Light & Truth

Light & Truth Conversations: Rabbi Mark Gottlieb on Recovering Education and the Formation of the Human Person

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Light & Truth Conversations: Faith, Vocation, and the Power of a Liberal Arts Education with Katie McGrady

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Episode 8: The Liberal Arts: Aristotle’s Path to Wisdom in an Age of Instant Answers

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Episode 7: The Liberal Arts, The Question AI Can’t Answer for Us

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Episode 6: The Liberal Arts: AI as a Mirror, Aristotle as a Guide

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

How Liberal Education Can Aid America’s Renewal

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

This article was originally published by The American Mind, a publication of the Claremont Institute, on February 17, 2026.

Moral formation is required to revitalize our republic.

As America approaches its semiquincentennial, a surprising trend offers profound hope for the nation’s renewal: young Americans are returning to church. If you are like me and have noticed week by week more younger attendees and far fewer gray heads in your house of worship, this is anecdotal confirmation that change is afoot.

Episode 5: The AI 'Mirror'

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

What Is Academic Freedom For?

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

This article was written for Free Expression at the Wall Street Journal and originally published on February 6, 2026.

It was the first—and only—formal complaint I received about my teaching. The year was 2003, and I had just assigned Walker Percy’s novel, “Love in the Ruins,” in an undergraduate Philosophy in Literature course at Franciscan University of Steubenville. One student told her parents, who promptly objected to campus administration. The book, they said, contained sexual content that had no place in the classroom—or anywhere else. The parents requested the assignment’s withdrawal as well as my punishment.

Renewing America Begins With Renewing Catholic Universities

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT

This article was originally published as a commentary piece for National Catholic Register on February 2, 2026.

COMMENTARY: They prepare men and women who are not only professionally competent, but also capable of civic friendship — the shared pursuit of the common good in a divided age.

Episode 4: Human Knowledge in an AI Age

President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT