The Institute on Religious Life’s Podcast, Ever Ancient, Ever New, marks our golden anniversary, 50 years of serving religious and consecrated life in the Catholic Church! This podcast features talks and interviews with consecrated religious men and women from many different religious communities throughout the United States and the world. Thus, giving people access to the rich and varied archives of IRL seminars, classes, talks, and interviews, while also giving those in religious life the opportunity to tell their vocation stories and share insights into their apostolates. Today, religious life is not only surviving, but thriving. It is ever ancient, ever new, ever beautiful, and ever necessary for our church today.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Fr. John A. Hardon's death, December 30th, 2025, the Institute on Religious Life will be launching a series of Fr. Hardon talks from our own archives!
Father Hardon entered the Society of Jesus in 1936. He authored over 200 books, including The Catholic Catechism (1975) and was a consultant for the drafting of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. He wrote countless articles, conducted numerous catechetical classes for religious and lay people, developed a series of full-semester courses and was a popular speaker and retreat master as well as a spiritual director and confessor to many. He also founded the Institute on Religious Life, Marian Catechists and Eternal Life.
Father Hardon died on December 30, 2000. His cause for canonization has been opened.
Today, we will be listening to his talk about "St. Stanislaus."
Thank you and we hope you enjoy! May God bless you!
4 Oct 2026
113. Rev. John Burns - Mary as Paragon: A Decisive Antithesis to a World Askew
On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our recent 2026 National Meeting by Fr. John Burns.
Fr. John Burns is a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He studied business marketing at the University of Notre Dame, but later realized a deeper call to preach the infinite love of God with his whole life. Ordained a priest in 2010, he has served in parish ministry and taught moral theology in the seminary. Father John also works extensively with religious communities of women and has provided retreats and conferences for Sisters in Africa, Europe, and the United States. Father John recently completed his doctoral studies on the theology of healing through forgiveness. He is founder of Friends of the Bridegroom, an apostolate dedicated to the renewal of the Church through the renewal of the priesthood and women’s religious life. Fr. John currently serves as a member of the IRL Board of Directors.
Fr. John’s talk is titled, "Mary as Paragon: A Decisive Antithesis to a World Askew". Thank you for listening! May God bless you and enjoy!
24 Sept 2026
112. Priscilla McKinney Lay Support for Religious Life
On this week's episode, we're listening to a Facebook Live interview featuring Priscilla McKinney.
Priscilla McKinney was born and raised in Southern California. She joined the Navy right after high school where she worked as a Nuclear Reactor Operator and experienced a life changing deployment that catapulted her faith life. In 2008, she was honorably discharged from the military and began pursuing a Masters Degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas, as well as a Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies from the Center of Ministry Development. In 2018, Priscilla was hired as the Executive Director of Fidelis where she served for over six years laying the foundation for the mission and structure of the organization. Fidelis is a parish sponsored multi-generational program inviting girls in grades 6-12 into sisterhood with women, young and old, leading each other to Christ.
Priscilla’s topic is “Lay Support for Religious Life” and he is interviewed by IRL Board member, Jesse Weiler.
Thank you for listening! May God bless you and enjoy!
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