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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 20, 2024 – Hour 2

Dr Greg Popcak joins us with a look at how the Kingdom of God originates in the home and we discuss Augustine’s writings on the Psalms with Dr. Mary McDonald.

 

How the kingdom of God originates in the home

When you hear that Christians are called to build the kingdom of God, what do you think that means? The primary way we build God’s kingdom is not by doing “big things for Jesus,” but rather by working to build strong marriages and family lives. Dr Greg Popcak joins us.

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How the kingdom of God originates in the home

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Dr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotoinal and relationship problems. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive. Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am E and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.

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Marcus’ Monologue: Blessed by Bernard

Marcus celebrates the Feast of Bernard of Clairvaux.

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The Maturity of the Expositions of the Psalms

Among St Augustine’s many contributions to the faith is his Exposition of the Psalms. We take a look with Mary McDonald

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The Maturity of the Expositions of the Psalms

Mary McDonald, Ph.D., directs the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum Program at Cleveland State University. With co-author Br. Augustine Jackson, O.C.S.O., she has written Creation’s Song: Excerpts from and Reflections on Expositions of the Psalms by Saint Augustine (Kindle, 2022). She has also written It Draws Me: The Art of Contemplation (Liguori, 2012). She is a member of St. Bernadette Parish in Westlake, Ohio.

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