Podcasts by The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
A show about the Common Good (which is an uncommon topic--get it?), the Social Teaching of the Church, Servant Leadership, and the Social Reign of Jesus Christ.
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Best of Season #1: The Preferential Option For the Poor - An Interview with Steve and Andrew from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.606038
The Preferential Option For the Poor - An Interview with Steve and Andrew from the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Des Moines, IA. What does it mean when the Church says God has a "preferent...
ListenBest of Season #1: Economic Solidarity: Allowing the Church to Mold Our Economic Vision, With Gabriel Sanchez from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.600643
Economic Solidarity: Allowing the Church to Mold Our Economic Vision, With Gabriel Sanchez, Attorney with expertise in Aviation and Commerce Law, Editor at Angelus Press, and Author of the blog ...
ListenBest of Season #1: Redeeming the Time: How Liturgical Time Shapes Civic Time. Thoughts On the Christmas Octave and Christian Social Understanding. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.588795
Redeeming the Time: How Liturgical Time Shapes Civic Time. Thoughts On the Christmas Octave and Christian Social Understanding. Ecclesial vs. Civic Liturgies and Our Understanding of the Passage...
ListenBest of Season #1: The City of God Cannot Leave the City of Man Alone: An Interview with Dr. Tim O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the McGrath Institute for Church Life. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.577121
The City of God Cannot Leave the City of Man Alone: An Interview with Dr. Tim O'Malley. Bo Bonner and Bud Marr welcome Dr. Tim O'Malley, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the McGr...
ListenBest of Season #1: When The Church Does Not Agree: The Immigration and Refugee Crisis As An Example of How To Debate Prudential Matters As the Body of Christ from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.572093
When The Church Does Not Agree: The Immigration and Refugee Crisis As An Example of How To Debate Prudential Matters As the Body of Christ. We undoubtedly make people mad by NOT choosing a parti...
ListenBest of Season #1: What Kind of King Goes Out To The Desert? An Interview With Katie Patrizio, Director of Faith Formation at St. Cecilia Catholic Church Regarding the Scriptural Basis of Lenten Practice. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.563867
What Kind of King Goes Out To The Desert? An Interview With Katie Patrizio, Director of Faith Formation at St. Cecilia Catholic Church Regarding the Scriptural Basis of Lenten Practice. Katie br...
ListenBest of Season #1: To Reopen The Sacred Fountains of Inspiration: An Interview With Dr. Jarod Goff, Adjunct Professor at Mt. Angel Seminary, On St. Francis And His Life. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.558629
To Reopen The Sacred Fountains of Inspiration: An Interview With Dr. Jarod Goff, Adjunct Professor at Mt. Angel Seminary, On St. Francis And His Life. We often pigeonhole St. Francis in an indiv...
ListenBest of Season #1: Secularization in Europe and America: An Interview With Jared Schumacher Regarding His Studies in Church/State Relations and Secularization, and His Experience of Converting to Catholicism in Belgium. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.549623
Secularization in Europe and America: An Interview With Jared Schumacher Regarding His Studies in Church/State Relations and Secularization, and His Experience of Converting to Catholicism in Be...
ListenBest of Season #1: The Public Nature of Art: An Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer, Regarding Movies, Art, and the Public Good. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.537179
The Public Nature of Art: An Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer, Regarding Movies, Art, and the Public Good.
ListenBest of Season #1: Blessed Be The Sewers: Local Initiatives, Municipal Resources, and How To Rethink the Common Good in a Concrete Manner. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.525083
Blessed Be The Sewers: Local Initiatives, Municipal Resources, and How To Rethink the Common Good in a Concrete Manner. Bo and Bud explore the ways we sometimes overthink or neglect the day-to-d...
ListenBest of Season #1: The Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands: An Interview with Dr. Bryan Cross on Creation and the Justice Due Our Fellow Creatures. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.511654
The Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands: An Interview with Dr. Bryan Cross on Creation and the Justice Due Our Fellow Creatures. Dr. Bryan Cross is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Moun...
ListenBest of Season #1: Your West Is Too Small: An Interview with Erik Ellis, Notebaert Fellow in the Medieval Instituate at the University of Notre Dame on"Romanitas"and A"Wider"Understanding of the"West" from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.497343
Your West Is Too Small: An Interview with Erik Ellis, Notebaert Fellow in the Medieval Instituate at the University of Notre Dame on "Romanitas" and A "Wider" Understanding o...
ListenBest of Season #1: The Gift of Those In Need: An Interview with Laura Wenman, Chief Mission Officer for Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines, IA from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.488705
The Gift of Those In Need: An Interview with Laura Wenman, Chief Mission Officer for Mercy Medical Center, in Des Moines, IA. Laura speaks to the Mission difference in Catholic Healthcare, and s...
ListenBest of Season #1: Bold Canaanites and The Small-Souled People of God: An Interview with Katie Patrizio, Director of Faith Formation at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames, IA. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.483297
Bold Canaanites and The Small-Souled People of God: An Interview with Katie Patrizio, Director of Faith Formation at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames, IA. We discuss Sloth and Magnanimity in ...
ListenBest of Season #1: Great Moments in BUD History: A Clip Show To Honor Bud's Physical Move to Pittsburgh (BUT DON'T WORRY, He Will Still Be On The Show!) from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.475097
Great Moments in BUD History: A Clip Show To Honor Bud's Physical Move to Pittsburgh (BUT DON'T WORRY, He Will Still Be On The Show!) It's goofy, sentimental, and most of the stories are fakes, ...
ListenAn Imitation of the Human--Technology In and As Metaphor: An Interview With Dr. Brian Sudlow, Lecturer of French with Translation Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programmes at Aston University in Birmingham, U.K. from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.469398
An Imitation of the Human--Technology In and As Metaphor: An Interview With Dr. Brian Sudlow, Lecturer of French with Translation Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programmes at Aston Univer...
ListenNasty-Rash, Contagious Catholicism: An Interview with Brandon McGinley from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.450380
Nasty-Rash, Contagious Catholicism: An Interview with Brandon McGinley. Check out his work at his website: http://brandonmcginley.com/wp/
The name is weird, but trust us on this one--inoc...
ListenThe Mystical in the Mundane: An Interview with Acclaimed Author Mike Aquilina from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.433720
The Mystical in the Mundane: An Interview with Acclaimed Author Mike Aquilina. We explore the common theme connecting Mike's most recent books (The Healing Imperative, A History of the Church in...
ListenWhat the Past Has Words To Say -- Dr. Matthew Umbarger -- 02/28/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.404447
Dr. Matthew Umbarger, Assistant Professor of Theology at Newman University and Uncommon Good All-Star, comes on the show to talk about the limits and strengths of Archeological finds and how the...
ListenAt The Hour Of Our Death -- Fr. David Poecking -- 03/07/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.398458
Fr. David Poecking is the Pastor of St. Elizabeth Anne Seaton Parish in Carnegie, PA. His writings can be found at http://www.hourofourdeath.org/author/dpoecking/ -- in today's interview, Fr. Da...
ListenHe Is Risen -- Bo&Bud -- 04/04/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.385775
He Is Risen -- Bo & Bud -- 04/04/18. Bo and Bud talk about the radical social implications stemming from Jesus Christ's Resurrection at Easter.
ListenHappiness, Virtue, and the Beautiful Life -- Dr. Sheryl Overmyer -- 05/02/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.370516
Happiness, Virtue, and the Beautiful Life, an interview with Dr. Sheryl Overmyer, Associate Professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. We discuss modern misunderstandings...
ListenFear and Longing For Eternity -- Dr. David Deavel -- 05/09/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.365578
Fear and Longing For Eternity -- Dr. David Deavel -- 05/09/18. An Interview with Dr. David Deavel, Editor of LOGOS and Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas. We...
