Catholic Theological Union - Podcast

Catholic Theological Union's Joy of the Gospel series gives insight into Evangelii Gaudium through select passages which illuminate the vision of Pope Francis for the Church. This series is for Catholics and those from other faith traditions who want to learn more about this powerful document in a format that is both substantive and accessible.

Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, renowned feminist theologian and Distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University, discussed ecology and other topics from her recent book, Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love. Recorded live on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Catholic Theological Union.

Dr. Paul Farmer, the 2015 Blessed are the Peacemakers Award recipient, addressed the CTU community on Wednesday, April 29. Dr. Farmer is an internationally renowned physician, anthropologist, and humanitarian. He is the co-founder of Partners In Health, an organization dedicated to creating a preferential option for the poor in health care. Dr. Farmer was honored with a Blessed are the Peacemakers Award at CTU's Annual Blessed are the Peacemakers Trustee Dinner.

Today we’re talking with Lupe Rodriguez de Gonzalez and Elia Cardenas from the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Texas. Both are Distance Learning students who are enrolled in CTU’s online Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies Program. They’re in Chicago for CTU's annual Summer Institute and took a break from their studies to chat with us.

John Markey, OP, presents the lecture "Notes from the Road More Travelled: Doing Theology in a US Cultural Context." Fr. Markey proposes that, in the current century, U.S. theologians are faced with a mission to inculturate the Gospel and Christian Tradition in terms relatable to the cultural ethos of the United States, e.g. its unique patterns of thought, social structures, cultural narratives, and rituals. While Hispanics/Latin@s, African Americans, Asian Americans, feminists, etc. have continually served with an awareness of the need for contextualization, Euro-American academic and ecclesial theology has largely failed to analyze, articulate, and critique its own U.S. cultural context and to engage it in a serious evangelical and theological dialogue. Fr. Markey offers insights on how this process of contextualization might proceed. Recorded at CTU on October 12, 2015, for the annual Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD Lecture on Mission and Culture. John Markey, OP, holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Divinity degree from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, CA, and a Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA.