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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – September 20, 2024 – Hour 1

Marcus looks to tomorrow’s Feast of St Matthew and Michael New responds to a claim that the death of Amber Thurman is due to Georgia’s pro-life laws.

 

Marcus’s Monologue: Pondering the Papal States

On this day in 1870, Italian troops entered Rome, bringing the era of the Papal States to an end. Marcus looks at what happened and how it affects the Church today.

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Lose the Gospel, Return to Childishness

If Christian leaders are childish, what hope is there for their congregations? For the church to become relevant, it must eschew childish things and recapture her priorities. Carl Trueman joins us.

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Lose the Gospel, Return to Childishness

Carl R. Trueman is the author of Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution. He's professor of biblical and religious studies at Grove City College and has authored or edited more than a dozen other books, including The Creedal Imperative; Luther on the Christian Life; and Histories and Fallacies and is a member of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

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Media Mislead on Tragic Death of Amber Thurman

This week ProPublica reported on the tragic death of Amber Nicole Thurman, who experienced complications after taking chemical abortion pills. Mainstream media outlets are blaming her death on Georgia’s pro-life laws. Michael New joins us.

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Media Mislead on Tragic Death of Amber Thurman

Michael J. New is Assistant Professor of Practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America, an Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, and a Paige Comstock Cunningham Fellow at Americans United for Life.

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Marcus’s Monologue: Why Read Matthew?

Tomorrow is the feast of St Matthew. Marcus looks at the importance of his Gospel.

 

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