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Franciscan University Presents airs monthly on EWTN. Check your local listings for time and availability!
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Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Ralph Martin, President of Renewal Ministries, as they discuss what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today.
Other Voices from this episode are featured excerpts from Dr. Ralph Martin's book, "A Life in the Spirit", voiced by John Romanowsky
ORIGINAL AIRDATE OCTOBER 2025
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Join host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Alex Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Hallow, as they discuss how technology can benefit our prayer life - and not be a distraction!
Other Voices from this episode include:
Nick Hogan
General Studies
Annie Girone
Communication Arts
Dan Musacchio
Communication Arts
ORIGINAL AIRDATE SEPTEMBER 2025
Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Jeff Cavins, author of Walking With God: A Journey Through the Bible and I'm Not Being Fed: Discovering the Food That Satisfies the Soul, as they discuss why we need Scripture as much as we need food—and why that's no accident!
Other Voices from this episode include:
Paul Bremberg
Political Science & History
Elizabeth Swift
Philosophy & Political Science
Theresa Antony
Theology & Classics
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: AUGUST 2025
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Host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Deacon Bob Rice, PhD, Professor of Catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of "Sharing the Gospel With Our Lives: A Relational Approach to Catholic Youth Ministry", as they discuss how the Gospels can show us the best way to reach young people and why we might need to redefine what makes youth ministry a success.
Other Voices from this episode were excerpts from Pope Francis' "Christus Vivit", read by John Romanowsky.
Original Air Date: July 2025
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Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Father Carter Griffin, Rector at the Saint John Paul II Seminary and author of Forming Families, Forming Saints, as they discuss the role of parents and family life in preparing us for our final destination.
Other Voices for this episode include:
Dr. Ron Bolster
Dean of the School of Theology and Philosophy
Dr. Petroc Willey
Professor of Theology and Catechetics
Dr. William Keimig
Deputy Director of the Catechetical Institute
Original Air Date: June 2025
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Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. Shane Owens, and special guest Dr. Regis Martin, Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and author of March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity From St. Ignatius of Antioch, as they discuss how the example of St. Ignatius of Antioch can inspire us to examine our lives.
Other Voices for this episode are excerpts from Dr. Martin's book, read by the author.
Original Air Date: May 2025
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Join panelists Father Jonathan St. André, TOR, and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College and author of The Stigmatists: Their Gifts, Their Revelations, Their Warnings, as they discuss the saints who bore the wounds of Christ, and why this should get our attention.
Other Voices for this episode include:
Dr. James Matenaer
Professor of History, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Dr. Kyle McKenna
Professor of Biology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Original Air Date: April 2025
Find talks from the Marked with the Wounds of Christ Conference from September 12-14, 2024, here.
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Join panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, and special guest Dr. Shane Owens, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Author of Return to the Heart: The Biblical Spirituality of St. Augustine's Confessions, as they discuss what St. Augustine can teach us about our own heart and our own spiritual journey.
Other Voices for this episode are quotes from Dr. Owens' book, read by Fr. Vince Yeager, TOR.
Original Air Date: March 2025
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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 Hernon
Co-Founder, Messy Family Project & Mother of 10
Laura Doroski
Parish Respect Life Ministry Coordinator & Mother of 6
Original Air Date: February 2025
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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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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 major
Laura Rodriguez, Marketing major
John Fusco, Business Management and Theology major
Isaac Desrosierss, Mechanical Engineering Major
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: December 2024
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Unnerstall
Bio-Chemistry Major
Talia Tetmeyer
Theology-Catechetics Major
Ethan Peterson
Clinical Psychology Major
Abigail Spence
Accounting Major
Gordon Kalamasz
Education Major
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Join Host Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Abigail Favale, Professor in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and author of "The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory", as they discuss the gender paradigm and what the human body has to say about human personhood.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: April 2024
Other Voices in this episode include quotes from Dr. Favale's book "The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory"
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Host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Dr. Brandon Dahm, Associate Professor of Philosophy and author of “Correcting Acedia Through Wonder and Gratitude“, as they discuss what the vice of acedia is and how to overcome it.
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: March 2024
Other Voices for this episode include:
John-Paul Palladino, Accounting & Communication Arts Major
Hannah Hough, Communication Arts Major
Hannah Falcone, Marketing Major
Michael Allen, Criminal Justice Major
Bernadette Bede, Theology & Catechetics Major
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