Many Jewish thinkers have considered it close to heresy to validate life in the Diaspora. But what if the Diaspora is a blessing in disguise? In At Home in Exile, Alan Wolfe, writing for the first time about his Jewish heritage, makes an impass

Writing about Religion in a Polarized Age

Oct 23rd, 2014 1h 25m

Both our politics and the wider American culture are increasingly polarized. Public discourse is often vitriolic, and rhetoric divisive. In such a context, nonetheless, there can still be found the few, but impressive writers who distinguish th

C21: The Message of Mercy and Its Importance Today

May 1st, 2014 1h 6m

Cardinal Kasper speaks on the topic of his newly translated book Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life (Paulist Press, 2014).

C21: Astonished by Love: Storytelling and the Sacramental Imagination

Apr 30th, 2014 1h 17m

Novelist Alice McDermott addresses is it love that transforms us, or the recounting of it? Does the effort to shape a story reveal what goes unseen, or does the storyteller create meaning where life tells us no meaning can be found?...

C21: Revelation in the Context of Interfaith Dialogue

Apr 7th, 2014 1h 15m

Archbishop Emeritus of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, discusses the paradox of Revelation and Divine Action.

C21: Pope Francis and the Future of the Global Church

Feb 25th, 2014 1h 22m

Francis has set a new tone for the papacy, but the impact of his leadership remains unclear this early in his reign. This panel brings together four experts of diverse experience and perspective for a robust discussion of his Papacy and the glo

The Jewishness of Jesus: Renewing Christian Appreciation

Feb 16th, 2014 1h 7m

Christian M. Rutishauser, S.J., Provincial of the Swiss Jesuits, delivers the Third Annual John Paul II Lecture in Christian-Jewish Relations. Rutishauser, who lectures on Jewish studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus in M

C21: Making the Move: Navigating Dating Transitions

Feb 12th, 2014 42m 41s

Associate Director of the Philosophy Department's Lonergan Institute Kerry Cronin, discusses how to use what you’ve already figured out about dating and relationships to step up, make up, break up, speak up...and find your way to something rea

C21: Agape Latte- 'It's Not All About Me!'

Feb 5th, 2014 25m 8s

Fr. William Neenan, S.J., Vice President and Special Assistant to the President, shares five things that he has learned at Boston College.

C21: Agape Latte- 'A Merry MEYER CHAMBERS'

Dec 5th, 2013 29m 20s

Listen to an exciting conversation with Meyer Chambers of Boston College's campus ministry, for a special CHRISTMAS EDITION Agape Latte!

Iconography and Myth: From Nebuchadnezzar to the Fallen Angels

Nov 20th, 2013 46m 17s

Jonathan Ben-Dov, the George and Florence Wise Chair of Judaism in the Ancient World at the University of Haifa, explores the reinterpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's monuments from Lebanon as a representation of the myth of the Watchers.

C21: Women for a Contemporary Church: A Conversation

Nov 12th, 2013 1h 2m

Listen to a conversation about the prophetic witness of Catholic women, who through their passion, talents, scholarship and personal sense of vocation, remain committed in hope to a Catholic Church at its best.

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