Catholic Connection – July 10, 2019 – Hour 1

Catholic Connection – July 10, 2019 – Hour 1

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+  Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism

  • Description: "Too smart to believe in God? The twelve philosophers in this book are too smart not to, and their finely honed reasoning skills and advanced educations are on display as they explain their reasons for believing in Christianity and entering the Roman Catholic Church. Among the twelve converts are well-known professors and writers including Peter Kreeft, Edward Feser, J. Budziszewski, Candace Vogler, and Robert Koons. Each story is unique; yet each one details the various perceptible ways God drew these lovers of wisdom to himself and to the Church. In every case, reason played a primary role. It had to, because being a Catholic philosopher is no easy task when the majority of one's colleagues thinks that religious faith is irrational." ... (Originally aired July 2, 2019)
  • Segment Guests:
    • Brian Besong

      Brian Besong is an assistant professor of philosophy at Ohio Dominican University. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from Calvin College and converted to Catholicism while working toward a Ph.D. in philosophy at Purdue University.

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+  Media celebrating ‘Gay Pride Month’ ignore victims of the Sexual Revolution

  • Description: "June has been declared "Pride Month," and we're supposed to celebrate those "coming out" and living a "gay" life. June 12 will mark the third anniversary of the Pulse gay nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 dead. Some will no doubt connect those two things to claim America hates people who have same-sex attraction and to make new demands for affirmation of homosexuality. But that's not the only lesson one could draw from these events. The media will not tell you this, but in the aftermath of the Pulse massacre, some survivors began to give their lives to Jesus Christ." ... (Originally aired July 1, 2019)
  • Segment Guests:
    • Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

      Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. is the founder and President of the Ruth Institute — a project of the National Organization for Marriage — which seeks to promote life-long married love to college students by creating an intellectual and social climate favorable to marriage. She is also the Senior Research Fellow in Economics at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. She is the author of Smart Sex: Finding Life-long Love in a Hook-up World, (2005) and Love and Economics: Why the Laissez-Faire Family Doesn’t Work (2001), recently reissued in paperback, as Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.

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+  Media celebrating ‘Gay Pride Month’ ignore victims of the Sexual Revolution

  • Description: Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse continued

+  A Heart to Heart Farewell

  • Description: Maria Hoeflein joins Teresa to tell us about a special event happening July 11th at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ann Arbor: A Heart to Heart Farewell. After 20 years, H2H is ending and Maria explains why. Msgr. Ronald Browne will celebrate the mass and Al Kresta will lead a time of reflection. See the link below for the flyer. (Originally aired July 1, 2019)
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