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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – July 18, 2024 – Hour 1

Rob Muise tells us about a legal action he is taking against Gender identity politics and Marlon de la Torre connects the Screwtape Letters and the Catechism.

 

Marcus’ Monologue: Breaking the Chains of Bondage

On this date in 1925, Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was published. It’s also the birthday of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa. Marcus comments on the lives and imprisonments of these two very different men.

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Expert Brief Filed Demonstrating Harm of So-called ``Gender-Identity`` Policies

This week the American Freedom Law Center filed a brief in favor of John Kluge, an Indiana teacher who was forced to resign after he refused to abide by the school’s pronoun policy. Robert Muise joins us with more.

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Robert Muise is a co-founder of the American Freedom Law Center and the co-Author of Offensive and Defensive Lawfare: Fighting Civilizational Jihad in America's Courts. He previously served 13 years in the US Marine Corps. Visit americanfreedomlawcenter.org.

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The Screwtape Letters and the Catechism

All of us are faced with the daily onslaught of sin and temptation. We are all involved in a spiritual battle to keep our souls united with Christ so we can attain heaven. CS Lewis explores these themes in his classic Screwtape Letters. Marlon de la Torre joins us today with a view of those writings in light of the Catechism.

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Marlon’s website 

 

Dr. Marlon De La Torre currently serves as the Sr. Director for the Department of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Diocese of Columbus. His professional catechetical background spans over twenty-nine years, having served as the Executive Director for the Department of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship for the Archdiocese of Detroit, Diocesan Director for Evangelization and Catechesis, Chief Lay Theologian and Canonical Censor for the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, adjunct professor of Catechetics for Holy Trinity Seminary, Senior professor of Catechesis for the Diocese of Fort Worth Diaconate program.

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