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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 30, 2024 – Hour 1

Joseph Pearce shares why he calls Pius XI the “Silent Prophet of Peace” and Anthony Lilles tells us about the incorrupt body of Teresa of Avila.

 

The Silenced Prophet of Peace

Mikhail Gorbachev died on this day in 2022. Marcus looks at his life and the fall of Communism.

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The Silenced Prophet of Peace

Few popes have lived in more perilous times than Pius XI and fewer still have shown as much courage in the midst of peril. Joseph Pearce joins us to honor his legacy.

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The Silenced Prophet of Peace

Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know. He's Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair of Catholic Studies at Thomas More College in Merrimack, NH, editor of the St. Austin Review, and series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions. Visit his website at jpearce.co.

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Labor Day – the Theology of Work

On Monday, the nation observes Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer. Scott Rae join us to explore the biblical and theological foundations for how we view our work in God’s economy.

 

Dr. Scott Rae is a professor of Christian Ethics as well as Dean of the Faculty at Biola University in California. He's the author of several books including Doing the Right Thing: Making Moral Choices in a World Full of Options and Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics. His primary interests are medical ethics and business ethics, dealing with the application of Christian ethics to medicine and the marketplace

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St. Teresa of Ávila’s body remains incorrupt after almost 5 centuries

The Diocese of Ávila in Spain reported this week that the body of St. Teresa of Ávila, a doctor of the Church, remains incorrupt after her death on Oct. 4, 1582, almost five centuries ago. Anthony Lilles joins us with more.

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St. Teresa of Ávila’s body remains incorrupt after almost 5 centuries

Dr Anthony Lilles is Chief Academic Officer at the Avila Institute. He also serves as Associate Professor, Admissions Director and Academic Advisor to the Academic Dean of St. John’s Seminary; and has been appointed as the Academic Dean of St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park. His expertise is in the spiritual doctrine of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity and the Carmelite Doctors of the Church: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. He’s the author of 30 days with Teresa of Avila and other books. Follow his blog at beginningtopray.blogspot.com

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