Ethics and Culture Cast

Episode 46: George Weigel and "The Next Pope"

August 6th, 2020  |  29 mins 51 secs

evangelization, papacy, pope

George Weigel's newest book is "The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission." We discuss why he wrote the book, who it's for, and how every Christian, not just the Pope, has the responsibility to introduce people to Jesus Christ. Weigel is a distinguished senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Episode 45: Anja Renkes, ND '20

May 14th, 2020  |  19 mins 53 secs

art, ireland, irish studies, sorin fellow, theology

We chat with Anja Renkes, an undergraduate Sorin Fellow of the Notre Dame class of 2020.

Episode 44: Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C.

January 16th, 2020  |  21 mins 39 secs

csc, priest, science, theology

Fr. Terry Ehrman is the chaplain to the de Nicola Center and teacher of the popular theology course, "Science, Theology, and Creation." In our conversation, we chat about how he came to Notre Dame, his vocation as a Holy Cross priest, and how he challenges his students to move from created things to the creator himself.

Episode 43: Steve Barr

December 12th, 2019  |  28 mins 18 secs

faith, reason, science

In this episode, we chat with Steve Barr, a theoretical particle physicist and the president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. In our conversation, we chat about the relationship between science and faith, and why people of faith should not be threatened by scientific research.

Episode 42: Therese Cory

December 5th, 2019  |  23 mins 58 secs

aquinas, artificial intelligence, muslim, philosophy, theology, thomas

Therese Cory is an associate professor of philosophy and a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Episode 41: Dr. Mark Komrad, MD

November 20th, 2019  |  32 mins 50 secs

ethics, euthanasia, medical ethics, suicide

Dr. Mark Komrad, MD is a psychiatrist on the clinical and teaching staff of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, and the author of "You Need Help: A Step-by-Step Plan to Convince Your Loved One to Get Counseling." He spoke with us about the emerging ethical crisis surrounding physician assisted suicide and euthanasia of patients with non-terminal mental disorders.

Episode 40: James Matthew Wilson

November 15th, 2019  |  29 mins 28 secs

fall conference, friendship, poetry, whit stillman

James Matthew Wilson is a poet whose most recent published work is "The River of the Immaculate Conception." He is associate professor in religion and literature in the department of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions at Villanova University.

Episode 39: Digital Friends

November 13th, 2019  |  23 mins 29 secs

podcasting, social media, theology

We chat with Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP of the Daughters of St. Paul, and Fr. Harrison Ayre and Fr. Anthony Sciarappa of the Clerically Speaking podcast about friendship in the digital age and the use of social media in pastoral ministry.

Episode 38: J. J. Wright

October 31st, 2019  |  23 mins 48 secs

jazz, music, prayer

J. J. Wright is the director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir and the composer of "Vespers for the Immaculate Conception," the follow-up to his bestselling album "O Emmanuel," which topped the Billboard Classical chart for 8 weeks upon its debut in 2016.

Episode 37: Dale Ahlquist

October 17th, 2019  |  29 mins 36 secs

chesterton, english, writing

Dale Ahlquist is president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and the author of "The Complete Thinker" and "Common Sense 101."

Episode 36: Arthur Brooks

October 3rd, 2019  |  32 mins 50 secs

dignity, love, pro-life

We chat with Arthur Brooks, the former president of the American Enterprise Institute and the author of "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt."

Episode 35: Ernest Morrell

September 12th, 2019  |  35 mins 59 secs

Ernest Morrell is the Coyle Professor in Literacy Education and Director of the Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, and a member of the dCEC's Faculty Advisory Committee.