ListenCarne and Incarnation -- Emily Stimpson Chapman -- 06/06/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.349627
Carne and Incarnation, an interview with Emily Stimpson Chapman, author of several books and articles regarding the intersection of food and faith, accessible at thecatholictable.com. Look folks...
ListenScience and Mystery -- Dr. Karen Zwier -- 07/04/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.333835
An interview with Dr. Karen Zwier, Phd from Pittsburgh University in Philosophy and History of Science, who has served different appointments at Drake and Iowa State Universities. Faith and Scie...
ListenHistory as Distortion -- Bo and Bud -- 08/01/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.317416
What happens when the history we know about the Church is a distortion? The most basic answer: it distorts our ability to talk about the contemporary Church dealing with its current challenges. ...
ListenThe Integrated Order -- Dr. Jared Goff -- 08/08/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.312313
The Integrated Order, an interview with Dr. Jared Goff, Adjunct Professor at Mt. Angel Seminary and Instructor for Portland Diocese. We ask foundational questions about the economic order and ho...
ListenDesire and the Common Good -- Pater Edmund Waldstein -- 09/26/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.291993
An interview with Pater Edmund Waldstein, Cistercian Monk and Vice-Rector of the Seminary in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, and editor of www.thejosias.com. We discuss the concrete and practical consid...
ListenParadox of Individualism -- Brandon McGinley -- 10/03/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.286835
An Interview with Brandon McGinley, writer and editor, regarding the "deep cut" of a 2013 article he wrote that has more relevance today than ever. How is it that individualism, the li...
ListenThe Good News For The Common Good -- Cathy Duffy -- 10/24/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.278461
The Good News For The Common Good, an interview with Cathy Duffy, author of the book "Everyday Evangelism for Catholics: A Practical Guide to Spreading the Faith in a Contemporary World.&qu...
ListenSuffering&Death: The Halloween Episode! -- Dr. Bob Schuchts&Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble FSP -- 10/31/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.273299
Suffering & Death: The Halloween Episode! Interviews with Dr. Bob Schuchts & Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble FSP. Its Halloween, so to keep with the spirit of the day, we first talk about ho...
ListenTeaching through Poetry -- Matthew Mehan -- 11/21/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.262138
Matthew Mehan began teaching at The Heights School in 2000 and is the director of the Jackson Scholars senior thesis program. Matthew is also a fellow of the Center for Thomas More Studies, and ...
ListenThe End of Time -- 11/28/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.257251
Foolish Gratitude at the End of Time: Bo and Bud discuss “the end of time,” both liturgically (the last week before Advent) and historically (the time after the coming of Christ) and how this sh...
ListenLessons from the Gospel of Mark -- Dr. Leroy Huizenga -- 12/5/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.250868
Professor of Theology and the Administrative Chair of Theology at the University of Mary, author of the book "Loosing the Lion."
ListenFaith-Based Analogies, Sports and Otherwise-- Justin White -- 1/09/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.239262
Bo and Bud talk sports analogies with Justin White, and share a great moment in Church History.
ListenInterfaith Dialogue -- Bo and Bud -- 02/06/18 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.224295
Bo and Bud discuss Interfaith Dialogue in reaction to Pope Francis' historic visit to Abu Dhabi.
ListenCatholic Education and the Common Good -- Dr. Doug Fiore -- 4/3/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.203668
Inauguration, Leadership, and the Catholic Difference. President Fiore invites listeners to his Inauguration, and speaks about what the Catholic difference makes for education and healthcare
ListenSt. Joseph the Worker and Authority -- Bo and Bud -- 5/1/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.192075
Bo and Bud discuss St. Joseph the Worker and Authority on his feast day.
ListenThe Catholic Movie Guy -- Steve Wichmer -- 5/8/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.187157
The Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer, joins Bo and Bud to talk movie reviews and why movies play such an important role in our culture.
ListenCharity, Pity, and Ultimate Self Interest -- Bo and Bud -- 6/5/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.179011
Bo and Bud discuss philanthropy and it's impact on the common good.
ListenTreasure in Heaven: The Church's Understanding of Merit -- Nathan Eubank -- 7/3/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.165450
Bo and Bud talk to Nathan Eubank, professor at Notre Dame University, about the Church's understanding of merit.
ListenThe Church in China -- Anthony Clark -- 7/31/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.148629
Bo and Bud talk with Anthony Clark, author and professor of Chinese history, about the state of the church in China.
ListenBo and Bud's Conference Wrap Up -- Bo and Bud -- 8/7/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.142039
Themes, notes, and insights from the 2019 Newman Association of America Conference in New Orleans. Hear Bo and Bud talk about the insights they gleaned and the content of their presentations.
ListenLeisure and Labor in Order -- Michael J. Naughton -- 9/4/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.127563
Bo and Bud talk with Michael J. Naughton about his book "Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World".
ListenShepards, Tables, and Psalm 23 -- Matthew Umbarger and John Huynh -- 10/2/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.111011
Bo and Bud talk with Matthew Umbarger and John Huynh about Psalm 23.
ListenA Year with the Mystics -- Kathryn Jean Lopez -- 11/6/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.101279
Bo and Bud talk with Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor-at-large of the National Review online, about her book "A Year with the Mystics".
ListenThe Eucharist Foretold -- Mike Aquilina -- 12/4/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.090702
Joe Stopulos guest hosts with Bud Marr and they talk with Mike Aquilina about his book "The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi."
ListenThanksgiving Spectacular!--John Huynh, Mark Scheve -- 11/27/19 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.074871
Mark Scheve and John Huynh join Bo and Bud on this Thanksgiving Spectacular episode of The Uncommon Good
ListenJoan of Arc, God and Country -- Bo and Bud -- 1/8/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.067782
Bo and Bud talk about the show's patroness Joan of Arc, and her example of loving God and her country.
ListenPatience in the Political LIfe -- Bo and Bud -- 2/5/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.049896
Following the Iowa Caucuses, Bo and Bud talk about the virtue of patience in the political life.
ListenThe Liturgy and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 3/4/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.033275
Bo and Bud discuss the Holy Liturgy on this week's episode of The Uncommon Good.
ListenPlagues, the Past, and the Present -- Stephen M. Metzger --4/1/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.017134
Bo and Bud talk with Stephen M. Metzger, a Scriptor of Latin Manuscripts at the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame's Medieval Institute.
ListenPoetry of Holy Week -- James Matthew Wilson -- 4/8/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:43.011191
Bo and Bud talk with James Matthew Wilson, an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions at Villanova University, about the poetry of Holy Week.
ListenRessurection and the Life: Bo and Bud's Catholic Culture Lecture -- 5/6/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.990098
On this week's "Uncommon Good", Bo and Bud share two 20 minute segments from their Catholic Culture Lecture "I Am the Resurrection and the Life".
ListenAllegory and the Old Testament -- Matthew Umbarger -- 6/3/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.972690
This week Matthew Umbarger returns to The Uncommon Good to talk to Bo and Bud about allegory and the Old Testament.
ListenMemory and Healing -- Adam DeVille -- 7/1/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.960877
Bo and Bud talk about memory and healing the past with Dr. Adam DeVille, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Theology-Philosophy, University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, IN) a...
ListenThe Family and the Common Good -- Adam Storey&John Huyn -- 7/8/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.955366
This week on the Uncommon Good, Bo and Bud talk to Adam Storey and John Huynh from the Diocese of Des Moines, and ask them the question "What does family mean?"
ListenChrist the King and the Common Good - 9/2/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.932202
ListenEncyclical of Pope Francis - 10/7/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.912882
ListenMore Than Elections: Christians and The Polis - 11/4/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.895649
Guest: Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of "Building the Benedict Option" and "Arriving at Amen"
ListenAleksandr Solzhenitsyn's"Prophetic World of the West"- 12/2/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.877935
Bo and Bud delve into Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "Prophetic World of the West" with David Deavel
ListenIt Is Right and Just: Why the Future of Civilization Depends on True Religion - 12/9/20 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.872451
Bo and Bud discuss "It Is Right and Just: Why the Future of Civilization Depends on True Religion" with Co-Author Brandon McGinley
ListenHistory vs Anamnesis - 2/3/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.851033
Bo and Bud delve into the distortion of our historical memories and the remembrance of the Church.
