Catholic Connection – Jan 3, 2022 – Hour 1

Best of “Catholic Connection” with Fr. J.J. Mech, Bryan Kemper and Joseph Pearce.

Segment 1 – Witnessing to the faith through art and beauty
Originally aired December 23, 2021

Fr. J.J. Mech is rector of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. He is also chaplain for the Patron of the Arts for the Vatican Museum.

Read more: As an artist, rector helps cathedral visitors discover God’s love through beauty

Segment 2 – Pro Life Is the New Punk Rock
Bryan Kemper tells us how he became pro-life and Catholic. These stories and more will be in his upcoming book, “Pro Life is the New Punk Rock,” coming next year. (Originally aired December 30, 2021)

Bryan Kemper is the founder of Rock for Life, Stand True and the Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity. Bryan is currently the Youth Outreach Director for Priests for Life.

Segment 3 & 4 – Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith
Pope Benedict XVI will go down in Church history as one of the greatest popes. In this heartfelt defense of Pope Benedict’s words and works, a tribute to his life and legacy and a homage to his sanity and sanctity, Joseph Pearce’s biography provides an unforgettable encounter with this great historical figure. (Originally aired December 29, 2021)

A native of England, Joseph Pearce is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, and editor of the St. Austin Review, editor of Faith & Culture, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative. He is the internationally acclaimed author of many books, including The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile and Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc.

The book: Benedict XVI: Defender of the Faith
Check out Joseph’s website here: https://jpearce.co