Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 27, 2024 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: August 27, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

America’s conflicts are not political – they’re religious. John Davidson explains what this means and Andre Villeneuve looks at the Biblical roots of Catholic Zionism.

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The secret to raising kids that stay Catholic? Family prayer, helping others and hugs

The Catholic Church is facing a spiritual epidemic. A recent study found that only 15% of children raised in Catholic homes will grow up to be faithful Catholic adults. The conventional wisdom about raising Catholic kids doesn’t work, but until recently, no one knew what to do instead. We continue our conversation with Greg Popcak.

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The secret to raising kids that stay Catholic? Family prayer, helping others and hugs

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Greg_Popcak — 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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America’s Conflicts Are Not Primarily Political Or Ideological, But Religious

America is supposedly a secular country, with separation of church and state, free exercise of religion, and so on. Yet we find ourselves in the middle of what amounts to a religious war. How could this be? John Daniel Davidson joins us.

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America’s Conflicts Are Not Primarily Political Or Ideological, But Religious

John Davidson — John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pagan America: the Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. Follow him on Twitter, @johnddavidson.

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Why Israel Matters: The Biblical Roots of Catholic Zionism

The horrific Hamas attacks on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza have raised many questions among Catholics: Should they support Israel? And if so, should they do so on purely political or moral grounds, or should they also take into consideration other biblical and theological factors? Does modern Israel still benefit from any kind of special status today as God’s chosen nation? Andre Villeneueve joins us to explore these questions.

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Why Israel Matters: The Biblical Roots of Catholic Zionism