ListenConscience, Obedience, and the Common Good - 3/3/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.834263
ListenEastertide and the Common Good - 4/7/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.819571
ListenFaithful Public Life - 5/5/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.800147
ListenThe church is Holy: the Social Good of Being Set Apart - 6/2/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.783843
ListenThe Church is Catholic: The Social Good of Diverse Unity - 6/9/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.778492
ListenUncommon Good - Ordinary Time - 7/07/2021 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.765992
Bo Bonner Dr. Bud Marr
ListenLeviathan and the Bride of Christ pt 2 - 8/4/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.748975
Bo and Bud delve into the history of why the Church messes with the state at all.
ListenStanding in Solidarity with the Persecuted Church and the Common Good - 9/1/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.731963
ListenLabor Day for All - 9/8/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.726809
Bo and Bud delve into the Labor Day statement from Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City.
ListenSt. Francis: Not Just a Hippie from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.715454
ListenChrist's Kingship - 11/3/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.700052
ListenChanges and the Common Good - 12/1/21 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.684377
ListenApologetics and the Common Good - 1/5/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.676093
ListenChristian Leadership: Forming Anti-Fragile Disciples - 2/2/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.661118
ListenChristian Leadership: Skin in the Game and Sacrificial Leadership - 2/9/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.656078
ListenSet Apart: Holiness and Leadership - 3/2/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.648410
ListenHow the Fathers Read the Bible - 3/9/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.644376
ListenHuman Flourishing and Elder Care: An Interview with Dr Charles Camosy - 4/6/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.635193
ListenSacrificial Leadership, Obedience, and Follwership - 5/4/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.626255
ListenThe Holy Spirit and Sacrificial Leadership - 6/1/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.615991
ListenSacrificial Leadership and the Acts of the Apostles 1 - 6/8/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.612393
ListenJuly 4th and the Common Good - 7/6/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.599961
ListenBlessed Stanley Rother and Sacrificial Leadership - 8/3/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.586682
ListenLabor Day Special - 9/7/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.570223
ListenAlmsgving and Sacrificial Leadership - 10/5/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.556937
ListenSacrificial Leadership and All Saints All Souls - 11/2/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.543905
ListenSacrificial Leadership a Year in Review - 11/9/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.539594
ListenAdvent Week 2: Apocalypse Now - 12/7/22 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.523360
ListenNew Perspectives: New vs Novel - 1/7/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.512041
ListenThe Message Mediated by New Disciples - 2/4/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.494643
ListenSacrificial Almsgiving - 3/4/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.478425
ListenMemory vs Nostalgia - 4/1/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.463018
ListenThe Difference the Resurrection Makes - 4/8/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.456852
ListenSpeaking Eternal Truth with Temporal Human Words - 5/6/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.441180
ListenThe Gifts of Life in the Spirit - 6/3/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.424802
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 1 6/10/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.418524
Let's get started with our Radio Reading Round-up. First book up, St. Augustine's Confessions! Join us as we dive in to this engrossing work of the early Church!
ListenInterview with Dr Angel Parham - 7/8/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.402918
Guest: Dr Angel Parham, Research Fellow, Center for Human Flourishing at Mercy College
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 7 08/05/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.383466
More from our Radio Reading Round-up of St. Augustine's Confessions. Grab your tissues because this one we cover the heart-moving account of St. Monica's death.
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 9 09/02/23 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.368255
We keep rolling along with our Radio Reading Round-Up of St. Augustine's Confessions, book 11 coming your way. You are going to want to make TIME for this episode! Come for the part where St. Augus...
ListenRadio Reading Round-up: St. John Henry Newman, His Life, pt. 1 from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.342664
We embark on our newest Radio Reading Round-up adventure, this time with St. John Henry Newman! We will touch on briefly some of the context of his life and major works before getting down to the n...
ListenFollow Me, An Interview with William Mattison III on Seeing the Story of Jesus through different eyes from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.330629
ListenChrist the King, With Some Help From St. John Henry Newman from 2023-12-14T01:38:42.318536
We dwell on the reality of Christ the King in honor of His feast day, all with the help of St. John Henry Newman's numerous sermons where he speaks on the topic!
ListenRadio Reading Round-up: St. John Henry Newman, His Sermons, Omnipotence in Bonds from 2023-11-27T15:40:53
ListenWho Are You To Me, Oh God? An Interview with Dr. John Cavadini on St. Augustine's Confessions from 2023-11-18T18:00
We have a lot to be grateful heading into Thanksgiving week, and chief among those reasons is getting the chance to talk to the well known Augustine expert Dr. John Cavadini (check out everything t...
ListenRadio Reading Round-up: St. John Henry Newman, His Educational Theory, pt. 3 from 2023-10-21T17:00
The Radio Reading Round-up on John Henry Newman comes at you again! This time, we talk about how events in St. Newman's life lead him along the path of considering knowledge in general, and more pa...
ListenRadio Reading Round-up: St. John Henry Newman, His Theology, pt. 2 from 2023-10-20T22:34:13
Our John Henry Newman Radio Reading Round-up rolls along, this time talking about how the Saint's life and concerns animated his major Theological considerations, most famously of all his understan...
ListenPrecarious Stewardship: In Honor of Fundraising from 2023-09-30T17:00
Iowa Catholic Radio has wrapped up their Fall Fundraising, and we here at the UnCommon Good consider all things Stewardship, Almsgiving, Being Grateful, and the Temptations inherit in how we approa...
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 12 09/23/23 from 2023-09-23T17:00
This is the end folks--the final episode of the Radio Reading Round-up on St. Augustine's Confessions! A bittersweet day indeed. We finish off Book 13, where we get Augustine's most thorough treatm...
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 11 09/16/23 from 2023-09-16T17:00
We are coming to the end of our Radio Reading Round-Up over St Augustine's Confessions, but we are prolonging it just a tad longer! This is Book 13 PART 1!!! How all of creation, and humans in part...
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 10 09/09/23 from 2023-09-14T19:14:39
We keep it rolling with Radio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 10, this time we dive into Book 12, where we delve into the depths of formlessness, the beginning of allegory, and the...
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 8 08/26/23 from 2023-08-26T05:00
We march on with our Radio Reading Round Up of St. Augustine's Confessions, where we get to the deeply philosophical Book 10, where Augustine explores the depth of memory--an episode *you won't soo...
ListenLiturgical Cosmos: An Interview with Dr. David Fagerberg from 2023-08-19T05:00
Check out our wonderful interview with Liturgical scholar Dr. David Fagerberg as he speaks about his new book, "The Liturgical Cosmos."
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 6 07/29/23 from 2023-07-29T05:00
Continuing our Radio Reading Round-Up of St. Augustine's Confessions, Book 8 -- THE BIG ONE! Get the scoop on Augustine's conversion!
ListenThe Eucharist, The Fitting Art of God's Love An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Feingold - 7/22/2023 from 2023-07-21T15:23:01
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 5 7/15/23 from 2023-07-13T11:40:21
Marching on with our Radio Reading Round-up of St. Augustine's Confessions, this one is over the illustrious Book 7--perhaps my (Bo) new favorite chapter of the bunch!
