Ordain and Establish

About Ordain and Establish

Ordain and Establish is a podcast of The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT). CIT promotes scholarship that explores the relationship between the Catholic intellectual tradition and American constitutionalism. That tradition is deep and rich, including philosophical and theological accounts of law and politics by such figures as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. CIT’s primary focus is on theories of constitutional law, such as originalism, although it covers the relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition for constitutional history, doctrine, and other fields of study.

Publisher

The Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Sept 2022

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   The Declaration and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition: A Jurist’s Perspective Oct. 14, 2026

   Join CIT for our annual event providing judges the opportunity to reflect on the role that the Catholic intellectual tradition plays in their vocations.Moderator:Judge Kyle DuncanJudge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitPanelists:Judge Josh DivineJudge, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of MissouriJudge Lindsey FreemanJudge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion A Conversation with Author Luke Burgis

   With an eye toward lessons for law students and lawyers, in particular, Burgis will talk with law professor Kevin Walsh about forming a solid self who can act with integrity and courage in real communion with others, rather than a fragmented self who is easier to coopt and manipulate.Luke Burgis - authorEntrepreneur-in-Residence & Director of Programs, Ciocca Center for Principled EntrepreneurshipKevin Walsh - moderatorKnights of Columbus Professor of Law and the Catholic Tradition, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

3. 

   18 May 2026

   Originalism, Tradition, and the Separation of Powers

   Introduction by Yuval LevinModerator: Derek WebbPanelists:Stephanie BarclayCharles BarzunMarc DeGirolami

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YouTube views

85,635

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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