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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – October 31, 2024 – Hour 1

Marcus looks at the effects of the Reformation on today’s religious landscape and we look at the latest report on Christian Persecution with Ed Clancy.

 

Marcus’s Monologue: Revolt against Religion

October 31 is celebrated by many Protestants as Reformation Day. Marcus looks at the effects of the Reformation on the world today.

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Persecuted and Forgotten?

More than a hundred thousand Christians were among the many who fled for their lives 10 years ago when ISIS seized vast swaths of Iraq’s Nineveh Plains. For years since, they have lived like refugees in their own country, helped only by their fellow believers around the world. A new report from Aid to the Church in Need highlights the plight of these Christians and others around the world. Ed Clancy joins us.

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Read the Report 

 

Ed Clancy is Director of Outreach for Aid to the Church in Need.

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Why we need the Nicene Creed

Though the Nicene Creed is regularly recited in weekly church services, few understand its historical origins and connections to Scripture and key Christian doctrines. Its significance cannot be overstated.  The Creed reflects the purpose of God in salvation, especially in relation to Christians’ divine adoption as sons and daughters, leading to glorification. We explore it with Jared Ortiz.

 

Jared Ortiz is professor of religion at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He is cofounder and executive director of the Saint Benedict Institute for Catholic Thought, Culture, and Evangelization and author of "You Made Us for Yourself": Creation in St. Augustine's "Confessions." His newest book, co-authored with Dan Keating, is The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary.

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