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 4 7/1/23 from 2023-06-29T14:51:03
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 3 6/24/23 from 2023-06-22T14:24:16
ListenRadio Reading Round-Up: St Augustine's Confessions pt. 2 6/17/23 from 2023-06-15T11:13:42
ListenThe UnCommon Reading Club - 5/27/23 from 2023-05-24T14:21:04
ListenRest, Activity, Sabbath - 5/20/23 from 2023-05-18T13:52:08
ListenIntricate Justice: An Interview with Dr William Lile - 5/13/23 from 2023-05-11T11:21:57
ListenSeminary Wisdom for Every Catholic - 4/29/23 from 2023-04-27T11:26:34
ListenSpreading the Resurrection News - 4/22/23 from 2023-04-22T05:00
ListenThe Outpouring Presence of the Resurrected Christ - 4/15/23 from 2023-04-15T05:00
ListenJoseph and Mary, Silence and Fiat - 3/25/2023 from 2023-03-25T05:00
ListenTransfiguration Against Idolatry - 3/18/23 from 2023-03-18T05:00
ListenWe the Church: Synods and Councils - 3/11/23 from 2023-03-11T06:00
ListenNew Birth in Baptism - 2/25/23 from 2023-02-25T06:00
ListenAncient Voice Speaks New Creation - 2/18/23 from 2023-02-18T06:00
ListenUnified Anew by Ancient Waters - 2/11/23 from 2023-02-11T06:00
ListenI Make All Things New: Christ and the Two Testaments from 2023-01-28T06:00
ListenAdvent Week 4: Surprises - 12/21/22 from 2022-12-21T16:08:43
ListenAdvent Week 3: Rejoice - 12/14/22 from 2022-12-14T16:17:23
ListenAdvent Week 1: Soon - 11/30/22 from 2022-11-30T16:42:17
ListenThanksgiving Episode - 11/23/22 from 2022-11-23T16:53:01
ListenSacrificial Leadership Practically Impractical - 11/16/22 from 2022-11-16T16:20:38
ListenSacrificial Leadership and the Apostles Simon and Jude - 10/26/22 from 2022-10-26T15:22:09
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St Joan of Arc - 10/19/22 from 2022-10-19T15:15:57
ListenSacrificial Leadership and Fasting - 10/12/22 from 2022-10-12T15:12:04
ListenPrayer and Sacrificial Leadership - 9/28/22 from 2022-09-28T15:05:07
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St Francis of Assisi - 9/21/22 from 2022-09-21T15:12:13
ListenCo-Redemption and Leadership an Interview with Fr Michael Giesler - 9/14/22 from 2022-09-14T15:16:24
ListenSt John the Baptist and Sacrificial Leadership - 8/31/22 from 2022-08-31T15:13:54
ListenBack to School Special - 8/24/22 from 2022-08-24T15:04:26
ListenThe Assumption and Sacrificial Leadership - 8/17/2022 from 2022-08-17T15:18:55
Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
ListenThe Transfiguration and Sacrificial Leadership - 8/10/22 from 2022-08-10T15:07:38
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St Augustine - 7/27/22 from 2022-07-27T15:18:09
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St. John Henry Newman - 7/20/22 from 2022-07-20T15:34:31
ListenCatherine McAuley and Sacrificial Leadership - 7/13/22 from 2022-07-13T15:03:48
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St Paul Pt 2 - 6/29/22 from 2022-06-29T16:16:20
ListenSacrificial Leadership and St Paul Pt 1 - 6/22/22 from 2022-06-22T15:07:15
ListenSacrificial Leadership and the Book of Acts pt 2 - 6/15/22 from 2022-06-15T15:07:40
ListenLeadership, Saints, and the Imitation of Christ - 5/25/22 from 2022-05-25T15:30:55
ListenSacrificial Leadership: When Plans Change - 5/18/22 from 2022-05-18T15:13:59
ListenThe Saints: Window and Mirror of Christ's Sacrificial Leadership - 5/11/22 from 2022-05-11T15:04:14
ListenSacrificial Leadership, Justice, and Mercy - 4/27/22 from 2022-04-27T15:12:33
ListenSacrificial Leadership and the Resurrection - 4/20/22 from 2022-04-20T15:05:56
ListenSacrificial Leadership and the Sacred Triduum - 4/13/22 from 2022-04-13T15:12:52
ListenSacrificial Leadership: Leading with Our Wounds - 3/23/22 from 2022-03-23T15:02:44
ListenSacrificial Leadership: Being Set Apart for Others - 3/16/22 from 2022-03-16T15:14:17
ListenSacrifice, Scripture and Leadership - 2/16/22 from 2022-02-16T16:10
ListenWhat Christian Leadership is Not: Via Negativa Clears the Path - 1/26/22 from 2022-01-26T16:23:59
ListenPour Yourself Out: Kenosis and Christian Leadership - 1/19/22 from 2022-01-19T16:18:57
ListenLeadership in a Different Key - 1/12/22 from 2022-01-12T16:10:24
ListenThe Quest for Good - 12/15/21 from 2021-12-15T16:18:28
ListenGratitude and the Common Good - 11/24/21 from 2021-11-24T16:39:51
ListenConfigured to Christ: On Spiritual Direction and Clergy Formation - 11/17/21 from 2021-11-17T16:42:50
ListenThe Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics - 11/10/21 from 2021-11-10T16:39:25
ListenDemocracy of the Dead - 10/27/21 from 2021-10-27T15:36:17
ListenFriendship and the Fathers - 10/20/21 from 2021-10-20T15:46:21
ListenChildren's Literature and Moral Formation - 10/13/21 from 2021-10-13T15:38:06
Guest: Dr. Matthew Mehan, Director of Academic Programs for Hillsdale in D.C., Assistant Professor of Government, Graduate School of Government
ListenThe Scripture and the Common Good - 9/29/21 from 2021-09-29T15:39:04
ListenLeviathan and the Bride of Christ Part 4 - 9/15/21 from 2021-09-15T15:37:19
ListenThe Just War Tradition and the Common Good - 8/25/21 from 2021-08-25T15:49:42
ListenThe Uncommon Good - Live from the Iowa State Fair 2021 - 8/18/2021 from 2021-08-18T15:43:52
Bo Bonner Dr. Bud Marr
ListenLeviathan and the Bride of Christ Pt 3 - 8/11/21 from 2021-08-11T15:43:30
ListenLeviathan and the Bride of Christ part 1 - 7/28/21 from 2021-07-28T15:41:42
ListenThe Uncommon Good - The Risk of Social Life - 7/21/2021 from 2021-07-21T15:42:01
Bo Bonner Dr. Bud Marr
ListenThe Petrine Office and The Common Good from 2021-07-14T15:45:42
ListenThe Church is Apostolic: The Social Good of Being Incarnate - 6/23/21 from 2021-06-23T17:40:09
ListenWomen, World, Wonder: The Feminine and Catholic Social Imaginary with Dr Abigail Favale - 6/16/21 from 2021-06-16T16:19:30
Guest: Abigail Favale, Director of the William Penn Honors Program at George Fox University, where she teaches seminars in the Great Books. Her first book is the conversion memoir, Into the Deep...
ListenThe Cult of Evidence and Our Heedless Future - 5/26/21 from 2021-05-26T16:12:11
Bo and Bud visit with Jason Blakely, author of "We Built Reality: How Social Science Infiltrated Culture, Politics, and Power."
ListenThrough the Heart of St. Joseph - 5/19/21 from 2021-05-19T16:11:01
Bo and Bud talk with Fr. Boniface Hicks, author of "Through the Heart of St. Joseph."
ListenThe Church in One: the Social Good of Communion - 5/12/21 from 2021-05-12T16:22:29
ListenThe Temporal Effect of America's Historic Sin - 4/28/21 from 2021-04-28T16:11:49
ListenMysteries of the Altar and the Common Good - 4/21/21 from 2021-04-21T16:21:46
Bo and Bud talks to author Dr Kenneth Howell about his book Mystery of the Altar.
ListenThe Common Good at Bat - 4/14/21 from 2021-04-14T16:23:31
ListenHoly Week and the Common Good - 3/31/21 from 2021-03-31T16:12
ListenJesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood - 3/24/21 from 2021-03-24T16:11:39
Bo and Bud talk with John Bergsma about his book "Jesus and the Old Testament Roots of the Priesthood."
ListenEvangelism and the Common Good - 3/17/21 from 2021-03-17T16:37:10
Bo and Bud delve into evangelism and the common good with Santonio Hill.
ListenSpring Care-A-Thon - 2/24/21 from 2021-02-24T17:07:24
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ListenSt Joseph and His World - 2/17/21 from 2021-02-17T17:15:43
Bo and Bud chat with Mike Aquilina about his book St Joseph and His World.
ListenLove and Lent: St. Valentine's Day in the Shadow of the Great Fast - 2/10/21 from 2021-02-10T17:13:03
ListenAncient Heresies for Modern Politics - 1/27/21 from 2021-01-27T17:17:01
ListenSeeking the Welfare of Our Earthly City - 1/20/21 from 2021-01-20T17:12:09
Joe Stopulos fills in for Bo Bonner to discuss seeking the welfare of our earthly city with Dr Bud Marr.
ListenVain Use of the Holy Name - 1/13/21 from 2021-01-13T17:09:11
ListenLiving Joy with Chris Stefanick - 12/23/20 from 2020-12-23T17:52:17
Chris Stefanik joins Bo and Bud to talk about his book "Living Joy: 9 Rules to Help You Rediscover and Live Joy Every Day".
ListenWhat it Means to be Human - 12/16/20 from 2020-12-16T17:10:02
Bo and Bud discuss "What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics" with author O Carter Snead.
ListenGratia: Grace and Gratitude in the Public Order - 11/25/20 from 2020-11-25T17:09:19
ListenA Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward - 11/18/20 from 2020-11-18T17:11:10
Our guest is Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries and Director of Graduate Theology Programs in Evangelization and a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archd...
ListenThe Four Last Things - 11/11/20 from 2020-11-11T17:12:31
ListenExorcism: The Battle Against Satan and his Demons - 10/28/20 from 2020-10-28T16:11:37
Guest: Author Fr Vincent Lampert
ListenRighteous Anger Purifying Factitious Wrath - Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble - 10/21/20 from 2020-10-21T16:09:21
ListenThe Shortcomings of a Utilitarian Approach to Medicine - Dr Kristin Collier - 10/14/20 from 2020-10-14T16:15:37
ListenCare-A-Thon - 9/30/20 from 2020-09-30T09:56
ListenHas Science Become a Religion? -- Dr. Logan Paul Gage -- 9/16/20 from 2020-09-23T20:52:42
This week on The Uncommon Good, Bo and Bud talk to Dr. Logan Paul Gage, Chair of the Philosophy Department at Franciscan University of Stubenville, about his work for New Polity, and the questio...
ListenProvidence, Calamity, and The City of God -- Bo and Bud -- 9/23/20 from 2020-09-23T20:48:49
This week on "The Uncommon Good" Bo and Bud discuss Providence, Calamity, and St. Augustine's The City of God. Paul, Rome, Job and Cato all make "appearances"! And some BIG news about Bud and th...
ListenBirth, Race, and Pro-Life Justice -- Rebecca Christian -- 9/9/20 from 2020-09-10T03:54:57
This week the UnCommon Good welcomes Rebecca Christian, a Catholic Doula at Fiat Doula Services in California, to talk about birth, race, and pro-life justice.
ListenLessons from the Last Empire of Iran -- Dr. Michael Bonner -- 8/26/20 from 2020-08-26T19:27:45
This week Bo and Bud talk to Dr. Michael Bonnor, Canadian political advisor and historian of Iran, about the lessons we can learn from the Last Empire of Iran.
ListenThe Assumption and Our Hope -- Bo and Bud -- 8/12/20 from 2020-08-12T17:05:09
On this week's episode, Bo and Bud talk about Mary's Assumption into Heaven and our Hope.
ListenCommon Good, Common Sense, and the Sense of the Common -- Bo and Bud - 7/29/20 from 2020-07-29T19:55:08
This week Bo and Bud talk about three things common: common good, common sense, and the sense of the common.
ListenFounders vs. Fathers: Religious Liberty --Dr. Kenneth Craycraft -- 7/22/20 from 2020-07-22T17:50:55
Bo and Bud talk to Dr. Kenneth Craycraft about religious liberty in the thought of the founding fathers vs. the teachings of the Church. Dr. Kenneth Craycraft is an attorney and the James J. Gar...
ListenRestoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception -- Brandon McGinley -- 7/15/20 from 2020-07-15T17:36:56
Bo and Bud talk with Brandon McGinley about his book "The Prodigal Church: Restoring Catholic Tradition in an Age of Deception."
ListenSaints, Politics, and Education -- Sam Rocha -- 6/24/20 from 2020-06-24T17:06:23
This week Bo an Bud talk Saints, Politics and Education with Sam Rocha.
ListenRacial Justice and the Common Good -- Onoriode Ekeh -- 6/18/20 from 2020-06-18T17:35:03
Bo and Bud talk with Onoriode Ekeh, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, about Racial Justice and the Common Good.
ListenThe Roots of Pentecost -- Katie Patrizio --5/27/20 from 2020-05-28T15:41:10
Katie Patrizio joined Bo and Bud this week to talk about the Jewish roots of Pentecost.
ListenMoral Problems in the OT: An Interview with Matthew Umbarger -- 5/20/20 from 2020-05-22T15:11:56
This week Bo and Bud talked with Matthew Umbarger, Assistant Professor of Theology at Newman University and return guest to the show, about the moral problems in Old Testament Biblical interpret...
ListenMeeting Christ in the Gospels -- Derek Rotty -- 5/13/20 from 2020-05-13T19:25:52
Bo and Bud talk to author Derek Rotty about his book A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels.
ListenThe Catholic Movie Guy -- Steve Wichmer -- 4/29/20 from 2020-04-29T19:56:17
Steve Wichmer, the Catholic Movie Guy, is back on The Uncommon Good this week to talk to Bo and Bud about The Irishman, The Last Dance and more.
ListenDisarming Media Technologies -- Brett Robinson -- 4/22/20 from 2020-04-22T17:38:40
Bo and Bud talk with Brett Robinson Ph.D., about whether tech dreams or nightmares are coming true. Robinson is the director of communications and Catholic media studies at the McGrath Institut...
ListenCovid-19 Economic Crisis and the Common Good -- Brandon McGinley -- 4/15/20 from 2020-04-16T20:41:15
How do we address the COVID-19 economic crisis and the common good? Bo and Bud talk with Bradon McGinley about it in this week's episode of The Uncommon Good.
ListenSacred Art and the Common Good -- Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs -- 3/25/20 from 2020-03-26T00:01:31
This week on The Uncommon Good, Bo and Bud talk sacred art and the common good with Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, a contemporary sacred artist in the perennial Western tradition.
ListenCoronavirus and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 3/18/20 from 2020-03-18T20:20:50
Bo and Bud talk this week about the Common Good in the time of the Coronavirus.
ListenConsecration to Mary -- Fr. Gregory Pine -- 3/11/20 from 2020-03-17T13:43:44
Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., Assistant Director for Campus Outreach at the Thomistic Institute, joins Bo and Bud to talk about The Consecration to Mary.
ListenPenitential Practices and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 2/26/20 from 2020-02-26T21:02:40
It's Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. Bo and Bud talk about penitential practices for the season and how they relate to the common good.
ListenStewardship and Charity -- Bo and Bud -- 2/19/20 from 2020-02-19T19:44:44
Bo and Bud discuss the Catholic teachings of Stewardship & Charity.
ListenResisting Throwaway Culture -- Charles Camosy -- 2/12/20 from 2020-02-12T22:06:56
This week on The Uncommon Good, Bo and Bud interview Charles Camosy about his book "Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People".
