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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – December 20, 2024 – Hour 1

Joseph Pearce discusses what GK Chesterton said about Christmas and we discuss not being conformed to this world with Matthew Ramage.

 

Marcus' Monologue: Carl Sagan and Crass Scientism

Carl Sagan died on this day in 1996. Marcus discusses his views on science and scientism.

GK Chesterton’s Defense of “Father Christmas”

GK Chesteron once wrote that “there is no more dangerous or disgusting habit than that of celebrating Christmas before it comes, as I am doing in this article.” What did he mean? Joseph Pearce is our guest.

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Father Christmas Will Never Die Because Christ Has Risen From the Dead

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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.

The Christian Image of Man

If you’re living and breathing in 2024, you doubtlessly already know that our culture is awash in confusion about what it means to be human. For the Christian in the present moment, the challenge lies in discovering how to live in the world and work for the good of the world, yet without being conformed to the world. We talk more with Matthew Ramage.

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The Christian Image of Man

Matthew Ramage is Professor of Theology at Benedictine College where he serves as co-director of its Center for Integral Ecology. His most recent book, From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and the Theory of Evolution, was published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2022.
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