Franciscan University Presents

Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Matthew Bunson, Vice President and Editorial Director of EWTN News and Author of "Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope", as they discuss the historical significance and potential impact of the first pontiff born in the United States.

Other Voices from this episode include:

Theresa Antony, MA Theology Student
Colleen Eisley, Communication Arts & Theology Major

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JULY 2026

Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. John Burns, PhD, Founder of the Friends of the Bridegroom and Author of "Pardon and Peace: The Science and Theology of Interpersonal Forgiveness", as they discuss the significance of extending forgiveness to others and the healing that can accompany that choice.

Other Voices in this episode include:
Mercedes O'Brien, Business Management Major
Gianna Waldron, Business Management Major
Anthony DeBlasis, Biology Major
Anthony Fontecchio, Accounting & Finance Major

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JUNE 2026

Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, PhD, Senior Ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, as they discuss the problems with euthanasia in light of the dignity of human suffering.

 

Other Voices from this episode include:

Dr. Martin Owen, MD, Family Medicine Practitioner

Dr. Ben Safranski, PhD, former Hospice Counselor

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: MAY 2026

 

You can watch the video version of this episode on Faith and Reason here.

Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Stephen Rasche, Director of the Institute for Catholic Humanitarian Service at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of the book, The Disappearing People: The Tragic Fate of Christians in the Middle East, as they discuss modern martyrdom and persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Nigeria.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: APRIL 2026

Other Voices from this episode include quotes from Pope Francis during his 2021 visit to Iraq, read by JW Beatovich.

 

You can watch the video version of this episode on Faith and Reason here.

Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Father Gregory Pine, OP, Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies and author of the new book, Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech, as they discuss the gift of our ability to speak and how to use it for the glory of God.

 

Other Voices in this episode include:

Samuel Wofford, Marketing Major

John Tiplick, Theology Major

Camila Aponte, Human Development & Family Studies Major

Clare Weber, Theology and Catechetics Major

Quotes from the Epistle of St. James read by John Romanowsky

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: MARCH 2026

 

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