Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 19, 2024 – Hour 2
Michael O’Neill discusses the life of the late Our Lady of Akita visionary Sr. Agnes Sasagawa and Brad Wilcox addresses the decline in America’s birthrate.
Mother Angelica Shows the ‘Keys to the Interior Life’
August 15 was the 43rd anniversary of when Mother Angelica inaugurated EWTN’s programming from Irondale, Alabama. Through scores of programs, Mother Angelica blessed viewers with her timeless wit and wisdom. Doug Keck joins us.
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Our Lady of Akita Visionary Dies at 93
Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun whose purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita included stark warnings for humanity and instructions to pray the Rosary and repent of sin, died last week at age 93. We look at her life with Michael O’Neill.
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Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help
The fertility rate has hit a record low in the United States, with the average American woman now expected to have just 1.6 births in her lifetime, well below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1 babies per woman. But just because fertility is falling and childlessness is rising does not mean this state of family affairs is what most women want. Even today, most young women say they would like to have a family. Brad Wilcox has more.
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Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help
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