Videos and Podcasts
About The Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage
The Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage exists to help faculty and students: Recognize and research Roman Catholic thought and its link to all academic disciplines in the university Convey that thought to audiences inside and outside Loyola University Chicago Watch Video-
"The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: Dorothy Day's Message of Hope" by Kate Hennessey
Click here to watch "The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: Dorothy Day's Message of Hope" by Kate Hennessey, the granddaughter of Day. This lecture was delivered as a part of The Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage's "Revolution of the Heart: A Symposium on Dorothy Day", the granddaughter of Dorothy Day. This lecture was delivered as a part of The Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage's "Revolution of the Heart: A Symposium on Dorothy Day" -
"Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty" with Kate Hennessey
"The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: Dorothy Day's Message of Hope" Kate Hennessey Watch Video -
“Dorothy Day: A Saint for Today” with Robert Ellsberg
“Dorothy Day: A Saint for Today,” Robert Ellsberg. Ellsberg was a member of the Catholic Worker community in New York from 1975 to 1980, and served as the managing editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper from 1976 to 1978. He is now editor-in-chief of Orbis Books. Ellsberg looks at his good friend Day and the ways her mission should be carried out today. This lecture was delivered as a part of The Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage's "Revolution of the Heart: A Symposium on Dorothy Day" Recorded on 17 February 2017. Watch Video 
"Religious Freedom before Ecumenism and Slave Emancipation" with Thomas Murphy
The Hank Center's Spring 2017 Black History Month Lecture by Dr. Thomas Murphy, S.J., titled "The Jesuit Choice: Religious Freedom before Ecumenism and Slave Emancipation" Watch Video
"Astronomy and Faith" with Dr. Jonathan Lunine
Dr. Jonathan Lunine gives a talk on "Astronomy and Faith: From Lemaitre's Big Bang to the Jesuit Fathers of the Vatican Observatory" as part of the Faith and Science Symposium. Watch Video
The 2016 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ Lecture
Irish poet John F. Deane, the Fall 2016 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ Fellow, speaks on "A Luminous Absence: Poetry and the Need for God's Absence" Watch Video
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: Robyn Horner
Challenge of God Plenary Address: Robyn Horner, "A Phenomenology of Revelation: Contemporary Encounters with Saint Ignatius of Loyola" Watch Video-
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: Adriaan Peperzak
Challenge of God Plenary Address: Adriaan Peperzak, "The Challenge of God" Watch Video -
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: Richard Kearney
Challenge of God Plenary Address: Richard Kearney, “What Comes After God? Some Anatheist Reflections” Watch Video -
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: Luc Marion
Challenge of God Plenary Address: Luc Marion, “God and the Ambivalence of Being” Watch Video -
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: Thomas J.J. Altizer
Challenge of God Plenary Address: Thomas J.J. Altizer, "Radical Catholicism and God: A Theological Exploration of Dante and Joyce" Watch Video -
The Challenge of God Plenary Address: John D. Caputo
Challenge of God Plenary Address: John D. Caputo, “Tradition and Event: Radicalizing the Catholic Principle" Watch Video 
"From Black-Belt Sinner to Sweet Baby Jesus" - The 2016 Cardinal Newman Lecture
The Hank Center's 2016 Cardinal Newman Lecture was delivered by the poet and memoirist Mary Karr. Please enjoy this humorous and deeply thoughtful talk on Karr's experience of finding her Catholic faith. Watch Video
Reflections on Democracy, Culture, Catholicism: Voices from Four Continents
Dr. Danute Gailiene (Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania) reflects on her participation in, and contributions to, this publication at the Hank Center's Publication Colloquium in February 2016. Watch Video-
Reflections on Democracy, Culture, Catholicism: Voices from Four Continents
Dr. Baskara Wardaya, S.J. (Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia) reflects on his participation in, and contributions to, this publication at the Hank Center's Publication Colloquium in February 2016. Watch Video 
