Lecture Videos

Fr. Bacik’s lectures are video recorded and made available online by Knowledge Stream from WGTE Public Media.

To view his lecture notes for each presentation, please visit the Digital Collection Archive at Lourdes.

His past lectures from recent years are listed below in reverse chronological order. Click on the titles to view the lectures.

97. https://www.knowledgestream.org/presentations/october-2024-synod-in-rome

96. https://www.knowledgestream.org/presentations/israel-gaza-conflict-christian-moral-perspectives

95. https://www.knowledgestream.org/presentations/vatican-ii-was-not-a-failure   May 18, 2023

  1. Pope Francis: A Ten-Year Ministry Review – April 13, 2023
  2. Examining a Conspiracy Theory – Sept. 29, 2022
  3. Maintaining our Democracy – May 24, 2022
  4. Caring for our Physical, Mental, Social, and Spiritual Health – April 28, 2022
  5. Improving Personal Relationships with Family, Friends and Foes – Nov. 23, 2021*
  6. The Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well: An Inspiration for Our Spiritual Life – March 12, 2020*
  7. The Eucharist as a Memorial Meal: An Advent Reflection – Dec. 12, 2019
  8. Maintaining Hope in Our Troubled Time – Nov. 14, 2019
  9. Finding Our Unique Path to Holiness: Developing the Gift of Discernment – Oct. 10, 2019*
  10. Bridging the Catholic Liberal – Conservative Divide: Christian Perspectives – Sept. 12, 2019
  11. Bridging the Globalist – Nationalist Divide: Christian Perspectives – Aug. 8, 2019
  12. Bridging the Generational Divide: Christian Perspectives – July 11, 2019
  13. Bridging the Racial Divide – June 6, 2019
  14. Developing an Easter Spirituality – May 9, 2019
  15. The Vatican Summit on Sex Abuse – March 31, 2019
  16. Advent Reflection – December 13, 2018
  17. Bridging the Economic Divide – Nov. 8, 2018
  18. Bridging the Political Divide – Oct. 11, 2018
  19. Bridging the Religious Divide – Sept. 13, 2018
  20. Bridging the Gender Divide – Aug. 9, 2018
  21. Easter Part 3 – Pentecost – April 19, 2018
  22. Easter Part 2 – The Council of Jerusalem and Tribalism – April 12, 2018
  23. Easter Part 1 – The Jerusalem Church and Existential Ethics – April 5, 2018
  24. Gun Control – March 4, 2018
  25. Learning to be Patient– Dec. 7, 2017
  26. Pope Francis and His Critics – Nov. 16, 2017
  27. Catholic Lutheran Dialogue – Oct. 19, 2017
  28. Combating White Supremacy – Aug. 29, 2017
  29. Pope Francis and His Critics on Gender Issues – Aug. 24, 2017
  30. Pope Francis and His Critics on Justice Issues – July 20, 2017
  31. Pope Francis and His Critics on Church Doctrine– June 15, 2017
  32. The Health Care Debate – May 25, 2017
  33. Political Discourse Today – May 18, 2017
  34. Apocalyptic World View – March 12, 2017
  35. Pope Francis and the Completed Year of Mercy – Jan. 5, 2017
  36. Sexual Ethics – Nov. 17, 2016
  37. Political Ethics – Oct. 18. 2016
  38. Sports and Ethics – Sept. 13, 2016
  39. Karl Rahner and Existential Ethics – Aug. 9, 2016
  40. Charles Curran on Contraception – July 19, 2016
  41. Bernard Haring on Legalism – June 28, 2016
  42. Interfaith Dialogue – May 25, 2016
  43. Richard McCormick on Abortion – May 17, 2016
  44. Jesus in the Gospel of John – May 4, 2016
  45. Christ According to Matthew – April 12, 2016
  46. Advent Reflection: Cultivating a Spirit of Forbearance – Dec. 5, 2015
  47. The Vatican Synod of the Family: Addressing Challenging Issues – Nov. 16, 2015
  48. Pope Francis: Reflections on His Visit to the United States – Oct. 19, 2015
