Catholic Connection – May 5, 2023 – Hr 1
Joni Seith shares her conversion to Catholicism in the book “Pain of Grace.” Dr. Dan Kuebler explains that the Catholic faith and science are perfectly compatible.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 – Pain of Grace: Living and Suffering with Dignity
“Walking her readers through her conversion from a culturally Jewish background to Catholicism, Joni J. Seith relates her struggle to live with a chronic, painful, and progressive debilitating genetic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Written with candor, in an upbeat and uplifting humorous style, Pain of Grace: Living and Suffering with Dignity escorts the reader on an amazing journey of faith as shown in Joni’s dizzying, remarkable life. Her story gives unforgettable testimony of God’s love in suffering to a world in great need of this truth, providing hope to many who question life’s purpose.” (Originally aired April 18, 2023)
Joni Seith is the author and illustrator of Cloud of Witnesses I and II, and was the Founder and President of Biblically Correct, Inc from 1995 – 2010 and was a member of the Catholic Marketing Network. As a speaker on the subjects of Redemptive Suffering, prayer, the saints, miracles and her own conversion story, Joni enjoys sharing her love for the Catholic Church and Her teachings to people of all ages and faiths.
Segment 3 & 4 – The Catholic Faith and Science are Perfectly Compatible
While a The New York Times article tried to depict it as if the Catholic Church is finally catching up with science — Dr. Kuebler emphasizes it’s the other way around — people are finally catching on that it’s often been Catholics who have been leading on science. The article’s tweet stirred quite a bit of chatter online — and Dr. Kuebler explains how the Catholic faith and science are perfectly compatible and don’t contradict each other. (Originally aired April 4, 2023)
Dr. Dan Kuebler is the Project Co-Lead for The Purposeful Universe. A molecular biologist and author, Dr. Kuebler is also the Dean of the School of Natural & Applied Sciences and a Professor of Biology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
