The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr

Hope Among The Long Defeat: We bring back UCG All-Stars Adam Storey (Marriage and Family Life Director and Vice Chancellor) and John Huynh (Director of Faith Journey), both from the Diocese of Des Moines, to talk about J.R.R. Tolkien's concept of "The Long Defeat." We talk about the difference between optimism and hope, the Crosses necessary for us to have Resurrection in our lives, and...

An interview with Dr. Alan Moy, MD, Founder and Scientific Director, John Paul II Medical Research Institute. Dr. Moy speaks with us about Stem Cell Research and Implications for Catholic Health Care, the difficulties of creating space for Catholic Biomedical research, and how the Common Good directs endeavors toward medical progress. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabia...

Excarnation vs. Incarnation -- An Interview with Dr. William Cavanaugh -- 04/11/18. We speak with Dr. William Cavanaugh, the director of Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology (CWCIT), professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, and author of many wonderful books (https://works.bepress.com/william_cavanaugh/). We expound on his concept of "excarnation,&quot...

He Is Risen -- Bo & Bud -- 04/04/18. Bo and Bud talk about the radical social implications stemming from Jesus Christ's Resurrection at Easter. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up!...

An Interview With Dr. William English, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. It is one thing to talk about the moral claims individuals have and make on one another, or to speak about what society as a whole should aim for in matters of the Common Good. But what about the murkier "middle waters"...

An Interview with David Mills, Editorial Director of Ethika Politika and Columnist for Aleteia. We welcome David back to the show as he stops by to tell us what it is really like to live with the those that make up the Church--namely, US!!! From One-issue Catholics, to those barely hanging on, to those in the midst of suffering, death, and rebirth, what does it mean to concretely live with our Bro...

Fr. David Poecking is the Pastor of St. Elizabeth Anne Seaton Parish in Carnegie, PA. His writings can be found at http://www.hourofourdeath.org/author/dpoecking/ -- in today's interview, Fr. David and the guys explore the societal and pastoral "burden" of caring for the dead, the way in which the living, dying, and dead form a "common good" more complete than when those groups...

Dr. Matthew Umbarger, Assistant Professor of Theology at Newman University and Uncommon Good All-Star, comes on the show to talk about the limits and strengths of Archeological finds and how they help us understand our faith. Also: bullships and Indiana Jones play a bigger role in this episode than you might imagine. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr....

Christopher Thompson is the academic dean at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity and Catholic Rural Life’s Senior Research Fellow. He is the author of The Joyful Mystery: Field Notes Toward a Green Thomism, and also a contributing author to On Earth as It Is in Heaven, a book exploring ecology through the lens of Catholic theology, a book exploring ecology through the lens of Catholic theol...

The guys comment on being stood up (AGAIN) on Valentine's day, and how the strange mix of holy days actually makes better sense of both of them. Plus, some relatively bad advice as to what to get your spouse this Ash Wednesday/Valentine's Day... Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Wom...

UCG All Star Katie Patrizio returns to speak about the promises, obligations, and graces God has promised his people through the Covenants with various Patriarchs, and the ramification for the Christian Social order. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder an...

Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, IA, stops by the show to talk about Leo XIII's famous encyclical Rerum Novarum, the world it outlines for Catholic understandings of the economy, and more! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabia...

Brandon McGinley, UnCommon Good All-Star, comes back on the show to talk about his new article "Detachment Parenting" in the newest issue of "Fare Forward." Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with B...

Christian Friendship: An Interview with Eve Tushnet. Exploring the depth and history of friendship, especially the Christian concepts of spiritual friendship, with author and speaker Eve Tushnet. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/evetushnet/ Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now wi...

The Mystical in the Mundane: An Interview with Acclaimed Author Mike Aquilina. We explore the common theme connecting Mike's most recent books (The Healing Imperative, A History of the Church in 100 Objects, The Apostles and Their Times, and How the Choir Converted the World) which you can find at https://fathersofthechurch.com/ Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Monc...

Turkey Movie Extravaganza! Another Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio The Catho...

Gratitude and Family: An Interview with Adam Storey, Director of Family and Marriage for the Dicoese of Des Moines Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive wi...

Prayer Is Doing: Prayers As More Than Personal Feelings Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bon...

Nasty-Rash, Contagious Catholicism: An Interview with Brandon McGinley. Check out his work at his website: http://brandonmcginley.com/wp/ The name is weird, but trust us on this one--inoculating our kids AGAINST the faith, what has to change, and more! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catho...

Apocalypse and The Common Good: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio The Catholic Morning Show...

Let Them Be Born In Wonder: An Interview With Dan Kerr and Patrick Whalen, Founders of Saint Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, KS. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen Man Up! with Joe Stopulos...

In The Market For Trust: An Interview With Dr. William English, Assistant Professor Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Why do people trust or distrust institutions? What role do structures play in the ease and expanse of corruption in society? What does the common good have to say about rectifying these difficulties? These q...

New Vision, New Life: An Interview with Mike Vasquez, Founder of the St. Gregory Retreat Centers in Iowa. We talk about the retreat centers, the impetus behind their founding, the need for people with substance abuse issues to be treated body, mind, and soul, and the way the Catholic tradition weds both deep faith and attention to science in order to reach out to those most in need. Iowa Catholic...

An Imitation of the Human--Technology In and As Metaphor: An Interview With Dr. Brian Sudlow, Lecturer of French with Translation Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programmes at Aston University in Birmingham, U.K. A discussion of how technology shapes us individuals and societies, the danger of viewing technologies as a given, worries regarding "mechanized bureaucratic Jansenism," a...

Great Moments in BUD History: A Clip Show To Honor Bud's Physical Move to Pittsburgh (BUT DON'T WORRY, He Will Still Be On The Show!) It's goofy, sentimental, and most of the stories are fakes, but a good time was had by all! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada Catholic Women Now with Chris Ma...