Franciscan University

Sr. Constance Veit, Director of Communications for the Little Sisters of the Poor, delivers her address at the 2014 Poverello Medal Award Ceremony at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, delivers his talk, "The Responsibilities of Catholics in Politics and the Pro-Life Movement." Fr. Pavone's talk was sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

George Weigel, papal biographer and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, delivers his talk, "Evangelical Catholicism and Catholic Higher Education". Mr. Weigel's talk was a part of the Distinguished Speakers Series at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Join Host Michael Hernon, Panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Paul Crawford, Associate Professor of History and Political Science at California University of Pennsylvania and Co-Author of "The Debate on the Trial of the Templars", as they discuss common misconceptions about the Medieval Crusades.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: OCTOBER 2014

The Franciscan University Alumni Relations Department is proud to honor Franciscan Alumni with the following awards:

Bishop John King Mussio Award – Elizabeth A. (Robinson) Young ’98

Dr. John J. Carrigg Award – Deborah L. (Campbell) Cain ’74

Alumni Citizenship Award – Patrick J. McNamara ’94

Rose M. DeFede Faithful Franciscan Award – Paul F. Pinto ’86, MBA ’91

Fr. Dan Egan Award – Dr. Kyle A. Beiter ’00

Professor Edward J. Kelly Award – Joseph R. Morris ’93

Outstanding Young Alumni Award – Jonathan D. Anderson ’06

Join Host Michael Hernon, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. David Meconi, SJ, Professor of Theology and Early Church History at St. Louis University and author of "The One Christ: Augustine's Theology of Deification", as they discuss this often misunderstood aspect of Christian doctrine.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: August 2014

Dr. Alan Schreck, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, delivers his talk entitled "St. Francis and Pope Francis: Prayer, Poverty, and Joy". Dr. Schreck's talk was sponsored by the Theology Department at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

For more on this topic, refer to Dr. Alan Schreck's book: "St. Francis and Pope Francis: Prayer, Poverty, and Joy", published by Our Sunday Visitor.

Dr. Richard Smith, Professor of Classics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, delivers his talk entitled "Distension, Intention, and Extension: The Co-Inherence of the 3 Parts of St. Augustine's Confessions". Dr. Smith's talk was part of the Literature Series at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Ismael Hernández, Founder of the Freedom and Virtue Institute, delivers the first half of his presentation entitled "Effective Compassion Training". Mr. Hernández's talk was part of the Missionary Outreach Workshop at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Join host Michael Hernon, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Francis Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University and author of "Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft", as they discuss the role of Christians in government.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: JULY 2014