Rev. Robert A. Sirico

December 09, 2013

Audio: Sirico Responds to Rush Limbaugh on Pope Francis, ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

Rush Limbaugh kicked up some controversy over the past week with his analysis of Pope Francis’ Evangelii Gaudium: …the pope here has now gone beyond Catholicism here, and this is pure political. Continue Reading...

November 30, 2013

Audio: Sirico Comments on ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ on The Blaze Radio, Larry Kudlow Show

On Wednesday, Rev. Robert A. Sirico, Acton’s President and co-founder, offered his initial comments on “Evangelii Gaudium,” the Apostolic Exhortation released on November 26 by Pope Francis. This morning, Rev. Sirico spent some time extending his thoughts during the course of a couple of radio interviews. Continue Reading...

October 10, 2013

2013 Acton Institute Pittsburgh Dinner Highlights

On Sept. 18, the Acton Institute held its annual dinner and lecture in downtown Pittsburgh at the Duquesne Club. J. Christopher Donahue, president and chief executive officer of Federated Investors, Inc., Continue Reading...

September 23, 2013

Audio: Sirico on Pope Francis, the Media, and the Future of The Catholic Church

Last week, the first major interview with Pope Francis was released to the world via a number of Jesuit journals; you can read the interview for yourself at America Magazine. As usually happens, major media outlets reported on the interview, often putting their own spin on it (the New York Times provides an example of this type of coverage here). Continue Reading...

July 18, 2013

To Err is Human, To Give Away Free Audio As A Result is Pretty Sweet

An eagle eyed – well, eagle-eared – customer of the Acton Digital Download Store informed us today of an error in one of the audio files that we made available on the store during Acton University 2013. Continue Reading...

June 19, 2013

Video: Sirico Opens Acton University 2013

June 05, 2013

Radicaltarianism: Toward an Economics of Possibility and Grace

Over at Rough Trade, the always intriguing James Poulos celebrates the increased attention now being given to the “relationship between economic and religious life,” pointing to the Acton Institute’s very own Samuel Gregg to kick things off. Continue Reading...

May 03, 2013

Audio: Sirico on Law and Virtue

May 1st was Law Day across America, and here in Grand Rapids, the Acton Institute joined the Catholic Lawyers Association of West Michigan to sponsor a Law Day Celebration at the St. Continue Reading...

May 01, 2013

North Korean Death Camp Survivor: ‘Don’t Forget Us’

“Vanish the Night,” a new single by UK band, Ooberfuse begins with Shin Dong-hyuk, the survivor of a North Korean death camp, saying, “Don’t forget us.” The band released the song to coincide with North Korea Freedom Week (April 28-May 4) and to draw attention to the atrocities happening in North Korea. Continue Reading...

April 04, 2013

Video: Acton on the BBC

We’re continuing to round up clips of Acton involvement in the media coverage of the recent papal conclave and the election of Pope Francis, and today we present two clips from across the pond that our American readers likely haven’t seen yet. Continue Reading...

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