ListenThomas Aquinas, Health and Flourishing: an interview with Julie Weldon -- 1/29/20 from 2020-01-29T21:40:58
Bo and Bud talk with Mercy College's Julie Weldon, MSN, RN, about Thomas Aquinas and human flourishing.
ListenPolitical Participation in, not of, the world -- Bo and Bud -- 1/22/20 from 2020-01-22T20:51:21
Bo and Bud discuss political participation re-imagined.
ListenThe American Dynamic -- Christ Arnade -- 1/16/20 from 2020-01-16T21:14:42
Bo and Bud welcome back to the show Chris Arnade, author of "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America" to talk about the local and global dynamic in America.
ListenChristmas Season Book Reviews -- Leroy Huizenga, Anthony Wachs, and Jon Schaff -- 12/18/19 from 2019-12-18T20:16:53
Bo and Bud talk with author Leroy Huizenga about his book "Behold the Christ: Proclaiming the Gospel of Matthew" and authors Anthony Wachs and Jon Schaff about their book "Age of Anxiety: Meanin...
ListenAdvent&The Newman Idea -- Dave Delio -- 12/11/19 from 2019-12-11T21:29:29
Bo and Bud talk with Dave Delio, president of The Newman Idea, about this non-profit organization, and they discuss the season of Advent.
ListenThe Reality of Hell -- Paul Thigpen -- 11/13/19 from 2019-11-13T21:18:07
Bo and Bud talk about Hell with Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books and the best-selling author of his book "Saints who Saw Hell."
ListenAll the Saints and Souls -- Bo and Bud -- 10/31/19 from 2019-10-31T14:19:52
This week Bo and Bud talk about All Saints Day and All Souls Day.
ListenMercy Week -- Julie Weldon -- 9/25/19 from 2019-09-25T18:56:47
Bo and Bud talk to Julie Weldon, Research and Project Manager at MercyOne Population Health Adjunct Faculty at Mercy College Health Sciences. Julie is a PhD Candidate at the University of Iowa, ...
ListenSurviving Suicide-- Leticia Ochoa Adams -- 9/18/19 from 2019-09-18T17:06
Today Bo and Bud discuss surviving suicide with Laticia Ochoa Adams.
ListenSpiritual but not religious? Definitions. -- Father John Bartunek-- 9/11/19 from 2019-09-11T18:02:17
Bo and Bud talk with Father John Bartunek, L.C., about his book "Spiritual but not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World".
ListenCelibacy and the Common Good -- Fr. Carter Griffin -- 8/28/19 from 2019-08-28T22:17:45
Bo and Bud talk with Father Carter Griffin about celibacy and the Common Good.
ListenHope Against Hope: The Question of Children -- Haley Stewart -- 8/14/19 from 2019-08-14T21:08:57
Bo and Bud, live at the Iowa State Fair, talk to Haley Stewart about her recent article "Can We Justify Bringing Children into This Dark World."
Haley Stewart is a beekeeper's ...
ListenDisability and the Common Good -- Theresa Farnan -- 7/24/19 from 2019-07-25T15:18:02
Bo and Bud talk with Theresa Farnan about disability and the common good.
ListenModern Communication and the Common Good -- Brett Robinson -- 7/17/19 from 2019-07-17T20:28:55
Bo and Bud talk to Brett Robinson, author of "Appletopia: Media Technology and the Religious Imagination of Steve Jobs", about modern communication and how it's impact on the common go...
ListenScience and Religion in Dialogue for the Common Good -- Dr. Chris Baglow -- 07/10/19 from 2019-07-10T21:37
Science and Religion in Dialogue for the Common Good, an interview with Dr. Chris Baglow, Director of the Institute for Science and Religion for the McGrath Institute on Church Life at the Unive...
ListenFeasts of the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 6/26/19 from 2019-06-26T20:03
A look into the June feast days of Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart, and St. John the Baptist and how they enhance the common good.
ListenIncarnation: An UnCommon Thread -- Bo and Bud -- 6/19/19 from 2019-06-20T13:37
Bo and Bud unpack how we can make charity incarnational and truly exemplify the Body of Christ in the world.
ListenDignity, an interview with Chris Arnade -- Bo and Bud -- 6/12/19 from 2019-06-12T17:52
Bo and Bud discuss "Dignity" with author Chris Arnade on today's episode of The Uncommon Good.
ListenRetirement and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 5/29/19 from 2019-05-29T17:00
Bo and Bud talk retirement on today's episode of The Uncommon Good.
ListenResisting Throwaway Culture-- Charles Camosy -- 5/22/19 from 2019-05-22T17:12
Bo and Bud discuss "Resisting Throwaway Culture" with author Charles Camosy.
ListenJean Vanier, L'Arche, and the common good -- Bo and Bud -- 5/15/19 from 2019-05-15T18:14
Bo and Bud discuss the Life and Legacy of Jean Vanier and his L'Arche communities. Listen to The UnCommon Good:
ListenMartyrdom and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud --4/24/19 from 2019-04-24T16:19
Bo and Bud talk about martyrdom, it's misconceptions, and it's role in the Church.
ListenUltimate Happiness and Current Events -- Bo and Bud -- 4/17/19 from 2019-04-17T16:01
Today Bo and Bud talk with Steven Hemler about his new book "Search No More" in the first half of the show and in the second half they talk about the ramifications of the burning of No...
ListenSocial Contract Theory and the Common Good -- Bo and Bud -- 04/10/19 from 2019-04-10T15:19
Bo and Bud discuss the Social Contract Theory.
ListenThe Solemnity of the Annunciation -- Bo and Bud -- 3/27/19 from 2019-03-27T16:31
In today's episode of "The Uncommon Good" Bo and Bud discuss the beauty, history and importance of the Solemnity of Annunciation.
ListenMass and Adoration Companion -- Vinny Flynn -- 03/20/19 from 2019-03-20T16:45
Bo and Bud talk with author Vinny Flynn about his Mass and Adoration Companion.
Find more from Vinny Flynn at www.vinnyflynn.com or find his books at www.mercysong.com
ListenArchitecture and the Common Good-- Dr. Denis McNamara -- 3/13/19 from 2019-03-13T15:11
Bo and Bud talk to Dr. Denis McNamara about the importance of church architecture and the impact it has on the liturgy.
Dr. Denis McNamara will be speaking in Des Moines on Saturday, Marc...
ListenBodies: Living, Dead, Social -- Adam Storey&Brent Robbins -- 2/27/19 from 2019-02-27T20:14
Bo and Bud are joined by Adam Storey and talked to Brent Robbins about his book The Medicalized Body and Anesthetic Culture: The Cadaver, the Memorial Body, and the Recovery of Lived Experie...
ListenThe Impact of Media -- Bo and Bud -- 2/20/19 from 2019-02-21T15:33
Bo and Bud talk about the role of media during Iowa Catholic Radio's Care-A-Thon.
ListenOff the Hook -- Dr. Timothy O'Malley -- 02/13/19 from 2019-02-14T14:25
Dr. O'Malley talked about chastity, dating and married life in the light of Catholic moral theology. The starting point for the discussion was his recently published book, Off the Hook: God, Lov...
ListenCatholic Social Teaching and the Family --Bo and Bud--01/30/19 from 2019-01-30T18:02
Bo and Bud discuss Catholic social teaching in relation to the family--how economies should be structured to serve the family and not the other way around. Per Catholic teaching, the family is t...
ListenConversion and The Common Good -- 01/23/19 -- Dr. R.J. Snell from 2019-01-29T22:07
An interview with Dr. R.J. Snell, Director of the Center on the University and Intellectual Life at the Witherspoon Institute, talking about his new book "Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectua...
ListenNewman and"Full Sanctity"-- 01-16-19 -- Dr. David Delio from 2019-01-21T05:04
We have Dr. David Delio, President of the Newman Idea and UCG all-star, back on the show. With the canonization of John Henry Newman on the horizon, having two Newman Scholars in the house allow...
ListenDiscernment and the Common Good -- Fr. George Elliot -- 12/19/18 from 2018-12-20T17:59
Author of the book "Discernment Do's and Dont's: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment
ListenMary, the image of the Church -- Bo and Bud -- 12/12/18 from 2018-12-14T16:29
Discussion of Mary as an image of the Church and exemplar for Christians. Launching point for the discussion was the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
ListenThe Gifts of the Church -- Dr. Ryan Topping -- 11/14/18 from 2018-11-16T21:53
The Gifts of the Church, an interview with Dr. Ryan Topping, professor of Theology and Vice-President and Academic Dean at Newman Theological College, Edmonton. Dr. Topping speaks about his new ...
Listen12 Marching Orders -- Bo and Bud --12/07/18 from 2018-11-16T21:49
Bo and Bud discuss how politics does not end, but only begins after an election. And what should Catholics be up to? We turned to the 12 Apostles for their prayers, and then consider the 4 Last ...
ListenDebt and Redemption -- Gabriel Sanchez -- 10/11/18 from 2018-10-11T14:13
An interview with Gabriel Sanchez, editor for Angelus Press and an attorney for the Maul Law Group in Grand Rapid, MI. We discuss the difficulties people in debt face, the options they have for ...
ListenBreaker of The Present's Tyranny -- Dr. Patrick Callahan -- 09/19/18 from 2018-09-21T20:54
An Interview with Dr. Patrick Callahan, Director of Humanitas and Chair of Catholic Thought at the St. Lawrence Institute for Faith and Culture. Great Books have become a buzz phrase in Catholic...
ListenThe Grace of Enough -- Haley Stewart -- 09/12/18 from 2018-09-13T20:24
Writer Haley Stewart (https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com) comes on the show to talk about her new book, The Grace of Enough.
ListenLabor Day -- Bo and Bud --09/05/18 from 2018-09-13T20:19
Bo and Bud talk about the history of Labor Day and how the Church has understood the role of labor.
ListenBud and John Run the Show! -- John Huynh -- 08/29/18 from 2018-09-13T19:46
Bo is on vacation, Bud and John run the show!!!
ListenPublic Penance, and an Introduction -- Belle Chase -- 08/15/18 from 2018-09-13T19:33
Bo and Bud talk about the nature of Public Penance, especially in light of the difficult news all of us are encountering on an almost weekly occurrence. How we can include acts of reparation in ...
ListenFear and Fortitude in Education -- Dr. David Delio -- 07/25/18 from 2018-07-27T19:58
Fear and Fortitude in Education: an interview with Dr. David Delio, Director of the Newman Idea at Holy Cross University. Our cultural moment is pock-marked with fear, and the decisions and disc...
ListenCatholic Education: Distinct For the Sake of Others -- Dr. Douglas Fiore -- 07/18/18 from 2018-07-19T15:20
Catholic Education: Distinct For the Sake of Others, an interview with Dr. Douglas Fiore, President of Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Fiore joins us to speak about his i...
ListenMarriage And The Common Good -- Regis Flaherty -- 07/11/18 from 2018-07-11T17:54
Marriage and the Common Good, An interview with Regis Flaherty, author and General Manager at the Newman Institute for Newman Studies in Pittsburgh, PA. Bud and Regis team up IN Pittsburgh to sh...
ListenWhat Is the UnCommon Good? -- Bo and Bud -- 06/27/18 from 2018-06-30T15:13
Sometimes it is good to revisit the very idea of why we have a show in the first place, and that is what we did today. We of course asked similar things before early in the show, but we are much...
ListenThe One Without Bo -- Katie Patrizio Co-Hosting -- 06/20/18 from 2018-06-30T15:02
Katie Patrizio has taken being an UnCommon Good all-star to the next level, by co-hosting the show while Bo is away on vacation! They interview Maury Willls, owner of Wills Family Orchard, and h...
ListenSummer Movie Extravaganza 2018 -- The Catholic Movie Guy -- 06/13/18 from 2018-06-14T18:44
Back with the Summer Movie Extravaganza 2018, it is the all-star of UCG all-stars, Steve Wichmer, talking about why we so primordially love the movies, and which movies you should and should not...
ListenRevelation Read Rightly -- Dr. John Kincaid -- 05/30/18 from 2018-05-31T02:36
Revelation Read Rightly, an interview with Dr. John Kincaid, Senior Fellow of the Principium Institute and Scripture Scholar who also blogs at http://www.thesacredpage.com. How do we read Script...
ListenFirst Forays Into Friendship -- Leah Libresco -- 05/23/18 from 2018-05-24T04:59
First Forays Into Friendship, an interview with Leah Libresco, a writer, speaker, and general Renaissance Woman whose work can be found at leahlibresco.com. We talk about the ideas contained in ...
ListenHildebrand and the Everyday Extraordinary -- John Henry Crosby -- 05/16/18 from 2018-05-17T17:47
Hildebrand and the Everyday Extraordinary, an interview with John Henry Crosby, Founder and Director of the Hildebrand Project. John Henry Crosby is a translator, writer, critic, and cultural en...
ListenHope Among The Long Defeat - Adam Storey and John Huynh - 04/25/18 from 2018-04-25T18:58
Hope Among The Long Defeat: We bring back UCG All-Stars Adam Storey (Marriage and Family Life Director and Vice Chancellor) and John Huynh (Director of Faith Journey), both from the Diocese of D...
ListenMedical Research In A Catholic Key -- Dr. Alan Moy -- 04/18/18 from 2018-04-19T18:39
An interview with Dr. Alan Moy, MD, Founder and Scientific Director, John Paul II Medical Research Institute. Dr. Moy speaks with us about Stem Cell Research and Implications for Catholic Health...
ListenExcarnation vs. Incarnation -- An Interview with Dr. William Cavanaugh -- 04/11/18 from 2018-04-12T14:24
Excarnation vs. Incarnation -- An Interview with Dr. William Cavanaugh -- 04/11/18. We speak with Dr. William Cavanaugh, the director of Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology (...
ListenMoral Problems in Medicine -- Dr. William English -- 03/2/18 from 2018-03-28T20:21
An Interview With Dr. William English, Assistant Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. It is one thing to talk...
ListenHere Comes the Living Church -- David Mills -- 03/14/18 from 2018-03-14T19:02
An Interview with David Mills, Editorial Director of Ethika Politika and Columnist for Aleteia. We welcome David back to the show as he stops by to tell us what it is really like to live with th...
ListenGreen Thomism, Care for Creation -- Dr. Christopher Thompson -- 02/21/18 from 2018-02-21T20:11
Christopher Thompson is the academic dean at the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity and Catholic Rural Life’s Senior Research Fellow. He is the author of The Joyful Mystery: Field Notes Towa...
ListenWhen Only Dead Flowers Will Do -- Bo and Bud on the Ash Wednesday/Valentine's Day Mashup -- 02/14/18 from 2018-02-14T22:06
The guys comment on being stood up (AGAIN) on Valentine's day, and how the strange mix of holy days actually makes better sense of both of them. Plus, some relatively bad advice as to what to ge...
ListenCovenantal Promises -- Katie Patrizio -- 02/07/18 from 2018-02-14T22:03
UCG All Star Katie Patrizio returns to speak about the promises, obligations, and graces God has promised his people through the Covenants with various Patriarchs, and the ramification for the C...
ListenA Rerum Novarum Vision -- Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill - 01/31/18 from 2018-02-14T21:55
Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, IA, stops by the show to talk about Leo XIII's famous encyclical Rerum Novarum, th...
ListenDetachment Parening - Brandon McGinley - 01/17/18 from 2018-02-14T21:47
Brandon McGinley, UnCommon Good All-Star, comes back on the show to talk about his new article "Detachment Parenting" in the newest issue of "Fare Forward."
