Ave Maria in the Afternoon – September 18, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: September 18, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

What did Vatican II say about Salvation? Eduardo Echevrria joins us, and Wes Smith takes a look at Scientific American’s decision to endorse a presidential candidate.

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Marcus’s Monologue: What’s Love got to do with it?

Today’s first reading, from the First Letter to the Corinthians, discusses the importance of love for the Christian. But unlike Greek or Latin, English has only one word for love – and we use it to describe our feelings for our family, our pets, and more mundane things such as tacos or baseball. Marcus discusses.

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Scientific American plays the political game

For just the second time in its history, Scientific American is endorsing a presidential candidate. This week the magazine threw its support behind Kamala Harris citing, among other things, the debunked claim that Donald Trump told people to inject themselves with bleach to protect themselves from Covid. Wes Smith joins us with more.

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Scientific American Harms Science by Endorsing Harris

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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Salvation according to Vatican II

The Second Vatican Council reaffirmed the Church’s teaching that salvation for all mankind can only be found in the person of Jesus Christ. Eduardo Echeverria helps us understand the language of the council in articulating this teaching – and you can see him at an upcoming symposium.