imam Abubakar Mohammed Marzuq
Pope Francis, Laudato Si', the Synod, and the Church Today: A Conversation with Massimo Faggioli
Incarnation, Soteriology, Exclusivity/Inclusivity, Pluralism, Particularism, and Universalism: A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Rob James
Encore: "Neither Categories nor Stereotypes, These are Real People": A Conversation with Father Jim Martin
"Interfaith is not about Conversion, it's about Completion": A Conversation with the Interfaith Amigos
A North American Catholic: A Conversation with Sam Rocha
Creator of the Earth and Northern Lights: A Conversation with Sister Damien Marie Savino
The Solid Right and Scattered Left of the Church: A Conversation with Nick Olkovich on the Pope Francis Conference
A Jewish Paul: A Conversation with Matthew Thiessen
The Bible and The Quran: A Conversation with David Penchansky
Ecumenism: The Communion of Diverse Churches: A Conversation with Catherine Clifford
Reupholstered Psalms: A Conversation with Greg Kennedy, Part 2
Political Polarities and the Church: A Conversation with Steven Millies
"We are homeless in many ways": A Conversation with Greg Kennedy, Part 1
The Realities and Truths of Human Trafficking in Canada: A Conversation with Sister Nancy Brown