Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 9, 2024 – Hour 1
Marcus looks back on the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, we discuss restlessness in an age of distraction with Daniel Gordon, and Donald Wallenfang examines Edith Stein’s theology of vocation.
Marcus’ Monologue: Walking Forward from Watergate
It’s been 50 years since Richard Nixon announced he would resign the presidency. Marcus looks back.
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Restless in an Age of Distraction
We live in a noisy, restless world. What if instead of success and excitement, happiness meant something more like rest, fulfillment, peace? Interestingly, many ancient philosophers and theologians thought about happiness precisely in terms of peace and rest. Daniel Gordon joins us.
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Restless in an Age of Distraction? How To Make Peace—With Ourselves and Others.
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The Vocation of Becoming in the Work of Edith Stein
Today we celebrate the feast of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. She understood human vocation to be a call and a response – not a simple matter of choosing one’s occupation, but rather the shaping of one’s entire life. We unpack this idea with Donald Wallenfang.
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