Franciscan University Presents

Why Some Women Defy the Birth Dearth | Dr. Catherine Pakaluk | Franciscan University Presents

Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Catherine Pakaluk, associate professor in the Busch School of Business at the 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.
Other Voices from this episode include:
Alicia HernonCo-Founder, Messy Family Project & Mother of 10
Laura DoroskiParish Respect Life Ministry Coordinator & Mother of 6
Original Air Date: February 2025
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A Year of Hope and Grace | Dr. John Bergsma | Franciscan University Presents

Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. John Bergsma, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of Jesus and Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor, 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
Other Voices for this episode include:
Jean Robledo, Theology and Catechetics Major
Sarah Gacka, History Major
Katherine Saliga, Communication Arts and Classics Major
 
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A Catholic Approach to Relationships | Dr. Greg Bottaro | Franciscan University Presents

Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Greg Bottaro, Catholic psychologist and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute, as they discuss difficult relationships and the contributions of John Paul II to modern psychology.
Father Dave also had an entire series about mental health with Dr. Greg Bottaro on season 3 of In Focus, which you can find here.
 
Other Voices featured in this episode include:
Vincent D'Antuono, Communication Arts majorLaura Rodriguez, Marketing majorJohn Fusco, Business Management and Theology majorIsaac Desrosierss, Mechanical Engineering Major
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: December 2024
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The Fatherhood of God | Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR | Franciscan University Presents

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.
Other Voices for this episode include:
William McNamara, Communication Arts major
Emma Grace Brierley, Marketing major
Duran Lurie, Philosophy and Theology major
 
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
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The Light of His Eyes | Mother Iliana | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Father 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
Other Voices for this Episode include:
Ally Lazo, Theology and Catechetics Major
Isabella Severson, Nursing Major
Joshua Costello, Manager of Guest Outreach and Satisfaction
 
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A Catholic Pilgrimage Through American History | Dr. Kevin Schmiesing | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Father 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 throughout the United States of America.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: September 2024
Other Voices for this Episode include excerpts from Dr. Schmiesing's book, read by John Romanowsky.
 
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The Intersection of Faith and Science | Dr. Daniel Kuebler | Franciscan University Presents

Host Father 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.
Want to learn more about the intersection of faith and science? Be sure to check out Dr. Daniel Kuebler podcast and video series Purposeful Lab.
 
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: August 2024
Other Voices for this episode include:
Sean Vander Woude, Biology and Theology Major
Emma Higgins, Biochemistry Major
 
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Evangelizing Catechesis | Bishop Frank J. Caggiano | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Father 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.
 
Other Voices for this episode include:
Bill Keimig, Deputy Director of the Catechetical Institute at Franciscan University of Steubenville
Father Drake McCalister, Coordinator of Catechetical Practicum at Franciscan University of Steubenville
 
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: July 2024
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How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Women | Dr. Carrie Gress | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Father 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.
The Other Voices segments for this episode are excerpts from Dr. Gress' book.
 
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: June 2024
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The Gift of the Eucharist | Bishop Andrew Cozzens | Franciscan University Presents

Join Host Father 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
 
Other Voice include:
Victoria UnnerstallBio-Chemistry Major
Talia TetmeyerTheology-Catechetics Major
Ethan PetersonClinical Psychology Major
Abigail SpenceAccounting Major
Gordon KalamaszEducation Major
 
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