  49. Thomas Merton: Prophetic Peacemaker – Sept. 21, 2015
  50. Pope Francis and His Encyclical on the Environment – Aug. 18, 2015
  51. Thomas Merton: Dialogue with Eastern Religions – July 21, 2015
  52. Thomas Berry on Developing a Cosmological Spirituality – June 9, 2015
  53. Thomas Merton on Franciscan Spirituality – May 19, 2015
  54. The Resurrection According to John – April 29, 2015
  55. The Resurrection According to Luke – April 22, 2015
  56. The Resurrection According to Matthew – April 15, 2015
  57. The Resurrection According to Mark – April 8, 2015 
  58. Religion and Violence – March 30, 2015 – The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo (YouTube video)
  59. Karl Barth: Worshipping God, Opposing Hitler – Nov. 21, 2014
  60. Theological Journey of a Pastor With Gratitude to My Teachers – Nov. 2, 2014
  61. Reinhold Niebuhr on American Exceptionalism – Oct. 17, 2014
  62. Bernard Lonergan: Conversion as a Path to Spiritual Growth – Aug. 19, 2014
  63. Teilhard de Chardin: Fostering a Dialogue Between Christian Faith and Evolutionary Science – July 15, 2014
  64. Karen Armstrong: Developing the Virtue of Compassion – June 9, 2014
  65. Edward Schillebeeckx: Betting Our Lives on Christ – May 20, 2014
  66. Developing a Paschal Spirituality – April 16, 2014
  67. Andrew Greeley on the Catholic Imagination – March 13, 2014
  68. The Feminist Theology of Rosemary Reuther: A Challenge to Pope Francis – Feb. 21, 2014
  69. Immigration Reform – Jan. 16, 2014
  70. Advent Reflections: Spirituality – Dec. 21, 2013
  71. Elizabeth Johnson and the Quest for the Living God – Nov. 16, 2013
  72. A Church for the Post Modern World – Oct. 15, 2013
  73. John Courtney Murray on Religious Liberty – Aug. 20, 2013
  74. Hans Kung on Church Reform – July 16, 2013
  75. Karl Rahner – June 17, 2013
  76. Paul Tillich – June 10, 2013
  77. Martin Buber: The Personal Dimension of Life – June 3, 2013
  78. The Papacy: Past and Present – May 20, 2013
  79. Gospel Stories in Contemporary Life – April 6, 2013
  80. Lent and Reconciliation – March 3, 2013
  81. Gandhi’s Response to Violence – Nov. 4, 2012
  82. Vatican II on Revelation: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities – Oct. 9, 2012 
  83. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 8 of 8 Heaven, Hell, Purgatory: Reinterpreting the Last Things – Aug. 25, 2012
  84. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 7/8 Living as a Christian in the World Today – Aug. 18, 2012
  85. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 6/8 Dealing with our Graced but Sinful Church – Aug. 11, 2012
  86. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 5/8 Finding God in Everyday Life – The Theology of Grace – Aug. 4, 2014
  87. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 4/8 Developing the Virtue of Committed Openness – July 28, 2012
  88. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 3/8 Learning to Pray Better – July 21, 2012
  89. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 2/8 Improving our Personal Relationships – July 14, 2012
  90. Karl Rahner Made Practical – Pt. 1 of 8 Becoming a More Mature Person – July 7, 2012
  91. The Spiritual Journey Today: With Guidance from Henri Nouwen – May 1, 2012
  92. The Parish as Leaven in the World – Sept. 27, 2011
  93. Vocations – March 29, 2011
  94. Biblical Spirituality – Sept. 28, 2010

*Note: The title on the KnowledgeStream website may not match the video content. We are working with WGTE to correct this.