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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – September 30, 2025 – Hour 1

Marcus discusses how the cantankerous St Jerome helped save Western Civilization and Charles Coulombe tells the story of the Catholic empress Zita. Also, Debbie Bloomfield joins us to invite you to the Call to Holiness Conference. 

 

Marcus’s Monologue: Jerome – the Cantankerous Translator who saved Western Civilization

St Jerome lived during a tumultuous period in the history. The Roman Empire was crumbling and Christianity was on the rise. However, the faithful lacked a solid, reliable translation of the Scriptures. This was the problem he sought to fix. Marcus has more.

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Don’t Miss the Call to Holiness Conference!

The annual Call to Holiness conference returns to Michigan next month with featured speakers Gerhard Cardinal Muller and Fr. Chad Ripperger. There are still plenty of seats available, and Debbie Bloomfield tells us the details.

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Register for Call to Holiness 

Debbie Bloomfield is vice president of the Call to Holiness Conference. Learn more at calltoholiness.com

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Zita: Forgotten Catholic Empress

Empress Zita of Austria was declared a Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI. But who is she? What is it about her life and spirituality that inspired the Church to open the investigation into her beatification? Charles Coulombe joins us.

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Charles’ book 

Charles A. Coulombe was born in New York City, the day John F. Kennedy was elected. He attended a variety of education institutions both Catholic and secular, culminating in his receiving the Master's in Sacred Theology from the International Theological Institute in Trumau, Austria. He has had over 20 books and many articles published on a wide variety of religious, cultural, historical, and political topics. Having lived most of his life in the Los Angeles area, he now resides in Austria.

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