Best Chris Altieri Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 22 Thomas Cardinal Collins on Giving and Keeping our Word 17:48

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In this episode, we speak with the Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins, who discusses his serious concerns over a controversial new government requirement on organizations seeking federal funding for summer hires. This new attestation is proving problematic for many faith-based organizations. It also doesn’t sit well with many Canadian c…

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Episode 21 Robert P George on the idea of a university 31:19

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church, a conversation with Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, also at Princeton. In thinking through the nature and scope of Catholic education, we thought it would be good to hear from a c…

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Episode 20 A Conversation with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke 30:51

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church, a conversation with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 19 Reclaiming the Piazza II 36:03

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In this edition, a conversation with Dr. Leonardo Franchi, a lecturer at the University of Glasgow and editor – along with Ronnie Convery and Raymond McCloskey – of the volumes Reclaiming the Piazza: Catholic Education as a Cultural Project and Reclaiming the Piazza II: Catholic Education and the New Evangelization.…

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Episode 18 a conversation with Fr Paul Samasumo 41:49

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Fr. Paul Samasumo of Zambia is vice president of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS, the first African to hold one of the top three positions in the organization, to which he was elected in the summer of 2017 by the delegates to the SIGNIS world congress in Quebec. He met with TwtC's Chris Altieri recently, for a broad-ranging…

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Episode 17 The Erotics of Education with David Franks 53:44

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David is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, and Director of Development for that same. A trained theologian and poet, David is deeply Catholic and profoundly patriotic: people don’t talk like he does anymore. Getting to know him better in this edition was at once edifying and delightful.…

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Episode 16 Season 2 Premiere 52:57

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A look in three parts at the upcoming season of Thinking with the Church, which will be exploring Catholic education. We speak with Leonardo Franchi, David Franks, John Dickson, David Anthony Dehner, and others, about what it is to form the whole person.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 15 Will Pope Francis Pull It Off? 1:02:12

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Will Pope Francis Pull it Off? is the title of Prof. Rocco D'Ambrosio's new book about the reform program of Pope Francis. In this edition, we go inside the slim, powerful volume with the author, who is a priest of the Diocese of Bari and Professor of Political Philosophy in the School of Social Sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Ro…

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Episode 14 Irreconcilable Differences 15:44

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This week's episode is a reflection on how irreconcilable differences need not lead to irreducible conflict.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 13 The Measure of Man in a Connected World - a conversation with Prof. Philip Larrey 41:08

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church: a conversation with Philip Larrey, priest, professor and author of Connected World: from Automated Work to Virtual Wars - the future, by those who are shaping it (320 pages, Penguin, 2017).By Chris Altieri

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Special Edition: in the Octave of Easter, 2017 14:54

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Continuing our special programming at Holy Week with a reflection on the week that opens with the Vigil and ends with the great Dominica in albis, now Divine Mercy Sunday, the Octave of EasterBy Chris Altieri

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Special Edition: Good Friday, 2017 5:10

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A short meditation on Good FridayBy Chris Altieri

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Special Edition: Holy Week 2017 (1) 9:19

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The first in a series of meditations on the significance of Holy Week, from co-Founder and GM Chris AltieriBy Chris Altieri

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Episode 12 a conversation with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke 39:04

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church: a conversation with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke.By Chris Altieri

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Special: backwards and forwards - recovering a sense of marriage 16:00

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In this *special* edition of Thinking with the Church, we are doing something a little bit different: rather than feature a conversation, our co-Founder, General Manager, and host, Chris Altieri, proposes an itinerary for the recovery of some basic notions regarding marriage.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 11 Romanitas Revisited 36:10

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church: Part II of a conversation with theologian Christopher Wells, who is pursuing a doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas - the Angelicum - here in Rome. In Part I of our conversation, we explored the Doctrine of Papal Supremacy and the Dogma of Papal Infallibility - …

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TWTC Episode 10 Papal Infallibility and Papal Supremacy 50:26

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In this edition of Thinking with the Church we explore the nature and purpose of Papal authority with theologian Christopher Wells, Th.L., of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 9 Language and the Law 36:54

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This week on Thinking with the Church: a conversation with Claudia Giampietro on language, the law, and genuine truth-seeking dialogue as a form of public witness to the faith in the search for Christian unity.By Chris Altieri

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Special Edition: Are we alone in the universe? 34:25

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In this special edition we speak with Fr. Brian Reedy SJ about the recent discovery of possibly habitable planets in our corner of the galaxy - and about the possible implications of finding life on another world - or worlds.By Chris Altieri

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Episode 8 Truth-telling 58:09

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In this edition: a conversation with veteran Vatican beat reporter Andrea GagliarducciBy Chris Altieri

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Episode 7 Ut credat mundus 39:57

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. In this edition: the second part of a conversation with a man who has dedicated his life to studying, praying, and working to achieve Christian unity. Andrew J. Boyd – “A.J.” to his friends – is Adjunct Professor of Theology in the Rome program of the Catholic University of America, as well as in the Rome programs of Providence College and Assump…

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Episode 6 Ut unum sint 57:01

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In this edition: Part 1 of a conversation with a man who has dedicated his life to studying, praying, and working to achieve Christian unity. Andrew J. Boyd – “A.J.” to his friends – is Adjunct Professor of Theology in the Rome program of the Catholic University of America, as well as in the Rome programs of Providence College and Assumption Colleg…

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Episode 5: Divine Playmates (Part 2 of a conversation with Prof. Nicolas Steeves SJ) 50:27

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This week, we spend more time with Prof. Nicolas Steeves SJ, of the Pontifical Gregorian University. Prof. Steeves is a Jesuit priest who teaches Fundamental Theology at the “Greg” – as it is affectionately known by its alumni. You can hear Part One of our conversation in Episode 4 of the podcast, which you’ll find, along with show notes, at www.th…

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Episode 4: The God of our Imagination 40:07

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This week, we are speaking with a Jesuit priest and theologian who teaches fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Prof. Nicolas Steeves SJ, who is most recently the author of Grâce à l’imagination: intégrer l’imagination en théologie fondamentale – a profoundly challenging and refreshing exploration of the role of imagination …

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Special Edition: A Meditation on Death 19:52

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Two deaths in the family of Vocaris Media prompted this meditation on the Last ThingsBy Chris Altieri