Light & Truth

Reflections on Education and Culture Today

Light & Truth is a arts podcast hosted by UDallas, with 6 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Light & Truth Conversations: Faith, Vocation, and the Power of a Liberal Arts Education with Katie McGrady, BA '11

  Apr 16, 202630 minS0

  <p>In this episode of <b>Light & Truth</b>, University of Dallas President <b>Jonathan J. Sanford</b> sits down with Catholic author, speaker, and <b>SiriusXM radio host Katie McGrady, BA  ’11,</b> for a conversation about faith, vocation, and the enduring power of a <b>Catholic liberal arts education</b>.</p><p>Katie shares what drives her work in Catholic media and evangelization: the conviction that the world needs what the Church has to offer—a vision of meaning, joy, and ultimate purpose. She reflects on the influence of <b>St. Thomas Aquinas</b>, the role of prayer in intel...

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  Light & Truth Conversations: Rabbi Mark Gottlieb, What is education really for?

  Apr 16, 202635 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Light & Truth, Jonathan J. Sanford sits down with Rabbi Mark Gottlieb to explore one of the most urgent questions in education today:</p><p>Is education about job preparation—or the formation of the whole human person?</p><p>Drawing on the thought of Dietrich von Hildebrand and the shared intellectual traditions of Judaism and Christianity, this conversation examines:</p>Why classical education is a living tradition—not a relic of the pastThe role of truth, goodness, and beauty in forming characterHow habit, discipline, and intentional living shape virtueWhy specialization alone cannot form leadersThe shared miss...

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  Light & Truth: Renewing America's Shared Story with Andrew Zwerneman

  Apr 16, 202628 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Light & Truth, University of Dallas President Jonathan J. Sanford sits down with educator and Cana Academy cofounder Andrew Zwerneman to ask a deceptively simple question: What is history—and why does it matter right now?<br/><br/>Zwerneman introduces History 250, an ambitious series of 6–8 minute short films designed to help Americans recover a truthful, unifying account of our past—one that helps form judgment, restore hope, and strengthen  solidarity in our common history as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.<br/><br/>He explains why Cana Academy exists to “pump life into the humanities,” how History 250...

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  Light & Truth: George Weigel on Liberal Arts Education, Classical Education & Human Flourishing

  Apr 16, 202627 minS0

  <p>Light & Truth: George Weigel on Liberal Arts Education, Classical Education & Human Flourishing <br/><br/>In this episode of Light & Truth, UDallas President Jonathan J. Sanford sits down with George Weigel to discuss why a liberal arts education—especially a Catholic liberal education rooted in classical education—still matters in an age of confusion about the purpose of education and the meaning of human flourishing.<br/><br/>Weigel argues we’re living through a civilizational crisis—and that recovering the great ideas of Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome through serious study is essential not only for forming students, but for defending (and in th...

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  Light & Truth Conversations: Reclaiming Culture Through Education Mary Hasson

  Apr 16, 202631 minS0

  <p>A culture rooted in truth and committed to authentic human flourishing cannot be rebuilt by quick fixes — it requires formation, depth, and the renewal of our institutions. In this wide-ranging conversation, University of Dallas President Jonathan J. Sanford and Mary Rice Hasson, the Kate O'Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and co-founder of the Person & Identity Project, examine how education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the classical liberal arts prepares young people to pursue lives of meaning, purpose, and virtue.<br/><br/>Together, they explore:<br/><br/>-The crisis of identity among today’s yo...

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