2015 Denise Levertov Conference Plenary: Kevin Burke, SJ
Enjoy this recording of the plenary speaker Kevin Burke, SJ, from The Hank Center's 2015 conference "'This need to dance, This need to kneel:' The Poetry and Poetic Life of Denise Levertov." Watch Video
2015 Denise Levertov Conference Plenary: Mary Gordon
Enjoy this recording of the plenary speaker Mary Gordon, from The Hank Center's 2015 conference "'This need to dance, This need to kneel:' The Poetry and Poetic Life of Denise Levertov." Watch Video-
2015 Denise Levertov Conference Plenary: Albert Gelpi
Enjoy this recording of the plenary speaker Albert Gelpi, from The Hank Center's 2015 conference "'This need to dance, This need to kneel:' The Poetry and Poetic Life of Denise Levertov." Watch Video 
Caring for Our Common Home: Conversations on Ecology and Justice-Part I
The Laudato Si' Symposium was a day-long series of events responding to, reflecting upon, and enacting the recent encyclical from Pope Francis on the environment - Laudato Si. In this video, we hear a welcome from Mark Bosco, S.J.,PhD, Director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, and John Pelissero, PhD, Interim President Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video-
Caring for Our Common Home: Conversations on Ecology and Justice-Part II
The Laudato Si' Symposium was a day-long series of events responding to, reflecting upon, and enacting the recent encyclical from Pope Francis on the environment - Laudato Si. In this video, we hear academic responses by Loyola faculty with a welcome from Susan Ross, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Theology. Watch Video -
Caring for Our Common Home: Conversations on Ecology and Justice-Part III
The Laudato Si' Symposium was a day-long series of events responding to, reflecting upon, and enacting the recent encyclical from Pope Francis on the environment - Laudato Si. In this video, we view an intercampus and interdisciplinary town hall conversation introduced by Michael P. Murphy, Ph.D., Director of Catholic Studies. Watch Video 
Honorary Degree Conferral On Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Human Letters honoris causa. Watch Video
The Preferential Option for Culture in Latino/a Theology - Part I
This colloquium seeks to honor the presence of Cardinal Ravasi in the United States by engaging the rich history and diversity of Latino/a Catholicism, and the origins, development, and future of Latino/a theology. In this video, we hear from Dr. Marian Diaz, Dr. Jean-Pierre Ruiz, and Dr. Orlando Espin. Watch Video-
The Preferential Option for Culture in Latino/a Theology - Part II
This colloquium seeks to honor the presence of Cardinal Ravasi in the United States by engaging the rich history and diversity of Latino/a Catholicism, and the origins, development, and future of Latino/a theology. In this video, we hear from Dr. Carmen Nanko-Fernandez, Dr. Maria Teresa Davila, Dr. Nestor Medina, Dr. Roberto Goizueta, Dr. Naomi DeAnda, and Dr. Miguel Diaz. Watch Video 
The 2015 Cardinal Newman Lecture: Dr. Colby Dickinson (LUC)
Dr. Dickinson's 2015 Cardinal Newman Lecture: Life in Dialogue with Faith: The Subtle Complexities of an Ongoing Conversion Watch Video
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Address: Dr. Carol Coburn
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Address: Dr. Carol Coburn “Crossing Boundaries and Cultural Encounters: Women Religious as Builders and Shapers of Catholic Culture and American Life” Watch Video
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Address: Dr. John T. McGreevy
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Presentation: Dr. John T. McGreevy "Globalization: Rewriting 19th-century American Jesuits" Watch Video
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Address: Rima Lunin Schultz
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Presentation: Rima Lunin Schultz "Jane Addams’s Dilemma: American Catholic Education in the Progressive Era, 1890-1925" Watch Video
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Address: Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings
Crossings and Dwellings Plenary Presentation: Dr. Kathleen Sprows Cummings Watch Video
Crossings and Dwellings Student Roundtable
Crossings and Dwellings Student Roundtable Jessica Hagen (Loyola University Chicago) Michael Polowski (Loyola University Chicago) Hope Shannon (Loyola University Chicago) Evan Thompson (Loyola University Chicago) Respondent: Dr. Monica Mercado (Bryn Mawr College) Watch Video
