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Christianity Compels the Transformation of Culture
Jun 25, 2026
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Heal, Not Harm: The Importance of Free and Virtuous Medicine
Jun 25, 2026
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Thinking Theologically about Work
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Empowering Workers: A Better Way Forward
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Fatherhood First: The Man Who Left the World Cup
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() Christianity Compels the Transformation of Culture | As Christians, it’s easy to be lured by the prospect of casting aside the culture and the sinful world, and to simply fend for ourselves. But the Scriptures call for the baptized to engage the culture, to bring about the transformation of the culture, so that our vocations intersect with our occupations for the sake of sanctifying the entire world for Christ. Charlie Self has moreGuest InfoDr. Charlie Self is an author, adviser, pastor and professor with more than 40 years of experience connecting Faith and the Common Good. He is the author of several works including Flourishing Churches and Communities (published by Acton) and his new co-authored work, Life in 5-D: A New Vision of Wholeness. He is the visiting professor of church history at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Visit him at drcharlieself.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 22m 00s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | ![]() Heal, Not Harm: The Importance of Free and Virtuous Medicine | The First Amendment guarantees the right to express one’s religious convictions both privately and publicly. Naturally, public expression extends to professional life - we mustn’t check our conscience at the door to our workplace. Yet, that is precisely what is expected of many health care professionals. This expectation harms the health care professional, the patient, and the overall profession. We look at the problem and a solution with Dr. Andrew Kubick.Further ReadingTransplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical AnalysisGuest InfoDr. Andrew Kubick is a Teacher and Faculty Mentor of Bioethics at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, Ethics Consultant at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Senior Research Fellow for Public Policy at the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance, and Adjunct Instructor of Bioethics at the Catholic Institute of Technology and University of Mary. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 20m 00s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | ![]() Thinking Theologically about Work | We devote hours and hours each week to our work – often spending more waking hours there than anywhere else. What if we approached our work as a vocation, regardless of what that work might be? We explore a theological vision of work and vocation with Scott Rae.Scott’s Recommended ReadingsBaker, Bruce, “Entrepreneurship as a Sign of Common Grace,” Journal of Markets & Morality 18:1 (2015): 81-98. https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/works/34/Ballor, Jordan, and Victor Claar, “The Soul of the Entrepreneur: A Christian Anthropology of Creativity, Innovation and Liberty,” Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship (Spring 2016): 117-131. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2749195Clark, Catherine, and Christian Harrison article, “Entrepreneurship: An assimilated multi-perspective review,” Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship (2018), 6-29.Gregg, Samuel, “Entrepreneurship isn’t enough,” Acton.org (May 13, 2009). https://acton.org/pub/commentary/2009/05/13/entrepreneurship-isn%E2%80%99t-enoughHandy, Charles, “What’s a Business For?, Harvard Business Review, December 2002:49-55.Pearcy, Anthony, Entrepreneurship in the Catholic Tradition (Lexington Books, 2010).Willard, Dallas, “The Business of Business,” Renovare, https://renovare.org/articles/the-business-of-businessGuest InfoScott Rae, Ph.D., is a professor of Christian ethics as well as dean of the faculty at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. Dr. Rae's primary interests are medical ethics and business ethics, dealing with the application of Christian ethics to medicine and the marketplace. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 22m 00s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | ![]() Empowering Workers: A Better Way Forward | Workplace harmony tends to increase productivity, and greater productivity leads to flourishing. Jim Babka joins us with a look at strategies for empowering workers for greater unity and flourishing.Further ReadingThe No-Limits Enterprise: Organizational Self-Management In The New World Of WorkGuest InfoJim Babka is a social strategist who is paid to lead or advise the Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity, Downsize DC, Advocates for Self-Government, Respect America, and the Zero Aggression Project. He’s a former syndicated radio host who now podcasts, Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Jim is a 3x Acton Alumni joining this year’s faculty for a session titled, “Instead of Unions: Empowering workers through Mission-Focused Self-Management.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | ![]() Fatherhood First: The Man Who Left the World Cup | Jérémy Doku is living a soccer player’s ultimate dream: he’s playing in the FIFA World Cup. But this week he set that dream aside, leaving his team so he could be present for the birth of his son. Sadly, his decision was met with some blowback. Critics accused him of abandoning his duties, and one television personality went as far as to claim that fathers play no role in the delivery process. Marcus looks at what this shows about our culture’s understanding of family and vocation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() The Ethics and Economics of Sports Gambling | You can no longer watch a professional or collegiate sporting event without being inundated by ads for gambling. What effects does this have on our society? We look at the ethics and economics of sports gambling – past, present, and future – with Dr. Jared Pincin.Guest InfoDr. Jared A. Pincin is an Associate Professor of Economics at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University, an M.S. in Economics from Auburn University, and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from American University.Dr. Pincin’s work often integrates economic analysis with a Christian worldview, emphasizing the ethical and societal implications of economic decision-making. His scholarship has appeared in journals such as Oxford Development Studies, Journal of Sports Economics, and Christian Higher Education. