Catholic Connection – March 16, 2023 – Hour 2
Fr. Mitch Pacwa talks about the dangers of gender ideology. Matthew Zahn is a FOCUS missionary and talks about their transformative trips.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Pope Francis: Gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’ today

Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is a Jesuit priest, President and Founder of Ignatius Productions, world renowned lecturer, spiritual director for over fifty Holy Land pilgrimages, and EWTN host of television and radio shows. An accomplished biblical scholar and apologist, Father Pacwa, S.J. earned his Ph.D. in the Old Testament from Vanderbilt University. He also holds a Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University. He speaks 12 languages, including Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Koine Greek.
Pope Francis: Gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’ today
Segment 4 – FOCUS Mission Trips Transform College Students and Communities Around the World
“Since 2004, more than 14,000 college students, chaplains, FOCUS missionaries and alumni have encountered Christ and shared the Gospel while on FOCUS mission trips. During the current missions season (winter 2022 – summer 2023), more than 100 trips will give approximately 1,800 people the opportunity to serve others around the world, including a pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Visit focusmissions.org for details.”