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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – September 3, 2024 – Hour 1

Marcus discusses what made St Gregory so Great and we discuss the state of the pro-life movement in an election year with two unsatisfactory options.

 

Marcus’ Monologue: Gregory the Great

Today is the Feast of Gregory the Great. At the age of 33, he was appointed Prefect of Rome, the highest civil office available. He applied his extensive academic knowledge to effectively govern the people of Rome. Marcus looks at this life and legacy.

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The Vision of Society as a Trust

Some political philosophers have viewed society as a “social contract” between the rulers and the ruled. Members of a society forfeit some of their rights and freedoms in exchange for protection and order from the State. Others, such as Edmund Burke, view society as more of a Trust. We explore what this means with Richard Clements.

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The Vision of Society as a Trust

Rick Clements writes and speaks about topics related to the Catholic faith, spirituality, personal growth, parenting, and culture. He is the author of two books: The Meaning of the World Is Love: Selected Texts from Hans Urs von Balthasar with Commentary and The Book of Love: Brief Meditations. Rick has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University and a certificate in lay ecclesial ministry from the Catholic Diocese of Gary. He is a former college professor, having taught psychology at Ball State University, Valparaiso University, and Indiana University Northwest. When he's not busy writing or giving presentations, Rick enjoys traveling, reading, music, and cooking.

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Pro-Life Peril and Hope

In a Twitter post last, week, Live Action president Lila Rose lamented that there are two pro-abortion tickets in the election this year. Pro-lifers must be clear-eyed about the danger our movement is in, wise and unwearied in our political response, and hopeful despite the darkness of our culture. Nathanael Blake joins us.

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Pro-Life Peril and Hope

The Way Forward for Pro-Lifers

Nathanael Blake, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His primary research interests are American political theory, Christian political thought, and the intersection of natural law and philosophical hermeneutics. His published scholarship has included work on Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Alasdair MacIntyre, Russell Kirk and J.R.R. Tolkien. He is currently working on a study of Kierkegaard and labor. As a cultural observer and commentator, he is also fascinated at how our secularizing culture develops substitutes for the loss of religious symbols, meaning and order.

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