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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 22, 2024 – Hour 2

Matthew Bunson reports on the perseuction of the Church in Nicargua and Cardinal Cupich’s address at the DNC and Steve Ray searches for St Paul’s “Thorn in the Flesh.”

 

Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests

The Daniel Ortega regime continues to persecute Nicaraguan Christians, shutting down dozens of Catholic and evangelical NGOs and exiling two more Catholic priests to Rome. We discuss it with Matthew Bunson, who also reports on the DNC, a “faith night” for the Baltimore Orioles, and more!

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Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests

Democrats for Life leader says party has left them

UPDATE: Cardinal Cupich invocation at DNC stirs disappointment among pro-life activists

 

 

Matthew Bunson is the Vice-President and Editorial Director of EWTN News. He’s the author or co-author of more than 50 books including the first English-language biography of Pope Francis and The Encyclopedia of Catholic History. Follow him on twitter at MattBunson. Register Radio airs Saturdays at 4 pm and Sundays at 11 am on Ave Maria Radio

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Tracking Down Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

Scripture is full of little enigmas that add a bit of spice to Bible study. One such example is when St. Paul writes that God afflicted him with a ‘thorn in the flesh.’ What exactly was it? Steve Ray joins us.

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Tracking Down Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

 

Steve Ray leads pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Rome and other sites. He converted to Catholicism in 1994 and is the author of “Crossing the Tiber,” “Upon this Rock” and other books, including a brand-new study on the Book of Genesis. He’s the host and producer of the Footprints of God DVD series and has been to the Holy Land more than 200 times. He also writes bible studies for Catholic Scripture Study International Visit catholic-convert.com and footprintsofgodpilgrimages.com

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