Catholic Connection – May 8, 2023 – Hr 2
Dr. Larry Chapp shares all about his new book, “Confession of a Catholic Worker.” Ashley McGuire explains why the FBI memo on Catholicism is no laughing matter. Gail Buckley Barringer has our Bible verse of the week.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Confession of a Catholic Worker: Our Moment of Christian Witness
“Everyone knows there is a “crisis” in the Catholic Church and in the world around us. Some say it is capitalism gone wild. Others say it is the decay of tradition, family, and objective truth. Still others say it is the rise of radical, reactionary conservatism. Though all may not agree on the nature of the crisis, who doesn’t agree that there is one, and who isn’t worried? For Larry Chapp, crisis is always the norm of Christian existence. In a cold, dying world choked by greed, the Gospel calls for radical love and radical living according to the Sermon on the Mount.” He joins Teresa today.
Larry Chapp, Ph.D., is a retired professor of theology who taught at DeSales University for twenty years. He received his doctorate from Fordham University in 1994 with a specialization in the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. He is now the owner and manager of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
The book, “Confession of a Catholic Worker: Our Moment of Christian Witness“
Segment 4 – The FBI’s Catholicism Memo Is No Laughing Matter
“In a new piece by Catholic Association Senior Fellow, Ashley McGuire, she discusses the FBI’s targeting of Catholics. Congressman Jordan recently subpoenaed the director of the FBI over a leaked memo which revealed the Bureau’s plans to spy on Catholics in their houses of worship. The memo was distributed to field offices across the country and characterized Catholics as “violent extremists,” presumably because their views don’t align with the Biden administration’s.” Ashley McGuire joins us today.
Ashley McGuire is a Senior Fellow with The Catholic Association and the author of “Sex Scandal: The Drive to Abolish Male and Female.” Ashley writes and speaks widely about religious freedom, Catholicism, and women.
Segment 5 – Bible Verse of the Week
Teresa and Gail discuss Matthew 6:26 — “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
Gail Buckley Barringer
President & Founder, Catholic Scripture Study International
