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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 28, 2024 – Hour 2

We discuss Augustine’s Confessions with Bill Cook and a religious liberty case in Colorado with Andrea Picciotti-Bayer.

 

Colorado’s Campaign against Christians Continues

Archdiocesan preschools in Colorado are unable to participate in the state’s Universal Preschool Program to allow parents to receive tuition subsidies because the state refused to grant a religious exemption to the schools from a blanket anti-discrimination provision that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us.

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Colorado’s Campaign against Christians Continues

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News. She also directs the Conscience Project. Follow her on Twitter @bayerpicciotti and visit conscience-project.org.

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Sacred Space for Sale

Roman tour guides often share a joke:

Q. “How much did St. Peter’s Basilica cost?”
A. “Germany and England.”

The quip refers to the controversial sale of indulgences to raise money for the construction of the basilica, one catalyst of the Protestant Reformation. Is history repeating itself now? Liz Lev is our guest.

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Sacred Space for Sale

Elizabeth Lev is the author of The Silent Knight: A History of St Joseph as Depicted in Art and How Catholic Art Saved the Faith. She is an art historian living in Rome, where she leads tours of Rome and beyond. She also delivered a TED Talk on the Unheard Story of the Sistine Chapel. Visit her at elizabeth-lev.com and follow her on Twitter @lizlevrome

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Why Augustine’s Confessions still matter

Augustine’s Confessions is arguably the first Western autobiography ever written and among the great masterpieces in Western literature. We celebrate his feast day by looking at the influence of this great work.

 

William Cook is Professor Emeritus of History at State University of New York - Genesceo, where he taught on Medieval and Renaissance Europe and Church History. He is the president of the Bill Cook Foundation, which helps poor children in 29 countries go to school. Visit billcookfoundation.org. He is the author of several books including "The Medieval World View: An Introduction" and has hosted nine Great Courses lecture series.

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