2014 Ignatian Heritage Month at LUC: A Lecture by Jon Sobrino, S.J.
A Community of Blood: Jesuits, University Professors, and Worker Martyrs Watch Video-
2014 Ignatian Heritage Month at LUC: A Panel Discussion with Jon Sobrino, S.J.
2014 Ignatian Heritage Month at LUC: A Panel Discussion with Jon Sobrino, S.J. Memory and Hope : The Salvadoran Martyrs, Prophetic Witness, and the Future of Jesuit Higher Education Watch Video 
Catholicism in Dialogue: Hinduism and Catholicism: Finding God in All Things
For the 2014 Catholicism in Dialogue lecture, Prof. Francis X. Clooney, S.J. (Harvard Divinity School) spoke about the inter-religious encounter between Catholicism and Hinduism through the lens of 'God in all things.' Prof. Clooney's lecture included two faculty responses and two reflections from Loyola students. Watch Video.jpg)
Habemus Papam +1 - Pope Francis the Latin American Jesuit
In this installment of the Hank Center's symposium Habemus Papam +1, Dr. Gustavo Morello, S.J. and Dr. Peter Bernardi, S.J. offer their own reflections on the roots and development of Pope Francis's personality and style from both his Argentinian Catholic background and Jesuit training. Watch Video
Habemus Papam +1 - Francis Among the Theologians and Diplomats
Part 2 of 4 of the Hank Center's Habemus Papam +1 panel discussion. In this part, Fr. Matt Malone, Dr. Susan Ross, and Dr. Miguel Diaz offer their own thoughts and reflections on the first year of the pontificate of Pope Francis, as well as some constructive suggestions for moving forward in the future. Watch Video
Habemus Papam +1 - The Pillars of the Francis Revolution
Part 3 of 4 of the Hank Center's Habemus Papam +1 panel discussion. In this part, John L. Allen Jr. delivers his keynote address on the pillars of the 'Francis Revolution' and engages the audience in a brief Q&A. Watch Video
Habemus Papam +1 - Panel Discussion
Part 4 of 4 of the Hank Center's Habemus Papam +1 panel discussion. In this part, Mr. Kenneth Woodward moderates a discussion among the day's speakers, and between the speakers and the audience, around Pope Francis, the future of his pontificate, and the future of the Catholic Church. Watch Video
Shouts or Whispers? A Journey Through Catholic Letters Today
For its second Cardinal Newman Lecture, the Hank Center invited writer, teacher, publisher, and editor Gregory Wolfe to speak about his journey of faith in the Catholic Church. Watch Video
Jesuit Global Education and the Plight of Refugees
Prof. David Hollenbach, the University Chair in Human Rights and International Justice at Boston College, offered his reflections on the role Jesuit global education can play in addressing the crises of displacement and refugees. Watch Prof. Hollenbach's lecture and the engaging responses offered by a panel of professors at Loyola. Watch Video
The Jesuit Restoration with Rev. John Padberg
Rev. John Padberg continues his conversation here at Loyola on the restoration of the Jesuits in 1814 in the lead-up to the bicentennial of the restoration in 2014. If you missed the lecture, check it out here! Watch Video
'On Pilgrimage' with Fr. Pat Ryan
Enjoy Fr. Pat Ryan's lecture 'On Pilgrimage,' and the insightful and informative commentary on this lecture offered by faculty and students from the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Watch Video-
Restored Jesuits and the American Experience, 1814-2014
John Padberg, S.J. visited Loyola University Chicago on October 18, 2012 and presented a lecture on the Jesuit suppression and consequent restoration in 1814. In his remarks – the first in a series of lectures offered by Fr. Padberg – he reflects on the mentalities shaping 19th-century Jesuit enterprises, both in Europe and America. Watch Video 
The Spirit of Vatican II: Then and Now Part I
A Colloquium Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council Two Witnesses of the Council: the Diaries of Yves Congar and Henri de Lubac Rev. Joseph Komonchak, S.T.L., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America Watch Video-
The Spirit of Vatican II: Then and Now Part II
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage hosted a colloquium that brought together some of the leading scholars of Vatican II – and post-Vatican II – Catholic theology. The event focused on the effects that Vatican has had on the Roman Catholic world, and what we could expect for the future of ‘the spirit of Vatican II.’ Watch Video -
The Spirit of Vatican II: Then and Now Part III
