Canonically Speaking
Canonically Speaking
Podcast Description
A podcast featuring conversations with leading figures from the world of canon law.
Host - Fr Paul Hayward
Producer - Charlie Brown
Music - Solfeggietto in C minor - C.P.E. Bach played by Imma Setiadi [https://www.immasetiadi.com]
Artwork - the opening page of Gratian’s Decretum or Concordia discordantium canonum.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on various aspects of canon law, including discussions on clerical rights, the intersection of law and morality, and contemporary legal challenges within the church. Examples of episodes may include analyses of Dr. Michael J. Mazza's recent work on clerical rights and guest experts discussing the implications of natural law in modern canon jurisprudence.

A podcast featuring conversations with leading figures from the world of canon law.
Host – Fr Paul Hayward
Music – Solfeggietto in C minor – C.P.E. Bach played by Imma Setiadi [https://www.immasetiadi.com]
Artwork – the opening page of Gratian’s Decretum or Concordia discordantium canonum.
To contact the show:
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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 Society of Jesus, an Australian lawyer, and a Consultor to the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life. He also tutors law and Russian at Newman College, part of the University of Melbourne.
He grew up in South Africa and practised law there and in New Zealand, obtaining a PhD in international law and refugee law at Auckland University in 2008 before joining the Jesuits. After ordination in 2016 he spent two years at St Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, where he obtained a licentiate in canon law. Aside from issues of law (especially involving refugees, people with disabilities and others who often find themselves marginalised), Fr Justin has a keen interest in languages and music and enjoys singing in choirs. He has written frequently for general and specialist publications in Australia on issues of international law and politics (especially in areas concerning civil liberties) and canon law, as well as occasional articles on theology and spirituality. He lives and works in Melbourne.
He has recently been appointed Editor of the ‘The Canonist’, the journal of the Canon Law Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Details of the #IamChurch campaign of the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life, referred to in the podcast, are available at
https://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/laityfamilylife/en/amoris-laetitia/iniziative-e-risorse/i-am-church.html
Host – Fr Paul Hayward
Music – Solfeggietto in C minor – C.P.E. Bach played by Imma Setiadi [https://www.immasetiadi.com]
Artwork – the opening page of Gratian’s Decretum or Concordia discordantium canonum.For questions, comments and suggestions, feel free to contact the show:

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