Franciscan University

"Why The Surging Interest in Socialism? How Should We Respond?"

Panel Discussion sponsored by the Leadership Institute and the Theology Dept at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Featuring:

Dr. Juan Jauregui

Associate Professor of Economics

Dr. Andrew Jones

Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies

Dr. Deborah Savage

Professor of Theology

Michaelene Fredenburg, President and CEO of Life Perspectives delivers her talk entitled “Comforting Those Who Mourn: Our Shared Responsibility to Remember Children Lost Before Birth” in the Friday Academic Lecture Series at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Noelle Mering, Author of "Awake, Not Woke", delivers her talk entitled "Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology." Ms. Mering's talk was sponsored by the Leadership Institute at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Dr. Ralph Martin, Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, delivers his talk entitled "A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward." Dr. Martin's talk was sponsored by the Theology Dept. at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Fr. David Meconi, SJ, Professor of Patristics at St. Louis University and Author of "Christ Alive in Me: Living as a Member of the Mystical Body", as they discuss the ancient Christian teaching of divinization.

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOVEMBER 2021

3 presenters deliver their papers on the theme "Catholic Teaching and the Economic-Financial System" at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Dr. Juan Manuel Jauregui

Associate Professor of Economics

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Dr. Edward A. Lynch

Professor of Political Science

Hollins University

Kayla Richardson

Sociology Major, Summer Fellowship Program

Hollins University

4 presenters deliver their papers on the theme "Catholic Thinkers on Democracy in America" at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Dr. Jerome C. Foss

Associate Professor of Political Science

St. Vincent College

Dr. Kody Cooper

Assistant Professor of Political Science

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Dr. Michael Krom

Professor of Philosophy

St. Vincent College

Dr. P. Bracy Bersnak

Associate Professor of Political Science and Economics

Christendom College

"The Theology of the Body and the Glory of God Made Flesh" is the title of this panel discussion featuring Dr. Michael Waldstein, Dr. Donald Asci, Dr. Robert McNamara, and Dr. William Newton at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Michael P. Farris, Esq., President of Alliance Defending Freedom, delivers his talk entitled "Parental Rights in the U.S. and Internationally: The Right to Determine the Values Taught One's Child". Mr. Farris' talk was part of the Parental Rights Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Dr. Stephen M. Krason, Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at Franciscan University of Steubenville, delivers his talk entitled :"False Child Abuse Allegations: The Child Protective System and the Threat to Parental Rights". Dr. Lee's talk was part of the Parental Rights Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville.