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Fall 2007

Oct. 1

Fr. Daniel O'Reilly

 Director, University Apostolate

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

Fall 2006

   
September 18th
 Fr. Joseph Koterski
(Fordham University)
Papal Infallibility: What It Means, and What It Doesn't Mean
October 2nd
Rob Mergen
 
Sex and the City: The Truth About Men, Women, and What God Really Intended
October 23rd
Chris Bell
(Founder, Good Counsel Homes)
Witness to the Gospel of Life: A Story of Mothers and Babies
November 6th
Jennifer Miller
(President, Bioethics International)
Is the Church Opposed to Scientific Progress? Bioethics and Controversy
November 20th
Rev. Eric Cruz
(Pastor, Church of Christ the King)
The Journey Home:From South Bend to the South Bronx
November 27th
Rev. John Gallagher
(Pastor, Church of St. Paul the Apostle)
What Does "Growing in Love" Mean? The Cross and the Crown

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!