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 22m 00s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() Immigration: Facts, Economics, and Morality | Immigration policy is one of the most hotly contested topics of our age. Daniel Di Martino joins us to examine immigration policy through the lens of human dignity, solidarity, and ordered love, weighing the duties nations owe to their citizens and migrants alike.Guest InfoDaniel Di Martino is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University. His research focuses on immigration, especially selection, assimilation, and highly skilled immigration. Born and raised in Venezuela, Di Martino experienced the terrible consequences of socialism firsthand. After leaving Venezuela for the U.S. in 2016, he dedicated himself to explaining how socialism destroyed his homeland, advocating for its freedom, and stopping this ideology from ever being implemented in America and elsewhere. Di Martino has appeared on Fox News and CNN, and written for USA Today, National Review, City Journal and New York Post, among others.Visit his website here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() Marriage as a Ministry | During his papacy, St. John Paul II detailed the challenges of evangelizing a world where words don’t matter and truth doesn’t exist. We can do this by living out the free, total, faithful, fruitful love that we receive from Christ in communion in our marriage and family lives. Dr. Greg Popcak has more.Guest InfoDr. Greg Popcak is the founder of CatholicCounselors.com Together with his wife Lisa, he’s the author of over 20 popular books, and the host of More2Life, heard each day at 10am E on EWTN radio. Greg and Lisa are also the founders of the CatholicHOM app that provides couples and parents with the coaching and resources they need to build strong domestic churches. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() The Foundations of Principled Entrepreneurship | When entrepreneurship is rooted in principle, it can be both a creative calling and a path to human flourishing. Andreas Widmer looks at how integrating faith, work, and culture transforms business from a transactional enterprise into a force for lasting prosperity.Further ReadingThe Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring ValueThe Pope & The CEO: John Paul II’s Leadership Lessons to a Young Swiss GuardGuest InfoAndreas Widmer is the founder and director of the Art & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at The Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business where he loves to teach and mentor students to find their true calling. Previously, Andreas helped lead high-tech companies, bringing more than one hundred leading-edge technology products to market and also led several organizations focused on enterprise solutions to poverty. He is a former member of the Swiss Guard serving under Pope John Paul II and author of the book The Pope and the CEO, which describes the ten lessons he learned from the late pope about leadership and the centrality of the human person in work. His latest book, The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship Andreas argues that we have lost sight of the human person as the center of the economy, and that investing in employees is in fact the only opportunity with infinite returns.biggest accomplishment in life is building a great marriage together with his wife, Michelle, and his biggest joy is seeing the character of their teenage son, Eli, develop and grow. He can be reached at andreas-widmer.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 22m 00s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() Education and the Free Society | What is educating for liberty? Dr. Todd Flanders joins us with an historical overview to the question, and engages emerging challenges to forming young people for a proper understanding of freedom and its responsible exercise.Recommended Readings from Dr. FlandersTheories of education in early America, 1655-1819American Writings on Popular Education: The Nineteenth CenturyEducation in a Free SocietyThe Abolition of ManLeft Back: A Century of Battles over School ReformGuest InfoDr. Todd Flanders has served as headmaster of Providence Academy since its inception in 2000. He holds a BA with a concentration in political philosophy from the University of Chicago, an MA in history from Truman State University, and a Ph.D. in theology from Boston College. He has taught history and theology in both college and high school, co-founded a residential college program and served as director of career services at Truman State, and was director of educational programming at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. Dr. Flanders speaks on topics of education, religion, and the free society, currently serving as lecturer with the Acton University program and the Harry J Flynn Catechetical Institute. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
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| 6/24/26 | ![]() God Preserves His People | In today’s readings, we can see how God preserves His people in their faithfulness, because walking the narrow path of covenantal obedience and moral living is a crucial component of covenant life. Marcus has more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() Philosophy Meets AI: The Real Limits of Machines | Artificial intelligence firms are hiring and paying big salaries to philosophers to help them think through the issues facing the developers of AI. Randall Smith walks us through some of the issues. Further ReadingAI Humans and the Real Limits of MachinesGuest InfoRandall B. Smith holds the J. Michael Miller Endowed Chair of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. His books include Bonaventure’s Journey of the Soul into God: Background and Commentary (Cambridge University Press, 2024), From Here to Eternity: Reflections on Death, Immortality, and the Resurrection of the Body (Emmaus Press, 2022), Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Scholastic Culture of Medieval Paris: Preaching, Prologues, and Biblical Commentary (Cambridge University Press, 2021), Reading the Sermons of Thomas Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide (Emmaus Press, 2016). His next book, Mapping Bonaventure’s Itinerarium: Context and Commentary, is due out from Emmaus Press this summer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 21m 58s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() "The King's Loyal Servant - but God's First" | Today we celebrate the Feast of St Thomas More. At his execution, he proclaimed that he died “The King’s loyal servant – but God’s first.” Marcus reflects on what this lesson means for us today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 58s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() Echoes of an Angel: Remembering my Wife, Lost to Cancer | Mike Romano, a producer for EWTN, recently lost his wife to cancer. While the family visited her grave on Mother’s Day, his son told him “Dad, you don’t have to be so sad every time we visit her. Mom wouldn’t want you to be sad because she’s rejoicing in heaven.” Mike shares his story.Further ReadingEchoes of an Angel: Radio Producer Finds Strength in the Chaplet That Keeps His Late Wife CloseGuest InfoMike Romano is a producer for EWTN and the voice behind EWTN’s animated series Tomkin This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 42s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() “Give up your evil ways and keep my commandments" | Marcus looks at today’s First Reading from the Second Book of Kings and the consequences of when the children of Israel sinned against God. