Ken Hallenius
Host of Ethics and Culture Cast
Ken Hallenius is the communications specialist for the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, handling the dCEC's public relations, social media engagement, website, and donor relations. He joined the Center in 2016 after 15 years at the University of Portland, where he worked in alumni relations and residence life. In addition to his work at the Center, he writes a monthly column on humor and joy for Today's Catholic newspaper, and for 8+ years he co-hosted (with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers) the show "Living Stones," a nationally syndicated weekly radio conversation about the Catholic faith. He holds an M.A. in pastoral ministry from the University of Portland and a B.A. in philosophy from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (Berkeley, CA).
Ken Hallenius has hosted 82 Episodes.
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Episode 82: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
April 12th, 2024 | 43 mins 32 secs
art, catholic, faith, marriage, music
The entertainment world is filled with extraordinary stories. But few match the beguiling true-life tale of Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music, whose dazzling career achievements underpin an incomparable off-stage life.
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Episode 81: Fr. Fred Jenga, C.S.C.
March 18th, 2024 | 31 mins 12 secs
csc, holy cross, peyton, pray, prayer
Fr. Fred Jenga is president of Holy Cross Family Ministries, dedicated to inspiring, promoting and fostering the prayer life and spiritual well-being of families throughout the world.
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Episode 80: Randall B. Smith
January 26th, 2024 | 41 mins 31 secs
death, incarnation, jesus, sacraments, saints
We bring friend of the dCEC Randy Smith back to the studio to discuss his book, "From Here to Eternity: Reflections on Death, Immortality, and the Resurrection of the Body."
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Episode 79: Gary Anderson
January 12th, 2024 | 42 mins 30 secs
atonement, bible, christianity, incarnation, judaism, salvation, tabernacle, theology
Gary Anderson is the Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Thought in the theology department at Notre Dame. We chat about his latest book, "That I May Dwell Among Them: Incarnation and Atonement in the Tabernacle Narrative."
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Episode 78: Michael New
February 10th, 2023 | 26 mins 20 secs
abortion, policy, prolife, research
Dr. Michael New is a social researcher and commentator who has been a faculty member of the dCEC's Notre Dame Vita Institute since its foundation. We talk about some of the positive trends that he sees in pro-life legislation, and the importance of connecting intellectual theory with boots-on-the-ground action.
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Episode 77: Micheal Flaherty
November 22nd, 2022 | 32 mins 25 secs
films, movies, podcasts
Micheal is the founder of Inkling Entertainment and Think Again Studios, and former President and Co-Founder of Walden Media. Blessed husband of Kelly and father of Christian, Eieen and Reagan.
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Episode 76: Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP
November 4th, 2022 | 43 mins
Archbishop Anthony Fisher is the ordinary of the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia.
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Episode 75: Aimee Murphy
September 22nd, 2022 | 27 mins 59 secs
abortion, dignity, human rights
Aimee Murphy is founder of Rehumanize International, and author of "Rehumanize: A Vision to Secure Human Rights for All".
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Episode 74: Sofia Carozza
September 8th, 2022 | 34 mins 20 secs
cl, giussani, science, sorin fellow, theology
Sofia Carozza is an alumna of the dCEC's Sorin Fellows program, the Valedictorian of the Class of 2019, a Marshall Scholar, current PhD candidate in Cognition and Brain Sciences at the University of Cambridge, and co-host of the podcast "The Pilgrim Soul".
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Episode 73: Lenny DeLorenzo
August 25th, 2022 | 34 mins 8 secs
lewis, narnia, theology
In this episode, we chat with Leonard J. DeLorenzo, the director of undergraduate studies at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, host of the radio show and podcast Church Life Today, and editor of the new book "The Chronicles of Transformation: A Spiritual Journey with C.S. Lewis" from Ignatius Press. We chat about how his work connects academic research with pastoral ministry, how truly good children's literature is also good reading for adults, and how a chance response to a meeting invitation has made all the difference in his life and vocation.
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Episode 72: Bo Bonner
July 19th, 2022 | 47 mins 10 secs
health, mercy, newman, philosophy
Bo Bonner is senior advisor of mission initiatives and director of the Center for Human Flourishing at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines.
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Episode 71: Fr. Harrison Ayre
June 23rd, 2022 | 31 mins 15 secs
book, faith, priest, sacraments
Fr. Ayre is pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Nanaimo, British Columbia, co-host of the award-winning "Clerically Speaking" podcast, and author of the new book "Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview."