Catholic Connection – Feb. 17, 2025 – Hr 2

Author: Andrew Kruczek Published on: February 17, 2025 Published in: Audio Archive

Guest host Vanessa Denha-Garmo speaks with Fr. Edward Looney about “Praying with the Church Through Lent.” Anne O’Connor’s NIFLA is suing Delaware for targeting pregnancy centers. Gail Buckley-Barringer has our Bible verse of the week.

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Segment 1 – Intro and News

Segment 2 & 3 – Praying with the Church Through Lent
“How recollected are you during the Collect, the Opening Prayer at Mass? To assist you in entering more deeply into the Mass and the mysteries of this sacred season, Fr. Edward Looney offers short daily meditations and reflection questions so that you may absorb all the richness of the prayers in the liturgy.” Click here to buy the book!

Fr. Edward Looney is a Marian theologian and Catholic author and speaker who serves as a parish priest in the Diocese of Green Bay. He hosts the podcast How They Love Mary. Looney is the author of several books, including A Heart Like Mary’s. He has contributed to numerous publications, including Catholic Digest, Catholic Exchange, Aleteia, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review. He also has appeared on EWTN TV and radio, Relevant Radio, The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM, Spirit Radio, Mater Dei Radio, and Radio Maria.

Segment 4 – NIFLA and A Door of Hope Sue Delaware for Unlawfully Targeting Pregnancy Centers
“A federal lawsuit was filed Feb 12th by the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates and A Door of Hope pregnancy center challenging a Delaware law that unconstitutionally restricts the centers’ ability to communicate freely and also forces them to speak messages that undermine their mission and mislead the public. The suit was filed by attorneys with Simms Showers and Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of the plaintiffs.”

Anne O’Connor has been with the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) since 1993. She served as NIFLA’s General Counsel until she joined the staff full-time as the Vice President of Legal Affairs in April 2013. During her tenure with NIFLA, Ms. O’Connor has been responsible for writing the monthly NIFLA Legal Tips, performing about 1,000 legal audits, consulting with hundreds of centers about the medical clinic conversion process, and teaching at Board trainings, conference workshops, webinars and at NIFLA’s Institute of Limited Obstetric Ultrasound.

Segment 5 – Bible Verse of the Week
Vanessa and Gail talk about Joshua 24:15 – “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”