<![CDATA[Conversations in Moral Theology]]>Conversations in Moral Theology looks at perennial moral and social questions that bear on today's pressing challenges. It features moral theologians and theological ethicists who are experts in their field and can help us approach urgent issues in light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Conversations in Moral Theology is hosted by Alessandro Rovati (Belmont Abbey College). He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology and a contributor to the Catholic Moral Theology Blog.

]]>https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:25:13 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 02:05:45 GMT60Alessandro Rovati<p>Conversations in Moral Theology looks at perennial moral and social questions that bear on today's pressing challenges. It features moral theologians and theological ethicists who are experts in their field and can help us approach urgent issues in light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Conversations in Moral Theology is hosted by Alessandro Rovati (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://belmontabbeycollege.edu/faculty-member/dr-alessandro-rovati/" target="_blank">Belmont Abbey College</a>). He is an Associate Editor of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of Moral Theology</i> </a>and a contributor to the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://catholicmoraltheology.com/" target="_blank">Catholic Moral Theology Blog</a>.</p>episodicAlessandro Rovatiale.rova@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Pope Leo XVI's First Encyclical: Christian Humanism, AI, and the Human Family]]>Alessandro Rovati (Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology) interviews Peter Casarella (Professor of Theology and Executive Director of Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School) and Catherine Moon (Arthur J. Ennis Post-doctoral Teaching Scholar at Villanova University and co-leader of the AI, Education, & Integral Human Development Research Group for the Dicastery for Culture and Education) on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.

]]>ccf33e6a-661e-48c9-be5a-2892770b8f79Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://alessandrorovati.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips" target="_blank">Alessandro Rovati</a> (Associate Editor of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of Moral Theology</i></a>)<i> </i>interviews <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/peter-casarella" target="_blank">Peter Casarella</a> (Professor of Theology and Executive Director of Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School) and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.villanova.edu/university/liberal-arts-sciences/programs/acs/faculty/biodetail.html?mail=catherine.moon@villanova.edu&amp;xsl=bio_long" target="_blank">Catherine Moon</a> (Arthur J. Ennis Post-doctoral Teaching Scholar at Villanova University and co-leader of the AI, Education, &amp; Integral Human Development Research Group for the Dicastery for Culture and Education) on Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html" target="_blank"><i>Magnifica Humanitas</i></a><i>.</i></p>no00:56:03Pope Leo XVI's First Encyclical: Christian Humanism, AI, and the Human Familyfull<![CDATA[From Coercion to Fascination: Moving Beyond Grades]]>Alessandro Rovati (Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology) and Jason Heron (S. Wilma Lyle Endowed Chair of Theology at Mount Marty University) talk with Susan D. Blum (Professor of Anthropology and Fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame) about their article "From Coercion to Fascination: Grades, Vulnerability, and Responsibility."

]]>566cd343-9a3a-4859-aeb6-df3b262e6324Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://belmontabbeycollege.edu/faculty-member/dr-alessandro-rovati/" target="_blank">Alessandro Rovati</a> (Associate Editor of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of Moral Theology</i></a>)<i> </i>and Jason Heron (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mountmarty.edu/about-us/directory/arts-and-humanities/dr.-jason-heron/" target="_blank">S. Wilma Lyle Endowed Chair of Theology at Mount Marty University</a>) talk with Susan D. Blum (<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://anthropology.nd.edu/people/susan-blum/" target="_blank">Professor of Anthropology and Fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame</a>) about their article "<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/155056-from-coercion-to-fascination-grades-vulnerability-and-responsibility" target="_blank">From Coercion to Fascination: Grades, Vulnerability, and Responsibility.</a>"</p>no01:03:54From Coercion to Fascination: Moving Beyond Gradesfull<![CDATA[What Does the Catholic Church Teach About the Just War?]]>Alessandro Rovati (Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology) interviews Matthew A. Shadle, a Catholic theologian and author, about his work on the Catholic just war tradition and its relevance for the contemporary national conversation on the Iran conflict.

