Evangelization & Culture Podcast

French Foreign Minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord quipped, "A diplomat who says 'yes' means 'maybe,' a diplomat who says 'maybe' means 'no,' and a diplomat who says 'no' is no diplomat." President Harry Truman observed, "Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes." And Prime Minister Winston Churchill grumbled, "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." Thanks to diplomacy, unlikely nations have grown empires, prevented wars, forged friendships, and made peace. Its successful execution is rooted in a keen understanding of human nature. Join A. Wess Mitchell and me as we discuss his book Great Power Diplomacy on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.  
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How did a young agnostic wracked with doubt and contemplating suicide become one of the greatest Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century? Join me as I talk with Therese Cory and Christopher Enabnit of the University of Notre Dame's Jacques Maritain Center about the life, impact, and continuing relevance of Jacques Maritain on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
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Catholic schools are indispensable to the proper formation of our young. Many are blessed with visionary leaders, devoted teachers, balanced budgets, and a heart for Christ. But many Catholic schools struggle with tepid leadership, burned-out teachers, rising debts, and a loss of Catholic identity. What can be done to reclaim Catholic identity and revive the success of Catholic schools? Join Michael Ortner and I as we explore insights from The Catholic School Playbook about how to make Catholic schools soar once again on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
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When the madman from Friedrich Nietzsche's book The Gay Science burst into the marketplace declaring the murder of God, he concluded that he had arrived too soon, for those who had killed God were tragically unaware. What happens when we no longer shape our lives by the assurances and expectations, the wisdom and graces of God? Man and woman become desecrated. Join Dr. Carl Trueman and I as we explore our cultural calamity and the way to recovery in his gripping book The Desecration of Man on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast. 
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Operators. Manipulators. Cynical. Corrupt. Sadly, these are caustic terms forever used to describe politicians. But, in truth, are politicians entirely bad? Submerged in the incorrigible human condition, are they beyond all hope of authenticity, redemption, or goodness? Join Professor Charles Duffy of Providence College and me as we explore the complicated life of Irish machine politician Frank Skeffington in The Last Hurrah, one of the greatest political novels of the twentieth century, on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast. 
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You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.