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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – July 22, 2024 – Hour 2

Peter Laffin takes a look at the next step for the election following Biden’s withdrawal. We also talk about the National Eucharistic Congress with Doug Keck and Noelle Mering discusses her book Awake, Not Woke. 

 

The National Eucharistic Congress Is Over — Now What?

The pilgrims have returned home, the stage in Lucas Oil Stadium has been dismantled, and the Blessed Sacrament has been reposed in the tabernacle. Now what? Doug Keck weighs in.

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The National Eucharistic Congress Is Over — Now What?

Doug Keck is the President and COO of EWTN

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What does Biden’s Withdrawal mean for the Election?

Since last month’s debate, there has been increasing speculation that Joe Biden would drop out of the election. Multiple members of Congress called for him to do so and major donors threatened to hold off funds until a decision was made. Biden made it official yesterday. What happens now? Peter Laffin joins us.

 

Peter Laffin is a staff writer for the National Catholic Register and a contributor at the Washington Examiner. His work has appeared in The Catholic Herald, The Catholic Thing, and RealClearPolitics

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Studio Spotlight: Are You Woke? Or Are you Awake?

The “Woke Movement” in America did not spring up overnight. As with most moments of crisis in human history, wokeism is simply the current manifestation of St. Augustine’s “City of Man,” the natural result of the long decline in human flourishing. Noelle Mering joins us and takes your calls at 877-573-7825. 

Noelle Mering is the author of Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response the the Cult of Progressive Ideology. She is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and co-author with Carrie Gress of Theology of Home I and II. Visit her at Noellemering.com

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