Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 30, 2024 – Hour 2
Robert Corzine unpacks Jesus’ faceoff with the Pharisees in this Sunday’s Gospel and John Agresto discusses the death of learning.
``Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean hands?``
In this Sunday’s Gospel, the Pharisees try to trap Jesus by asking why his followers have broken with tradition and are eating with unclean hands. Rob Corzine joins us with a look at how Jesus responds.
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The Death of Learning
The liberal arts are dying. They are dying because most Americans don’t see the point of them. Americans don’t understand why anyone would study literature or history or the classics when they can get an engineering or business degree. And in a related problem, the very idea of “Western civilization” has become a term of reproach at so many supposedly thoughtful institutions. What can be done? John Agresto joins us.
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