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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 episode include: Dr. Martin Owen, MD, Family Medicine Practitioner Dr. Ben Safranski, PhD, former Hospice...

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 in the Middle East", as they discuss modern martyrdom and persecution of Christians in the Middle East...

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 the gift of our ability to speak and how to use it for the glory of God. Other Voices in this episode inc...

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 for this episode include: Fr. Jonathan St. André, TOR Vice President of Franciscan Life Fr. Shawn Robe...

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. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: January 2026

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 saint who shows us how our unique gifts and challenges can be our path to holiness. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOV...

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

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 food - and why that's no accident! Other Voices from this episode include: Paul Bremberg Political Scie...

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 discuss how the Gospels can show us the best way to reach young people and why we might need to redefine wh...

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 destination. Other Voices for this episode include: Dr. Ron Bolster Dean of the School of Theology and Philo...

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 example of St. Ignatius of Antioch can inspire us to examine our lives. Original Air Date: May 2025

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 the wounds of Christ, and why this should get our attention. Other Voices for this episode include: Dr....

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 wants to offer each of us. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: January 2025

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 discuss what St. Augustine can teach us about our own heart and our own spiritual journey. Original Air Date:...

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 to having large families, despite cultural pressure. Original Air Date: February 2025

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

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 Fatherhood of God. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 2024

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 discuss how we know that our lives matter and that we are enough. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: OCTOBER 2024

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 what the Church's official stance on evolution is. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: August 2024

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.

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 Church in the United States, as they discuss what pilgrimage is and all of the many holy sites located t...

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 hurt women.

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 Revival. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: May 2024

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 what the human body has to say about human personhood. ORIGINAL AIR DATE: April 2024

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: March 2024