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Fall 2009

Sep. 28

Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up Comedian and Actor

Catholics in Entertainment

Oct. 5

Fr. Luke Sweeney

Director of Vocations, Archdiocese of New York

State of the Priesthood: In Crisis, on the Rise or Both?

Oct. 19

Fr. Jonathan Morris, LC

Vatican Analyst, Fox News

How to Break Free from Destructive Tendencies


Oct. 26

Fr. Joseph Tyrrell

Master of Ceremonies, St. Patrick's Cathedral

Latin Mass, Tridentine Mass, New Mass...Whatever Happened to Just "the Mass?"


Nov. 9

Fr. Richard Gill, LC

Director, Our Lady of Mt. Kisco Retreat Center

Catholic Dating, Marriage, and Then Divorce?

Nov. 16

Curtis Martin

President and Founder, FOCUS

Made for More: Why Be Ordinary When You Can Be Great?

Winter/Spring 2009

Feb. 23


Fr. Richard Gill, LC

Director, Our Lady of Mt. Kisco Retreat Center

Grill the Priest!

An Open Question and Answer Forum on the Catholic Faith

Mar. 2

Fr. Daniel O'Reilly

Director, University Apostolate of the NY Archdiocese

Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?

Mar. 9

Art Bennett

Director, Alpha Omega Clinic

How Pornography Harms Relationships


Mar. 16

David Wilder

Director, Lumen Institute

Top 5 Reasons People Leave the Catholic Church

Apr. 20

Chris Lowney

Chairman, Pilgrimage for Our Children's Future

Heroic Living: Discover Your Purpose and Change the World

May 4

Most Reverend Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Archbishop, Archdiocese of Denver

This Dual Life Will Self-Destruct

Fall 2008

Sep. 29

Fr. Thomas Williams, LC

Vatican Analyst, CBS News

Conscience, Yours and Mine

Oct. 6

Kathryn Jean Lopez

Editor, National Review Online

Faith and Politics: What Is a Catholic To Do?

Oct. 20

Msgr. Kevin Sullivan

Director, Catholic Charities

God's Plan for Your Life: Our Call to Charity


Oct. 27

Msgr. William Smith

Professor of Moral Theology, St. Joseph's Seminary

What Does the Catholic Church Really Teach About Contraception?

The 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vittae 

Nov. 10

Eve Tushnet

Journalist and Blogger

Gay and Catholic? Wrestling with God and the Church

Nov. 17

Angelo Matera

Editor and Publisher of Godspy.com

Faith at the Edge: Living the Catholic Life in the Secular City

Winter/Spring 2008

Feb. 25

Kim Rogers

Associate Catholic Chaplain, American University

The Attack on Masculinity Through Femininity

Mar. 3

Leah Darrow

former contestant, "America's Next Top Model"

Wasting Your Life for Christ

Mar. 10

Fr. Kevin O'Reilly

Academic Dean, St. Joseph's Seminary

The Resurrection: Did It Really Happen?


Mar. 24

Fr. Richard Gill, LC

Theology on Tap NYC

Grill the Priest! An Open Forum for Questions about the Catholic Faith

Apr. 14

Fr. Carleton Jones, OP

Pastor, Church of St. Vincent Ferrer

A Matter of Conscience: From Episcopalian to Catholic

Apr. 21

Br. Augustino Torres

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Person, Sex, and Society: Dignity and Culture in the Writings of JPII

Fall 2007

Oct. 1

Fr. Daniel O'Reilly

Director, University Apostolate of the  NY Archdiocese

Is the Catholic Church Always Right?

Oct. 15

Michael Grogan

Madonna of the Streets Ministries

Ghetto Love: Bringing Jesus to the Streets

Oct. 22

Ms. Grace Abruzzo

Love for Life

The Sex Talk You Never Got in Catholic School

Nov. 5

Lino Rulli

Host, “The Catholic Guy”

Sirius Satellite Radio

Catholicism and the Media:Why Our Message Is Not Heard

Nov. 12

Tarek Saab

former contestant, "The Apprentice"