]]>e3ec166b-d693-4322-a00a-96a6001360a6Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:05:32 GMT<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://belmontabbeycollege.edu/faculty-member/dr-alessandro-rovati/" target="_blank">Alessandro Rovati</a> (Associate Editor of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of Moral Theology</i></a>) interviews <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://windowlight.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matthew A. Shadle</a>, a Catholic theologian and author, about his work on the Catholic just war tradition and its relevance for the contemporary national conversation on the Iran conflict.</p>no00:54:24What Does the Catholic Church Teach About the Just War?full<![CDATA[Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of AI]]>Alessandro Rovati (Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Theology) interviews Paul Scherz (Our Lady of Guadalupe College Professor at the University of Notre Dame) and Brian Patrick Green (Director of Technology Ethics at Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University) on their edited volume Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

]]>d756dbf2-0049-46b7-9caf-3387eff65df6Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:21:28 GMT<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://belmontabbeycollege.edu/faculty-member/dr-alessandro-rovati/" target="_blank">Alessandro Rovati</a> (Associate Editor of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/" target="_blank"><i>Journal of Moral Theology</i></a>)<i> </i>interviews <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://theology.nd.edu/people/paul-scherz/" target="_blank">Paul Scherz</a> (Our Lady of Guadalupe College Professor at the University of Notre Dame) and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/people/brian-green/" target="_blank">Brian Patrick Green</a> (Director of Technology Ethics at Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University) on their edited volume <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/154545-reclaiming-human-agency-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence" target="_blank"><i>Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence</i></a>.</p>no01:01:34Reclaiming Human Agency in the Age of AIfull<![CDATA[Abigail Favale, The Genesis of Gender (Conversations in Moral Theology) ]]>A conversation with Abigail Favale on her latest book The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.

Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ 

Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/ 

Purchase the book: https://ignatius.com/the-genesis-of-gender-ggp/ 

Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati 

Follow Abigail Favale on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FavaleAbs 

Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alessandro-rovati0/episodes/Abigail-Favale--The-Genesis-of-Gender-Conversations-in-Moral-Theology-e1re7h038c2722a-14b0-44c9-9cce-de8ae3bd80cfMon, 28 Nov 2022 15:28:43 GMT<p>A conversation with Abigail Favale on her latest book The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.</p> <p>Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: <a href="https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/</a> </p> <p>Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: <a href="https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/</a> </p> <p>Purchase the book: <a href="https://ignatius.com/the-genesis-of-gender-ggp/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://ignatius.com/the-genesis-of-gender-ggp/</a> </p> <p>Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/drrovati" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/drrovati</a> </p> <p>Follow Abigail Favale on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/FavaleAbs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/FavaleAbs</a> </p> <p>Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley</p> no00:49:0512Abigail Favale, The Genesis of Gender (Conversations in Moral Theology) full<![CDATA[Julie Hanlon Rubio and Paul J. Schutz, Beyond Bad Apples (Conversations in Moral Theology)]]>A conversation with Julie Hanlon Rubio and Paul J. Schutz on their report Beyond ‘Bad Apples’: Understanding Clergy Perpetrated Sexual Abuse as a Structural Problem & Cultivating Strategies for Change. 

The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.  

Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ 

Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/

Read the report: https://www.scu.edu/media/ignatian-center/bannan/Beyond-Bad-Apples-8-2-FINAL.pdf 

Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati 

Follow Julie Hanlon Rubio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JulieHRubio 

Follow Paul J. Schutz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauljschutz 

Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alessandro-rovati0/episodes/Julie-Hanlon-Rubio-and-Paul-J--Schutz--Beyond-Bad-Apples-Conversations-in-Moral-Theology-e1s4ldb5e3ec648-87ea-44dd-863e-6fce0d81fcd5Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:23:30 GMT<p>A conversation with Julie Hanlon Rubio and Paul J. Schutz on their report Beyond ‘Bad Apples’: Understanding Clergy Perpetrated Sexual Abuse as a Structural Problem &amp; Cultivating Strategies for Change. </p> <p>The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.  </p> <p>Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ </p> <p>Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/</p> <p>Read the report: https://www.scu.edu/media/ignatian-center/bannan/Beyond-Bad-Apples-8-2-FINAL.pdf </p> <p>Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati </p> <p>Follow Julie Hanlon Rubio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JulieHRubio </p> <p>Follow Paul J. Schutz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauljschutz </p> <p>Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley</p> no01:13:4113Julie Hanlon Rubio and Paul J. Schutz, Beyond Bad Apples (Conversations in Moral Theology)full<![CDATA[Jana Bennet and David Cloutier, Naming Our Sins (Conversations in Moral Theology)]]>A conversation with Jana Bennett and David Cloutier on their latest book Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.  

Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ 

Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/ 

Purchase the book: https:https://www.cuapress.org/9780813231631/naming-our-sins/

Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati 

Follow Jana Bennett on Twitter: @janambennett  

Follow David Cloutier on Twitter: @cloutiertheo

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alessandro-rovati0/episodes/Jana-Bennet-and-David-Cloutier--Naming-Our-Sins-Conversations-in-Moral-Theology-e1qo9vh352e382d-4057-4298-bed4-2827516c532eMon, 14 Nov 2022 15:57:56 GMT<p>A conversation with Jana Bennett and David Cloutier on their latest book Naming Our Sins: How Recognizing the Seven Deadly Vices Can Renew the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.  </p> <p>Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ </p> <p>Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/ </p> <p>Purchase the book: https:https://www.cuapress.org/9780813231631/naming-our-sins/</p> <p>Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati </p> <p>Follow Jana Bennett on Twitter: @janambennett  </p> <p>Follow David Cloutier on Twitter: @cloutiertheo</p> no01:02:2711Jana Bennet and David Cloutier, Naming Our Sins (Conversations in Moral Theology)full<![CDATA[Kate Jackson-Meyer, Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics (Conversations in Moral Theology)]]>A conversation with Kate Jackson-Meyer on her book Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics

The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, an association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host. 

Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ 

Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/ 

Purchase the book: https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Tragic-Dilemmas-in-Christian-Ethics

Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati

Edited by Alessandro Rovati

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alessandro-rovati0/episodes/Kate-Jackson-Meyer--Tragic-Dilemmas-in-Christian-Ethics-Conversations-in-Moral-Theology-e206oag263fad7d-2d69-4626-9e58-5e5dbf51653cMon, 13 Mar 2023 12:00:10 GMT<p>A conversation with Kate Jackson-Meyer on her book Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics</p> <p>The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, an association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host. </p> <p>Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/ </p> <p>Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/ </p> <p>Purchase the book: https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Tragic-Dilemmas-in-Christian-Ethics</p> <p>Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati</p> <p>Edited by Alessandro Rovati</p> no00:47:33Kate Jackson-Meyer, Tragic Dilemmas in Christian Ethics (Conversations in Moral Theology)full<![CDATA[Reinhard Hütter, John Henry Newman on Truth and Its Counterfeits (Conversations in Moral Theology)]]>A conversation with Reinhard Hütter on his book John Henry Newman on Truth and Its Counterfeits: A Guide for Our Times.

The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.

Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/

Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/

Purchase the book: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813232324/john-henry-newman-on-truth-and-its-counterfeits/

Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati

Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alessandro-rovati0/episodes/Reinhard-Htter--John-Henry-Newman-on-Truth-and-Its-Counterfeits-Conversations-in-Moral-Theology-e1utkft8abaf39a-0084-425b-8275-2a5657faf767Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:17:00 GMT<p>A conversation with Reinhard Hütter on his book John Henry Newman on Truth and Its Counterfeits: A Guide for Our Times.</p> <p>The interview is sponsored by New Wine New Wineskins, a national association for early-career Catholic moral theologians, and by the Catholic Moral Theology Blog. Alessandro Rovati is the host.</p> <p>Check out the work of New Wine New Wineskins: https://www.newwinenewwineskins.com/</p> <p>Check out the Catholic Moral Theology Blog: https://catholicmoraltheology.com/author/newwineskins/</p> <p>Purchase the book: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813232324/john-henry-newman-on-truth-and-its-counterfeits/</p> <p>Follow Alessandro Rovati on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrovati</p> <p>Edited by Alessandro Rovati and Mathew Buckley</p> no01:17:1515Reinhard Hütter, John Henry Newman on Truth and Its Counterfeits (Conversations in Moral Theology)full