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 11m 58s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() 100th anniversary of the Shrine of the Little Flower | The National Shrine of the Little Flower is celebrating its 100th anniversary this week. Judy Maten tells us more.Further ReadingNational Shrine of the Little Flower Centennial Mass This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 49s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() Defending the Free Market | We are excited to be broadcasting again from Acton University in Grand Rapids. Is there a moral case for capitalism? Consumerism is an appalling spectacle. Free markets may be efficient, but are they fair? Aren’t there some things that we can’t afford to leave to the vicissitudes of the market? Fr. Robert Sirico joins us to discuss the conference and defending the Free Market. Further ReadingDefending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free EconomyGuest InfoRev. Robert A. Sirico is president emeritus and the co-founder of the Acton Institute. In that capacity, he lectures at colleges, universities, and business organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. His writings on religious, political, economic, and social matters are published in a variety of journals, including: the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the London Financial Times, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, and National Review. Fr. Sirico is often called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements regarding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern, and has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR, and CBS’ 60 Minutes, among others. He is the author of many books including Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 20m 18s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() The Gift of Fatherhood | Marcus’ oldest son turns five today – just in time for Father’s Day. Marcus reflects on the gift of Fatherhood. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 11m 59s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() Truth First Ministry | Every one of us has been equipped perfectly for a purposeful life. True joy and authenticity come from wholeheartedly living that life. We talk about it with Andrea LaFountain, who shares the work she is doing with Truth First Ministry.Truth First websiteGuest InfoAndrea LaFountain is a neuroscientist, theologian, speaker and author. She is Adjunct professor of Psychology at Divine Mercy University and the founder of Truth First Ministry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 59s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() “Even all the hairs of your head are counted.” | In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reassures us that we have no reason to be afraid. God know the very number of the hairs on our head, and if even the sparrows are cared for, then we know we will be as well. Rob Corzine joins us to unpack the readings.Guest InfoRob Corzine is the vice president of programs for the St Paul Center for Biblical Theology This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 20m 42s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() The Great American Dad Divide | There are some encouraging numbers on fatherhood in America. Recent research shows that dad are spending nearly four times the number of hours their grandfathers spent with their kids, and that parenting time for fathers has been trending upward for decades. In the words of one study, today’s dads are becoming “the parents their fathers never were.” But there is a cloud to this silver lining – a major reason for the change is that fewer men are becoming dads in the first place. Brad Wilcox has more.Further ReadingAmerica’s Great Dad DivideGet Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save CivilizationFollow Brad on XGuest InfoBrad Wilcox is a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. He is the author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 21m 58s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() The Worst Father in the Bible | When we think of fathers in the bible, our minds immediately go to the shining example set by St Joseph. But what about the less than stellar fathers? Steve Ray joins us.Guest InfoSteve Ray leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Rome and other sites. He converted to Catholicism in 1994 and is the author of “Crossing the Tiber,” “Upon this Rock” and other books, including a brand-new study on the Book of Genesis. He’s the host and producer of the Footprints of God DVD series and has been to the Holy Land more than 200 times. He also writes bible studies for Catholic Scripture Study International Visit catholic-convert.com and footprintsofgodpilgrimages.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 56s | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | ![]() Treasures in Heaven | In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns us not to store our treasures on earth, but to store them up in Heaven, for were our treasure is our heart will be as well. What treasure occupies our deepest affection? What rival loyalties do we have within us for our devotion? What resentments do we have that remain unsolved? Or what spiritual blindness is clouding the way we live spiritually? Marcus has more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 9m 59s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() We are all called to a Royal Priesthood | Dr John Bergsma joins us to explore the theology of the royal priesthood, rooted in the early chapters of Genesis, and look at how God establishes a covenant of sonship with us.Guest InfoDr. John Bergsma is Vice President for Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught Scripture since 2004. He holds the B.A., M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Calvin College and Seminary (now Calvin University) and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana).A former Protestant pastor, Dr. Bergsma has authored numerous books on Scripture and the Catholic faith, including Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor and The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings series. He has also published over two dozen peer-reviewed or invited essays and articles in various scholarly journals, festschrifts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and essay collections. Dr. Bergsma speaks regularly for parish missions, diocesan conferences, clergy convocations, and other events nationally and internationally. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 32m 00s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() A Link between Smartphones and Declining Birth Rates? | The US has been in a steep fertility decline for nearly two decades, and a new study may shed some light on one of the causes. The study used mobile coverage maps cross-referenced with fertility data to conclude that the release of the iPhone, the first modern smartphone, is associated with an accelerated decline in fertility that has continued to the present day. Marcus looks at the numbers.Further ReadingSmartphones and Fertility: Studies Suggest a Link — and Complex Implications This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com | 10m 00s | ||||||
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