The whole thing started because two nerds got together on a podcast.
The two nerds in question were Dr. Joseph Vukov, associate director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago, and me, Eric Clayton. Joe was a guest on “AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast” in the fall of 2024. We got to talking about science fiction, fantasy, Catholic nerdom and more. It was awesome.
We left that conversation with two lingering questions: How can we keep talking about this stuff? And would anyone else want to join in? [Click to read more]
Note: This conference took place on March 14, 2026.
