Mary and the Pears with Jeannie Gaffigan
A pear-sized brain tumor helped director, producer, and comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan draw closer to the Blessed Mother. In this first Ave Explores podcast, Gaffigan, wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan, t...
16 Juni 202135min
From Atheism to Catholicism with Leah Libresco Sargeant
Leah Libresco Sargeant discusses her conversion from atheism to Catholicism, highlighting how she used math and science to reconcile the ideas of objective moral truth and God's existence. She reflect...
14 Maj 202134min
How to Talk About the "Tough Stuff" of Faith and Science with Tod Worner, M.D.
Dr. Tod Worner, editor of the Word on Fire Institute's Evangelization and Culture journal, talks about how to tackle difficult topics of faith with skeptics and non-believers. He suggests starting fro...
12 Maj 202129min
The Ethics of Vaccines and Health Care with John Brehany
Bioethicist John Brehany addresses the debate about whether it is ethical for Catholics to receive the currently available COVID-19 vaccines. He also reflects on how answering questions concerning bio...
7 Maj 202148min
Answering Bioethical Questions with John A. DiCamillo
John Di Camillo, a staff ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers moral principles to guide decision-making in bioethics and discusses how to answer common bioethical questions about...
5 Maj 202139min
Recognizing How Small We Are with Paul Giesting
Geologist Paul Giesting discusses how working as an environmental regulator has helped him to contemplate mankind's tiny place in the colossal universe. Giesting says studying the planet through its g...
30 Apr 202135min
Science is a Mission Field with Chris Baglow
Chris Baglow, director of the science and religion Initiative at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, discusses how faith and science approach truth. He said that by ...
28 Apr 202128min
Caring for Creation with Kathleen Hoenke
Kathleen Hoenke, a spatial ecologist and program director at the St. Kateri Conservation Center, discusses growing native plants and building rain gardens on church properties. She says her faith came...
23 Apr 202128min
