Join Canonically Speaking host Fr Paul Hayward as he speaks with Fr Brian Austin FSSP. Fr Brian Austin is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, exercising sacred orders in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, in the State of Georgia. He is a part-time professor at the Canon Law Faculty at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, and adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta (in affiliation with the Center for the Study of Law and Religion). He holds degrees from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, Saint Paul University / University of Ottawa, and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium (JCD and PhD, Canon Law). As such, he is qualified to serve as an advocate or procurator before any diocesan or religious tribunal in the world, and before tribunals of the Roman Curia on a case-by-case basis. He is a specialist in penal and religious law, and his academic work focuses on questions of legality, due process, and the equal protection of rights. He has a long record of service to the Canon Law Society of America as well as to a number of other academic and professional societies, and he is a regular contributor to The Jurist, Roman Replies and Advisory Opinions, and Studia Canonica. The books referred to in this podcast are: Geraldina Boni – Manuel Ganarin – Alberto Tomer: La lesione dei principi di legalità penale e del giusto processo nell’ordinamento canonico. Quali ripercussioni giuridiche nel diritto italiano?, Seminario giuridico della Università di Bologna, Bologna University Press, 2025, 192pp., ISBN 9791254775905. Geraldina Boni – Manuel Ganarin – Alberto Tomer: Il «processo Becciu» Un’ analisi critica, Marietti 1820, 2025, 260pp., ISBN 9788821136818. Fr Austin’s single-volume English translation is due to be published by Wilson & Lafleur (Montreal) in 2026 under the title The Catholic Church and Vatican City State: Due Process on Trial. Fr Austin’s website can be consulted at https://austincanonical.com/. Host - Fr Paul Hayward Music - Solfeggietto in C minor - C.P.E. Bach played by Imma Setiadi [https://www.immasetiadi.com] Artwork - the opening page of Gratian’s Decretum or Concordia discordantium canonum.For questions, comments and suggestions, feel free to contact the show: canonicallyspeakingpodcast@gmail.com