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage hosted a colloquium that brought together some of the leading scholars of Vatican II – and post-Vatican II – Catholic theology. The event focused on the effects that Vatican has had on the Roman Catholic world, and what we could expect for the future of ‘the spirit of Vatican II.’ Watch Video -
The Spirit of Vatican II: Then and Now Part IV
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage hosted a colloquium that brought together some of the leading scholars of Vatican II – and post-Vatican II – Catholic theology. The event focused on the effects that Vatican has had on the Roman Catholic world, and what we could expect for the future of ‘the spirit of Vatican II.’ Watch Video 
Catholic Actors in the Third Wave of Democratization
Lecture by Dr. José Casanova, Department of Sociology, Georgetown University“ Catholic Actors in the Third Wave of Democratization: Lessons for the Arab Spring and the Muslim Fourth Wave” April 12, 2012 Watch Video
Holy Fathers, Abusive Fathers and the Missing Father: How Catholic Schools Cure
Holy Fathers, Abusive Fathers and the Missing Father: How Catholic Schools Cure Urban Poverty December 1, 2011 Lecture by Patrick J. McCloskey, MS, School of Education, Loyola University Chicago. Klarcheck Informations Commons, 4th Floor, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video
Jesuit Mission of Chiquitos Part 1
Music of the Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Lecture, Q&A , Panel Discussion Watch Video-
Jesuit Mission of Chiquitos Part 2
Music from the Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos Documentary Film Musical Performance Watch Video 
A Catholic Origin of Human Rights
In his lecture Fr. Araujo discussed what role natural law moral theory played in emerging human rights discourse, placing a particular focus on the work of 16th century Spanish theologian and political theorist Francisco de Vitoria. Fr. Araujo also explored the implications of natural law’s history for contemporary human rights theory. Watch Video
Food for the Body, Food for the Soul: Hunger and Catholic Social Teaching
The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage CATHOLIC MINDS, CATHOLIC MATTERS LECTURE SERIES Thursday, December 2, 2010 "Food for the Body, Food for the Soul: Hunger and Catholic Social Teaching" Lecture by Kathleen Maas Weigert. University Research Professor. Watch Video
Montaigne, God, and Other
MONTAIGNE, GOD, AND OTHER March 30, 2010 Dr. David Posner, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video
Women of the Word Colloquium Part 1
November 12, 2009 Presented by The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage with assistance from The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University, The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video-
Women of the Word Colloquium Part 2
November 12, 2009 Presented by The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage with assistance from The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University, The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video -
Women of the Word Colloquium Part 3
November 12, 2009 Presented by The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage with assistance from The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University, The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video -
Women of the Word Colloquium Part 4
November 12, 2009 Presented by The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage with assistance from The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University, The Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, Loyola University Chicago Watch Video 
Spring Irish Festival: Celtic Sites and Sounds Part 1
SPRING IRISH FESTIVAL: CELTIC SITES AND SOUNDS March 16, 2010 Celtic Sites: Messages and Missions: Communication Among Celtic Churches Dr. Benjamin Hudson, Professor of History and Medieval Studies, Pennsylvania State University. Respondents: Dr. Jennifer Ash and Dr. Allen Frantzen, Department of English, Loyola University Chicago. Watch Video-
Spring Irish Festival: Celtic Sites and Sounds Part 2
SPRING IRISH FESTIVAL: CELTIC SITES AND SOUNDS March 16, 2010 Celtic Sounds: The Music of What Happens: The Irish Harp in Myth and Neuroscience Fr. Richard Woods, O.P. Lund-Gill Chair, Professor of Theology, Dominican University. Irish harp performance by Aislinn Gagliardi. Watch Video -
Spring Irish Festival: Celtic Sites and Sounds Part 3
