Ave Maria in the Afternoon – July 29, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: July 29, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

Marcus weighs in on the Olympic opening ceremony and discusses the disappearance of Public Theology with Fr. Cajetan Cuddy.

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Marcus’ Monologue: Mt. Olympus, Mt. Zion and Mt. Rome

Marcus shares some thoughts on the scandalous imagery in the Olympic opening ceremony.

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How the Ancient Cities were Evangelized (Part II)

Jerusalem. Rome. Antioch. Carthage. All these cities and more once raged against the Gospel, but later became centers of the Christian faith. We continue our series with Mike Aquilina

Mike-Aquilina — Mike Aquilina is the author of several books about the Early Church, including The Eucharist Foretold: The Lost Prophecy of Malachi and How the Fathers Read the Bible: Scripture, Liturgy and the Early Church. He's executive vice-president of the St Paul Center and a contributing editor to Angelus News. He has hosted eleven series on EWTN and is a regular guest on many EWTN programs.

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The Painting Behind the Olympic Scandal

Google searches for da Vinci’s The Last Supper have skyrocketed since Friday night. Could the offensive display from the Opening Ceremony end up introducing people to true beauty? Jonathan Liedl joins us.

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The Painting Behind the Olympic Scandal: 5 Spiritual Features of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’

liedl — Jonathan Liedl is senior editor for the National Catholic Register. His background includes state Catholic conference work, three years of seminary formation, and tutoring at a university Christian study center. Liedl holds a B.A. in Political Science and Arabic Studies (Univ. of Notre Dame), an M.A. in Catholic Studies (Univ. of St. Thomas), and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at the Saint Paul Seminary. He lives in Minnesota's Twin Cities. Follow him on Twitter at @JLLiedl.

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The Disappearance of Public Theology From the Public Square

In 1967 the Benedictine monk Patrick Granfield reflected on the state of theology and theologians: “Theology, to the delight of some and to the consternation of others, is ‘in.’ Liberated from stuffy classrooms and stuffier journals, it speaks no longer to an elite, but to the millions—and millions listen.” This is no longer the case. What happened? Fr Cajetan Cuddy joins us.

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The Disappearance of Public Theology From the Public Square