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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 19, 2024 – Hour 1

Are free abortions and vasectomies being offered at the DNC? Peter Laffin gives us a live report and David Bonagura discusses “Outdated Catholic assumptions” we need to bury.

 

Marcus’ Monologue: The “Gospel” of Augustus Caesar

On August 19 in the year 43 BC, Gaius Octavius seized near-complete authority over the Roman empire. Known today as Caesar Augustus, his reign coincided with the life of Jesus Christ. Marcus compares their lives.

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How the Ancient Cities were Evangelized

We’ve been talking with Mike Aquilina for a few weeks about how ancient cities like Jerusalem and Rome were evangelized. We conclude the series today with a look at Constantinople, Carthage and other cities.

 

Mike Aquilina is the author of several books about the Early Church, including The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi and How the Fathers Read the Bible: Scripture, Liturgy and the Early Church. He's executive vice-president of the St Paul Center and a contributing editor to Angelus News. He has hosted eleven series on EWTN and is a regular guest on many EWTN programs.

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Free Abortions at the DNC? A Live Report

Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions and vasectomies to residents and visitors in Chicago as the 2024 Democratic National Convention kicks off in the city’s downtown. Peter Laffin gives us a live report from the DNC.

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Planned Parenthood mobilizes for Democratic convention in Chicago

DNC 2024: 5 Things to Watch for at the Democratic National Convention

Peter Laffin is a staff writer for the National Catholic Register and a contributor at the Washington Examiner. His work has appeared in The Catholic Herald, The Catholic Thing, and RealClearPolitics

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Burying three outdated Catholic assumptions

It’s easy to accept “conventional wisdom” at face value, without considering whether it is still true. David Bonagura joins us with some beliefs about Catholic life in America that no longer apply, and which continue to confuse and mislead us.

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Burying three outdated Catholic assumptions

David G. Bonagura Jr. an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary, New York. He is the author of Steadfast in Faith: Catholicism and the Challenges of Secularism and Staying with the Catholic Church: Trusting God's Plan of Salvation.

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