ListenChristian Friendship: An Interview with Eve Tushnet from 2017-12-22T15:04
Christian Friendship: An Interview with Eve Tushnet. Exploring the depth and history of friendship, especially the Christian concepts of spiritual friendship, with author and speaker Eve Tushnet...
ListenTurkey Movie Extravaganza! Another Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer from 2017-11-28T20:09
Turkey Movie Extravaganza! Another Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer
ListenGratitude and Family: An Interview with Adam Storey, Director of Family and Marriage for the Dicoese of Des Moines from 2017-11-27T23:13
Gratitude and Family: An Interview with Adam Storey, Director of Family and Marriage for the Dicoese of Des Moines
ListenPrayer Is Doing: Prayers As More Than Personal Feelings from 2017-11-27T23:10
Prayer Is Doing: Prayers As More Than Personal Feelings
ListenApocalypse and The Common Good: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger from 2017-10-30T17:52
Apocalypse and The Common Good: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger
ListenLet Them Be Born In Wonder: An Interview With Dan Kerr and Patrick Whalen, Founders of Saint Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, KS. from 2017-10-12T17:38
Let Them Be Born In Wonder: An Interview With Dan Kerr and Patrick Whalen, Founders of Saint Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, KS.
ListenIn The Market For Trust: An Interview With Dr. William English, Assistant Professor Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. from 2017-09-20T20:24
In The Market For Trust: An Interview With Dr. William English, Assistant Professor Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. W...
ListenNew Vision, New Life: An Interview with Mike Vasquez, Founder of the St. Gregory Retreat Centers in Iowa from 2017-09-18T14:22
New Vision, New Life: An Interview with Mike Vasquez, Founder of the St. Gregory Retreat Centers in Iowa. We talk about the retreat centers, the impetus behind their founding, the need for peopl...
ListenBest of Season #1: God's Purpose In Things: An Interview With Elizabeth Bruenig, Editor at the Washington Post and Contributor to America Magazine. from 2017-08-16T18:36
God's Purpose In Things: An Interview With Elizabeth Bruenig, Editor at the Washington Post and Contributor to America Magazine. Elizabeth gives us a general outline of the understanding of prop...
ListenThe Social Imaginary and Death: An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop MD, PHD, Director; Tenet Endowed Chair in Health Care Ethics Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics from 2017-07-19T16:54
The Social Imaginary and Death: An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop MD, PHD, Director; Tenet Endowed Chair in Health Care Ethics Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. We explore how d...
ListenBest of Season #1: A Cyber-Anxious Age: An Interview with Dr. Joseph Bottum, Professor of Cyber-Ethics and Director of the Classics Institute at Dakota State University from 2017-06-28T16:52
A Cyber-Anxious Age: An Interview with Dr. Joseph Bottum, Professor of Cyber-Ethics and Director of the Classics Institute at Dakota State University. We speak with Dr. Bottum about his new posi...
ListenBest of Season #1: The Fall Into Politics: An Interview with Dr. Jacob Howland, McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa from 2017-06-22T13:30
The Fall Into Politics: An Interview with Dr. Jacob Howland, McFarlin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. In this interview, we explore the ancestry of Catholic Social Teaching b...
ListenBest of Season #1: Not An Adjective But A Universe: Evangelization In An Age of Consumerism. An Interview with Dr. Timothy O'Malley from 2017-06-15T13:50
Not An Adjective But A Universe: Evangelization In An Age of Consumerism. An Interview with Dr. Timothy O'Malley, director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy in the McGrath Institute for Churc...
ListenBest of Season #1: The Eviscerated Middle: An Interview with Jared Schumacher and Fr. Aaron Wessman. from 2017-05-24T18:53
The Eviscerated Middle: An Interview with Jared Schumacher and Fr. Aaron Wessman. Fr. Aaron and Jared describe the lessons they have learned, personally and academically, about the relationship ...
ListenBest of Season #1: Plundering The Egyptian's Gold: An Interview with Dr. Adam DeVille On the Christian Practice of Using Pagan Writings and Resources Outside the Tradition For the Sake of Truth from 2017-05-17T17:35
Plundering The Egyptian's Gold: An Interview with Dr. Adam DeVille On the Christian Practice of Using Pagan Writings and Resources Outside the Tradition For the Sake of Truth. An Interview With ...
ListenBest of Season #1: The War of the Lamb Against the Prince of This World: An Interview With Adam Storey About Christ's Easter Offensive and the Resurrection. from 2017-04-19T19:48
The War of the Lamb Against the Prince of This World: An Interview With Adam Storey About Christ's Easter Offensive and the Resurrection. Adam Storey is the Vice Chancellor and Director Marriage...
ListenBest of Season #1: A Walk Through Holy Week: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger Regarding His Recent Trip to the Holy Land from 2017-04-14T13:54
A Walk Through Holy Week: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger Regarding His Recent Trip to the Holy Land. Dr. Umbarger, an UnCommon Good All-Star, recently lead a tour through the Holy Land. ...
ListenBest of Season #1: Radio Cross-Over!!! The Man UP! show pays a visit to us. from 2017-03-16T15:12
Radio Cross-Over!!! The Man UP! show pays a visit to us. Joe and Fr. Zach are known for their Man UP! show on Iowa Catholic radio, and after having us on their show Monday, we returned the favor...
ListenBest of Season #1: Prudential Judgments and the Common Good: How to Move From Principles to Practical Reasons For Why We Do Things Here and Now. from 2017-02-15T19:17
Prudential Judgments and the Common Good: How to Move From Principles to Practical Reasons For Why We Do Things Here and Now. The difference between Dogma, Doctrine, and Prudential decisions. Ti...
ListenBest of Season #1: What Is Political Theology and What Does It Mean For Us?: An Interview With Dr. Grant Kaplan, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Louis University. from 2017-01-25T17:07
What Is Political Theology and What Does It Mean For Us?: An Interview With Dr. Grant Kaplan, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Louis University. A discussion regarding the way T...
ListenBest of Season #1: God, Kings and the Ruled: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger About the Old Testament Ambivalence Toward Rulers, and the Implication For Modern Christians from 2017-01-18T23:06
God, Kings and the Ruled: An Interview with Dr. Matthew Umbarger About the Old Testament Ambivalence Toward Rulers, and the Implication For Modern Christians. With the Presidential Inauguration ...
ListenBest of Season #1: At The Movies: An Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer from 2016-12-28T20:28
At The Movies: An Interview with the Catholic Movie Guy, Steve Wichmer. A discussion of how movies (and other art) informs and is informed by the common good, with examples from specific movies....
ListenBest of Season #1: The Social Good of Marriage - An Interview with Leila Marie Lawler, Author of the New Book,"God Has No Grandchildren." from 2016-11-30T22:46
The Social Good of Marriage - An Interview with Leila Marie Lawler, Author of the New Book, "God Has No Grandchildren." You can read her blog here: http://www.likemotherlikedaughter.or...
ListenBest of Season #1: Solidarity and Subsidiarity -- A Deeper Look from 2016-09-28T15:16
Solidarity and Subsidiarity -- A Deeper Look. These two important terms are often given shallow descriptions, but in this show we hope to encounter their full depth and beauty. Breaking down wha...
ListenBest of Season #1: What Is Justice? from 2016-09-22T01:50
What Is Justice? An in depth look on "giving each their due." Covering aspects of Legal, Commutative, Distributive, and Social Justice, along with other corners of thought where Justic...
ListenBest of Season #1: The first episode! Tranquility of Order: The Primacy Of Peace from 2016-09-14T14:00
Tranquility of Order: The Primacy of Peace in Catholic Social Thought. It's foundation in God, it's expression in the Mass, and how it emanates throughout our hearts, families, cities, and natio...
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