Ave Maria in the Afternoon – November 4, 2024 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: November 4, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

Wes Smith honors the life of the late Rita Marker, a champion of the anti-euthanasia movement, and Sue Ellen Browder tells the story of the advertising campaign that sold abortion to the US .

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The Catholic Moral Obligation of Political Life

Recent surveys have found that millions of self-identified Christians, disillusioned with their options in this year’s election, have decided not to vote at all. But as Catholics we have a moral obligation to participate in our nation’s politics, even though we know we will ultimately answer to a higher power than the government. Doug Keck joins us.

Doug Keck is the President and COO of EWTN

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Anti-Assisted-Suicide Champion Rita Marker dies at 83

The great anti-euthanasia warrior, Rita Marker, has died at 83 after a long illness. Wes Smith joins us to honor her legacy.

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Rita Marker, the Great Anti-Assisted-Suicide Champion, Has Died at 83

Wesley J. Smith Smith is the Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. He’s the author of 13 books including “Culture of Death: The age of Do-Harm Medicine.” Follow him on Twitter @thewesleyjsmith and check out his articles at National Review, First Things and more.

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The Advertising Campaign That Sold Abortion to the US

With the abortion debate in full flower during this election season, now is a good time to revisit the questions: Who were the influential opinion-makers who sold abortion on demand to the U.S. government, radical feminists and the American people? And how did they do it? Sue Ellen Browder joins us.

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The Advertising Campaign That Sold Abortion to the US