Ave Maria in the Afternoon – September 27, 2024 – Hour 1
Fr Steve Jakubowski, fresh from an appearance on Jeopardy, shares his experiences. Also, Marcus compares the vastly different influences of John Paul II and Hugh Hefner, who both changed our culture’s view of sexuality, and looks at a new report about how COVID restrictions affected teen brains.
Marcus’s Monologue: The Pope and the Playboy
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died on this day in 2017. Both he and John Paul II played major, though very different, roles in how our culture views sexuality. Marcus discusses.
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Michigan Priest Competes on Jeopardy
A recent episode of the classic quiz show Jeopardy featured Fr. Steve Jakubowski, a Holy Cross priest serving in Texas who is originally from Michigan. Fr. Steve shares his experience with us.
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Remember to “Never Forget”
Memorials for tragedies like 9/11 or the Holocaust almost always include a pledge to “Never Forget.” If we don’t learn from the past, we’re doomed to repeat our mistakes. But are we really learning? Bill Schmitt joins us.
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‘Try to Remember, and If You Remember, Then Follow.’
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How COVID Restrictions Affected Your Teenager's Brain
COVID-19 is still having lasting effects on kids and teens academically, socially and accelerated the aging of their brains. Researchers at University of Washington have conducted a study that revealed the pandemic caused teenage brains to age faster than normal. Marcus looks at the report.
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COVID pandemic restrictions had ‘alarming’ impact on teenagers’ brains, new study finds
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