GodPods

GodPods

Welcome to GodPods, faith conversation podcasts brought to you by The Church in the 21st Century Center at Boston College.

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October 9, 2025 33 mins

Celebrate the launch of the latest issue of C21 Resources magazine and explore how reconciliation might offer steps for healing, growth, and unity in our daily lives.

Enjoy this conversation with guest editor Joshua Snyder, Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department and Fr. Liam Bergin, Irish Diocesan Priest & Professor of the Practice, Theology Department, both featured authors in this issue.

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The C21 Center hosted a conversation on the history and future of Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts education with authors from the newest issue of C21 Resources magazine, Liberal Arts Education: Its Value and Impact:

William P. Leahy, S.J. – University President, Boston College

Cristiano Casalini – Professor and Endowed Chair in Jesuit Pedagogy and Educational History, and Research Scholar with the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studie...

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In this GodPods series episode of How to Be Attentive, Reflective, and Loving, Elizabeth Shlala speaks with Boston College 2021 graduates and newly married couple, Sam and Emily Schelble about their journeys of faith, discernment, marriage, and more since their time at Boston College. Emily is currently a life sciences & healthcare consultant at Deloitte and Sam is currently a theology teacher at Arrupe Jesuit High School in De...

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This two-part virtual retreat is led by author, speaker, founder of Mothering Spirit, and friend of C21, Laura Kelly Fanucci.

What if we could journey through the Triduum in a whole new way this year, guided by the wisdom of the labyrinth? We’ll walk through each day of Holy Week, finding God in new places from Palm Sunday through Easter. Join us to learn how the labyrinth can lead us into the center of Christ’s suffering, death, a...

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This two-part virtual retreat is led by author, speaker, founder of Mothering Spirit, and friend of C21, Laura Kelly Fanucci.

Our faith gives us an opportunity to delve into ancient spiritual practices that awaken in us a new way to walk through Lent. Learn about the history of the labyrinth in the Church and its modern use as a place and practice of prayer. We’ll look at Lent as a time to walk with God and explore 5 ways to use th...

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In this GodPods series episode of How to Be Attentive, Reflective, and Loving, Elizabeth Shlala speaks with recent Boston College graduate Dennis Wieboldt '22, M.A. '23 about the most formative aspects of his time at Boston College. Dennis is currently a J.D./Ph.D. student in history at the University of Notre Dame, where he is a Richard and Peggy Notebaert Premier Fellow at the Graduate School and Edward J. Murphy Fellow at the La...

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The C21 Center was excited to host this year's Advent workshop on December 3rd via Zoom! This virtual workshop was led with author, speaker, founder of Mothering Spirit, and friend of C21, Laura Kelly Fanucci. Laura introduced participants to the prayer practice of lectio divina using Advent Scripture of Mary’s Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38). The workshop was inspired by the themes of “slowing down in Advent” and “preparing by listeni...

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As a Jesuit, Catholic university, Boston College is rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition — the conviction that faith and reason are mutually illuminating and that each academic discipline offers the potential to reveal the sacred. This partnership of faith and reason coalesces most intensely around momentous questions about ourselves like “Where do we come from?”; “Who or what are we?”; and “Where are we going?”

Gregory Ka...

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The C21 Center hosted a conversation on the value and impact of Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts education with authors from the newest issue of C21 Resources magazine, "Liberal Arts Education: Its Value and Impact."

Speakers: John L. Mahoney - Retired Vice Provost of Enrollment Management and Director of Admissions, Boston College

Thomas Wesner - Professor of the Practice, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

The Jesuit, Cath...

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The C21 Center hosted a conversation on the impact and value of Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts education with guest editor of the new C21 Resources magazine, Elizabeth Shlala, associate dean and professor of the practice in the University Core Curriculum - AND - recent BC grad, and featured article contributor, Kyle Sutton '24. Kyle shared insights and advice on his experiences in and formation through Jesuit education.

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The C21 Center hosted a conversation with students and faculty moderated by Elizabeth Shlala, guest editor of the Fall 2024 issue of C21 Resources magazine, Professor of the Practice, and Associate Dean for the Core at Boston College.

Discover the impact that the renewed Core courses can have on life, faith, career plans, and college experience. Students shared stories & advice. Professors were there to reflect.

Panelists inclu...

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The C21 Center celebrated its latest issue of C21 Resources with conversation moderated by guest editor Elizabeth Shlala, Associate Dean for the Core at Boston College.

Panelists included:

David Quigley, Provost & Dean of Faculties, Boston College

Jaime L. Waters, Associate Professor of Old Testament, Clough School of Theology and Ministry

Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., Dean, Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences, Boston College

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Listen to our Good Morning Faith Feeds conversation on the theme of Parish Life Today with guest speaker and C21 friend Dan Cellucci, CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute.

In this Faith Feeds, Dan shared an update on the national Catholic parish landscape, some challenges for parishes ahead, and what is working for parishes now. In addition, please feel free to explore the C21 Center's Faith Feeds Guide on Parish Life at bc.edu/fai...

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What is the role of the Church in the age of polarization? What resources can our Catholic faith offer to heal fierce partisanship of our times? How might the sacramental imagination and wisdom of Catholic Social Teaching transform the "us" vs. "them" mentality that holds so many in its grip?

It is tempting to feel fatalistic about the growing polarization around us, but there are good reasons for hope. This is what this latest iss...

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In this episode, I was incredibly grateful to host a conversation with Sr. Carlotta Gilarde, a Sister of St. Joseph. Sr. Carlotta joined the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1954, and as we’ll learn in this episode she has since served from Boston to Peru. Enjoy!

 

Within this episode, Sr. Carlotta recounts her time tap-dancing to a song from the film Happy Feet for a Boston Children's Hospital event. Please enjoy the photos of her from th...

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Listen in to authors, Joan Luise Hill '75 and Katie Mahon, during a special FAITH FEEDS small group conversation about their book, The Miracle Collectors, as part of our FAITH FEEDS Book Series.

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September 21, 2021 23 mins
Kerry Campbell, Catholic writer, musician, teacher and creator of the podcast, "Raised Catholic," shares how prayer and God whispers have led her to new opportunities to grow her faith and the faith of others. Her podcast has become a place for Catholics on the margins to feel heard and to find God in their every day.
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August 16, 2021 33 mins

Professor Emeritus Paul Mariani and Associate Professor of the Practice Allison Adair discuss poetry as a reflection of and exercise in faith. They consider how the Catholic intellectual tradition helps us understand poetry, how repetitions in religious ritual encourage revision, and how the process of composing poems can itself become a kind of prayer.

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Boston College professors, Kerry Cronin and Brian Braman discuss finding God in art and architecture. Professor Braman delves deep into the expressive meaning and values that architecture conveys while offering insights on how the artistic qualities of sacred spaces guide us all in becoming more fully human. 

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On November 17, 2020, Cardinal Czerny discussed with panelists his work with Pope Francis on issues surrounding refugees and migration around the world, particularly in the age of COVID-19. What challenges are refugees and migrants currently facing? How can we help support and accompany migrants and refugees, as well as advocate for effective public and international policy on these issues so that “no one is forgotten?”

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