Ave Maria in the Afternoon – October 11, 2024 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: October 11, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

We unpack the Sunday Gospel, when Jesus is asked what we must do to inherit eternal life, with Rob Corzine. Also, Bob Katz discusses the film Average Joe and Deacon Ed Shoener has the details on the Mental Health Novena.

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“What must I do to inherit eternal life?``

In this Sunday’s Gospel a man asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Understanding the response is essential to understanding the meaning of Salvation. We unpack the reading with Rob Corzine.

rob corzine — Robert Corzine is Vice President of Academic Programs for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He was received into the Catholic Church in 1994 and has held teaching and advocacy positions for several Catholic apostolates, including work as an apologist and catechetical writer for Catholics United for the Faith and as producer and host of a weekly Catholic radio program on apologetics and evangelization. Host of EWTN’s Genesis to Jesus with Dr. Scott Hahn, Rob holds a degree in Humanities and Catholic Culture from Franciscan University.

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Average Joe – A Story of Religious Liberty

It seemed like a small thing — an assistant coach kneeling briefly on the field after high-school football games, silently giving thanks to God. For seven years, it was no big deal. But suddenly, it was. The story is told in the film Average Joe. We talk with producer Robert Katz.

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Average Joe Movie

Bob Katz — Robert Katz is a retired CPA. He received his undergraduate degree from LSU and his master’s degree in accounting from the University of New Orleans. Bob began his public accounting career with Price Waterhouse & Co., and then in 1979 formed his own CPA firm which he ultimately sold in 2010. He is also a series 65 Registered Investment Advisor. Bob entered the film industry in 2013 as executive producer of the film God’s Not Dead and went on to executive produce two more films in that series. For several years he worked as the director of investor relations for Pure Flix and helped to oversee the production of films such as Do you Believe, Case for Christ and God’s Not Dead A Light in the Darkness. Bob now independently produces faith-based films. In 2023 his team released a bio pic of Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame entitled The Blind which became the all-time highest grossing Fathom Events film. His most current film is Average Joe, which is scheduled to be released in October 2024.

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US Bishops Invite Faithful to Pray Mental-Health Novena

The U.S. bishops have announced the second-annual novena for mental health as part of a national campaign to promote mental health. The novena began yesterday, World Mental Health Day, and will conclude on the Feast of St Luke, the patron saint of health care. Deacon Ed Shoener tells us more.

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9 Days of Prayer: Novena for Mental Health Starts Oct. 10

Association of Catholic Mental Health ministers

US Bishops Invite Faithful to Pray Mental-Health Novena