SPRING IRISH FESTIVAL: CELTIC SITES AND SOUNDS March 16, 2010 Celtic Sounds: The Music of What Happens: The Irish Harp in Myth and Neuroscience Fr. Richard Woods, O.P. Lund-Gill Chair, Professor of Theology, Dominican University. Irish harp performance by Aislinn Gagliardi. Watch Video 
Paths to Muslim-Christian Dialogue
September 17, 2009 Paths to Muslim-Christian Dialogue: The Role of Forgiveness in Islamic Jurisprudence Dr. Russell Powell, Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law Watch Video
"Reawakening to the Relationship Between Study and Worship"
Reawakening to the Relationship Between Study and Worship October 29, 2009 Fr. John C. Haughey, S.J., Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University Watch Video
"'God, if you are up there, prove it': Eugene O’Neill and the Absence of God"
"'God, if you are up there, prove it': Eugene O'Neill and the Absence of God" Dr. Jonathan C. Wilson, Dept. of Fine and Performing Arts February 16, 2009 Watch Video
Of Elves and Angels: J.R.R. Tolkien as a Catholic Thinker
"Of Elves and Angels: J.R.R. Tolkien as a Catholic Thinker" Dr. Mark McIntosh, Dept. of Theology January 29, 2009 Watch Video
Augustine on the Legacy of Plato's Academy
"Augustine on the Legacy of Plato's Academy" Dr. Blake Dutton, Dept. of Philosophy October 23, 2008 Watch Video
Sexually Abusive Priests and Church Law: A Study in Institutional Meltdown
Institutional Meltdown Watch Video
Jesuits and Science Part 1
"The Kerala School, Jesuits, and Calculus" Dr. George Gheverghese Joseph, University of Manchester Watch Video
Jesuits and Science Part 2
"The Jesuit as a Scientist" Dr. Mordechai Feingold, California Institute of Technology Watch Video
Jesuits and Science Part 3
Panel Responses Dr. Florence Hsia, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Eli Maor, Loyola University Chicago Dr. Paul Mueller, S.J., Loyola University Chicago Watch Video
Don Quijote de la Mancha: Conflicted Catholic?
Dr. Carole Holdsworth is Professor of Spanish Literature in the Department of Modern Languages at Loyola University Chicago. Her research interests are the contemporary novel, Don Quijote and Modernismo. Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers’ Panel: Introduction
Panel Introduction (12:07) October 24, 2007 Introductions by: * Edmondo Lupieri. John Cardinal Cody Endowed Chair * Michael Schuck, Ph. D. Associate Professor; Director of the Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage * John McCarthy, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Section Coordinator of Constructive Theology Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers’ Panel: Professor J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
Professor J. Wentzel van Huyssteen (18:18) October 24, 2007 James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science Princeton Theological Seminary. Professor van Huyssteen delivered the Gifford Lectures in 2004. Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers’ Panel: Professor Ralph McInerny
Professor Ralph McInerny (23:14) October 24, 2007 Michael P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies and Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. Professor McInerny delivered the Gifford Lectures in 1999. Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers’ Panel: Professor Michael Ruse
Professor Michael Ruse (25:16) October 24, 2007 Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy and Director of History of Science, Florida State University. Professor Ruse delivered the Gifford Lectures in 2001 Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers’ Panel: Jeremy Campbell
Jeremy Campbell (33:54) October 24, 2007 Author of The Many Faces of God: Science's 400-Year Quest for Images of the Divine (W.W. Norton, 2006). Former Washington correspondent for the London Evening Standard. Watch Video
Gifford Lecturers' Panel: Responses and Discussion
Panel Responses and Discussion (1:25:10) October 24, 2007 Watch Video
Science and Worship: God, Time, and the Vatican Observatory
William Stoeger, S.J. Father Stoeger is an astrophysicist on the staff of the Vatican Observatory, specializing in theoretical cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, and interdisciplinary studies relating to science, philosophy, and theology. Watch Video-
Reflections on Democracy, Culture, Catholicism: Voices from Four Continents
Dr. Danute Gailiene (Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania) reflects on her participation in, and contributions to, this publication at the Hank Center's Publication Colloquium in February 2016. Watch Video