Founder, LionHeart Apparel

Keep the Faith on the Job:Maintaining Your Values in the Workplace

Nov. 19

Fr. Benedict Groeschel

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

The New Positive Psychology

Winter/Spring 2007

Feb. 12


Fr. Richard John Neuhaus

Editor-in-Chief, First Things

Why I Am Not an American Catholic

Feb. 26

Dr. Philip Mango

Director, St. Michael's Institue for the Psychological Sciences

The Crisis of Manhood

Mar. 5

Chris Lowney

Fmr. Managing Director, JP Morgan

Heroic Leadership: Putting Catholic Values in the Workplace

Mar. 19


Damon Owens

Founder, Joy-Filled Marriage, NJ

How Sex Brought Me Back to the Church

Mar. 26


Theresa Bonapartis

Director, Lumina/Hope and Healing After Abortionn

Reaching Out With Compassion: A World Wounded by Abortion

Apr. 9

Dawn Eden

Author, Journalist, and Blogger

The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On

Apr. 23

Fr. Richard Gill, LC

Theology on Tap NYC

Islam: A Religion of Peace? Thoughts on a Clash of Civilizations

Fall 2006

Sep. 18

Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ

Fordham University

Papal Infallibility: What It Means and What It Doesn't Mean

Oct. 2

Rob Mergen

robmergen.com

Sex and the City: The Truth About Men, Women, and What God Really Intended

Oct. 23

Chris Bell

Founder, Good Counsel Homes

Witness to the Gospel of Life: A Story of Mothers and Babies

Nov. 6

Jennifer Miller

President, Bioethics International

Is the Church Opposed to Scientific Progress? Bioethics and Controversy

Nov. 20

Fr. Eric Cruz

Pastor, Church of Christ the King

The Journey Home: From South Bend to the South Bronx

Nov. 27

Fr. John Gallagher

Pastor, Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Yonkers

What Does Growing in Love Mean? The Cross and the Crown

Winter/Spring 2006

Jan. 23


George Weigel

Author

God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church

Feb. 6

Fr. Richard Gill, LC

Theology on Tap NYC

Faith in Action: Putting Your Faith Where Your Mouth Is

Feb. 27

Mike Ortman

VP of Programming, Comcast - Atlantic Division

Strong Faith, Uncompromising Values...and Working for Vince McMahon?

Mar. 13


Dave Sloan

God of Desire Ministries

God of Desire: From Dating to Courtship to Paradise

Mar. 27


Michael Grogan

Madonna of the Streets Ministries

Praying the Rosary with Gangsters & Thugs: Bringing Jesus to the Streets

Apr. 3

Joanne Wilson

Turn to Him Ministries

Love and Responsibility in Relationships

Apr. 24

Fr. Daniel O'Reilly

Church of the Resurrection

Was Forrest Gump at the Last Supper?  Answers to Common Questions About "The Da Vinci Code"

Fall 2005

Sep. 12


Brian St. Paul

Editor, Crisis

Catholicism and Reality

Sep. 26

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus

Editor-in-Chief, First Things

The Vision of Pope Benedict XVI

Oct. 3

Fr. George Rutler

Pastor, Church of Our Savior

The Eucharist and Intelligent Design

Oct. 17


Fr. Anthony Boughton, C.F.R.

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Married Priests: Why or Why Not?


Oct. 24


John Zmirak

Author

Why Purgatory is Like Puberty...and Other Off-Kilter Reflections on the Faith

Nov. 7

Grace Abruzzo

Love for Life, Inc.

What's Love Got to Do With It? The Truth About Sex and God

Nov. 21

Sr. Mary Gabriel

Sisters of Life


Winter/Spring 2005

Jan. 31

Peter and Anna McFadden

Love and Responsibility Foundation

Catholic Romance

Feb. 7

Fr. Dan O'Reilly

Church of the Resurrection

Lent and the Three Demandments

Feb. 28

Fr. Stan Fortuna, CFR

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Inside the Confessional


Mar. 15

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

What Does the Eucharist Mean to a Modern Person?

Mar. 28


Fr. Edwin Cipot

Vocations Director, Archdiocese of New York

 

Apr. 11

Sr. Marie Pappas, CR

Associate Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of NY

Relational Intimacy of Prayer

Fall 2004

Sept. 9

Fr. George Rutler, S.T.D

Church of Our Savior

The Catholic Politician/The Catholic Voter

Oct. 4

Mr. Michael Grogan

Christ in the Hood:  Catholic Ministry to Street Gang Members in the Bronx

Oct. 11

Mr. David Sloan

God of Desire

The Art of Catholic Dating

Oct. 18

Fr. Joseph Koterski, S.J.

