Marco Rubio: The Catholic Roots of America Transcript

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In 1895, Pope Leo XIII penned an encyclical to the Catholic Church in the United States. “All intelligent men are agreed,” he wrote, “that America seems destined for greater things. Now it is our wish that the Catholic Church should not only share in, but help to bring about this perspective greatness.” But as the Holy Father noted, the church had […]

The Declaration’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation Transcript

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Speaker 1:  Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu.  Dr. Matthew Mehan:  Welcome everyone to our event tonight entitled The Declaration’s Role in Constitutional Interpretation. Hillsdale College is pleased to co-host this event with the […]

Originalism, Tradition, and the Separation of Powers Transcript

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Yuval Levin:  All right. Hello, everybody. Welcome. I’m Yuval Levin of the American Enterprise Institute. And it’s my pleasure to welcome you in this room and those of you joining us online to what should be a fascinating and important conversation. We’re delighted to host today’s conversation jointly with the Catholic University of America’s Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. I want […]

Keynote Conversation with US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Transcript

Phillip: I’m going to keep my introductions very short here because the two gentlemen here need no introduction. Joel Alicia is the St. Robert Bellarmine, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. As I said earlier, he is one of the […]

Catholic Social Thought and the American Experience Transcript

Speaker 1: Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu. Sarah Gustafson: All right. Hello. Welcome to the final panel of today. My name is Sarah Gustafson. I’m an assistant professor of politics, and […]

The Declaration and Constitutional Interpretation Transcript

Speaker 1: Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu. J. Joel Alicea: Okay. Let’s get started with our second panel of the day, the Declaration and Constitutional Interpretation. One of the enduring questions […]

Keynote Fireside Chat with Robert George Transcript

Speaker 1: Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu. Joel Alicea: It’s now my pleasure to introduce our lunchtime fireside chat. We’re starting at 12:30, so we’ll end at 1:30, so that’s a […]

The Declaration and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Transcript

Joel Alicea: Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu. Welcome, everyone. Welcome to our conference marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I’m Joel Alicea. I’m the St. Robert Bellarmine Professor […]

Equity in American Law Transcript

Derek Webb: Welcome to this event. Good to see everybody here. So, first of all, I want to introduce myself to those of you who have not seen me around campus. My name is Derek Webb. I’m an assistant professor of law here at Catholic University. I teach civil procedure and Constitutional Law and legal history. Taught a class the seminar on the creation […]

The Return of General Law Transcript

Joel Alicea: Welcome to the American Enterprise Institute and to this event on the return of the general law. I’m Joel Alicea. I’m a law professor at Catholic University and a non-resident fellow here at AEI. I’m also the director of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University, which […]

Better Judgment: A Conversation with Author Reynolds Holding Transcript

Kevin Walsh: Welcome. I’m Kevin Walsh, Knights of Columbus Professor of Law and the Catholic Tradition at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. I’m pleased to host a discussion today with Reynolds Holding, a research scholar at Columbia Law School and the author of Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice […]

Judges, Judging, and Judgment: A Conversation with Author Chad Oldfather Transcript

Kevin Walsh:I’m Kevin Walsh, Knights of Columbus professor of law and the Catholic tradition at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. I’m pleased to host a discussion today with Professor Chad Oldfather, professor of law at the Marquette University School of Law. I encourage you to visit his faculty bio at the […]

Mercy, Retribution, and the Sentencing Judge Transcript

Angelica Tom: Well, thank you everyone for being here at the Catholic Information Center. We are delighted to present this program to you with our co-sponsor, the Center for the Constitution and Catholic Intellectual Tradition, which is part of the Catholic University School of Law. Mercy, Retribution and the Sentencing Judge will be discussed by […]

Eighth Annual Human Rights Lecture: Saving Human Rights in the New World Order Transcript

Bill Saunders: Welcome everybody to our eighth annual Human Rights lecture. This is previous speakers in the program and the lecture series have been Robert George Chen, Guang Chen, members of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, Ambassador Sam Brownback. Father Kevin Flannery from the Gregorian, John Keown from Georgetown, and Carter Snead from Notre Dame, […]

The Major Questions Doctrine After Loper Bright Transcript

Genevieve Wood: Welcome to the Heritage Foundation. I’m Genevieve Wood and I’m delighted to personally welcome you today. Whether you came from across the street or across the globe, we’re glad you’re here. At Heritage, we believe ideas shape the future and that you have a role to play in that. That’s why we host […]

The Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A Jurist’s Perspective

Kevin Walsh:Welcome, good afternoon. My name is Kevin Walsh. I’m Knights of Columbus professor of law in the Catholic tradition here at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, director of the Project on Judicial Virtues at our Law School Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual tradition or CIT, where I […]

A Conversation with Justice Clarence Thomas Transcript

Stephen Payne: It’s wonderful to welcome you to this great event. My first order of business is to introduce our Chaplain of the university, Father Aquinas Guilbeau, who will open up some prayer. Father Aquinas Guilbeau: Thank you, Dean Payne, and welcome Justice Thomas. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy […]

Unwritten Administrative Law Transcript

Adam White: All set. Great. Well welcome everybody, and thank you so much for joining us today. My name is Adam White. I’m a senior fellow here at AEI. And when I’m not here at AEI, I’m across the river at the Scalia Law School leading the Center for the Study of the Administrative State. […]

Constitutional Theory at a Catholic University Transcript

Professor Joel Alicea: Welcome to Ordain and Establish, a podcast of the Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Catholic University. To learn more, visit our website at cit.catholic.edu. Steve Payne: I’m Steve Payne, I’m the dean of the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America, and it’s my […]

Erie and the Nature of Law transcript

William M. M. Kamin:Jesus in the Gospel of Mark said to be the most central and important of all prayers. Hear, O Israel. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one. Blessed is God’s glorious kingdom forever and ever. You shall love the Lord your God with all your mind, with all your soul, […]

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