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Overcoming Sins of Speech | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP | Franciscan University Presents

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Join host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, and special guest Father Gregory Pine, OP, Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology at the Dominican House of Studies and author of the new book, Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech, as they discuss the gift of our ability to speak and how to use it for the glory of God.

Other Voices in this episode include: Samuel Wofford, Marketing Major John Tiplick, Theology Major Camila Aponte, Human Development & Family Studies Major Clare Weber, Theology and Catechetics Major Quotes from the Epistle of St. James read by John Romanowsky ORIGINAL AIR DATE: MARCH 2026

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