Thomas More Centre Podcast

Professor Tracey Rowland - The Sisters of Mercy, JPII Institute, and the State of Catholic Education

Professor Tracey Rowland is the St John Paul II Chair of Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, recipient of the 2020 Ratzinger Prize, and was the original Queensland organiser for the Thomas More Centre. Dr Rowland discusses her education under the Sisters of Mercy in Ipswich and Rockhampton, her time as Dean of the JPII Institute in Melbourne, and issues related to Catholic education in Australia today.

Dr Alan Harrelson - Donald J. Trump Election Edition

Alan Harrelson, an historian and pipe enthusiast, returns to the podcast to discuss the 2024 US Presidential election. He and Mark discuss the rural-urban divide, the history of the Democratic Party, and the prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr taking on Big Ag, 

Kevin Bailey - SAS Veteran, Former Consul General for Timor Leste, and Catholic Philanthropist

Kevin Bailey is a former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier and honorary Consul-General to Timor Leste who now dedicates himself to Catholic philanthropy. He joins Mark to discuss his how his career in finance - for which he became well-known in Australian media - progressed into a mission to revive the Catholic faith in Australia.

Luke McCormack - For a Fairer, Family-Friendly, Australia

Luke McCormack is the National President of the National Civic Council (NCC), a grassroots organisation guided in its actions by five principles: upholding the belief that the family, not the individual, is the fundamental unit of society; making decisions in the national interest; privileging economic and political decentralisation; protection human dignity; and recognising the importance of Christianity to the continuation of our civilization. He joins Mark to discuss what's needed for a fairer income tax system and more equitable childcare arrangements, as well as demographic decline and the need for affordable housing.

Monsignor Michael Nazir-Ali - Christianity in Pakistan, True and False Ecumenism, Islam

Monsignor Michael Nazir-Ali was ordained a Catholic priest in 2021, having once been on the shortlist for appointment as the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Pakistan, Nazir-Ali embraced Christianity in his teenage years and rose to become bishop of Raiwind and then, Rochester. He joins Mark to discuss the situation of Christians in more neglected corners of the earth, the difference between true and false ecumenism, as well as the rise of Islam in the West.

Ronan Reilly - The Jewish Roots of Catholic Music, Cardinal Pell, Gregorian Chant for Kids

Joe de Bruyn - On Trade Unionism, Bob Santamaria, and Cardinal Pell

Gemma Macaulay - Tradismatics

Mike Aquilina - On Songwriting, the Church Fathers and Mothers, Angels, and Christian North Africa

Jason Craig - Homesteading, Homeschooling, Hyper-masculinity, and Raising Boys to be Men