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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Fr Lou Vallone 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 Duquesne University School of Law.
Fr Lou has trained priests internationally in leadership and pastoral ministry, and through his work with the Catholic Leadership Institute and the Human Formation Coalition has coached hundreds of seminarians, deacons, priests, bishops and religious using a range of leadership and personality assessment tools.
Since retiring from parish ministry, Fr Lou has devoted his work primarily to coaching and mentoring those in church leadership.
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.For questions, comments and suggestions, feel free to contact the show:

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