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Canonically Speaking

Fr Paul Hayward 16 Episodes Oct 8, 2026

A podcast featuring conversations with leading figures from the world of canon law. Hosted by Fr Paul Hayward, it delves into topics related to church law and its applications. The show aims to make canon law accessible to a broader audience through engaging interviews and discussions. Each episode brings insights from experts in the field, exploring historical and contemporary issues.

Episodes

Canonically Speaking with....Dawn Eden Goldstein
Canonically Speaking with....Dawn Eden Goldstein Oct 8, 2026 00:32:26 Join the Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Dawn Eden Goldstein. Dawn Eden Goldstein worked as a rock and roll historian before taking up newspaper editorial roles. After her conversion to the Catholic faith, she obtained a doctorate in sacred theology at the University of St Mary of the Lake before going on to study canon law at the Catholic University of America. Since J
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Lou Vallone
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Lou Vallone Sep 10, 2026 00:22:56 Join the Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Fr Lou Vallone . Fr Lou was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1947. In 1973 he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, and he recently retired after more than 50 years of ministry. He has an extensive background in liturgy, canon law and comparative religion, and spent 25 years as an adjunct professor at
Canonically Speaking with....Sr Ishbel MacPherson
Canonically Speaking with....Sr Ishbel MacPherson Aug 13, 2026 00:18:51 Join the Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Sister Ishbel MacPherson. Sr Ishbel was born in Fort William, Scotland, in 1933, and in 1950 joined the Institute of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She dedicated many years to teaching in schools and in retreat-giving, and in the late 1970s began working in the Westminster Diocesan Tribunal. She obtained a doctorate in canon
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Pius Collins
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Pius Collins Jul 9, 2026 00:27:16 Join the Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Fr Pius Collins, O.Praem.Fr Collins is a canon of the Canonry of Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham in London. He was born in Nottingham and studied theology in Oxford, London, and Rome, as well as canon law at KU Leuven (Belgium). He joined the Norbertine Order in 2011 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2016. He has served in vario
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Eugene Gan
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Eugene Gan Jun 11, 2026 00:25:22 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Dr Eugene Gan. Dr Gan is Professor of Interactive Media, Communications, and Fine Art at Franciscan University of Steubenville. An expert in digital media, technology, and communications, he has spent many years helping students, educators, and families understand the opportunities and challenges presented by new technologies.Drawing
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Pia Matthews
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Pia Matthews May 7, 2026 00:26:41 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Dr Pia Matthews. Dr Matthews is a senior lecturer at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and a member of the formation team at Allen Hall Seminary Chelsea. Her PhD doctorate explored the notion of the person in patristic theology and philosophy, applying insights from Trinitarian theology and Christology to contemporary issues concerni
Canonically Speaking with....Canon Gerard Tartaglia
Canonically Speaking with....Canon Gerard Tartaglia Apr 9, 2026 00:21:42 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Canon Gerard Tartaglia. Canon Gerard Tartaglia, originally from Glasgow’s East End, was ordained in 1985 and has served in several parishes in the Archdiocese of Glasgow, moving to his current parish of Kirkintilloch in 2022. In 2008 he became a member of the Chapter of Canons of the Archdiocese. Since 1989 he has held roles in the S
Canonically Speaking with....Sr Eleanor Campion
Canonically Speaking with....Sr Eleanor Campion Mar 12, 2026 00:25:21 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Sister Eleanor Campion. Sr. Campion OCSO, a native of Co. Waterford, entered St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn – Ireland’s only community of Cistercian nuns – in 1984, where she completed her novitiate and made her first profession of monastic vows in 1987. She was solemnly professed in Glencairn in 1990. In 2017 she obtained a JCL at St Pa
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Helen Costigane
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Helen Costigane Feb 12, 2026 00:22:47 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Dr Helen Costigane.Dr Costigane was born in Scotland, and studied History and Politics at the University of Glasgow.She later moved to London where she worked in marketing for 2 years, and went on to train as a chartered accountant. She subsequently obtained numerous academic titles, several of them at Heythrop College, University of
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Philip Milligan
Canonically Speaking with....Dr Philip Milligan Jan 8, 2026 00:28:04 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Dr Philip Milligan. Dr Milligan comes from Scotland, where after studying law he went on to study philosophy and languages in Belgium and France, and then canon law at the Santa Croce Pontifical University, where in 2017 he completed a doctorate on international ecclesial movements and new communities.From 1997 to 2005 he coordinated
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Brian Austin FSSP
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Brian Austin FSSP Dec 11, 2025 00:31:10 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Fr Brian Austin FSSP. Fr Brian Austin is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, exercising sacred orders in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, in the State of Georgia. He is a part-time professor at the Canon Law Faculty at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, and adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta (
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Justin Glyn SJ
Canonically Speaking with....Fr Justin Glyn SJ Nov 14, 2025 00:25:20 Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Fr Justin Glyn SJ, Fr Justin is a blind Jesuit priest who lectures in canon law at the Catholic Theological College, a college of the University of Divinity, Melbourne. Australia. He is a fellow of the Loyola Institute and an Honorary fellow of Australian Catholic University. He is General Counsel to the Australian Province of the So

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