Catholic Theology Show

Latest Episodes:

Reclaiming Vatican II w/ Fr. Blake Britton Mar 28, 2023

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Can Catholics embrace the Second Vatican Council? This week, Dr. Dauphinais is joined by Fr. Blake Britton, author at the Word on Fire Institute, to talk about Vatican II: what it says, what it means, and how it can help deepen our relationship with Christ.

Resources:

Reclaiming Vatican II: What It (Really) Said, What It Means, and How It Calls Us to Renew the Church by Fr. Blake Britton
Sacrosanctum Concilium: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Vatican II
Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Vatican II
Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Vatican II
Gaudium et Spes: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Vatican II

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The Importance of Studying Theology Daily w/ Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. Mar 21, 2023

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Looking for practical ways to study Theology daily? This week, Dr. Dauphinais welcomes Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., professor of Systematic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies, to discuss why we should be studying God daily, providing practical guidance on where to begin and how to do it.

Resources:

St. Thomas Aquinas’s brief Letter to Brother John on How to Study
Catechism of the Council of Trent (published under St. Pius V, 1566)
Catechism of the Catholic Church (published under St. John Paul II, 1992)
Secrets of the Interior Life, Only Jesus, and The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis Martinez
This Tremendous Lover by Dom Eugene Boylan

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God Became Man w/ Joseph Pearce Mar 14, 2023

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What does Christ’s humanity teach us about ourselves? This week, Dr. Dauphinais is joined again by acclaimed Catholic writer and scholar Joseph Pearce to discuss one of G. K. Chesterton’s greatest works, The Everlasting Man. Together, they unpack how an understanding of Christ vitally illumines and fulfills mankind’s history.

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Previous episode: An Introduction to Chestertonian Theology with Joseph Pearce

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Catholics in Early America w/ Dr. Michael Breidenbach Mar 07, 2023

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Were Catholics included in the religious toleration of America’s founding? This week, Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Michael Breidenbach, Associate Professor of History at Ave Maria University, to discuss religious freedom in early America, including several Catholics who were important to the nation’s political founding.

Resources:

Our Dear-Bought Liberty: Catholics and Religious Toleration in Early America by Michael Breidenbach

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G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy and God's Creation w/ Fr. Joseph Fessio Feb 28, 2023

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Can the mysteries of creation lead us closer to Christ? Dr. Michael Dauphinais speaks with Fr. Joseph Fessio, founder of Ignatius Press and founding provost of Ave Maria University, about the value of G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy, exploring how he defends the goodness of existence.

Resources:

Books by G.K. Chesterton on Ignatius Press
Previous episode: An Introduction to Chestertonian Theology with Joseph Pearce

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What Does it Mean to be Holy? w/ Dr. Scott Hahn Feb 21, 2023

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Since God alone is holy, can we be holy as well? This week, Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Scott Hahn, president and founder of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, to look at how Scripture expresses God’s holiness and our own call to share in this mystery.

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An Introduction to Chestertonian Theology w/ Joseph Pearce Feb 14, 2023

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What makes G.K. Chesterton so compelling? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with acclaimed Catholic writer and scholar Joseph Pearce to hear his insights on Chestertonian wisdom, wit, and worldview. They discuss Pearce’s own conversion and briefly unpack The Man Who Was Thursday, along with Chesterton's other notable works.

Resources:

Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton by Joseph Pearce

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Why Study Catholic Theology w/ Dr. William Riordan Feb 07, 2023

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Why build a curriculum around theology? Dr. Michael Dauphinais welcomes Dr. William Riordan, Professor Emeritus of Theology at Ave Maria University, to share his involvement in the founding of AMU and the development of authentic, integral, and formative Catholic higher education.

Resources:

Divine Light: The Theology of Denys The Areopagite by William Riordan
The Mystical Theology by Dionysius the Areopagite translated by William Riordan

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Who Was St. Thomas More? w/ Dr. Travis Curtright Jan 31, 2023

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What do the humanities have to do with holiness? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. Travis Curtright, chair of the Humanities Department at Ave Maria University, to discuss what we can learn from St. Thomas More about education, prayer, and closeness to Christ in suffering.

Resources:

The One Thomas More by Travis Curtright
The Sadness of Christ by Thomas More
A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation by Thomas More
Utopia by Thomas More (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Yale’s Essential Works of Thomas More edited by Gerard Wegemer and Stephen Smith
Center for Thomas More Studies website
Moreana: Thomas More and Renaissance Studies Journal

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What is Truth? w/ Fr. Romanus Cessario Jan 24, 2023

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Is St. Thomas Aquinas only for scholars? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Fr. Romanus Cessario, Adam Cardinal Maida Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University, to discuss insights on Saint Thomas Aquinas and how his thought pertains to all the faithful for salvation.

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