Fordham University

Is Everything Relative?  Right and Wrong in Moral Argument

Nov. 1

Sr. Nancy Michael

Daughters of St. Paul

Meeting Jesus at the Movies

Nov. 15

Ms. Theresa Bonapartis

Lumina

Where Mercy Meets Faithfulness:  A Journey of Post-Abortive Healing

Nov. 19

Mr. Christopher West

Catholic Sex in the City

 

Nov. 29

Mr. Mathew Pinto

Ascension Press

The Afterlife:  Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

Winter/Spring 2004

Jan. 26

Dr. William Donohue

The Catholic Leagure

The Controversy Surrounding Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”

Feb. 8

Ms. Grace Abruzzo

Love for Life

The Sex Talk You Never Got In Catholic School

Feb. 23

Mr. David Wilder

Lumen Institute

Top 5 Reasons Why People Leave the Catholic Church

March 8

Ms. Nona Aguilar

Human Yearning, Human Perversity:  The Paradox of Intimacy and the Challenge of Faith

March 22

Dr. Edward Mulholland & Fr. Peter Hopkins, L.C.

Panel and Audience Discussion on Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” 

April 12

Fr. Steven Reilly, L.C.

Cracking “The Da Vinci Code”

April 26

Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR

 

Faith and Discernment: Finding Your Path in Life

May 10

Dr. James Como

York College

C. S. Lewis:  A Crypto-Catholic and the Company He Keeps

May 24

Mr. Angelo Matero

Godspy.com

“Catholic Faith for Modern Pagans: The Dos and Don’ts of Evangelizing Secular Culture”

 

Fall 2003

Sept. 8

Dr. Phil Mango

St. Michael’s Institute

Love and Sex in the City:  Gender Difference and Catholic Intimacy

Sept. 22

Mr. Henry Artis

From Buddha to Christ:  A Conversion

Oct. 6

Fr. George Rutler

Church of Our Savior

The Saint from Calcutta:  Mother Teresa Moves Towards Beautification

Oct. 20

Dr. Edward Mulholland Thornwood Institute

Who Da Man? The Church’s Concept of the Human Person

Oct. 27

Fr. Joseph Koterski

Fordham University

Pope John Paul II:  A Celebration and Retrospective

Nov. 3

Fr. James Lloyd

 

Karaoke and Christ:  Building Catholic Relationships as a NYC Single

Nov. 10

Fr. Greg Markey

 Everyone’s Doing It:  What Catholics Need to Know About Cohabitation

 

 

Winter/Spring 2003

Feb. 10

Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete

St. Joseph Seminary

God at the Ritz:  A Priest/Physicist Talks About Science and Religion in the New Century

Feb.  24

Fr. Joseph Koterski

Fordham University

Developing a Catholic Conscience

March 10

Mgr. William Smith

Catholic Univ. of America

In the Beginning:  A Closer Look at Cloning and Stem Cell Research

March 24

Fr. Benedict Groeschel

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Where Does the Church Go From Here?

April 28

Mr. Brian Taylor

St. Joseph’s Seminary

Finding Your Calling in a Lost World

May 12

Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand

 

Authentic Feminism

 

 

 

Fall 2002

Sept. 23

Fr. George Rutler

Church of Our Savior

Wall Street Scandal, Corporate Fraud and Christian Ethics

Oct. 7

Ms. Lucy Tucker

In Christ’s Image: Women in the Priesthood

Oct. 21

Fr. James Lloyd

Homosexuality:  What the Church Really Teaches

Oct. 30

Mr. Tom Hoopes

National Catholic Register

Iraq:  A Just War?  Catholic Perspectives on International Conflict

Nov. 18

Ms. Nona Aguilar

Contraception:  A Major Cause of Sexual Boredom

 

 

Spring 2002

April 15

Mr. Matthew Pinto

Ascension Press

A Journey of Faith

April

Mr. Austin Ruse

Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute

The Real UN Threat:  Its Attack on Family Friends and Nations

May 6

Ms. Eleanor Ruder

The Bridge to Life

Life:  The Beautiful Choice

May 17

Dr. George Sim Johnston

Did Darwin Get It Right?  Catholics and the Theory of Evolution

June 3

Ms. Alika Hope Bryant

Sex and Our City:  Balancing a Chaste Life with Your Social Life

 

 

Spring 2001

May 14

Mgr. Lorenzo Albacete

St. Joseph’s Seminary

Tapping Into Reality:  Is God Real?

May 29

Fr. Owen Kearns

National Catholic Register

God and Me:  The Connection?

June 4

Julie Schraufek

Rod Dreher, NY Post

Prodigal Sons and Daughters:  Real People, Real Stories

June 11

Dr. Philip Mango

St. Michael’s Institute

Pornography:  Expression or Exploitation?

June 18

Fr. Stan Fortuna

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Say Yes to Sex!