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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Born and raised in Southern California, Todd C. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as University Professor, Executive Director of Faculty Scholarship, and Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute.  He also serves as Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.

Recent Episodes

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“The Good of the Whole” ft. Catholic University of America’s Rev. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Nine

In the ninth episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rev. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P., the Vice President of Mission and Ministry at Catholic University of America (CUA). Guilbeau opens by discussing the renewed interest in the work of Thomas Aquinas amongst Catholic scholars as well as…
October 31, 2026
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“Connection with God, Connection with People” ft. Hope College’s Nathan Hart I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Eight

In the eighth episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Nathan Hart. Hart opens by discussing the challenges campus ministry officials encounter while striving to serve a variety of internal and external constituents. Hart views the primary audience he strives to serve as students. However, he…
October 24, 2026
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“An Awakening for the Next Generation” ft. Indiana Wesleyan University’s Andrea Summers I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Seven

In the seventh episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Andrea Summers, Dean of Spiritual Formation and Campus Pastor at Indiana Wesleyan University. Summers opens by offering her assessment of the spiritual ecosystem in which today’s college students find themselves as well as the circumstances that…
October 17, 2026
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“To Magnify God’s Greater Glory” ft. Boston College’s Rev. Casey Beaumier, S.J. I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Six

In the sixth episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rev. Casey Beaumier, S.J., the Christian W.E. Haub Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Boston College. Beaumier begins by offering a brief overview of the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, how he came to…
October 10, 2026
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“Discernment and Wisdom” ft. Biola University’s Mike Ahn I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Five

In the fifth episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Mike Ahn, Dean of Spiritual Development at Biola University. Ahn opens by discussing the ways Biola’s location in Southern California serves as a vibrant home for learning, discerning, and living. One of the ways in which…
October 3, 2026
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“The Paint on the Canvas” ft. the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Jonathan Lunine I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Four

In the fourth episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jonathan Lunine, Professor of Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Chief Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Lunine begins by exploring the history of JPL, the evolution of the laboratory’s research…
September 26, 2026
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“Where We Should Go Together” ft. Loyola University New Orleans’s Xavier A. Cole I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Three

In the third episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Xavier A. Cole, President of Loyola University New Orleans. Cole opens by exploring how students have changed over the course of his time serving in higher education and, in turn, how institutions have responded. Those changes…
September 19, 2026
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“A Generous Orthodoxy” ft. St. Mellitus College and Seen and Unseen’s Rt. Rev. Graham Tomlin I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode Two

In the second episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Rt. Rev. Graham Tomlin, President of St. Mellitus College and Editor-In-Chief of Seen and Unseen. Tomlin begins by discussing the changes that occurred over the course of his lifetime in terms of the preparation of clergypersons.…
September 12, 2026
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“Light and Not Heat” ft. PBS New Hour’s Judy Woodruff I Saturdays at Seven – Season Four, Episode One

In the first episode of the fourth season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent for the PBS News Hour. Woodruff opens by discussing the discernment process that led her to make the transition from her long-standing role as the anchor and managing editor for the PBS…
September 5, 2026
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“The Pursuit of Truth” ft. the University of Notre Dame’s John C. Cavadini I Saturdays at Seven – Season Three, Episode Fifty

In the fiftieth episode of the third season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with John C. Cavadini, Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Cavadini begins by discussing the challenges and opportunities that define the relationships shared by the Church and Church-related colleges and universities. In particular, he…
August 29, 2026