Canonically Speaking with....Fr Lou Vallone

Join the Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Myriam Wijlens. Myriam Wijlens is a Dutch theologian, canon lawyer and ecumenist who has been Professor of Canon Law at the University of Erfurt, Germany, since 2005. She studied theology in Nijmegen and canon law in Ottawa, subsequently completing her habilitation at Münster, where she also served as a diocesan judge and promoter of justice.Her work brings together canon law, Christian unity, synodality and safeguarding. Appointed by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, she served from 2018 to 2022, leading its working group on safeguarding guidelines and norms. She has extensive experience of investigating abuse cases and advising Church institutions on accountability and governance.A consultor to the Synod of Bishops and an expert at its 2023 and 2024 assemblies, she is also the first Catholic woman to serve as Vice-Moderator of the World Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Commission, and an honorary professor at Durham University.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 June 2025, she has been the first lay director of the Tribunal of the Diocese of Bridgeport in Connecticut.She has taught at universities and seminaries in the United States, England, and India, and is currently writing a biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ.Her published works mentioned in this podcast are- My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints, Notre Dame, IN,Ave Maria Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1594712906- The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On (Catholic ed.),Notre Dame, IN, Ave Maria Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1594715587- Remembering God’s Mercy: Redeem the Past and Free Yourself from Painful Memories,Notre Dame, IN, Ave Maria Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-59471-636-2- Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor, Maryknoll, NY, Orbis Books, 2022, ISBN978-1626984868Her published research to date on Fr Twomey can be accessed athttps://matterstwomey.substack.com/Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 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 HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 law shortly after the promulgation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, and was appointed as one of the first non-cleric judges in Great Britain. In this episode she reflects on her pioneering work in the canon law world as one of very few fully qualified women canonists, and offers memories of some of the early Conferences of the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland, of which she has been awarded honorary life membership.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 various roles since his ordination, including those of Vice-Chancellor of the Diocese of Brentwood, Chaplain of Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford Campus), and Editor of the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland.Currently he serves on tribunals in the UK, Norway, and the United States; he is also pursuing a doctorate in canon law, on the topic of the “divorce mentality”.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 on his experience as an academic, artist, media producer, and author of Infinite Bandwidth: Encountering Christ in the Media, in this episode he offers an accessible introduction to artificial intelligence, explaining what AI is, and what it is not. The conversation explores the relationship between technology and human intelligence, the benefits and risks of AI, and the principles that should guide its ethical use.Although primarily prompted by questions of interest to canon lawyers, Dr Gan’s insights will be helpful for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of artificial intelligence and its impact on the individual person and on society as a whole.Dr Gan also has a website “Bandwidth: Encountering Christ in the Media” at https://eugenegan.weebly.com/.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 concerning the person in bioethics. Her research interests include the vocation, contribution, and spirituality of people with disabilities and of people living with dementia.In 2015 Pope Francis appointed Pia as an expert to the XIV Ordinary General Assembly Synod of Bishops, on the Family.Pia has co-authored a book – along with Deacon Joseph Cortis, founder of Caritas Leeds, and former healthcare lecturer – entitled “Journeying Together: Accompanying People Living With Dementia” (2023, ISBN 0852316267), which is intended as a practical, spiritual, and ethical guide to supporting those with dementia.One of the topics the book deals with is the question of the administration of the sacraments to those suffering from dementia, which is the central theme of this podcast.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 Scottish National Tribunal (now known as the Scottish Catholic Inter-Diocesan Tribunal) and from 2014 he has also helped in the Tribunal of the Diocese of Oslo. He has been involved in numerous canon law teaching roles, and from 2007 to the present he has been the Director of the Sentence Writing and Jurisprudential Course of the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland. In 2025 he was elected President of that Society.Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 Paul University in Ottawa, and today she serves at the Cistercian Generalate in Rome as a member of the Abbot’s General Council.  Host - Fr Paul HaywardProducer - Charlie BrownMusic - 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:[email protected]

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 London.In 2011 she obtained a Doctorate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.She is a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and since 2017 has been a senior lecturer in the School of Theology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, in SW London.She is a regular contributor to canonical and theological journals.As a canon lawyer, Dr Costigane provides advice to solicitors, dioceses, clergy, religious (individuals and congregations), and lay people on canonical issues such as temporal goods, rights and obligations in the Church, declarations of nullity of marriage, and penal processes.Host - Fr Paul HaywardMusic - 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:[email protected]